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I keep threatening to commission you .. but if I’m gonna move into a new house this Xmas, I’m going to need stuff for the WALLZ.
I still want my sad dragon picture we talked about many moons ago.
Is there a portion of the year you’re not working on commissions?
Not to put words in her mouth, but I asked her a while back about commissioning and she said she wanted time to further her skills before she took jobs from other people again. I still want to commission her too!
(She kind of takes commissions for jewelry at the moment, though…)Sorry for butting in, Nam. 😳
Aw Nam come on, you know you’re a FANTASTIC artist and painter.
If you get any better then I won’t be able to afford you.
I’ll just have to stuff her Paypal at Xmas and she’ll come around. 😮
I’m actually not taking commission work right now… not sure when I will again.
What I am sometimes doing is if someone is pretty serious about seeing their idea born as a painting is if the idea is not so specific that it won’t sell to someone else… I’ll work on it when I’m able and then offer ‘first dibs’ to the interested party. That way neither of us are under an obligation .. I’m not stressed and daunted by the piece and the person isn’t obligated to buy if they don’t like it. I can then turn and show the piece and sell it to the public. This has been working well for me, but it only works with general ideas and not something very specific.
For example: I had someone approach me wanting an owl painted on a feather (hehe you know who you are). I painted an owl the way I wanted and really enjoyed working on the piece. This was not quite what the client wanted, but it was okay– the feather ended up selling to someone else so I still eventually made my time back, and I went on to do another owl that the first person liked and purchased. 🙂Right now I am trying to bulk up my wildlife aspect of my art and learn so that I can maybe go somewhere with this whole art thing. 🙂
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My art: featherdust.comI would have thought that in the case of a painting, you would do a pencil sketch, agree on it, then pay 50% and move forward.
I dunno.. is that not how it works?
Adraenyse wrote:I would have thought that in the case of a painting, you would do a pencil sketch, agree on it, then pay 50% and move forward.
I dunno.. is that not how it works?
Oh yes. That is very close to how it usually works!
I currently loathe doing that type of work. I am super burned out on it. It’s all I’ve been doing for the last 10+ years. That’s all! It’s not personal or anything. This’ll sound really cliche- but as a creative, over-imaginative crazy person, if I don’t take a break and start doing some of my own ideas for a while I’m going to start hating art. And that’s not a good thing.Volunteer mod- I'm here to help! Email me for the best response: nambroth at gmail.com
My art: featherdust.comJennifer wrote:I’m actually not taking commission work right now… not sure when I will again.
At least you didn’t say “if I will again.” squeek*
Jennifer wrote:if I don’t take a break and start doing some of my own ideas for a while I’m going to start hating art.
that neeeeeeever happens to artists. BLASPHEMY.
KoishiiKitty wrote:Jennifer wrote:if I don’t take a break and start doing some of my own ideas for a while I’m going to start hating art.
that neeeeeeever happens to artists. BLASPHEMY.
I’m sure Koishii is being ironic, but Nam’s comment makes sense to me. Even work you love can turn into a drag when you have to constantly do it according to the wishes of others. That’s why I’m not looking to becoming a motorcycle mechanic or somesuch – I want greasy hands to stay fun. 😀
KoishiiKitty wrote:Jennifer wrote:if I don’t take a break and start doing some of my own ideas for a while I’m going to start hating art.
that neeeeeeever happens to artists. BLASPHEMY.
I haven’t painted in over two years and it shows, not sure if I really want to continue with art, have mixed feelings. Anyway…
Jennifer, you’re an incredible artist! I love your works and hope you continue working on your artwork. The series of bird studies I saw on dA are stunningly beautiful, I hope you get them framed and shown :).
And Koishii, I absolutely love your PYO’s, if I could afford it, I’d so commission one from you :D.
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