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Anonymous Tue 07 Dec 08:02:56 2021 No.5773573 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>5773597 >>5776234 >>5776252 >>5776294

>start doing commissions
>notice art quality gradually drops
>commissions stop coming, start drawing my own shit
>notice art quality gradually increases
>commissions start coming again
>art quality gradually drops again
goddammit why

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Anonymous Tue 07 Dec 2021 08:29:40 No.5773597 Report

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>>5773573
Are you getting commisio sfor pieces outside your comfort zone ?
If not are you actually spending the same amount of quality time with each commision piece as you do woth a passiom project ? Are you studying your craft when making passion projectd and simply uding your skill when making commisions. Anwser ypurself these questions and the reason should be clear.
But at the bottom of your mind you already knownthe answer even before maning the thread.

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Anonymous Tue 07 Dec 2021 09:59:46 No.5773655 Report

Quoted By: >>5775192

>>5773597
did you have a stroke anon?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Dec 2021 10:55:12 No.5773698 Report

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it can be a multiple of factors, but ive experienced two main ones.

passion. a commission can be a request that just isnt what you want to draw or is a subject that simply bores you. therefore, you are willing to put in the bare minimum in the request, giving something that just wouldnt match the quality of a drawing you may have had ambition towards. money is very rarely a motivator for best work. its mostly a motivator for any work regardless of quality.

burnout. depending on how many requests you receive, you can feel mentally exhausted if there are little to no breaks in between projects. everyone’s schedules, styles, and work flows are entirely different, so this factor can have a large impact or a small impact on the quality of work.

there many solutions to both that have their pros and cons. maybe you can work with the patron and discuss altering the request that would be more engaging (although this can be a challenge of customer satisfaction). maybe you can break up your schedule or enhance work flow to give time for rest (this takes experimentation to find the best pattern. there can also always be pop up occurrences that can cause a shift in your schedule).

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Anonymous Wed 08 Dec 2021 07:05:02 No.5775192 Report

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>>5773655
yes

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Anonymous Wed 08 Dec 2021 08:37:19 No.5775282 Report

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>>5775192
not me but yes

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Anonymous Wed 08 Dec 2021 21:41:52 No.5776234 Report

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>>5773573

You have poor work ethic. Start putting in as much care to your clients' work as your own.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 Dec 2021 21:58:33 No.5776252 Report

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>>5773573
I never did comissions, but sometimes I do free draw requests from threads. quality does decrease. it is certainly because you don't like the subject/just want to finish it quick

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 Dec 2021 22:28:31 No.5776294 Report

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>>5773573
Literally no one likes working on commissions. The pay is generally shit, clients are just awful to deal with and usually terrible people.

Just stop working on personal commissions. Look for clients that have their own businesses and are only looking at your art to help their business. The pay will be decent so you'll be happier to work with them, and the professional rather than casual setting will save your sanity.

Unless you literally cannot live without that commission money, drop it.

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