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What the feck?!  How is it that you can keep me waiting on a commission I paid a hundred dollars for while others get their little commissions done in a week?  It's been 11 months!  Or nearly, really.

For anyone actually reading this, it was Early May of last year I won an auction at $100.  Now, this is someone who is actually a popular artist, for all intents and purposes... and was offering a premium type of piece for commission to the highest bidder.  Well, at the time that was me.

Since then they've completed more than 50 pieces, (most of them commissions, and most of them including her main character somewhere in the image.)  With how often she posts "commission journals" and "YCHs" I assume that means that they must have been paid for long after mine.  Some of them are paid on stream and then made right there.

In fact, I have poked her time after time.  "Oh, I didn't see your note."  "I've been having health issues."  "Okay, I'll get a sketch in a week, (and no response for a month before I poke her again.)"  I did finally get a preliminary, VERY quick sketch after 8 months of waiting, which was done without the use of my reference, (because apparently my PMs are so hard to find here on IB... what with the best note system.  It's all ONE STRING!)  So after mentioning a few things it was "okay, I'll do that and get right back to you."

I have seen NOTHING come up since.  NOTHING!  I've seen her stream time to time, commissions still, I've poked still, I've even said it might be time for her to just call it and send me a refund... but no, no, she keeps promising.  Next week, next weekend, tomorrow, tonight.  NOTHING!

WHAT do I do, when it's a popular artist such as this?

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Published: 9 years ago
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Ruaidhri
9 years ago
I've seen so many popular artists breaking their promises and just keeping the money never to give a refund.
SlashDread
9 years ago
Yeah, and it's hard to call them out on it.  One, because you expect social backlash.  Two, because there's the nifty Delete for comments.
Ruaidhri
9 years ago
Reason why i DON'T want to be popular is because I know how all popular artists end up being, selfish, arrogant assholes.
SlashDread
9 years ago
I was pretty proud of getting two images on the popular rotation, myself.  lol

Though, my wife would kill me if I ended up selfish and arrogant.
Ruaidhri
9 years ago
x3

I'm going to teach me mate how to draw as soon as I move in with him.. o3o
SlashDread
9 years ago
Sounds like it'll either be amusing, or endlessly frustrating.  I've had both instances!
Ruaidhri
9 years ago
x3 Probably. If he has a better ability to concentrate than I do, maybe not, I have ADHD, I get easily distracted. :U
SlashDread
9 years ago
Some people also have a hard time taking lesson from others in general, (or vice versa about teaching.)  Though I wish you well when it happens.  :3
bojak
9 years ago
Go to Artists Beware on Livejournal if she continues doing this and warn the masses. Don't threaten her with it, just write a beware for others to know. Have all your notes and messages screencapped, that'll help your case.

EDIT: Also, don't worry about the artist being popular when posting there. The people who post there go in with an open mind and are always willing to listen and help.
SlashDread
9 years ago
Artists Beware...  I'll consider it.  Never had to before. lol
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