by scolipede. » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:06 pm
1. Do you prefer to plot out all the details of your commission yourself, or let the artist have more free reign? (i.e., do you say "i want my character doing this with this expression and this pose in this bg," or are you more of a "here's my character, have fun" type of orderer?)
Depends~! Most of the time I let them decide whatever they want to do, I'm not really picky. Sometimes, when they ask me, I'll tell them some random idea~! Otherwise it's just whatever~! They do a beautiful job on all their pieces, even if it's not what I was initially thinking, and thus I normally never complain~!
2. Does the artist live-streaming the commission increase it's desirability to you? If an artist had slots available for a commission that would be done in a livestream, versus ones done in the traditional "off-camera" way, are the streamed commissions more intriguing to you? Would you purchase a commission during a stream that you otherwise wouldn't have considered?
I don't purchase commissions via stream, ever. I do enjoy going to streams at which they do my commission, however! I don't have a preference of whether they do it off camera or where I can watch, either.
3. Similar to question 1, do you like to pick out the exact style your art is done in, or are you ok with more randomized results? For example, if an artist could do drawings as speedpaints, realism, clean, stylized - a variety of styles - would you like to choose a specific style for your commission, or would you rather have the artist pick whichever they're 'feeling' for your character?
Personally I enjoy picking, if they offer me the option! If not, I don't want to bother and thus I let them do what they want~! However, most of the time they have a roundabout style, anyways.
4. For very stylized characters, how much are you willing to compromise? For example if you had a character that was always drawn in a consistent exaggerated way (overly skinny, furry, or disproportionate to the species, as an example) and you commissioned a more realistic artist, do you expect all those stylizations to be kept, even if they don't translate well? Or are you willing to let more wild aspects of the character's design be neutralized? Is keeping the consistent style of your character a must-have for you, or do you like seeing how artists choose to represent your character?
It depends on my character. Bobette, who is my false-fursona, is completely unrealistic. He has absolutely no shading, no paws, and no bumps on his face. If I were to order art and they took that away, it wouldn't be the same. However, if it were someone like Narayne, who is thinner than most anything, I wouldn't mind whatsoever if they drew her like a normal animal. It just depends.
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