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Sorry to sound attention seeking, but...
« on: August 14, 2012, 02:48:09 PM »
Would you guys say I'm good enough to get commissioned? I'm not selling myself here! Just asking for your honest opinions.


No one's ever paid for my art, I've only ever given gifts, requests, and trades. But I'm just curious I spose.


Again, sorry if this all just sounds self-whoreish. -_-;
But I did this for a friend, he wanted a ref sheet for his mate. And when I showed him all he says is 'I like it.' Just kinda bummed me out because I always put so much effort in things if they're for someone else and it all just feels unappreciated...

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Re: Sorry to sound attention seeking, but...
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2012, 03:10:55 PM »
I think you're good enough, artistically, that there would be people who would be willing to buy from you. But it should be noted that when you start taking commissions, you also need to be emotionally and mentally ready to deal with some of the things that come with it - not just artistically.

Opening for commissions doesn't mean you'll immediately or always get business from it. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. You can't let yourself get down about it either way, and you have to work hard to make yourself be noticed. You can hope that it will maybe bring in a little spending money for you, but do not expect it to replace having a job right off the bat. There are people who make a living off art, but there are many more who don't, and it often takes a long time to get to that point.
It means dealing with a lot of different people with varying types of demands and attitudes. There will be people who are nice to work with, and people who are a pain to work with.
It means being able to treat your customers and your work with respect even if you are dealing with someone unpleasant. Sometimes that means grinning and thanking a person for their business even when they make things difficult for you.
Work should get finished in a timely manner, payments need to be handled maturely, and you have to be around if your commissioners ever need to contact you about something.

I don't know you very well, so I wouldn't know if you can or can't handle those kind of things, but that's the kind of stuff that you tend to deal with as a commission artist. If you are fine with that, then by all means, go for it.
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Re: Sorry to sound attention seeking, but...
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2012, 11:42:37 PM »



Thank you very much for saying you think I'm artistically good enough. But yes, thank you for reminding me. People may want me to do things in a perfect way that are out of my comfort zone, it would probably lead to too much stress at this point for demanding people.
Thanks for sharing all the advice and warnings, and for the compliment of course. ^^
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