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u/ART-DUDE · 11 pointsr/ArtistLounge

> How would you handle this without angering the client?

Sorry that this has happened to you, alas it's very common.

This is not a question on how to handle this situation/client, it's a question on how to handle all commissions. There's not 1 way, but we all need to learn from our experiences.

This is what I do with my commissions:

  • I try NOT to do commissions. I make art. I execute pieces, then I put them out there for sale.
  • If you want to do exclusively or mostly commissions, you need to understand that you're in the "service" business, and not in the "piece of art" business.
  • Outline a process, the best that you can think about, something that works for you and for your prospective clients. This is what I use (read following points)
  • Initial talk with prospective clients to see if it's something that I am interested in doing. Must be something in line with my line of work, interesting enough to me, and that pays more than what I price my art.
  • If I get good vibes and it satisfies the above, I continue under the following conditions
  • I make 3 sketches/proposals. Something that outlines enough what was discussed, but won't waste more than 1 hour of my time. It highlights materials, sizes, pallette, timeline for delivery, pricing (always + shipping)
  • If the client accepts the proposal I ask for 50% non-refundable deposit upfront via PayPal (or cash or check if they are locals).
  • Once the piece is done, I show them the piece (in person, webcam, photos). If they accept it, payment is now due, and they need to arrange for shipping (I usually drop it at the nearest UPS store or FedEx store and the client deals with them directly). Yes it's expensive, but we're artists we're not in the shipping business, and we are responsible for our Art not for the shipping business. I ONLY sell framed pieces, or sculptures. I do not sell unframed pieces. My choice.
  • If the client doesn't like it. Nothing happens, I keep the deposit and the piece is mine to do whatever I want, even sell it if I decide to do so. Or re-work it or modify it
  • If the client has MINOR suggestions on re-touching re-work I might consider. I am an artist, I make art. It's my voice, my artistic expression, the outcome of my decisions. I am not a tool in the hands of someone else.

    I am not saying that this is perfect, I am saying that this works for me. I have adopted after talking with other artists more experienced than me, and this is the process that people who have commissioned art before understand.

    If you do commissions for low price and/or with people who have not purchased commissioned art before, 99% becomes a nightmare.

    Of course all of the above is outlined on my web site under "Commissions". And no, I don't get many "commissions" but I do get my fair share of "site-specific installations" which is what I like, and those are "commissions".

    Read this book https://www.amazon.com/Art-Work-Revised-Updated-Everything/dp/1501146165/
u/ArtCoach · 3 pointsr/Artists

Find an Artist that does similar artwork using the medium you wish to use, and inquire if they do commissions.

> how do I share ownership?

This is something that you'll need to negotiate and clarify before starting the work.

> I want it to be my idea as I generated the fractal, but I am ok with owning the work only 75%

75% ? That gets complicated. Either you own 100% of everything or . . . the de-facto standard (in the US), where you own the piece and the Artist owns the copyright.

> - how to find them?

In here, google for artists local to you, search on instgram, deviantart

> Craigslist works?

At times.

> I'm in San Francisco and Craiglist is pretty active

Go, try it.

> how much to pay for such a job?

That depends on to many factors, it's something that you and the Artist will want to negotiate and agree on.

It will help if you decide before talking with any artist:

  • size
  • on what material (canvass, board etc...)
  • what materials (oil, acrylic, spray paint, brand of materials, digital print etc....)
  • proposal, prototypes, progressive payments.....


    If you really want to read more about it, this book has this type of info and much more.
u/NYC-ART · 2 pointsr/ArtistLounge

Well, "creating awareness" is more of an Art per se and not a science (not replicable process) so you need to squeeze those creative juices and come up with your own creative process to "create awareness" as you call it.

About "insta, FB" and other social media, that is not awareness per se, it's a measure of awareness. It's not the whistle that pull the train.

Some people say that it's about being at the right place at the right time, and - personally - I agree with that. Here's the rub: we don't know when it the right time and we don't know where is the right place (physical place and online place). So all we can do is to be in as many places as possible, as many times as possible. And yes it is a lot of work, really a lot of hard work, long hours with uncertain success rate. There's no silver bullet, no paint-by-numbers process, no $19.99 book or $99 course (or $999).

There are some resources out there to gather some info and then go out there and try try try try till you succeed, my 2 favorites are: