The first rule of Commissioning Club...

don't talk about commissioning club...

The second rule of commissioning club...

Don't be a dick...

Exactly. *knowing nod*

I'm excited to see this done!

And I've had a few experiences that made me uncomfortable. Hope they're covered! Maybe there needs to be another thing written for how artists should deal with and treat commissioners!

Absolutely! I'm definitely NOT the right person to write up such a guide from an artist point of view, although I've occasionally been solicited for advice on how to deal with particularly problematic commissioners. But yeah, such a guide would be useful, if it's not already out there. :) Check out http://artpact.com/ - they might have some useful (free) articles!

I think Spelunker Sal said it best:

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/...../#cid:27550992

I made an annoyed journal about some commissioners, but it's a 2-way street, and he pointed it out best.

Yes, he worded it quite well! Those are some of the points I would bring up in Section 7. Though I may ask Sal if I can quote him. I think I should get a bunch of quotes from artists, so it's not just some veteran commissioner saying what's good and what's bad.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. :) I'll send a note to Sal

You're most welcome. The more opinions from each side you get, the more complete I think you can finish the guide. Kudos to you, and good luck!

Done and done :) Left an ittybitty comment on your Weasyl journal. Make sure you have coffee in hand and put your feet up while reading it! haha Best of luck with the project Rooth :) You always have good things to say and talk about! Looking forward to reading your Commissioning Etiquette writeup.

Patience, Communication, Research in Advance, are 3 key ingredients I find a lot of people lack. Thankfully I don't lack all 3. haha More in my Weasyl reply :)

Haha! Itty bitty. I like how you think. ;)

But .. uh .. if I put my feet up, I can't see the screen, ... >.>

Like most things in life, there are 3 things that we get to pick 2 of. Like, "Quick, Good, or Cheap" In your trio, "Patience, Communication, Advance Research" -- I excel at the first two, not so great at the 3rd. But I make up for it with Flexibility, I think. I like to give my artists a lot of freedom (a point which will be made in Section 3).

I'll read up on your itty bitty book comment over dinner, perhaps. Thank you for taking the time to write it! :)

Advance Research covers the basics ... make sure it's an artist whose style you like, read up on their TOS, price chart, the currency they use, paypal or no paypal, do's and don'ts, and already have an idea of what you want, which char, any special details and such rather than just " Me Me I want an Anthro Wolf!"

I also enjoy giving the artist some freedom to do a bit of their own magic! Gives them a bit of fun to play around with the piece :)

Hope your dinner is super tastey!

'Legal discussions start out useful' XDDD that's a joke in itself right there CX haha.
Okay PLEASE do this, I need this, especially how to handle gift art and freebies. So many people would benefit from this. As someone whose commissions bought:commissions/other art done is like 1:900, I sorely am wanting on info like this. Buying custom art makes you a WAY better artist.