[ SECRET POST #4166 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4166 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Dan Stevens, Sense and Sensibility (2008 miniseries)]













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Comments

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

Don't be afraid. Most artists I've commissioned have sent me preliminary sketches all through the process so I can ask for changes if there's anything I'm not happy with! And now I've got lots of pictures of my favourite characters, just how I want them.

[initiala]

I've done a few commissions at this point and almost everyone I've bought from has been really good about sending things in progress to ask if everything looks good. The more expensive the commission, the more likely it is they ask.

The only one that didn't send progress updates was someone I ordered a cartoony self-portrait from for my social media, because it was going to be me in their style. Didn't need it!

[(Anonymous)]

That's a reasonable concern. I, for one, am very anxious, and have a lot of trouble telling artists that I don't like their work, even when I'm paying for it! So I have ended up with commissions I was unsatisfied with, even when I knew the artist would be completely fine with revising it.
I suppose it really comes down to how willing you think you'd be to tell an artist, 'I'm not quite happy with this, can you do X?'

[I am never commissioning fanfic again, though. Never, ever, ever.]

[(Anonymous)]

Not OP, but that's my worry too. I feel bad when I tell people I don't like something, even though I'm the one paying for it.

Just curious (and feel free not to share), but what happened when you comissioned fic?

[(Anonymous)]

Three times, now, I have commissioned fic, each from a different writer:
First time, I gave the writer a list of prompts and told them to pick whichever they liked best (on the assumption that they'd be more likely to write something good if the prompt was one that inspired them). They expressed enthusiasm, sent me nothing for six months (while still active on Tumblr, it's not like they'd been hit by a bus), I chased them up, they were apologetic, and at about the nine month mark they sent me what they'd written - about 400 words of standalone paragraphs and loose sentences.

Second time, they wrote nothing at all, contacted me after nine months and apologised and gave me a refund (even though they hadn't actually gotten my money, it was a charity thing). I was disappointed, but I've committed similar offences myself, and it was good of them to fork out the money on top of the apology.

Third time, I assured the writer that I don't mind if it takes a while, I don't mind if it's just a scene or two, a drabble, whatever.
That was in February. I've heard nothing since. We'll see how we go.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not unsympathetic about being anxious, but this really seems like shooting yourself in the foot and you're not doing the artist any favors, either. Most artists WANT you to be happy with their work. Help them out by using your words.

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, my mental illness is inconvenient! What a revelation! Well, now you've told me, I will be sure to get over it at once! Use my words? How's this -

Get Fucked.

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt but goodness. ayrt didn't sugarcoat things, but it's by no means a bad idea to advocate for yourself even with something relatively trivial like art commissions. Just imagine the artist is an anon troll on the internet and be as succinct and honest as you just were. :)

[silverr]

The only time I had a bad experience was a "BNF" artist who charged a ton and never sent me any prelims. (They also must have hated how it turned out, because they never posted it on their tumblr or dA.)

Most of the art I've commissioned has turned out lovely.

[(Anonymous)]

Just be careful who you pick. Make sure it's an artist that keeps you up to date and is known for working well with others before.

[(Anonymous)]

I totally get you on your concerns, because I have had commissions that didn't quite come out as I expected them to. But overall I've been very happy with the commissions I've paid for.

[(Anonymous)]

It's a matter of due diligence. Do your homework - research the artist's reputation, look at their commissioned art, ask about their process and ask for preliminary sketches and how long the process usually takes. And don't wuss out in being honest. You're paying for it. Expressing an opinion is not rude. Not being happy with the art is not rude. The artist can't fix the problem if you won't even tell them there is one to fix and most artists want to make you happy. Help them help you.