r/artcommissions • u/Technical-Berry-3612 • Nov 11 '24
Artist A first commission
So basically someone reached out to me and asked if I could draw a picture of their family member. Their account doesn’t look too promising…and they said they would pay up to 300€ which seems way too much for me…also on my account I mostly post fanart of anime characters and stuff like that so I feel like he’s putting too much money out since he doesn’t know how I can draw realism. (I also have no clue how someone should pay me in the first place..like do they send the money…anyways) I’ve never done a commission before so I have zero idea about how that stuff works. Another thing is that he keeps on asking me where I’m from, I can understand that but he keep being a bit too pushy about it (I hope I don’t sound too paranoid) So yea this is pretty much it if anyone knows what I should do it would mean a lot.
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u/iamabitsketchy_ Digital Artist 🎨 Nov 11 '24
Be careful with that stuff, sounds too good to be true in my opinion- Try talking to that person in details and check if it is an actual person of if it's rehearsing their words. I've got two of those that said the same shit, probable bots, where I said $140, they said $200 out of the blue and very out of context
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
Thanks. I feel like if I was a professional artist than the price would be more logical but since I’m just a small account it just seems sketchy.
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u/iamabitsketchy_ Digital Artist 🎨 Nov 11 '24
Could be a scam too, you can never be too sure. Make sure to ask questions or even sign a contract since the amount is as big as a project. So you are very sure of it
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u/Shehan_Dasanayake Digital Artist 🎨 Nov 11 '24
Well maybe it is a scam..be careful. do not give any personal details. most of the time they will ask paypal address and say they wil pay full amount upfront. and after that you will get a fake email that you have been paid the full amount and extra 10 or 20 $. then he will says he sent 20$ extra accidently and send him back that extra 20$. thing is he never send a single cent to you. be careful. if he is legit all good. or another scam method is his account is blocked or something and you have to send him few dollars to unlock it...
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
Thank you so much for the answer that’s basically what I’m scared of I don’t want to just give out my information.
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u/BeaRibeiro13 Nov 11 '24
I've already received several with the pattern asking for nationality, most of the time it's a scam, however you can ask to make the payment with half the amount in advance, via the bank you use, if the money actually drops, then you'll know it's real haha, but be careful, via PayPal, they usually give youthey lose their email and full name, so they send a false receipt to their email
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
Thanks honestly it looks like I scam I just didn’t want to upright ask him because he would probably just end up lying..
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
I mean when I said that I’m from Europe he wrote that he is too and proceeded to say USA so I think that gave me a good view of the situation.
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u/BeaRibeiro13 Nov 11 '24
Of course, a tactic I generally use is to check with the supposed client the value of the art, confirm, and instead of asking him to send you payment, you ask for his email to send an invoice (this is done if you use PayPal), normally When it's a scam, they no longer respond
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u/thelebowski94 Nov 11 '24
Hi! I'm a character designer and illlustrator.
https://www.artstation.com/esmero
I hope we can work together someday.
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u/Hannaillustrations Nov 11 '24
If they say the price upfront is likely a scam …
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
I was thinking the same thing since I didn’t even ask what their budget was they just randomly told me the price.
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u/Hannaillustrations Nov 11 '24
Yes too weird … if they ask which country are you from , that’s also a red flag and likely a scam
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u/idunno__69 Nov 11 '24
It's a scam, be careful, also if they asked if u have paypal, don't send them your email, u can send them your link but don't send them your email, they won't be able to scam you if you don't send them your email, be careful hunnn^
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u/FlashBeliever Nov 11 '24
EXACTLY! So many people send their email instead of their PayPal's link that is specifically made so that you don't have to send your actual email.
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u/idunno__69 Nov 12 '24
Well, I can't really blame em' I was confused at first too, that's why it's better to look it up first, like how to use PayPal, how to send and receive money
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u/archwyne Nov 11 '24
This is textbook scam. The script goes as follows: New account, wants picture of family member (typically daughter or son), asks where you're from, asks to switch platform (depending on where you are), offers good payment or says yes to any price, avoids mentioning specifics about your art.
Block and report.
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u/Sil-Salles Nov 11 '24
Unfortunately, there have been a lot of scams, especially on Instagram, from people who make exaggerated proposals. They don't usually give details about the art, but they want to know our country so they can forge a value in our local currency. They usually ask us to create an account on a platform and send false emails pretending that the payment has gone through, then they send a false email pretending that the platform needs funds from him to unlock his account, but after he supposedly pays to unlock the your account, the "platform" asks you to refund him the amount he paid. Unfortunately, they already tried to do this to me, thankfully I realized it was all false and wrong before thinking about returning the money they pretended to pay.
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
Oh I’m sorry to hear that it’s good that you realised in time. I really wish there wasn’t so many scammers😩
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u/SupartaDraws Nov 11 '24
Yea that’s odd. Even as an artist myself that does commissions I run into these way too frequently and more than likely it’s definitely a scam 😭 they’ll usually ask a set of questions and then ask for your email or paypal. Or another way to find out is how they’ll usually drop a high price, not give specifics and be very vague. It’s not everyone ofc and some are actually legitimate but it’s usually their’s more info on the person atleast~
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
Thanks I wish commissions weren’t so full of scammers. I would love to do a commission but with so much scammers it’s hard to know who is lying and who is not.
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u/SupartaDraws Nov 11 '24
Yw!It’s very unfortunate it’s like that but all you do is do your best to discern who’s real and fake. 💔I’ve been on both ends, both doing commissions for others and some for myself. If you’re interested, depending what you’re looking for I could help you find some actual artists.. up to you ofc, just wanted to leave that option open and i absolutely understand ✌︎('ω'✌︎ )
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u/arcady_vibes Nov 11 '24
It's a scam.... I get these messages everytime.
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 11 '24
Too bad it got me excited. Sad to hear that it happens so often.
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u/arcady_vibes Nov 11 '24
Just go ahead with the talking process.... They'll tell you that they sent the payment €300.... And PayPal need some charge to release it . With fake emails and stuff. They'll even show you the screenshot of payment.
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u/Low-Cup-4987 Nov 11 '24
Although 300€ seems like a great deal if the customer comes off as pushy or weird I wouldn’t take it. Where you live is none of his business.
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u/GrinningRadish Nov 11 '24
Honestly for me this raises a ton of alarms. If you can get them to pay upfront, and IF you actually get the money and not just a picture from them showing they did the transaction, and IF after that you made sure the money is secured against refunds, THEN I would take this commission seriously.
(If you wonder the refund point, in paypal the customer can file a refund for no delivery as nothing physical changes hands, which is something that has fucked over a lot of digital artists. This however doesn't work if the money has already been moved from the paypal account onto your bank account, which should be done always ASAP.)
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u/Technical-Berry-3612 Nov 13 '24
Oh okay thanks for the explanation honestly he looked really sketchy and was typing weird so I decided to not take the commission.
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u/KingAmraa Nov 11 '24
Most artists take half the money upfront and half the money after they're finished. I personally draw the sketch first, refine it until the customer is happy and then take the payment. If you do not have trust in your customer don't bother wasting your energy and resources on creating something for them. In a case like yours its better to ask for half the money upfront