You're allowed to make a new post of the same type once your original post has reached the third page. Once it has done so, then ping the mini-mod to have it locked.

If you wish to have this eventually be a commission thread as well then please edit the OP. Once the post itself has reached the third page it may be locked.

Also, art trades are not against the rules. Many artists have commission threads and some specify they'll take art trades as well in their commission threads.

As there is another art tread thread open in the freebie thread as well I'll go ahead and lock this one.