Things will go right eventually *hugs*

Aww I can't understand why you ended there :( I was very happy with your work and didn't waited that long :(
I don't know how long the people are waiting for their art, but I had artist i waited over a year to be finished.
And still I didn't blame them or anything, I don't think that artists are lazy, but even they have a private life.

Hope everything will be alright again soon.

I would think that she got listed there because of long commission wait times.
That is my only speculation.

Luckily being on Artist Beware isn't the end of the world. My friend added someone on there and they got back to her the next day to solve the issue. The artist then kept great communication while being apologetic.

Dont be discouraged! We all make mistakes but its also fixable!

I personally waited 5 years for one commission! You cant really blame an artist for their time especially when their queue is big. Sometimes things happen and the artist has troubles. You shouldn't punish them for that though. Sure it can be unprofessional, but you don't exactly know whats going on in their life. Hope you take care of yourself!

5 years? I mean, i agree with your statement there but i feel like once it goes past like the 1 1/2 year mark it's going a tad too slow. Unless it's like a full-on oil painting

They had a lot going on is all, so I was oki with it. They are actually pretty nice about it. c:

I think this is something all artists face if they face personal problems with art and money and pushing them to do more and more. It does not mean that you are a bad person, I can feel with you and that one might even try to hide from it and stop communication because of fears. If you resolve it slowly and fix it you will be fine again - artist beware will be updated with this. just be transparent like you are right now and it is good.

That's why I said to myself if I ever open up for commissions again I will only take one and if it is finished I will take a new if I want. not more.
what also works is allowing people to send you their ideas and you only take one of them the one you actually like to draw and enjoy.
never ever let someone pay you more so you favour them or their interests you dislike. thats not how it works.

So you cant give refunds but you are finishing the art you were commissioned for right?
If so i see no problem with that. Finish up what you were paud to do and take a step back

As one of those commissioners on your to-do list, I very much appreciate that you're sticking to your promises, clawing your way through the list. The tenacity is sadly not as common as it should be, so to see you trying and outputting when you can instead of giving up is a breath of relieving air.

Same here. I am glad you are taking the criticism with professionalism and understanding, and still promising to finish them all.

I think a phrase we could all learn more from is "The Buck Stops Here", on FA and a lot of other places, I see a lot of people (and I don't exclude myself from this category) who are often quick to play the blame game.

But the most difficult, but necessary admission is when we ourselves are to blame for a mistake or a problem. At which point the only logical outcome is to admit one's fault and take responsibility for it.

Because really sometimes that is all we can do.

whats artist beware

It's a website that lists unreliable artists and undersirable clients.

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Or anyone else people have a grudge against. From personal experience that site has very few requirements for evidence to support claims. And don't take things down when they are proven to be BS.

Honestly, from what I saw it didn't seem like an overly negative beware honestly - Aside from the wait. I'm sure you'll be fine!! :)

Yea I saw not of the people commenting like it was just the worse thing. Unfortunately there's always going to be those kind of warmongers

Right...?! Like.. I obviously understand it's not a great scenario, and excessive wait times are never ideal - but Snow was never rude, and as far as I could tell didn't ignore the commissioner. Even a free upgrade, refund was given. All things considered I don't think that's too bad at all honestly :s
I wouldn't have said it was beware-worthy, that's just my thoughts though.

Far, far worse could have happened - Though of course I do understand from the commissioners perspective, but still.

My business with you was professional, prompt and courteous.

I don't see any bad in your heart from these mistakes.

I was reading their post on the live journal, honestly to me, i still think they shouldn't have put you on their, i know a few artists that i have waited on longer than them, and they have always posted stuff saying "hey having rl problems" they havent even waited a year yet for their pic, i have had to wait 1 year to 2 from some people who I know well, but again they have posted about certain issues in rl and why its taking a while, and i have not once wanted to be like "hey beware of blank" and i will always reccomend people to check them out, because they are amazing people and deserve more attention. I understand being out on that much sucks, especially as someone who doesnt make that much, but they need to be more patient.

Not the worst thing in the world. Commissioner got in the back of the line and didn't give a deadline. Yeah waiting on a piece sucks, especially if it takes a while. Suppose it's lessons learned about timetables and deadlines.

Eh.
All you have to do is learn your lesson. Period. Take that break from commissions, work on you. Work on bettering yourself, then when you're ready, get back on that horse.

I have a similar (yet not posted on Artist's Beware _{not that I know of}) situation. For me, to learn my lesson, I posted the situation publicly, used it as a learning experience, and used it so other people don't make the same mistake I did.
You can check it out on my illustration website here: https://prettykittycommissions.com/.....g-commissions/

I too, took off more than I could chew. I get it. It's shitty. But once you use this situation to make your next client's transaction with you phenomenal, you'll forgive yourself.
Good luck.

My friend has been waiting a long time for art from you and I honestly feel like you'll never get to him at this rate. I personally havent nor will i comm you but if you could stick to your comms list and get to the people who have been waiting forever you might not be on Artist Beware. Instead of taking sticker comms and playing Overwatch maybe you could get to those who've been waiting? I understand life stuff happens but come on.

All commissions will be finished. I've been irresponsible and I'm sorry I've wasted you and your friends time.

You owned up to problems reported by your customers and made no excuses for them. That is a good start in restoring your customer's faith in you.

I hope you be able to budget your time and schedule better to deliver what your customers want and improve both yourself and your service to your customers to turn this situation around.

I wish you all the best at it!

Longest I've waited was about a year or so. Generally not acceptable but the artist was a friend and I knew what they were going through so I did not care. Plus it was only 30 bucks. Not like I really was going to miss it.

Hang in there! I think owning up to it, and pushing through to keep getting through your list is admirable and shows tenacity amidst a really tough situation.

That being said, I know artists (including some I consider friends and have commissioned) that took well over a year for artwork and did plenty of newer commissions on top of it - they aren't seen as a 'bad' artist. I think some of it is that people have gotten in a mindset of NOW. In a society where you can order toilet paper and phone chargers, or whatever, on your phone and get it delivered to your house in an hour.. we are too impatient. Immediate gratification mindset. Waiting for custom ordered product isn't unreasonable! I mean, shoot. When I was a kid and we ordered something in the mail, we'd expect to wait 6-8 weeks for stuff that was ALREADY MANUFACTURED. I think as long as you're keeping your queue up to date with progress, you're doing fine.

That being said, you have been sounding down and stressed a lot lately. Taking a break from taking on new commissions, so you can focus on YOU, sounds like a good idea. If you get the itch for commissions after clearing your queue, maybe you could do some adopts or YCHs or something, where some of the work is done ahead of time? I know I've gotten in on a couple of those because they background was already done as well as posing. Makes it work more on the artist's timeline and makes it easier for customers that aren't sure what they want, as they can see ahead of time something and go OO i want that.

As far as AB, heh, don't wanna listen to me.. I've got an old listing on there (as a customer, but the seller got SHOT DOWN about their post anyway). I take that site with a big grain of salt.

I have 100% faith in you Blizzie, You've been honest the entire time and I have no reason to not believe otherwise. I would strongly suggest to show in good faith to the person that you apologize that he feels that he had to go to AB. I do suggest however that you do post there apologizing and working with the person. That will restore a lot of faith with people and I don't see you being rude at all, neither is the other person. Showing a good response time helps ^_^

Life...is a responsibility. And a lot of art crazy commissioners just don't seem to understand that.
Don't let their frustration with how long it takes get to you. Do what you want to do when you want.
If you want to play Overwatch, play some OW. There will always be moments where you simply...
Need something to relieve your stress with.
Life happens. Things will always happen. Stuff will always sidetrack you or prevent you from arting.
Those who complain about the long wait times for art from you BECAUSE of life things...
Honestly should not be commissioning art in the first place.
Those without patience should not be commissioning art at all.
This is why I always tell EVERY artist I commission...to take however long it takes. Why?
Because I'm patient. Every artist I deal with shouldn't ever stress out over getting art out to me as fast as possible.
So...people who can't wait for a year, let alone a month for art from you...and complain about it?
You honestly shouldn't have to deal with them. Patience is not one of their virtues.
The only one's who should be apologizing are the one's who actually have the gal to be very frustrated with you for the long wait.
You're an amazing artist and you shouldn't have to apologize for things beyond your control.
Commisioners can't wait? Well...you're the artist, not them. They are obligated to wait as long as it takes.
And that is what every art crazy furry commissioning over a dozen artists at a time need to realize.
You keep doing what you're doing Snow, and don't ever let impatient furries get you down with their bitching and whining.

You're doing the right thing with closing commissions and working on what's owed. I've seen some...very long queue lists before