Failed commissions

[Glacial Visions]

What do you mean by failed commission? Having to cancel a work in progress or having to decline a piece?
I do a lot of character commissions and in the early days I ran into a few issues here and there. Most of them were resolved by having a thorough terms of service listing and pricing. As far as cancelling a work in progress I've never experienced that but I have cut ties with clients over the years for being extremely picky or requesting a multitude of changes that weren't stated with the initial request. It's tough sometimes but its important to approach any issues with respect and a level head.

[Naima]

What do you mean by failed commission? Having to cancel a work in progress or having to decline a piece?
I do a lot of character commissions and in the early days I ran into a few issues here and there. Most of them were resolved by having a thorough terms of service listing and pricing. As far as cancelling a work in progress I've never experienced that but I have cut ties with clients over the years for being extremely picky or requesting a multitude of changes that weren't stated with the initial request. It's tough sometimes but its important to approach any issues with respect and a level head.

Like for example if the client wants something hard to be described, asking you to "invent" somwething out of his mind but then any proposal is not what has in mind.

[Glacial Visions]

I understand, yeah I've had that happen, the most important part of any commissions is to establish ground rules before anything is made. In cases like that it's fair to ask them to come back with a concrete idea and some examples of what they want their piece to look like. Having to discuss a piece can be very time consuming and that should be factored into the cost of the work as well imo.