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12 years ago
If you are an artist and you host an auction or take a commission, I think it's highly appropriate that you don't sit on the money without working on the art.
Take a look at my main page for a list of commissions/YCHs that I've purchased. The only artist on that list that I have no problem with is Anakuro who took on a bunch of junk-shot commissions. Why? Because he's been (slowly) releasing them. At least I know progress is going on there, and he has a queue listed so I understand why I haven't seen my art yet.
The rest can't be said for the others.
One artist completed a YCH I bought from them, but to be frank, it was rather...bad and really subpar compared to the other work. Not to mention that the artist took a second YCH that came out amazing but sold for less. Granted, said artist volunteered to redo the picture, which I hope turns out better than before. However, the fact that it took months to get the first picture is still bad, and that the same artist is currently taking regular sketch commissions is another thing I'm not overjoyed about. To be fair, I did say for the artist to take their time and according to the journals, life is rough and the money from sketches is needed. But still.... an update would be nice. "Hey, I really need to work on these so I can eat. I haven't forgotten about you, though," goes a very long way.
Another artist has pretty much dropped off the face of the earth and I'm considering asking for a refund. I sent a note and got a reply, but after almost 8 months of waiting and the only two communications from the artist being payment info and a reply to a note I sent a few weeks ago, a refund might be in order.
The third artist last communicated with me over a month ago promising WIPs that weekend. I just sent an email out and that's what inspired this journal. To be honest, I'm considering asking for a refund simply because the money would be nice to have in other areas.
Why is it that the best service that I've received from artists has come from artists that worked really slow but didn't accept payment until after the thing was finished ala
or artists that I didn't have to pay at all like 
? I would have expected Werethrope to take 8 months to finish the piece I won in a raffle rather than an artist I paid.
Taking money and then not communicating or not working on art is just not acceptable. If an artist cannot complete the work, then no money should be taken, and even if payment needs to be upfront, then that money should not be spent until the work is done.
Needless to say, I'm done buying work from anyone that takes money upfront unless they're a professional artist such as
or 
, or an artist that I actually trust to make due on their promises, such as or 
.
Take a look at my main page for a list of commissions/YCHs that I've purchased. The only artist on that list that I have no problem with is Anakuro who took on a bunch of junk-shot commissions. Why? Because he's been (slowly) releasing them. At least I know progress is going on there, and he has a queue listed so I understand why I haven't seen my art yet.
The rest can't be said for the others.
One artist completed a YCH I bought from them, but to be frank, it was rather...bad and really subpar compared to the other work. Not to mention that the artist took a second YCH that came out amazing but sold for less. Granted, said artist volunteered to redo the picture, which I hope turns out better than before. However, the fact that it took months to get the first picture is still bad, and that the same artist is currently taking regular sketch commissions is another thing I'm not overjoyed about. To be fair, I did say for the artist to take their time and according to the journals, life is rough and the money from sketches is needed. But still.... an update would be nice. "Hey, I really need to work on these so I can eat. I haven't forgotten about you, though," goes a very long way.
Another artist has pretty much dropped off the face of the earth and I'm considering asking for a refund. I sent a note and got a reply, but after almost 8 months of waiting and the only two communications from the artist being payment info and a reply to a note I sent a few weeks ago, a refund might be in order.
The third artist last communicated with me over a month ago promising WIPs that weekend. I just sent an email out and that's what inspired this journal. To be honest, I'm considering asking for a refund simply because the money would be nice to have in other areas.
Why is it that the best service that I've received from artists has come from artists that worked really slow but didn't accept payment until after the thing was finished ala
or artists that I didn't have to pay at all like 
? I would have expected Werethrope to take 8 months to finish the piece I won in a raffle rather than an artist I paid.Taking money and then not communicating or not working on art is just not acceptable. If an artist cannot complete the work, then no money should be taken, and even if payment needs to be upfront, then that money should not be spent until the work is done.
Needless to say, I'm done buying work from anyone that takes money upfront unless they're a professional artist such as
or 
, or an artist that I actually trust to make due on their promises, such as or 
.
Hope your long-outstanding ones come through and look great in the end!