How not to rub a artist you commisioned, the wrong way.

While I am finishing up inks to post. Here is a little thing I wanted to put up. It's called How to Be a Douche bag Client. I very rarely, if ever, complain about any of my clients. I enjoy my work, I have realizing people's ideas and concepts onto paper and print. But out of the countless numbers of things I have done I have maybe two clients that left a bad taste in my mouth.

So here is a story for anyone that wants work done by that certain artist. You set aside a budget to get work done by them. You contact them and you get everything squared away. They send you a the finished sketch, you approve and it goes off to inking and rendering color. You responded to them, they know already you like what's going to happen. You told them the color scheme, inking won't do to much different to the piece.

The artist takes more time on this than usual to get it just right, maybe they really enjoy the concept, feel it is a way to release some personal preferences. Be it the subject, the medium or the style. They put alot more effort than usual. They do a few re dos turns into a 2 and a half week piece so it's perfect. They send it to you........................................................... An that's what they get, nothing, silence, you don't respond. You just don't respond, don't pay attention. A week, eh, forgivable, two weeks, maybe something happened. Anytime after that means that you probably ditched and you just ruined any chances to ever work with this artist you liked so much ever again. We liked the work so much, he put it up for sale for another client that will contact him. If you signed a contract that stipulates lack of communication for a certain amount of time equals rights being retained by the artist to do what he pleases, even if you put money twords it, 50% upfront which is the usual thing. You did wrong by him, he still has to make a living. So this is a message, keep in contact, it helps guys.