Fellow Artists...

by theaubri

Honest question: am I the entitled one if I think it's wrong for an artist to make you be a patron or part of some other subscription based site in order to commission them? Like, I'm being forced to spend money in order to spend more money.
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Like, I can understand some reasoning behind it, but I feel like the most common reason I see, want to not get overwhelmed and/or don't do art for a living, can be handled in other ways. Like limited slots per month and/or submission forms that you can pick and chose from.

I dunno. Maybe I'm just old and cranky. Maybe I am just entitled. I mainly just wanted to vent a little about this and see the opinion of other people on the subject. In the end, it's your choice how you handle commissions and not really my place to say you're doing it wrong. There are reasons, I know.

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Added:	4 weeks ago 21 Feb 2025 13:08 CET

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CattoP

4 weeks ago

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It's another business model that may or may not work for individuals. I've seen this and variations with different levels of success, but one I like is having subscription tiers, but also a way to do "one-time" commissions that don't require you to be a patron. However, those one-timers don't get any sort of % off their normal prices.

So, I don't think it's wrong if there are incentives, but if those incentives aren't worth it to you as a customer, it may just be better to shop elsewhere

WonderingEyes13

4 weeks ago

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Honestly the patron prices I prefer are when the commission price is the patron price. Each month you can get a commission piece, if you want more you pay more.

I've seen a few iterations some better than others, but I will say if you are paying for a patron member can be offered to be paid after the art is done, as the subscriber already put up money upfront AND the subscriber have the income to spend money on commissions. I've seen some artists basically pack up shops because 'one-time' commissioners are literally not paying them for their work.

As a customer I dislike having two paywalls, but artists also aren't large businesses that can treat non-payments as a rounding error. And no one 'needs' art, it really is an artisan luxury good.

I do trust (maybe naively) a third party payment subscription system as mediator than some artists where I just send directly to them especially if they ask for 'friends & family', which would bypass any customer protection and just take the money and running.

I wish I could do subscription base sites, but I don't draw enough or consistent quality to justify it in my head.

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