Quote Originally Posted by J.Edward View Post
Thanks Tim. Do you offer them a contract or do you make amendments to the contracts you are offered?
As a side note, you have handled that situation with integrity and more decency than was shown to you, as did Max.

tainotim - I just screen capture the whole page whenever I find good info or advice.
It depends. Publishers tend to provide a contract, for commissioned work, I provide a contract. I've taken simple contracts and modified them for my needs. I suggest finding a book on contracts for freelance artists. Some come with a downloadable, editable contract. The Graphic Artists Guilds Handbook on Ethical Business Practices and Pricing is a great place to start. It has information on many legal terms in contracts, copyright laws, and sample contracts.

Getting angry doesn't solve anything. It's to easy to get insulted by someone you don't even know what they look like. I talk with a lot of illustrators, who are always talking about how insulted they are when someone offers them a low paying job. Simply state your price, and if they don't want to pay that, move on. Or explain. But don't get so worked up you are ranting and raving about it. It's also to easy to wait around for an insult that isn't really there.

I've certainly made my share of mistakes in life, and been less the professional in other jobs, and had it follow me around for a while.