to make me a comic with 8 pages long for Party 2. And of the 8 he only gave me 2 pages and then chucked off into the ether making art for other people all the while not doing the other pages I paid for (pages 3 thru 8) and as of a month or two ago they deleted their InkBunny
So I moved on to Glory Days which is still under development, but another artist step forward to do the Party 2 comic and I paid them already. All I have to show for it is a sketch of one of Ricos hips and that's it. Haven't heard from this artist for 2 going on 3 weeks now :/ so are Rico and Bunci just cursed not to have their comic done? Im tired of giving artists money and then they don't do what I paid for.
I went through a similar experience with my Hollyann, I had a couple of harsher scenarios in mind for her, and every time I'd try to get one done, something would happen to the artist and they'd either be incapacitated and refund the money, or just disappear
I went through a similar experience with my Hollyann, I had a couple of harsher scenarios in mind fo
🤦♂️ When will artists learn to just follow through with their commitments, or at least reach out to the client if something came up? When I take on a music commission, and it's taking longer than expected, I am upfront and honest with the client. Most times, I'd say 99% of the times, I finish in a timely fashion.
But one time, I had a commission that took me months to finish. I told the client upfront it would take me months, because I had to practice making more complex backgrounds. He was cool with it and paid me anyways. Eventually I finished the commission, and the client was more than pleased with the results. But the key factor in all of this is frequent communication with the client!
And this isn't just in the furry fandom either. Back 11 years ago, I commissioned a plush artist from DeviantArt for a custom plush of my university's mascot. I asked them how long it would take, and they said about a month. That was May 2014. I reached out in the beginning of June, and they said they were working on plushes for this Brony expo they were attending. Okay? A client's work should come first! Mid June, I asked for progress pics, and they said, "I'm working on it! Give me some time! I'm having personal issues." (Sure, "personal issues", but are fine with finishing plushes for expos they were attending.) At the beginning of July, I asked a couple times for a progress update, and they outright ignored me.
At the end of July, I demanded to see pics of the progress and for them to stop ignoring me, and they just only had a half-finished head, no body, no outfit, nothing! So I said, "I want a refund", and they tried to b.s. me by saying, "I spent a lot of time and effort working on this." I said, "If you did and put me and other clients as a priority, it'd be finished by now!" They reluctantly said they would offer only a partial refund. I demanded, "Full refund, or I will find a way to take you to small claims court!" Boom, fully refunded, and they blocked me soon after. Good riddance to that lazy bag of bones.
Good Zeus almighty, I've heard pretty much every excuse in the book from lazy artists, from "a passing in the family" to "personal issues that need to be dealt with". If I know a commission will take me longer than expected, I won't lie or make excuses. I will say upfront, "I can't do such-and-such at the moment, because I need to practice that." Then I leave it up to the client to make up their own mind whether to commission me or not.
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Bottom line - if an artist can't do something, they should be honest with the client! I'm sorry you are going through this scenario right now, my friend. There is no excuse these artists may come up with to try and weasel their way out of following through on their committments! I hope you can demand a refund from these artists and find an artist who can follow through. ❤️
🤦♂️ When will artists learn to just follow through with their commitments, or at least reach out to
