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Cant trust people at all anymore.
9 years ago
UPDATE: After sending the other artist one final, and very serious email, i got a response with the finished work, thank goodness. Still a bit cranky it had to come to that before being able to get ahold of the work but it came out beautifully.
Ugh, aaaand now im not ever up for collabs again (other than the one thats left up), as the person i was doing a collab YCH commission with is not responding properly or finishing their end of the work on time. Its been over a week since they FINALLY contacted me back (after multiple emails) and told me theyd have it done in a couple of days... They have not and now i have had to send one of those emails that states that they HAVE to finish it and deliver it within a couple of days or actions will be taken.
Im afraid i may just have to contact paypal about refunding their payment and deal with the customer on my own to see what i can do to fix it.
Either way, it costs me and im very cranky about it.
Its sad when people do this kind of crap. It gives commission artists a bad name when they think they can just not only take however long they want (not finishing in allotted time) but also not communicate properly so people know whats going on or why its late etc.
Thats not professional and if you think its okay to do this, then you probably shouldnt do commission work. You SHOULD be able to tell people "Ill have it done around ___ time" and get it done around that time, give or take a couple of days or so, in case of some emergency etc, though i usually calculate that into my time anyhow. If you cant, because you are new to commissions then you keep in constant contact with the customer. If you cant because you took on a lot of work, too much for you to do an estimate finish date, then you took on too much and need to stop taking any more once you get to that point. You cannot expect customers to just sit and wait an indefinite amount of time. Especially with no communication.
And customers, you do not have to accept that kind of crap. Dont feel bad about messaging an artist every few days to a week, to ask for a simple update. Especially if they arent finished on time. If they get mad, then they really shouldnt be commissioning if they are upset by the fact that you just want simple communication on the art you paid your hard earned money for.
Ugh, aaaand now im not ever up for collabs again (other than the one thats left up), as the person i was doing a collab YCH commission with is not responding properly or finishing their end of the work on time. Its been over a week since they FINALLY contacted me back (after multiple emails) and told me theyd have it done in a couple of days... They have not and now i have had to send one of those emails that states that they HAVE to finish it and deliver it within a couple of days or actions will be taken.
Im afraid i may just have to contact paypal about refunding their payment and deal with the customer on my own to see what i can do to fix it.
Either way, it costs me and im very cranky about it.
Its sad when people do this kind of crap. It gives commission artists a bad name when they think they can just not only take however long they want (not finishing in allotted time) but also not communicate properly so people know whats going on or why its late etc.
Thats not professional and if you think its okay to do this, then you probably shouldnt do commission work. You SHOULD be able to tell people "Ill have it done around ___ time" and get it done around that time, give or take a couple of days or so, in case of some emergency etc, though i usually calculate that into my time anyhow. If you cant, because you are new to commissions then you keep in constant contact with the customer. If you cant because you took on a lot of work, too much for you to do an estimate finish date, then you took on too much and need to stop taking any more once you get to that point. You cannot expect customers to just sit and wait an indefinite amount of time. Especially with no communication.
And customers, you do not have to accept that kind of crap. Dont feel bad about messaging an artist every few days to a week, to ask for a simple update. Especially if they arent finished on time. If they get mad, then they really shouldnt be commissioning if they are upset by the fact that you just want simple communication on the art you paid your hard earned money for.
What part of the collab was their responsibility?
And no, its not acceptable at all...
Worst case you could keep all the funds to yourself and colour it :)
And the commissioner didnt pay the artist. I did... I was paid the full amount and gave them their half.
It came out beautifully. Im just cranky it had to come to a serious email being sent to them to get it. D:
I HATE needing to pester someone for something like that and im well known for being very on time with my work so im hoping that my own rep doesnt take a hit because of this, as the other artist does it more for hobby than anything else.
I, on the other hand, do not. I do it for a living so my livelihood depends on it. Dx
It at least turned out VERY well. Just posted it.
I just learned to digitally color over my traditional shade work and such so i may just do any digital color pieces on my own from now on, rather than teaming up with a digital artist. Just too much of a hassle for me and i dont like having to pester another artist for their end of the work so that my own rep doesnt suffer. Its just too much to go through.