OliSnowpaw
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https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ursusarctos Usus is an author, and will reach out to artists to get them to illustrate his works. This can be pretty intimidating, as it is a large project and may seem overwhelming. My experience with this commissioner was fantastic! He not only was very patient, but provided quick and concise feedback. Approval sketches were sent, and anything that needed adjustment was addressed in a polite and understanding way. He took my advice on composition as an artist, which is something that was greatly appreciated! Payment was a large sum, and was delivered promptly! He even offered to send me a physical copy of the book with my work in it- I declined, because as a parent I am wary of having such physical medium hanging around- but I imagine it is something that other artists would cherish. If you get the opportunity to work with this guy I really can not recommend him enough!
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I recently completed a very large project for an excellent client, and I wanted to leave a positive review for them for other artists to see. It can be incredibly intimidating when taking on large projects if you're unfamiliar with a buyer, so I was hoping to offer some assurance to any future artist they may commission. Would it be possible to add a form for that somewhere- or did I just miss it?
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I am so sorry to see this, I really hope this doesn't tarnish your views on the fandom. Kellion here is the exception, not the rule. 😞 Hopefully some of the people who bought into this without knowing what was going on will commission (and generously tip) you in the future to make up for it.
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I am SO sorry to hear that people are doing this sort of thing, especially during the Holiday season. I really hope things turn around for you and that you're able to pull through! Thanks for submitting this so others can be wary, it's really appreciated.
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To be honest, I don't consider my work that expensive. She ordered 2 pre-poses, at $50/each, plus alternate versions for $25/each- for a total of $150 for what is essentially 4 cell shaded pieces. From what I gather- She orders art that she can't pay for, and then when it comes time to pay she creates reasons that she can not. I suspect her 'elaborate' stories are an attempt to get the artist to pity her enough into just giving her the work.
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Thank you for your prompt responses and posting of this. I truly hope that this helps other artists avoid getting jerked around by this person.
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On 10/24/21 Valdis inquired about getting a pre-pose from me, which is something I usually only offer for my in-stream participants or to my discord users who may not be able to attend a stream. I specifically informed her to only contact me with her information once she was cleared to pay for the item. https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44295921/ When she noted me I assumed she was in good standing and able to pay for the artwork, as agreed. Our discussion was then moved to discord. I provided her with regular WIPs. There was some confusion as to the pricing for the pieces (Although on the submission it is clearly stated that I was not providing both versions of the work for an extra $5). She then asked to add more artwork to the queue, while still not paying for her original pieces. I explained I would not do more art for her until the current works were paid for. She then ghosted me for the weekend, and communications moved back to FA as she claimed she was unable to access her discord. I sent her a warming, after seeing that she had tried to purchase characters for $200 from xBlueAshesx. Usually, I would have stopped working on her commissions at this point. However, at the same time, there was an unexpected death in the family. Work provided me an escape, something to focus on other than my grief for a little while. When Valdis responded, she tried to blame everything on Paypal, as well as having been mistreated by other artists in the past. I was informed that Valdis was attempting to purchase another character, this one for $300 at this point. After which point I contacted Valdis to let her know that I had seen her behavior - She responds, once again trying to garner sympathy by claiming she has no family. Sick of the attempts at gaslighting and manipulation, I inform her the only way to recover from her actions is to pay for the work she ordered. Here is the work completed, for verification purposes. The other person she ordered artwork for did pay for her portion of the artwork. I am including it here, though, to show that the work was completed and Valdis should have paid for it. Last contact with the client on Nov 6th
