MaverickTarot

17 hours ago, James said:

Since when is someone having poor file management the client's problem?  Yes, they should overpaint it.  And fix the lineart while they're at it, because it's not near the same quality as the examples.  Your markings weren't even done neatly on the tail when the complex markings on the leopard look lovely.

I'm just baffled by this.  "Pick what parts are important"  The ref sheet has it right there.  I'm literally half blind and visually impaired and see what's wrong.

Every once in a while we get a submission that just leaves me completely thrown for a loop, and this is one of them.

I was trying so hard to stay professional toward them. I had to walk away from my computer and take a few deep breaths when I was told to pick what was important. It was so ridiculous. 

12 hours ago, bimshwel said:

oh nuts I have bought from people like that, some of them with substantial followings.  I absolutely believe the file deletion, if it occurred, was a control tactic; you are supposed to get that news and think "oh gee them's the breaks!"  and if any fixes occur they are shoddy and leave the piece worse than before.

I hate to suggest this but I strongly advise tipping someone you haven't bought from before until after they do the work, and also not to pay any surprise charges without a full and satisfactory explanation.

Yeah my intuition was telling me something was up and I stupidly ignored it. I’m an artist myself and so I like to tip other artists but learned the hard way this time that not everyone has your best interests in mind.