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Commission Frustration (A reflection)
10 years ago
A knight shall always follow through
No, this is not going to be me bashing on artists or this site in general. I just like to write my thoughts out; I wish no ill thoughts on others.
So me seeking out commissions so far has been... less than successful. Part of the blame was my mindset going into this. I was under the impression that this would be a rather effortless process on my part. I believed that I could simply post about myself needing art, and that I would get a number of people offering me (back when i was so oblivious and dumb >_<).
Don't worry! I've since learned that it is not so simple. Artists on this site do some amazing work, and they shouldn't have to be the ones searching up people who are in need of artwork. Rather, I should be the one seeking an artist. Funny, I could have realized this sooner had I just listened to some of my friends. Oh well. But now another issue faces me: my character. Now many artists ask for a reference when they are drawing someone's character or persona. Issue for me is that I have never had one drawn before; I've been using this as a reference for Sir Gallade for quite a while. I wish to credit the original artist... but I don't exactly know Japanese and can't read a word on that page. It doesn't look nice when I ask another artist to basically copy work from another one for my own satisfaction.
There is good news, however! I've recently spoken to a wonderful artist wasabitea, who has agreed to help me with some artwork. Hopefully he will be able to make me a more unique Sir Gallade that I can use as a reference for other commissions. However, I don't want this to add any pressure to him; I already appreciate all he is doing for me.
That is pretty much all that was on my mind. Had to learn a few things and become less spoiled since coming here, a phase that took me a little longer to get out of than I would have liked. But oh well, the future looks bright.
So me seeking out commissions so far has been... less than successful. Part of the blame was my mindset going into this. I was under the impression that this would be a rather effortless process on my part. I believed that I could simply post about myself needing art, and that I would get a number of people offering me (back when i was so oblivious and dumb >_<).
Don't worry! I've since learned that it is not so simple. Artists on this site do some amazing work, and they shouldn't have to be the ones searching up people who are in need of artwork. Rather, I should be the one seeking an artist. Funny, I could have realized this sooner had I just listened to some of my friends. Oh well. But now another issue faces me: my character. Now many artists ask for a reference when they are drawing someone's character or persona. Issue for me is that I have never had one drawn before; I've been using this as a reference for Sir Gallade for quite a while. I wish to credit the original artist... but I don't exactly know Japanese and can't read a word on that page. It doesn't look nice when I ask another artist to basically copy work from another one for my own satisfaction.
There is good news, however! I've recently spoken to a wonderful artist wasabitea, who has agreed to help me with some artwork. Hopefully he will be able to make me a more unique Sir Gallade that I can use as a reference for other commissions. However, I don't want this to add any pressure to him; I already appreciate all he is doing for me.
That is pretty much all that was on my mind. Had to learn a few things and become less spoiled since coming here, a phase that took me a little longer to get out of than I would have liked. But oh well, the future looks bright.
