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commissions (I'm not taking them but talking about them)
16 years ago
An artist I know of who is getting the scam finger pointed at them reminded me of some stuff regarding commissions and professionalism.
Me and some friends usually talk about the stuff but I remember once a friend told me, "if you offer a service and fail to deliver that service in a reasonable time surprise, it's a scam."
I tend to agree with them on that. There are a lot of artists on here who want to become professional artists and make a living off of their art. Though a lot of them dont realise that there's a compromise when it comes to pro work. Something you hear comic artists whine about endlessly, and that is deadlines.
If you want to step out of the amature ring into the big money, you have to be a lot more serious about it. I know of artists who can make deadlines and still think of drawing as fun. but I know of a lot more artists who try and tend to choke. So they end up doing amature commissions (what most people do here, as there is more flexibility and direct pay rather than salary).
The only problem with amature commissions is that there are no guarantees. People should expect a delay in when they get what they pay for (if at all). You just have to trust the person, given you did research on the artist beforehand, etc etc. However, if you want to talk professionalism, you need to get things done in a reasonable amount of time. If you dont it'll only hurt you in the long run when a studio notices that you take 2 years to finish a bust image and inked only :P
I dont have much say in all of this, as I dont take commissions (for certain reasons). Most of what I said were from countless arguments over the years from others that seem to make sense to me.
The only thing that bothers me more than anything are artists who try to charge pro prices for amature/prep work. That's just not cool.
Me and some friends usually talk about the stuff but I remember once a friend told me, "if you offer a service and fail to deliver that service in a reasonable time surprise, it's a scam."
I tend to agree with them on that. There are a lot of artists on here who want to become professional artists and make a living off of their art. Though a lot of them dont realise that there's a compromise when it comes to pro work. Something you hear comic artists whine about endlessly, and that is deadlines.
If you want to step out of the amature ring into the big money, you have to be a lot more serious about it. I know of artists who can make deadlines and still think of drawing as fun. but I know of a lot more artists who try and tend to choke. So they end up doing amature commissions (what most people do here, as there is more flexibility and direct pay rather than salary).
The only problem with amature commissions is that there are no guarantees. People should expect a delay in when they get what they pay for (if at all). You just have to trust the person, given you did research on the artist beforehand, etc etc. However, if you want to talk professionalism, you need to get things done in a reasonable amount of time. If you dont it'll only hurt you in the long run when a studio notices that you take 2 years to finish a bust image and inked only :P
I dont have much say in all of this, as I dont take commissions (for certain reasons). Most of what I said were from countless arguments over the years from others that seem to make sense to me.
The only thing that bothers me more than anything are artists who try to charge pro prices for amature/prep work. That's just not cool.
Lol, J/K.
you could always decide to pay only when you have seen a sample of the art. like, a very downscaled picture with a big "SAMPLE" slapped over.
While i DO understand that some people put alot of effort and time into their art, i still find some of their prices ludicrous compared to the lesser popular artists' ones.
oh my god you recalled someone i commissioned perfectly
Also there are some artists that do that because they dont really take commissions seriously. Basically they believe they can just take the money and finish the thing whenever they feel like it (I'll do it next week, I'll do it next month, I'll do it next month, wash rinse repeat).
alternatively, there are artists who take too long because they are obsessed with quality and want to make sure that it's the best they can do.