[10-4]

I also think it's because Ms Fantasy isn't a masturbatory aid. :/

True… But derivative works might qualify.  😉

[elee0228]

I'm too expensive… and lazy… and hard to work with… But mostly too expen[size=20pt]$[/size]ive.  ;D

I dunno, I think your rates may be a bargain compared to Fett's rates after GBP-USD currency rates get factored in… 🙂 Would you mind PM'ing me with your rates or just posting them here?

[10-4]

I don't don't consider anything under $200.00 even if my art isn't worth that much. 100% payment up front, no refunds. No redraws. No picking from a series of thumbnails. That costs extra and is paid up front. I retain reproduction rights, and any ancillary rights. Depending on what you want, prices go up from there.

Oh, and in the "hard to work with" category, some subjects are off limits. Turnaround times are measured in weeks if I don't have other obligations, to months if I do have other obligations. I can tell you right now that I'd have to stop work on my comic to accommodate any commissions, and I have a loose deadline to meet on the comic, so even if you're jaw hasn't hit on the ground yet, you'll still need to wait several months until I can free up the time.

Their was a really good thread about commissions on the Press Oblivion forum that I took part in and details the reasons why I do things the way I do… Sadly the forum portion seems to have gone down today The main site is here…

http://www.pressoblivion.com/

  …and if the forum comes back up I'll look for that thread and post a link to it.

[10-4]

Here is the link. Read it if you're curious. You'll probably need to logged in to see it.

http://www.pressoblivion.com/_PHPbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=517

[elee0228]

I don't don't consider anything under $200.00 even if my art isn't worth that much. 100% payment up front, no refunds. No redraws. No picking from a series of thumbnails. That costs extra and is paid up front. I retain reproduction rights, and any ancillary rights. Depending on what you want, prices go up from there.

Oh, and in the "hard to work with" category, some subjects are off limits. Turnaround times are measured in weeks if I don't have other obligations, to months if I do have other obligations. I can tell you right now that I'd have to stop work on my comic to accommodate any commissions, and I have a loose deadline to meet on the comic, so even if you're jaw hasn't hit on the ground yet, you'll still need to wait several months until I can free up the time.

Their was a really good thread about commissions on the Press Oblivion forum that I took part in and details the reasons why I do things the way I do… Sadly the forum portion seems to have gone down today The main site is here…

http://www.pressoblivion.com/

  …and if the forum comes back up I'll look for that thread and post a link to it.

Interesting read. Even given all that, I think I may be interested one day.  I'll need to save up for a bit in order to afford that type of a commission though.  I understand why you say no redraws, but does that mean no tweaks on pics either?  It would be uncool to lay down the cash for a drawing and not be happy with it.  Not saying that would happen, I'm just concerned about that possibility.  Curious if you've got any commission samples on your page?

[MaceWindu]

I've always been a fan of Rex, and I add much deserved praise to the chorus. I need to buy his print comics.

[10-4]

Interesting read. Even given all that, I think I may be interested one day.  I'll need to save up for a bit in order to afford that type of a commission though.  I understand why you say no redraws, but does that mean no tweaks on pics either?  It would be uncool to lay down the cash for a drawing and not be happy with it.  Not saying that would happen, I'm just concerned about that possibility.  Curious if you've got any commission samples on your page?

I don't tweak the images either, unless extra $ is paid. I've been down that road several times on educational cartoons and interoffice headers and decorative forms. It's massively time consuming, and the requested tweaking never ends.

I have zero commission samples in the gallery. All my commissions have been non fem muscle, and I stopped doing them over 10 years ago.

I can understand your concern for paying out a lot of money and not being happy with the result. Sadly I've been on the opposite side of barricades where I've done literately hundreds of dollars in billable work and gotten exactly nothing, as the client, at the last possible moment, decided he/she didn't want the image. I've probably lost close to $1,500.00 on such jobs. As a result I'm not inclined to take on more commissions. I'd rather loose money on my own projects then on the project of someone else.

[10-4]

I've always been a fan of Rex, and I add much deserved praise to the chorus. I need to buy his print comics.

Thank you very much. I love the praise. Just be forewarned that all the comics I have done outside of LH-Art are basically non fem muscle. This is about as close to fem muscle as you will get in the post LH-Art Rex comic.

[Fett]

Rex pretty much has my thoughts.

I get paid upfront, and I take time. I don't tweak images and I don't like to be told what to draw beyond the basic concept. Everyone I've done a commission for, they go in blind, not knowing the shape of what they'll get. And every time they're happy (to my knowledge). It's because I probably put more thought into the commission than the person asking. And because I'm the fucking artist and I've been hired for that reason, not because I'm a puppet.

Thankfully, not only has everyone who's paid for my work put up with me taking forever, but they've liked them and not fucked me around once. Rex, it seems, has been fucked around, so he's a lot more pissed off about it, where as I'm a lot more polite.

But my thoughts are pretty much the same on the work ethic.

The other problem I have, which I'm sure Rex and I share, is that I can't be arsed to draw masturbatory aids for people. I'm sure I'd be raking in the cash if all I drew were big muscle women growing bigger and getting naked. But I have little time or desire for that.

Basically, what I've discovered is that if someone pays for my work, they'll have no end of hassle. I'll be slow and demanding. I'm a complete hassle to work with. But – and this is my redeeming feature – I'll do the best I can at the time. Every one of my commissions I've done, every one I planned to do, my best work that I could do.

Rex and I are a lot alike, it's just Rex doesn't have his thumb up his ass. Good for him. 🙂

[10-4]

Yeah! What Fett said!  8)

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