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Minor unexpected long waitlist artist rant.
a year ago
Adventures in comissioning artist. Just a bit ranting feel free to ignore.
Last year 2023 in July i sent a comission inquiry via email to a well followed artist on twitter. (35k followers, with artstation and other places)
They promptly responded that they are open in september/october. No problem!
Sept/oct pass by and i hear nothing.
I sent a new email in november 2023 asking, they said some to deal with and waitlist got pushed back, and they'd be open back fairly soon.
Thats completely fine as no money has exchanged hands yet.
Well its 16th August 2024 now and still rolling my thumbs waiting on opening(they wrote in first email they contact 3-4 weeks before working)
Looked at their twitter where they share work(they have artstations and proper galleries too, i just found them on twitter as what they draw is perfect for what i want)
And now i read that waitlist is pushed back to 2025.
They couldnt have made an email list of everyone waiting on work since -23?
I am very close to closing my waitlist application and finding another artist.
The issue is finding another artist who can draw magical weapons, i got a viper dagger i want drawn 🤔
I know shit happens and i dont blame them at all, just dull.
Last year 2023 in July i sent a comission inquiry via email to a well followed artist on twitter. (35k followers, with artstation and other places)
They promptly responded that they are open in september/october. No problem!
Sept/oct pass by and i hear nothing.
I sent a new email in november 2023 asking, they said some to deal with and waitlist got pushed back, and they'd be open back fairly soon.
Thats completely fine as no money has exchanged hands yet.
Well its 16th August 2024 now and still rolling my thumbs waiting on opening(they wrote in first email they contact 3-4 weeks before working)
Looked at their twitter where they share work(they have artstations and proper galleries too, i just found them on twitter as what they draw is perfect for what i want)
And now i read that waitlist is pushed back to 2025.
They couldnt have made an email list of everyone waiting on work since -23?
I am very close to closing my waitlist application and finding another artist.
The issue is finding another artist who can draw magical weapons, i got a viper dagger i want drawn 🤔
I know shit happens and i dont blame them at all, just dull.
Especially finding a new artist that can do what you are aiming for.
Id keep the slot, but go ahead and look around.
If you never find somebody new, then youd still have that slot.
But if you find someone else, then close the application
I would recommend looking to get the art elsewhere and pull your slot as soon as you do. with this pattern of pushing it back they'll likely be 2026 by the time you see any movement.
I've said it for a while but a lot of artists on FA and in the furry community don't know what they are doing when it comes to managing their work and clients and they end up with massive backlogs that never get done, massive endless waitlists that never make progress. It's frustrating to see artists with great talent get themselves in so much trouble on the business management side of doing commissioned work.
Funny thing is they are not even a furry artist by appearance, they draw a lot of fantasy weapons