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So around last year September 1st 2021, I commissioned JayNator1 on picarto, I got my first commission seeing they were more then happy to at the time I commissioned another! That was almost a year ago, since then i tried contacting them, they always gave a new story, which I do understand things don't always go the way we want! But going radio silent and deleting comments was not a good sign. Spite that I gave them room to deal with their life issues. I get it some people need a break, but this has been almost a year of "hey sorry I'm sick" I want to believe they didn't intend to scam me, but this is not reasonable . So now i see them on twitter, and they saw my message two days ago with no reply. I'm assuming the worse. As why I was commenting on their page? They didn't respond for months to the note.

September 11, 2022 I reached out to the artist inquiring about a commission to be done by the end of September (biceptember theme). We eventually agreed to a 2 character, shaded, full body commission for $105. September 12-14 At the time, I was working nights so spent most of the daytime sleeping but noticed that the artist started to become pushy for the details. I ended up getting the details to them on the morning of Sep 14 after work. I noticed the price was increased to $120 but let it go thinking maybe the descriptions made it more intricate. I sent in the payment at this time and they confirmed receipt. At this point I let the artist be to focus on their work. September 30, 2022 I reached out to the artist to inquire about the status of the commission as September was almost over. I got no reply until October 18 and was taken aback that they apparently didn't realize I had a commission with them. I corrected them that I had already paid, and noted this as a major red flag, especially the note about needing money. December 18, 2022 I reached out again, growing frustrated that this artist was making no effort to update me on status. I received additional excuses. While I am lenient on extenuating circumstances, the artist never took the initiative to notify me. It was always me reaching out because of long periods of silence. January 26, 2023 The straw that broke the camel's back was when I saw the artist open slots for YCH, which they apparently filled out. I immediately messaged them, wondering what was going on with my commission. At this point I was alerted to this artist being a scammer from mutuals and fellow commissioners and I immediately requested a refund. February 4, 2023 Receiving no reply, I issued my ultimatum. Unfortunately, at this point I realized I sent the money on PayPal using thr "friends and family" feature on accident, rendering unable to charge back. It is now March 12 and I have gotten zero replies back. The artist posts occasionally on their Twitter, completely ignoring my DMs. I may have to chalk this up to a loss of the almost $130 total. Again, I am very lenient when it comes to extenuating circumstances but I expect the artist to keep me updated. This is a business transaction, and one that has already been paid. I have had other artists in similar situations and they kept me up to date and even issued full refunds when they couldn't finish the piece. In this case I have not received even a WIP, and only excuses. I urge any potential commissioners to avoid this artist.

original: https://artists-beware.livejournal.com/657806.html Alright, so, last summer somewhere around June/July of 2012, I started a fursuit trade with the user "KazeTorashi", also known as "LigercraftSuits" on FurAffinity. Things had been going well. She was always very polite and wonderful to talk to and quick to reply to any questions I had. The tail had been completed on July 23rd and can be seen here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8483241/ The initial deadline was to be September 19, on which day the suit should have been completed, already shipped, and in my posession as a birthday gift for myself. On September 5th, the paws to my suit and a picture of the foam base were posted. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8799803/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8800015/ This Sept. 19th deadline was missed, but I didn't mind too much seeing as she had other things on her plate that people had paid for that she had to to first and there was enough done on my fursuit for me to rest easy. There were a few more "deadlines" floating around after that, but they were all missed as well. I sat tight for the next update, and sure enough on January 4th of this year the pictures of my full partial had been posted. Hooray! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9615896/ I don't remember the exact date but not too long after that was posted up I got into a Skype conversation where we discussed shipping prices. It was decided that I would pay for shipping on the Thera partial and she would pay for shipping on my end of this trade, a black husky partial. She gave me a quote of 13$ and a few days after the Skype chat on January 17th I sent her 16$ to make sure it would cover any and all fees or extra charges. I wanted to be sure she had everything she needed of course! Screencap of the payment: http://i.imgur.com/EtZI1Nz.png On January 22nd I got my stuff together and mailed out my end of the trade. Receipt: http://i.imgur.com/aVxBWQR.jpg According to the tracking number and Canada Post website the suit arrived at the address I was given on January 28th. http://i.imgur.com/KuFmoZl.png On February 11th I asked for an update on their end of the trade via note on FA, which can be seen here: http://i.imgur.com/pnkdLRk.png That note, along with the one where I told her my end had been shipped, still haven't been read. Now I don't want to seem impatient here, but I'm starting to get a little frustrated. I have had NO contact with KazeTorashi since our Skype chat ~2 months ago and since then I've sent her a note, page shouts, an e-mail, another note to one of her roomates, and got a friend of mine with her cell number to send her a text. Still no replies at all to any of these attempts. http://imgur.com/a/cKKuK Now, I'm an EXTREMELY patient person when it comes to things like this, and I don't like pestering people, and I certainly don't want to bother or annoy the suit maker as she's always been the sweetest girl ever to deal with and I wish her the best in life and her fursuit endeavors, but I'm also not very pleased with how she's been handling this situation. The most important thing when you're running a business if to make yourself available to the people you're working with so that at least they know whether or not there's an issue. I've simply been stranded in the dust here with no idea as to what's going on with my suit and now I'm feeling like I have lost 52$ AND my black husky fursuit AND my Thera partial all at once. I'm really hoping for the best and for her to pull through on this, and it hasn't been TOO long since I last saw her around(she posted a journal on the 29th of January saying things would be shipped on her next day off work), but since she owes me my suit and some shipping money(which I don't mind letting go of if I get my fursuit!) and hasn't been in contact at all, it makes me worry that something might be wrong. At the same time I'm trying to be patient and remain calm about all this, but it's coming up on one whole month since the last time she's been active *anywhere* online and it's very worrisome behaviour. Hopefully I hear something from her soon, because her work is amazing and so is she, and I'd really hate to see something happen to her as she's a brilliant artist in many ways and deserves the best out of this fandom in my opinion.

This started on discord where I ask if I can get a 2 piece commission from 1 of there post in a artist community discord. (their original post on discord has been deleted) * I post my 2 Character REFs in-between theses * Paypal transactions: Screencap taken on 7/28/2022 of my commission on their Trello: -Kev0855: Paid / Sketch in progress I ask for there Trello to keep up to date with there progress without bugging them too much. (I tend to bug people/Artist with questions a lot) We talk about some IRL things between these 2 caps of our DMS* This was my 1 and only draft of the commission that I've got so far and this is about 3-4 months into this commission 4/28/21-7/28/21 I'm very patient with people and I knew they had commissions ahead of me from there Trello but I don't hear from them till 7/28/22 ( 1 year later ) during this year gap, I went through IRL issues so I wasn't always online. So I didn't reach out during this time till I got settled down and was able to check-in on things. Never got any updates or messages from them either during this gap year. At this point I started to ask around to friends and other artist in the community about this delay and lack of communication from this artist without saying who they were just incase they were going Real IRL Issues. Most people said I should say something to the discord Higher-ups(Admins/Mods) about this ongoing issues. On 7/28/22 I try to press on what's happening and why it was taking so long. I try to give them a out by offering to just drop the whole 2 piece commission and just doing a refund so that its 1 less commission to have to deal with. I figured that they might have taken on more commissions then what they could handle at this point and I was trying to lessen there load. They reverse the choice back to me and letting me know of a IRL issues. I figured that with the IRL issues and that it didn't seem to be that much of issue doing my 2 piece commission that i would ask how long would they think they need to finish. They said that they hope to have ALL the YCHs done in 2 weeks time starting from that next Sunday (7/31/22) 2 weeks later being Sunday (8/14/22). This is being the 1st IRL issues delay. I wait 2 weeks and poke them again to see what's happening. On 8/14/22, They let me know that they plan on finishing all their YCHs by the end of August and that my commission was next in queue. They offer a apologue on the delay and a choice between a refund or again offering a extra small piece added to the commission. I didn't want to put more work on there plate and I just wanted to have the art finished and 1 more thing of there plate. This is being the 2nd IRL issues delay. For a month I gave a little *poke* here and there to see how things are going and to see if they have any updates on what's happening since there Trello hasn't been update since July 8th 2022. On 9/4/22 they update me after me asking that 1st piece needs the shading done and starting colors on the 2nd piece. They reminded me that I got 2 commissions, At the time I was taken back by that statement but I ignore it cause I just wanted by 2 Piece commission that I've been waiting for over a year now done. On 9/26/22 they let me know about another IRL Issue that delayed them from reaching out to me about what's happening and from any progress on any commissions. They claim to have called out of work to go home and finish my Commission that night. They Again Apologies for the delay/issues. My DM on 10/22/22 was made to let them know that I knew that they went to TwitchCon cause they had it as their Discord Status before and during TwitchCon. This last cap is the last of the DMs at this time 12/19/22 8am. There are 4 months worth of DMs in 1 screencap and more IRL issues.

I came across SpiritOfStars's YCH through someone else I Watch on DA and have commissioned before, I had a bit of extra money and it looked like a nice style so I commented on the YCH letting them know I'd be sending a note. I sent the note that day, 20th of August 2021, and things progressed quickly after that. Note: All communication was via deviantart Notes, and the reading order is from bottom to top. I was also added to her queue on the original post. Things started off well; I received and paid the invoice on the 23rd/24th of August 2021 and at the same time I received a lined WIP. A few months later, in December, I was organising my folders of commissioned art and realised I only had this WIP, I had it in my head that this was already finished so I went looking through my notes for the link, and upon finding none I sent a note asking after it. Spirit replied pretty quickly with an update on the progress. I apologised for my mistake and was happy with this update. A bit over a month later on the 30th of January 2022, I decided to check in again. Once again I got a fast response, though this time I was advised that she had injured her finger, which had/would cause delays. While I wish she had reached out about this herself rather than me having to ask, I wasn't too bothered and was happy to wait as so far she was really responsive whenever I reached out (something I mentioned to her). I requested a pic of the updated WIP though, as I had just discovered this site and thought it best to make sure I wasn't being fobbed off. A couple days later I hadn't heard back yet so I sent another message just in case she had forgotten. A few days later I got a response with the new WIP. I was really happy to get this response and this WIP, little did I know this was to be the last message I ever received from her. I sent my response thanking her for the update, but to this day it remains unread. In March I sent a message checking in, but it was not responded to, though it shows as Read. I followed up again in April, this note was Read as well, asking if she preferred a different contact method, since I figured maybe she just wasn't logging in to dA much anymore (I had not noticed that the Notes were Read until prepping for this Beware). I didn't send another Note until this month (September 2022), but in the mean time I continued to see artists I follow posting Patreon rewards for SpiritOfStars, meaning she was clearly active online in some capacity, which made me feel ignored and was very frustrating. (I am not including screenshots because these artist's do not deserve their names associated with a Beware in any way). My next Note I decided to send a more harsh message conveying my frustration and requesting a response. This of course remains Unread. With no communication and it being over a year since the original commission, I sent one last message an hour ago (1/10/2022) letting them know I was making this Beware, and then set to work on it. I'm really sad that I had to do this, as again since it wasn't THAT expensive (even if I do always get fucked by the conversion rate to USD) I don't mind waiting if someone is having trouble, but all I ask is for is to be TOLD about delays and have my messages responded to. Quick note: The early parts are my fault as I forgot about the comm for a little while and so did not follow up for some time, and thus missed the PayPal chargeback window. That said I probably wouldn't have used it or threatened it as I don't want to cause that kind of harm to the artist. I even held off on this beware for a long time because I really wanted to resolve things, as this artist is clearly a Patreon of a lot of artists I know and I didn't want to make things awkward with them. That said, enough is enough.

Greetings! I'm here to inform you about this client and the ordeal that I had to endure since the last week. Honestly, it all started pretty good actually. The 4th of April I got contacted by this person saying that he had the idea of commissioning me a couple of OC's of its own (since he kept saying that he was a writer and that he wrote stories, fan fictions and so on) and I was like "Sure, tell me the details!". And everything went pretty smooth, he always payed me what I asked for and never complained. However, the big problems started to happened the 8th of July, Friday of last week. After waking up, I find three emails from PayPal, in which all of them says that the buyer has opened a claim against me because of unauthorized transactions made. Honestly speaking, I was baffled. Like, why in the first place? Also who was the one responsible for all of this? After tracking down who could've possibly be, I ended up finding the curlprit. Then I decided to confront him, ask him why he did such a thing, but to no avail. What he kept saying over and over like a broken record, was like "I didn't do it. My bank did it" or instead "PayPal did it, it wasn't my fault". Now, I might not be an expert on how PayPal works and neither how the Banks do, but I'm pretty sure that neither of the two without an explicit request from the one who sent the money, does everything automatically. PayPal definitely doesn't do it, and the Bank the least they can do is calling you if they see high transactions, but in here we were talking about 50/100€ at best. Every month. Then, afterwards, he contacted me saying the following After this, he blocked me. If the truth is on his side, then he wouldn't have blocked me, right? So honestly, I really don't get it. Afterwards I tried to reach him even on DeviantArt, since there I was still not blocked from him because I actually talked with the PayPal customer service myself. In the end they told me what I already knew: and that it was him who did everything on his end. And so far, he kept lying to my face. The sad part is that I'm not the only one who got this "little problem" with him. Many other artists had the same ordeal with him. I'll share afterwards the claims that he did (choosing even the wrong dates because he surely did everything so fast, in a blink of an eye, that he didn't even sat through everything and thought if the amount and date were exactly those - apologies in advance if you see another language) (For context, "Denaro ricevuto" translated is "Money Received") And the fact that the dates doesn't even match to begin with (aside from the first one, which the only wrong thing is the amount that he declared. He gave me 50€, but instead he wanted 56€ back, for some reason) (again, all three of them shows the "Money Received" word, translated from Italian) I'll also share some snippets of our conversation where, after I completed the render, I uploaded it and sent it to him. And he of course, received it. See it for yourself, all three of the claims. First one Second: (this one here was mostly a variation of the third one that I'll share in a bit) Third one: Proof of being blocked To this day, so far the problem hasn't been solved (and also currently, the claims got processed and now I'm wait for PayPal to actually talk with the bank of the client. Sadly, it will take approximatively 75 days to get an answer) and when it will, I'm afraid that this person will try again in getting his money back. I made assumptions as to why he did this, but really, I can't even believe it. Like I said, also another artist right now is undergoing the same treatment as I'm experiencing. Thank you for your attention.

thornwolf Sep. 1st, 2011 10:21 am (local) Leopardhound 1. Name of the person you recommend: Leopardhound 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/leopardhound/ 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: Beginning of August 4. Details: I had been interested in one of her "chibi" drawings for awhile but she was closed, so she asked me if I wanted to be waitlisted. She contacted me a month later and asked if I was still interested, so she said I only had to pay once a sketch was completed (and by sketch, her sketches look like a finished piece, wow!). My anniversary with my boyfriend was in a week and I asked her if it was at all possible for her to finish it before then, that I'd happily pay extra for the rush. She said it was not necessary (I did anyways, cuz..yeah that's like NO notice) and that she could complete it in time. Not only did she complete it in time but she did an EXCELLENT job and I'm very happy with the outcome: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6335925 celestinaketzia Sep. 1st, 2011 10:23 am (local) Artist - Amalara 1. Amalara 2. http://amalara.deviantart.com/ 3. About... a week ago? 4. I commissioned her for two headshot sketch commissions. I sent payment and the commissions were completed within 48 hours! They are beautiful, and she is a wonderful person to work with. http://amalara.deviantart.com/art/COMM-Aire-255179732?q=gallery%3Aamalara&qo=2 http://amalara.deviantart.com/art/COMM-Rosellia-255179608?q=gallery%3Aamalara&qo=3 mmyesidosay Sep. 1st, 2011 01:45 pm (local) Re: Artist - Amalara Just wanted to say I had the same experience with commissioning Amalara. She was very pleasant, talented, and fast. http://amalara.deviantart.com/gallery/32231284#/d46suav (Sorry if this isn't allowed, figured since it was the same artist, I shouldn't post a separate comment? :X) oceandezignz Sep. 2nd, 2011 02:10 am (local) Re: Artist - Amalara Put this one in as a thirded on Amalara. Wonderful, quick artist to work with who knows their stuff! I purchased from her a gift-sketch for my friend J.L and she was through the moon with it. I was too, she got the character down well, and did I mention quick? I was told the next day, but got it like half a beat later the same day pretty much! The comm: http://amalara.deviantart.com/art/COMM-Laz-255521155 kalika_tybera Sep. 1st, 2011 10:47 am (local) Painted Dog NAME: Painted Dog LINK: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/painteddog TIME: Commissioned in August 2011. WHAT: Commissioned a wedding caketopper sculpture. DETAILS: Painted Dog was excellent to work with. She worked quickly and produced a great quality sculpture even with the tight deadline date. She was very easy to communicate with and professional and I would recommend her anyone looking for a lovely sculpted commission. alex_dachshund Sep. 1st, 2011 02:58 pm (local) Re: Painted Dog Commissioned her as well for a derp sculpture (http://www.furaffinity.net/full/5306000/) and I was very pleased with how mine came out, despite her leaving out my wristband by accident. Will definitely commission again! Love her work! poizenkat Sep. 1st, 2011 11:11 am (local) Corriezodori 1. Corrie 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/corriezodori 3. beginning of august 4. I commission Corrie quite often. She is an amazing and talented artist and does not continue without approval. She prefers to do her more complicated commissions live so that she could get fast feedback. It's always a pleasure working with her and i very highly recommend commissioning her for things like references and comics along with the usual stuff. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6351301/ I threw her some concepts and she came up with the outfits AND the character's design as well http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6291937 poizenkat Sep. 1st, 2011 11:18 am (local) Killercupcakes 1. KC 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/killercupcakes 3. Beginning of august 4. I commisioned them for a nice reference of Blue, the pitbull mix. I gave them a detailed description of Blue's bodytype, hairstyle, personality, etc. and they did a wonderful job and portrayed Blue perfectly! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6403258 I was updated constantly with more sketches to approve and KC did a beautiful job on it! I'd also commissioned them earlier for a tag/badge of Li-Li http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6273824/ It was done very fast and i was emailed a sketch to approve, which was very nice since most artists dont do that for something so small teacup_werewolf Sep. 1st, 2011 11:25 am (local) Zooni 1. Zooni 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zooni/ 3. I want to say three days from order to finish 4. My icon is the commission, it was fast, courteous and the icon looks quirky and awesome. She is a great person to commission if you have more human characters since she does those wonderfully. poizenkat Sep. 1st, 2011 11:37 am (local) Stubbz and Ska 1. Brooke and Charley 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/stubbz/ http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ska 3. august 28th done two days later! 4. I commissioned them for couples icons for me and my partner and was contacted right away with a sketch for approval by charley. literally less than an hour after I sent payment! I was constantly updated by Brooke with the lines and colors! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6408758/ 0acorn0 Sep. 1st, 2011 12:11 pm (local) 1. Dipper 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/dipper 3. I'm still doing business with her 4. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5526440/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6147018/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6359627/ Great person, amazingly talented, and very affordable latiro Sep. 1st, 2011 02:09 pm (local) seconding Dipper here. She's very awesome to work with celestinaketzia Sep. 1st, 2011 03:25 pm (local) Thirding Dipper. She did two beautiful commissions for my fiance and I. 0acorn0 Sep. 1st, 2011 12:13 pm (local) 1. Soraroni 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/soraroni 3. Still doing business with her. 4. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5978521/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5978527/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5978530/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5978536/ Very quick, very cute art, but she really undercharges herself. 0acorn0 Sep. 1st, 2011 12:15 pm (local) 1. Skulldog 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/skulldog 3. February 2011 4. Icon set (that wasn't posted by the artist). Was affordable and extremely timely and the expected quality. drone_dragon Sep. 1st, 2011 02:25 pm (local) Seconding Skulldog! She's ultimately awesome all around! poizenkat Sep. 2nd, 2011 07:43 am (local) Oh yes! Skulldog is always a pleasure to work with! 0acorn0 Sep. 1st, 2011 12:16 pm (local) 1. Unnie 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/unnie 3. About a month ago. 4. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6226309 Great quality and very timely, undercharges themself alot. celestinaketzia Sep. 1st, 2011 01:17 pm (local) I second Unnie. 0acorn0 Sep. 1st, 2011 12:18 pm (local) 1. Pirate-cashoo 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/pirate-cashoo 3. A few months ago 4. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5861479/ Exceptional quality for the price, I feel that she undercharges herself. Such beautiful work, and very timely. 0acorn0 Sep. 1st, 2011 12:20 pm (local) Now for some who've bought from me: 1. Xetsa 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/xetsa 3. She's a repeat commissioner, so business is ongoing 4. Always great with communication, pays right on time, and is a constant sweetheart. 0acorn0 Sep. 1st, 2011 12:22 pm (local) 1. Chloe.hydraconis 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/chloe.hydraconis 3. Past two weeks 4. Paid on time, has great communication and is easy to work with. Bought an icon and a sketch. latiro Sep. 1st, 2011 02:15 pm (local) Razzek 1. Razzek 2. http://www.furpaws.net/user/razzek/ / http://razzek.deviantart.com/ 3. since 3 months ago (last one I got was done in July 28) 4. she's very easy to communicate, has a very fast commission turnaround, and really easy to work with. Here's the two sketches I've got from her http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6388115/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6388079/ snowhawk Sep. 1st, 2011 02:37 pm (local) Drake/centaurdg 1. Name of the person you recommend (please also put this in the subject of your comment): Drake (centaurdg on FA) 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/centaurdg 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: Aug 27-29, 2011, two previous commissions from mid-August 2010 4. Details (Here's where you tell us why they are so awesome! What made the transaction go so well? Perhaps link to the art or suit you bought/sold if you feel like sharing. Please mark NSFW if the subject matter is adult!!): Drake is one of my favorite customers. He's pleasant, has awesome characters that are a joy to draw, is very communicative, and very prompt with payment. I have always enjoyed working with him. (Art done: 1 (side-boob), 2 (boobs), 3 (MLP-themed)) alex_dachshund Sep. 1st, 2011 02:47 pm (local) Champ 1. Champ 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/champ / http://captainted.deviantart.com/ 3. August 21 4. Commissioned Champ for a connecting tailwag icon set for me and my mate. Paid him August 21 and it was finished the next day! LOVE how it came out. He is actually a close buddy of mine and he is a very nice person to do business with! I also commissioned him several times in the past as well! Current icon was recently done by him. Connecting icon set: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6367248 latiro Sep. 1st, 2011 05:47 pm (local) Re: Champ seconded Champ alex_dachshund Sep. 1st, 2011 02:49 pm (local) TaviMunk 1. TaviMunk 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/tavimunk 3. Sometime in mid August. 4. I've always wanted one of Tavi's adorable babyfur badges and I decided to commission him for one! Took a while to finish it but I love how it came out in the end! It came out far better than I imagined and Tavi is an awesome guy to do business with and he occassionally streams his commissions! My badge: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/6279730/ alex_dachshund Sep. 1st, 2011 02:52 pm (local) Jinxsis 1. Jinxsis 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/jinxsis 3. Sometime in mid August. 4. Commissioned her for a tailwag charm and it was done relatively fast! Very cheap and affordable prices! I'm still waiting on the charm to arrive though, but other than that I am very happy with how it came out! My charm: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/6353098/ alex_dachshund Sep. 1st, 2011 02:55 pm (local) Falvie 1. Falvie 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/falvie 3. Sometime in late August. 4. Commissioned her for a feral simple shading picture of my fursona. It took a while to finish, and she had accidentally left out important details like my famous black necktie and wristband ? but other than that I am very happy with how it came out. The texture is a great touch! Will definitely commission her again! Finished picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/6394390/ thistlewolf Sep. 1st, 2011 03:22 pm (local) Wolfyu 1. Name of the person you recommend (please also put this in the subject of your comment): Wolfyu 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wolfyu/ 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: Within the past two weeks. 4. Details: Commissioned one of her headshots ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6289692 / http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6382278 ) and it's absolutely lovely. ? High quality, quick turnaround, AND she sent them out, despite an already bargain price. She's quick to respond, friendly, and professional as well. starcharmer Sep. 3rd, 2011 08:20 pm (local) Re: Wolfyu Seconding everything you said about Wolfyu. I commissioned a headshot as well [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6382278]. It turned out beautifully, she shipped it to me without charging extra for shipping [I sent extra anyway as a thank you]. It was done really fast at a very low price for the high quality. Professional and awesome, she really paid attention to the refs I gave her. cappucola Sep. 1st, 2011 04:10 pm (local) 1. Gibbons 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gibbons 3. mid august 4. quick to respond and and great quality work. Also very polite! here is what I purchased: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6202244/ (Deleted comment) mazzbest burd Sep. 1st, 2011 07:32 pm (local) Re: Goregoat on fA I'm not a mod but I'd love to see Etsy and other sites recommended! Link | Reply | Parent | Thread | Delete | Spam | Screen | Freeze | Track This Select: sbneko Sep. 2nd, 2011 04:22 pm (local) Re: Skahlly Seconding Skahlly! zackfig Sep. 1st, 2011 08:07 pm (local) Risu-chan 1. Risu-chan 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/risu-chan/ 3. Between 4 and 2 weeks ago. 4. I purchased a commission for 3 bookmarks, and prior to that, 3 sketches. They came out awesome /)^3^(\ cesarin Sep. 1st, 2011 08:21 pm (local) 1.- Aerokat 2.- http://www.furaffinity.net/user/aerokat 3.- 3 times in the past months, will do it this month again 4.- Ongoing silly comic and a cute cesarin hugging a plushie (see icon) Also bought comics from her during Anthrocon and some bookmarks back in June. demonofdreams Sep. 1st, 2011 09:05 pm (local) Kasai/RéJean 1. Name of the person you recommend: RéJean Dubois 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://kasai.deviantart.com / http://www.signalburst.org/rejean/ 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: February 2011, also in October 2010 4. Details: Commissioned full-body sketches and gave him artistic freedom. He translated the characters extremely well through posing and body language. In addition, the February commission was completed one day after paying him. Polite and prompt in his communication, works down his commission list fairly quickly. Would go back to him once I save up again. Received work: http://kasai.deviantart.com/art/Commissh-Sheyani-183488756 (October 2010) http://kasai.deviantart.com/art/Commissh-Karl-Eisenberg-197957032 (February 2011) demonofdreams Sep. 1st, 2011 09:28 pm (local) Budgie/Seranatra 1. Budgie 2. http://budgie.deviantart.com / http://seranatra.deviantart.com (sketches account) 3. June 2011 4. Commissioned a waist-up sketch with soft colour. He makes sure that he has your permission on what he can and can't change. The commission was worth every bit. He's not doing his full illustration commissions, but his sketches are wonderfully simplistic and amazing all the same. I'll let the art speak for itself, the ref sheet I gave him is in the description. http://seranatra.deviantart.com/art/commission-arcturus17-214823960 squirrelly_kaku Sep. 1st, 2011 10:58 pm (local) VeloxFox (Commissioner) 1. Name of the person you recommend: VeloxFox 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/veloxfox 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: July 2011 4. Details: VeloxFox commissioned me for two pinups of her characters. She is very polite, a courteous customer, prompt with payment, and a treat to work with. One of my favorite customer's have I had to work with to this day. ? squirrelly_kaku Sep. 1st, 2011 11:10 pm (local) Re: VeloxFox (Commissioner) *One of my favorite customers that I have worked with to this day. ? Wow, I chopped up that sentence really bad. Sorry about that. XD; celestinaketzia Sep. 2nd, 2011 09:03 am (local) Re: VeloxFox (Commissioner) Seconding Veloxfox. ? poizenkat Sep. 2nd, 2011 07:48 am (local) Fexazaur 1. Fex 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fexazaur 3. about a month ago-yesterday 4. My friend recommended i commission Fex and I am sooo glad i did! She finished my hoodie fast and asked for feedback quite a few times! Her hoodies are very well made and feel and seem professionally done! Note that i dont have MINE yet, but I've worn my friends hoodie from her and could NOT tell that it was hand made! Absolutely stunning! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6420386 poizenkat Sep. 2nd, 2011 07:51 am (local) 1. Doirn 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/doirn/ 3. very recently 4. I saw Doirn advertise her $5 icons and me and my partner decided to get a couples set! It was done super quickly and we LOVE the outcome! Id highly recommend her and hope to commission her again some time! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6403228/ poizenkat Sep. 2nd, 2011 07:54 am (local) Brindledcashew 1. Almond 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/brindledcashew/ 3. about a week ago? 4. I really LOVE Almond's style! The faces are adorable and its just pretty unique! My friend had commissioned them before and since i LOVED the outcome of her sketchpage i knew i had to get one! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6388389 poizenkat Sep. 2nd, 2011 07:57 am (local) Tamathavega 1. Tamatha 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/tamathavega/ 3. the day before the badge was finished 4. Tamatha was an amazing artist to work with!! My badge was done the day after i sent payment and i got it in the mail SOOO fast after that! Not only that, but her badges are ADORABLE! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6369158 celestinaketzia Sep. 2nd, 2011 11:51 am (local) Commissioner - Werefox 1. Werefox 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/werefox/ 3. Numerous times through the past few months. 4. Werefox is a fabulous commissioner. He is kind, patient, and very lovely to work with. Keep in mind that he is deaf, but is very patient when it comes to working past the communication mixups that sometimes happens. ? fletchprint Sep. 2nd, 2011 12:46 pm (local) 1. Sevalprincess on furaffinity 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sevalprincess (the art I did: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sevalprincess) 3. 4 months ago 4. Sevalprincess was polite and patient throughout the process. It was my first ever commission, so she took a chance on me delivering what she asked for. I did the (admittedly) stupid thing by not requesting payment until after I had given her the art, but she paid the money promptly. selunca Sep. 2nd, 2011 07:45 pm (local) 1. Name of Person: Thornwolf 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/thornwolf/ 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: Begining of august, and late august. 4. Details: I commissioned Thornwolf twice in August, both times she was extremely pleasant and went out of her way to make sure I was satisfied. She even shipped some prints for free because it was my birthday! AWwwwwe!! Shes an amazingly fast worker and the quality you get is just stunning. The arts: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6147092/ (Commissioned begining of august, took like.. less then a week.) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6331275/ (Commissioned end of Aug, took like two days.) Thank you! clockworkshadow Sep. 9th, 2011 02:52 am (local) seconding Thornwolf! I'm intending to reuse my fall icon come october! sovy Sep. 3rd, 2011 01:16 am (local) 1. Name of the person you recommend (please also put this in the subject of your comment): Wyndsong 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wyndsong/ 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: All through August 4. Details: Very quick turn around on all the commissions I got from her. I got three back-to-back-to-back commissions from her in the same amount of time it usually takes for an artist to send me a sketch for approval. rileycostello Sep. 3rd, 2011 11:10 am (local) Commissioner: RainOubliette 1. Name of the person you recommend (please also put this in the subject of your comment): RainOubliette 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rainoubliette/ 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: About a month or so ago 4. Details: She commissioned me for a 8.5x11 mixed media piece. (finished product: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6125307 ) She was AMAZING to work with, one of my favorite commissioners EVER. She is super pleasant, prompt with payment, very easy-going and is just all around awesome. rileycostello Sep. 3rd, 2011 11:11 am (local) Commissioner: Anbessa 1. Name of the person you recommend (please also put this in the subject of your comment): Anbessa 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/anbessa/ 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: About a month or so ago 4. Details: Anbessa commissioned me for a 5x7 mixed media piece. Very easygoing, awesome commissioner- one of my favorite clients to date! Let me know when the piece ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6320001 ) arrived, too, since it was international (very helpful). I definitely recommend this commissioner! tombstonerider Sep. 3rd, 2011 12:45 pm (local) Commissioner : Serling 1. Name of the person you recommend (please also put this in the subject of your comment): Serling 2. Link to person's website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/serling 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with this person: Various! It's now been several times over the course of a few years. 4. Details : Serling is always very free with ideas, the subjects are fun and highly enjoyable, and never the same thing over and over again. He's very patient and has fun ideas. I couldn't ask for kinder! torikonero Sep. 6th, 2011 09:05 am (local) Aressa 1. Aressa 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/aressa/ 3. About two weeks ago 4. I commissioned Aressa for a series of pictures for a friend of mine. He was great to work with, and sent tons of progress pictures. :3 I was very happy with him, and I would definitely do business with him again! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6321274 (SFW, involves weight gain) latiro Sep. 11th, 2011 10:08 pm (local) Dipper 1. Dipper 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/dipper/ 3. latest one I got was done in 9/9 4. she's very professional and a sweet person to talk to. Here's the pic she recently did for me: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6465324/ latiro Sep. 13th, 2011 02:35 pm (local) dossun 1. dossun 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/dossun/ 3. September 13 4. I commissioned him for a themed commission and choose a horror theme since Halloween is getting near. He's quite fast with it and here's the result (warning: contains some gore): http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6491109/ latiro Sep. 14th, 2011 07:52 pm (local) DoDeDo 1. DoDedo 2. http://doe.drangolin.net/ 3. paid her on September 11 and got it 3 days later 4. she was offering some discount wing-it commissions and so I hopped in and emailed her for one. She finished the pic today and I was so happy with the results and the fast commission turnaround http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6498792/ latiro Sep. 28th, 2011 09:12 pm (local) VexinglyYours 1. VexinglyYours 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/vexinglyyours/ 3. paid her on July 14 and got it on September 28 4. she was advertising a summer commission package in June and I've got the bronze pack for $15 (it contained a sketch, a flat colour, and two icons, one of which I got for a friend of mine). She's very reasonable to work with, though it took a while for her to finish them. Highly recommended

May 27, 2014 https://artists-beware.livejournal.com/769814.html Who: Porter Corgi aka Little~Bit Where: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/thecorgi/ What: a tradition bust badge When: I commissioned the badge in 2012, was supposed to be done right away (within the week) as it was advertised as an "emergency commission" (couldn't get screen caps of the journal she posted as she deletes them often) then I got excuse after excuse, "I'm so busy" "computer/tablet broken" "I work all day, then train horses and give lessons all day. I'm trying to get your badge to you", I was then sent this link to this unpleasant digital badge, the quality was bad, it looked messy, pixel-y, rushed and not her art style at all, I reminded her I asked for traditional, she apologized and said she'd fix it no problem. The excuses continued. I then had to leave FA for a while because my account was hacked, I looked for her often, and tried to contact her multiple times, for a while she was gone doing stuff in armed forces, and then she was "done with FA forever" as seen on her old account http://www.furaffinity.net/user/little~bit/ I finally joined FA again this year 2014, over 2 years later. Since I joined I've been contacting her, 3 months ago I noted her about the long overdue badge, with the warning I was thinking about posting on artists beware, she apologized a lot and said she'd get it to me asap. It's been 3 months since she's said this. Proof: I don't have screenshots from my old account but these are the conversations we've had since I re joined http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/mlpblah_/media/162C47C0-FCA0-4362-B493-F4B4BCA0D1CD_zps489xrvjh.png.html?sort=3&o=4 http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/mlpblah_/media/469ED320-CB6D-4224-B845-63869D0D2E50_zps7nxziwvl.png.html?sort=3&o=1 http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/mlpblah_/media/D6095F5B-86A1-4E31-B0C9-3DB138AC42A0_zpsn3jcovau.png.html?sort=3&o=2 http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/mlpblah_/media/F35A5704-3FDB-4B3E-97E4-76B24698748C_zpsu6llokgr.png.html?sort=3&o=3 http://s1352.photobucket.com/user/mlpblah_/media/F4C79565-D2A9-4C69-9AD9-B76550D2B744_zpspqvonhli.png.html?sort=3&o=0 Explain: I've been trying to get this badge from her for over 2 years now, I'm so upset because I used to look up to her, I loved her art so much now I just want my badge so I never have to talk to her again. Apparently I'm rude for asking for my overdue art because she's doing charitable things. But I paid her to do this, you need to take your job as an artist seriously. Since I've been complaining she's posted this journal http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5708600/ (sounds like I'm not the only one she's ripped off" saying "I have so much way overdue art I'm never doing commissions again unless I really want to" I hope she doesn't because I don't want someone else going through what I did from someone I used to think was so cool, and used to look up to. I'm very upset about this and I wish she'd see that. I don't think I'm ever going to get this badge, I'm going to talk to her about getting my money back. She's rarely on FA and always takes a few days to respond to me. I can't get screenshots of our notes in 2012 as my account was hacked and the password was changed.

In April I was asked to create artwork of two marvel characters dancing at prom, for $40, originally it was going to be $45 dollars but because I had known them from a previous server for months I trusted him enough to give him a discount. I hadn't done many commissions so because I wasn't very busy I finished it in about 4 days. This guy had pinged the second server we were on together every day asking how their day was and what they were doing, because it had few people in it, it was okay. Knowing he answered and dmed me frequently made me trust him to answer back in our dms. He was on Discord almost everyday so it was unlikely for him to not answer. When I told him I finished the commission he said that he was used to artists taking months to finish so he didn't have the money ready. I understood, and waited 4 more days while continuing to edit and revise the commission. Two more weeks pass, and he still cannot pay for the commission. I still understood that bills needed to be paid and continued to wait. After nearly a month and a half after I finished the commission, I still hadn't been paid. I asked him for a security deposit and he said he's been broke for the past two weeks. I was starting to get really frustrated. If he couldn't pay for the commission, I told him he could always back out and I'd delete the artwork. You need to understand that we had been talking for a while and even though I did not know him in real life, I trusted him to eventually pay it. He kept making excuses and saying he's broke until the next paycheck. It had been many, many weeks at that point where he must've been paid from a paycheck. Still, I kept trying to take the professional route and waited more. It's July 19th, almost 3 months since we last had contact. He has ghosted me entirely, I've pinged him in other servers, asked his friends if there was a family emergency and still no reply. I needed the money because of my chronic illness, I'm in pain every single day and he knew that, yet consisted to ghost me. This is my last resort. I hope nobody ever has to go through this with this guy ever again. I can't even say this is the worst experience I've had this month, because of how many times I've been in the hospital. Beware jdmarsh. P.S. Going through these messages to get screenshots make this even worse because I'm now seeing that he did say he was going to pay half at the start and pay the rest upon completion and then PLAYED DUMB AFTER I ASKED HIM TO FOLLOW THROUGH. Also the flag behind my avatar used to be the lesbian flag then currently is the queer flag.

Back on October 13th, Fen made a post for a YCH I was interested in, and messaged them to buy the spot on the same day. Here's proof that the payment was made on Paypal And proof that the original piece was claimed - as well as its $65 price I even gave them information that would've helped them draw the character as best as they could. I hadn't heard anything after that point, not even confirmation as to whether they had received anything (money or the images themselves). Fen also had a "commission updates" twitter account, FennecFiles, so I messaged that account at the beginning of December hoping to receive answers. I made special note toward the end that I was open to amending the scope of the commission, such as simplifying the character or narrowing how much of the scene to draw, since I know artists can have a lot on their plates. Unfortunately, still no message from either account. Now, December was a hectic month for them. They had a medical emergency with one their pet cats they had to take care of, but they were also dealing with taking care of their own art as well as art related to their partner's Twitch streams. (Mainly stream assets, such as themed backgrounds or vtuber rigs, such as when they were playing South Park [SP] and Paper Mario [PM]) Granted, their partner could've held back from asking for stream assets - which would explain why Fen was trying to recoup sunk time by offering rigs in a SP/PM style since the basics were done - but this shows Fen was at least aware they had paid commissions still to finish, but either had other priorities or more important commissions to take care of first. I sent another message to SuperNinfendo in January, but this time it was because I'd commissioned a headshot from another artist and felt that it would've been a simplification [as in based off of this image instead of combining bits of A and B], but sent a followup message a week later since I wasn't sure if my tone came off rude. Unfortunately, I still did not receive any direct messages. Despite this, while it could very well be just venting in general, the timing of this tweet felt like it was vaguely pointed at my request since it was just a few days after my later reply of those two. I was not mad at the lack of them posting art at all - I know they'd posted art and other things, and do not always join their partner's streams - it's that I haven't been communicated to about my [I assume impending] commission, but they'd posted art that had been both taken AND finished after claiming my spot. Here's a separate YCH that was posted in December: And while it may not have taken a month to complete, a post from a month later clearly shows that they are able to finish in a timely manner (bottom left): At the end of January, there was finally a "response" from FennecFiles, though in the form of an apology post explaining their delay Having a person help with your blog is not a problem, but I would've called out the person previously in charge if they were responsible for dismantling the queue, though I don't know how close that person was/is to Fen (nor if the claim was real, admittedly.) Since they mentioned at the end that FennecFiles could be messaged with "further questions or concerns", I messaged them a little over a week later since I didn't want to be lost in the shuffle of the first days of potential inquiries. I received no response from them either - whether from CorpseKiit or Fen - and as is shown from my prior FF message, the reference/commission reminder message was not even replied to in the meantime. Since CorpseKiit was also someone to message (I'm in a mutual Discord server with them and Fen), so I messaged Chuck [Corpsekiit's nickname] directly. (At the beginning of April, since they had their own life struggles through March. I received no direct messaging from them on the matter, and no followups on any of the other blogs Fen runs as to if it was the right spot to message, yet one of Fen's tweets from a few days afterwards makes me believe they were at least made aware of my message to Chuck. Again, it could be just general venting, but my issue was not with their pace of posting art in and of itself. It's that being left in the dark for months on end as to WHEN it could/would be worked on is an entirely different feeling from if I was told "I won't be able to work on this until next October", at least in the latter case, I'd have a timeline as to when to expect the piece. I was reminded of the issue from a mutual in another server who brought up their plights, so that's part of why I am writing this. I figured I'd message one last time - albeit recently - directly to Fen on Discord. I know it's a simple message, and while I hope to hear back at some point, I have my doubts as to whether any remedies would happen - the art itself or otherwise. Even nearly two weeks out, still no reply on Discord either. While I understand that life may be handing them difficult cards, and they may be handling them well enough all considered, it shouldn't excuse them effectively ghosting me for so long. I gave them so much room to amend the YCH and request, but to have legitimate questions ignored so long has left a sour taste in my mind. It should go without saying that I would not recommend SuperNinfendo if you are looking for commissions.

hige_kun Apr. 6th, 2011 05:30 pm (local) 1. Riptide on y!gallery. 2. http://remotely-lame.net/ 3. Since 2008 4. She is not always available but is definitely a fine artist with a great attitude. She does not take more than she can handle and has always been able to produce wonderful art in a timely manner. I've never been disappointed. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 keihound Apr. 6th, 2011 06:09 pm (local) Just a few of many commissioners I love to draw for that deserve recognition for their kindness ? 1. Name: Sera 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sera 3. A regular commission-ee since 2009 ? 4. Sera is always super clear with describing what she wants me to draw and is a pleasure to draw for. ? Incredibly kind and thoughtful. I look forward to taking her commissions. 1. Name: Fuzzypaws 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fuzzypaws/ 3. Has commissioned me both in person at a convention and a few times online since 2009 4. Shiro (Fuzzypaws) has always given me fun scenarios to draw for him, and has tipped me, which I am very grateful for. He was very kind about a perspective-based commission I didn't think I would do well with, and adjusted a commission idea slightly so I was still confident about doing it ? 1. Name: Arinmal 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/arinmal 3. Has commissioned me a few times since 2010 4. So polite and thankful, I am grateful to have had the pleasure of drawing for him. Very considerate and patient guy, wasn't impatient in the least when I had a bit of a delay getting his 8-character commission finished. Super nice guy ? There are so, so many more people I want to mention - I don't think I've ever had a -bad- commission experience. I wish I could name each of them ? These are just a few people that came to mind. Thank you guys ❤️ koisnake Apr. 6th, 2011 06:36 pm (local) 1. Name: A-chan Creations 2. Link: http://chao-fangirl.deviantart.com/ 3. Time Frame: I commissioned her back in October 2009, more or less, and received the plushies I've commissioned on February 15, 2011. However, the reason for the huge gap is explained below ? 4. Details: The plushies I've received (Klonoa, Guntz, Chipple, and Pyramid Head) were all made beautifully and personality. The seams were neat, the details were accurate, and they were the perfect size. I love them to bits! When commissioning her, I got a late with a few payments due to my job giving me less hours (this is the reason for the gap) but she was extremely patient and pushed my plushies to the end of her list to give me enough time to finish paying. She did not need to do this, but I cannot thank her enough for being patient and understanding about the payment troubles. Definitely recommended! latiro Apr. 6th, 2011 06:56 pm (local) Superb artist: fetalstar now THAT is what I've been waiting for! 1. Name: fetalstar 2. Link: her FA her website 3. Time frame: from Feb 22 to Mar 18 (for this second commission I've ordered (see below)) 4. Details: this gorgeous piece (WARNING NSFW CONTENT) come out wonderfully fantastic in a different painting style; transaction went splendidly; I've been very patient with her; she absolutely rocks and some of you may wanna consider commissioning her hige_kun (71.203.136.90) Apr. 6th, 2011 07:30 pm (local) Re: Superb artist: fetalstar Seconding this! Fantastic person to commission and great sales. latiro (72.216.36.168) Apr. 6th, 2011 07:32 pm (local) Re: Superb artist: fetalstar oh yes indeedy! growly (24.30.2.97) Apr. 6th, 2011 07:04 pm (local) Kacey Miyagami 1. Kacey 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kacey/ 3. January 2011 4. She was so prompt and polite! I asked for changes to the original sketch, she did them quickly without any questions, and the finished product is literally one of my favorite commissions I've ever received. It's gorgeous and even better in person. The way it was shipped made it practically indestructible, very above and beyond on the packaging of the original. I also got a badge from her (its not uploaded to her page yet) and it was stunningly beautiful, and came ready-to-wear with clip and everything. She is so professional! Here's the pic I commissioned! ? http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5185054/ growly (24.30.2.97) Apr. 6th, 2011 07:26 pm (local) Re: Kacey Miyagami You should see my badge... yours is what prompted me to commission a cub badge :3 The colors on this are so rich and beautiful *v* http://pics.livejournal.com/growly/pic/004wtt5x latiro (72.216.36.168) Apr. 6th, 2011 07:25 pm (local) Re: Kacey Miyagami Kacey flat-out rocks. I absolutely adore this one commission I got from her oraien Apr. 6th, 2011 07:12 pm (local) Zyden Zyden is a super artist and definitely deserves some recognition for having awesome work and being awesome to work with. Zyden @ DA Commissioned in early March. The work is professional and frankly amazing in its depth and color and how it's all put together. I haven't seen anything quite as breath-taking as her eye-cons, for the price and with the level of professionalism that she puts into her work. A slightly larger version of my eye-con (and icon!) can be found here if you'd like a peek. She's wonderful to work with and has a great manner as well. The commission was quick and painless and I'm still amazed at how gorgeous it turned out! filthy_animal Apr. 6th, 2011 08:46 pm (local) Synchra Synchra synchra, aka "synchra" on FA. n_n Business was done this month, and previously~ I assume it's okay to mention this-- I purchased two of her adoptables and received the larger file for both within about 12-24 hours of payment (bought at separate times). She is really friendly and her quality of work is very professional. I have also had an art trade with her in the past (which I admittedly need to finish my half for, good lord I am slow) and I was more than impressed with the quality she brought me (see my current icon for this comment-- thats her work!). n.n I would totally recommend her-- she does a lot of concept work for characters, ref sheets, and icons. ❤️ jibacoil Apr. 6th, 2011 09:38 pm (local) p3nsive Pensive on FA. I commissioned a couple of icons from Pensive on March 25th. They were done within a couple days and they're super cute! Pensive is definitely on my list of people I would commission again. Icons are here and here. puritikoneko Apr. 7th, 2011 02:45 am (local) Travis Orams AKA Trezhurisland or "Scribbles" 1. Travis Orams or "Trezhurisland". 2. Trezhurisland on FA (http://furaffinity.net/user/trezhurisland) 3. From August of last year (2010) until present. 4. "Scribbles" is a very friendly artist with a wonderful attitude and cute "toony" style. He works quickly and is always easy to get ahold of. He has done commissions for me including my character's reference sheet: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5041828/ He is also the creator of my current avatar on my furaffinity page, which can be found at http://furaffinity.net/user/peppermintkitten pan_h_shiroi Apr. 7th, 2011 04:14 am (local) KaitoFenikkusu 1. KaitoFenikkusu 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kaitofenikkusu/ 3. beginning of March 2011 4. He bought one of my pieces for sale. Payment was really fast and he was very polite. ? hunter_san Apr. 7th, 2011 07:16 pm (local) Re: Lithdragon Hello! What is this Pern forum you speak of? I loved that series when I was younger and I am recently getting into it again ? I'd love to join an active forum ? Cheers kandifurgirl Apr. 7th, 2011 07:48 pm (local) 1. Midori 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/midori8 3. Early this year.Recieved in time for my bowling meet on march 6th 4. I had a commision go wrong and Midori was willing to do a refurb on the head I commished from anouther maker. She agreed to $150 for the refurb but after takeing it apart she realized it was alot more work than expected. Atleast $300 worth of work but she wouldn't take a cent more. She was pleasent to work with,communication was great and she produced a super product for me. She gained a forever customer and a friend. Heres the finished product and I couldn't love it more! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5414145 spiffystuff Apr. 7th, 2011 08:40 pm (local) 1. Bonez 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bonez 3. March 1 - April 7 4. I couldn't resist Bonez's package set - I commissioned for my demon character and got a lovely grunge bust, WAM sketch, and an icon (currently in use on FA). Turn around was about a month, communications were timely and polite ? latiro Apr. 9th, 2011 12:24 am (local) seconding this I'll consider commissioning this guy sometime since he's got some lovely art poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 08:41 am (local) 1. ryunwoofie 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ryunwoofie 3. just yesterday 4. really fast and drew the cutest balloons for me! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5540789 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5540520 poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 08:45 am (local) 1. eachom/corriezodori 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/eachom http://www.furaffinity.net/user/corriezodori/ 3. a few days ago 4. very fast and livestreamed as she drew the sketch! shes really fast, draws adorable art, is SUPER cheap, and likes to livestream her works for her customers so that they could tell her what needs to be fixed while shes drawing it! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5528403 poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 08:51 am (local) 1. keitelwolf 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/keitelwolf/ 3. perhaps a month ago? cant be sure, sorry! 4. very nice and draws adorably! she even made me a freebie because the other badges she made for me a while back had a broken clip! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5494131 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5453578/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5426321/ poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 09:05 am (local) 1. yuchidayena 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/yuchidayena/ 3. mid march 4. she has the CUTEST style and shes just really nice and patient (my paypal had issues then) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5435114 mine is the second down on the right! poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 09:39 am (local) 1. ayriea 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ayriea 3. about a week ago 4. such cute art and a favorite of mine! i commissioned her for quick derpy doodles and they're just ADORABLE! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5495266 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5495178 poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 09:40 am (local) oh and heres another one XD http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5467957/ poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 09:43 am (local) 1. dragonmarkaleb 2. http://dragonmarkaleb.deviantart.com/ 3. probably a month ago or more 4. really cheap cute stuffies! they're new to this, but when i got them they were sewn very nicely! http://dragonmarkaleb.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3d2984 poizenkat Apr. 8th, 2011 09:47 am (local) 1. bella_coyote 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bellacoyote 3. about two-three weeks ago 4. just soo cute ;A; ive been wanting to commission this artist for a while and im so glad i finally did! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5448138 latiro Apr. 8th, 2011 11:52 pm (local) Neolucky/Luckypan 1. Neolucky 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/luckypan 3. March 16 to March 23 4. she's very quick with the pic and did an awesome job on it. I'm really happy with how it turned out so far. Check it out http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5450105 (NSFW) latiro Apr. 8th, 2011 11:54 pm (local) Re: Neolucky/Luckypan oh and this too (though it's done in two months ago) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5202986/ latiro Apr. 9th, 2011 12:21 am (local) PurpleKecleon 1. PurpleKecleon 2. her FA her DA page 3. since Feb '09 4. an excellent artist to do business with, PK did some of the greatest artwork I ever see on DA and FA. Here's two of the recent pics I got from her (they're the stream session commissions and they're my personal faves): http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5338160/ (NSFW) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5393982 (again NSFW)

Originally posted on Jun. 6th, 2013 by animakitty Mod Note: The NSFW flag has been selected for content of some of the later conversation. Additionally, one sentence at the end with speculation how much Jace's health issues keep him from work has been removed as this would not be allowed if this were to be submitted today. Brian Harp (He uses his real name openly on his current place of business, http://www.furaffinity.net/user/jace/ ) aka Jace, owes me for ~300 dollars of money and goods paid for two multi-character full color commissions never delivered, one ordered in 2005 and the other in 2008. This year I offered him a final chance to do right by me, giving him four months to deliver what I was owed. That deadline passed May 31st, thus this account to warn potential commissioners of his inexcusable behavior. I approached Jace for a commission in 2005 when he still did business out of his website www.sharkie.net, requesting a piece of traditional art using one of his established characters and my personal character. I paid his rates at the time for a color piece, and though it's been so long I could have sworn it was more, the one reference I could find below indicates the first payment was $120.00 Jace insisted on being paid via check or money order instead of Paypal. (This of course prevented me from disputing the payment via Paypal. Small claims court is not an option for me, as {as I understand it} I would spend more than I've lost simply flying to California to attend the first court session.) (The mailing address is censored, as are a couple words to keep the rating down. This one-sided conversation was drawn from my web-mail account. My side is missing because apparently my web-mail doesn't retain the contents of my outbox nearly as long as the inbox.) Over the next two years I received nothing, not so much as a sketch, though Jace claimed he had gotten to work on my commission and had produced a sketch. I communicated with him every few months, not wanting to annoy him into giving up on my commission entirely. I had commissioned him expecting there to be delays, based on what I'd heard from some of his former customers, and I was prepared to wait months, even as much as a year. As the occasional pokes continued to produce no fruit, I grew increasingly frustrated. In 2008 Jace commented on a photo of some painted Nerf guns I had done and posted on Furaffinity, expressing enthusiastic interest in doing a trade for some Nerf work. I reminded him he still owed me art, and he said he'd finish the first piece and do a second for me if I would send him some guns...and some more money. I foolishly believed that now, having captured his attention, (I have personally witnessed that he is much more willing to actually deliver on his promises to people closer to him) that he would deliver on his promises. I boxed up several Nerf guns, some off-the-shelf, some personally modified, sent him another sum of money as well, and gave him the specifics on the second commission, another multi-character full-color traditional piece, which he showed every sign of being enthusiastic about. I had to go back through my notes on Furaffinity to find the details about the original commission for him, because he didn't have the faintest clue about what I had ordered from him. (Censored to keep it SFW.) Jace fell into exactly the same pattern. He told me he was working on it, then stopped communicating. I gave him a few months between reminder-pokes, and each time he had totally forgotten that he owed me anything, and made excuse after excuse about why he wasn't working on my commissions. These included medical complaints, 'I am moving,' 'I have a block on [that particular subject matter] right now,' and more. I watched with growing outrage as despite these excuses, he continued to draw for other people, taking their money and actually producing for them. January 2013 I finally emailed him and confronted him, kid-gloves off. I told him I'd been waiting eight years for one commission, five for the other, that I had been more than patient with him, and that I would give him one more chance to make things right between us. I gave him a deadline. I wanted my art by the end of May 2013. It was near the end of January when I contacted him, so realistically this gave him four months to deliver. I did not specify what would happen at the end of the deadline if he did not deliver; I made no threats. He opened the excuse floodgates again. Medical issues, moving... He insisted my deadline could not be met. I told him if he couldn't meet the deadline he could always refund my money. He said that was impossible, and claimed he was doing commissions for medication and food to live on at that point. To meet the deadline then, I told him he may have to put everyone else who was waiting on art on hold. I seriously doubted anyone on his current queue (that hadn't given up already) had a longer-standing claim than I did. I told him I would not yield on the deadline. Then he told me both commissions I had placed were impossible for him to complete. The character of his I'd wanted him to use was too personal and spiritually-linked to him for him to use at will, and the content of the second commission involved something he found repulsive. You can imagine how infuriating this was to hear. If these things had been true all along, he had never intended to do the work. If these things weren't true back when he took the commissions, it certainly looks like he's just inventing reasons not to do the work. He also insisted he could not do color work and still meet his deadline. I told him that if he wasn't able to produce the quality I had paid for, then the quantity must necessarily increase, so two color commissions should become three inked commissions. He stated he did not feel this was a fair exchange for me, and while I privately agreed, I told him *I* could decide that, and had. Literally having nothing to lose at this point but time and patience, I told him 'Fine, I'll come up with new commission ideas.' I came up with five new concepts. He rejected all of them. He suggested a sequence, using a new character. I set some parameters, and he told me he would create a concept sketch of this new character for me to approve. It was mid-March before that sketch appeared. (Given some of the things I suggested that he rejected for the character, it's possible he had already drawn this character and just pulled it out, claiming he'd just sketched it. I'll never know.) He even seemed excited about the character. I approved of it, and we agreed on the last details for the commission. Before that sketch, and since, he has streamed almost weekly, and submitted other art on FA. He is working steadily, just not on my pieces. I told him back in February I would not be hounding him. It hadn't worked in the past, and I didn't expect it would work this time around. As long as it was done by the end of May I didn't care what pace he worked at. He could do it all the day before for all I cared, as long as the work was up to snuff. But he delivered nothing, has probably forgotten about me again, and I am finished wasting my time trying to recover what he stole. I have other emails and IM logs available for anyone desiring further proof. Whatever his intentions were, Jace took my money and my goods while reneging on his side of the deals, exhibited extreme disrespect and callousness in how he dealt with me, and betrayed my trust. Even after being offered a chance to make things right, even being permitted to completely change the deals he had entered into with me to accommodate him, he failed to put things right. That's all his doing.

Originally posted on May. 1st, 2013 by friskecrisps WHO: Capt Rico Sakara WHERE: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/captricosakara/ WHAT: $30 digital art commission WHEN: From roughly October of 2012 to April of 2013 PROOF: Payment sent: Conversations on commission updates and attempts to contact: 1st refund attempt: 2nd refund attempt and Artist_Beware warning: EXPLAIN: Basically, I had paid for a commission back in October. His way of the business was the customer put down half the commission price as a pre-payment and then pay the rest for the approved sketch. So I made the payment and waited for him to get work on it. I had him added in my skype and asked them occasionally how the commissioning was going and he'd always said he'd get to it soon. However, during the whole 6 months, he had only uploaded 2 pictures from 2 year overdue commissions. After almost 7 months of waiting, I just asked for a refund. He hesitated at first, but I finally got my money back. My basis for this, DO NOT COMMISSION HIM! He'll take your money and make you wait for months on end. He keeps putting commissions off to write fan-fiction and play online games and when you try to ask for a refund, he'll try and manipulate things to make you seem like the bad guy. He is incredibly rude and I would not recommend him for artwork to anyone!

original: https://artists-beware.livejournal.com/651231.html pepechupuppy WHO: StrawberryPawz, Chronic Vil Megedagik, Corgifox http://www.strawberrypawz.com http://www.strawberrypawz.deviantart.com WHERE: He asked a friend on the skype if he could draw a commission him. WHAT: Ink Bedtime Bear holding Tails plush toy. 20$. WHEN: On September 8th 2012. Paid on September 8th 2012. PROOF: http://tmp.krypton.cz/PePek/beware/paypal.jpg Copy of Paypal receipt to [email protected]. This e-mail was on his webpage in the past. http://tmp.krypton.cz/PePek/beware/commissions_list.jpg Current list of Artist commissions, my friend's commision is on the list like paid for 4 months. http://tmp.krypton.cz/PePek/beware/log1.png Part of the IM log where was spoken about price and payments method. http://tmp.krypton.cz/PePek/beware/log2.png Part of the IM log where StrawberryPawz said that commision has been canceled. EXPLAIN: A friend who doesn't know English well ordered commission from StrawberryPawz and paid it more than 4 months ago. StrawberryPawz offered him this comission on skype. StrawberryPawz had always excuses about health issues or hacked accounts in last months when he was asked about commission. Friend asked about his commssion last on January 14th 2013 but he received this reply: "it was canceled because you keep pestering me i told you my health comes first don't even try getting a refund, I closed my paypal long ago". I don't believe that he has ever drawn something. Pay attention to this "artist" and don't order any commission from him.

original: https://artists-beware.livejournal.com/652902.html am new to posting on livejournal so if there is anything wrong with my submission just let me know! Thanks~ WHO: That1cyclops/mii/Agenthooves/Deerknight WHERE http://www.furaffinity.net/user/that1cyclops http://deerknight.tumblr.com/ WHAT: Art Trade WHEN: Agreement was made in late September 2012 PROOF Initial Contact: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/1Agreement.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/2Agreement.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/3Agreement.png Agreement: Deerknight (That1cyclops on FA) and I agreed to a trade approximately 4 months ago (it's going on 5 now that it's February). The agreement was a one character image each, I was to draw their character Pastel, and they were to draw my character Liam. As you can see I finished shortly after our agreement:http://www.furaffinity.net/full/8850846/ EXPLAIN: Firstly, I want to preface this by saying I work fast, and I believe in being timely. I take my trades as seriously as my commissions. I open trades and requests frequently and usually take 5-10 people and have always finished EVERYTHING within the span of a month. I have four people who currently owe me work and I have have been going around crossing them off the list, tying my loose ends if you will. Deerknight was one of them. I sent them thi https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/Note1.png ote on January 23rd asking if they ever intended to finish their half. I checked to see if they had opened the note shortly after and found that they had, but did not give a response. When I went to their page I saw that they had unwatched me, and emptied their accoun https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/Deadaccount.png. They also changed their tumblr url so I was unable to find them https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/DeadTumblr.png ortunately, I had the foresight to screencap everything I thought may be important. I sent them a second note on FA with a warning that I would be posting them here if they did not respond to m https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/Note2.png t has yet to be opened https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/Note2Unopened.png Through luck a friend had their new url, which I might add was changed ONE day after I sent them the initial note about the trade https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/NameChange.png hey claim that they changed it on a whim, and maybe that is true, but I think it's rather fishy they changed it the day after I sent out the first note. I then sent them a note on Tumblr, the same I had sent in the second note on FA https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/TumblrNote1.png n their response they deny ever seeing the first note (though it was clearly opened https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/Note1Opened.png nd say they unfollowed me because I unfollowed them on tumblr. For a time I was following them on tumblr, but unfollowed shortly after because they made too many personal posts, and I really just wanted to see their art. I did not unfollow them on FA though , and am in fact still watching them. I had also bookmarked their art tag on tumblr, so I could see anything they did not post to FA. Maybe when they saw I had unfollowed them they went about unwatching me everywhere, I cannot sa Anyways, I can't tell if in their response to my note on tumblr they are genuinely confused or not. Again, they had opened my first note before this so I think they are trying to cover themselves. They also proceeded to make THREE very passive-aggressive posts about me on their tumblr: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/Post1.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/Post2.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/Post3.png Which were deleted by the next day. Now I was willing to let them go, again all I wanted was a simple reason, maybe even an apology. But this is just childish and rude. In my next note I tried to clear things up and explain what A_B was https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B%20Post/Final%20Note.png And then they sent me a second response that seems more genuine. I will excuse anyone who is having medical problems of course, a person's health must come first. However, I think that in all this time they could have at least contacted me and informed me that they were unable to finish their half. It is not my responsibility to keep tabs on another person's personal life. Not to mention they have been making plenty of personal art. That is why I waited to contact them until now, I figured one day I'd log in and it would be in my inbox. I don't think they ever got around to doing any of the art they owed though, and after awhile I realized that it wasn't going to happen and that's how all of this came about. I don't really want anything from them now, it's too little too late. But this will serve as a warning in case they ever do decide to open for trades or commissions again. Update 1: Deerknight contacted me last night, they sent me two messages: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/Screencap Deerknight.png I sent them this in response (I answered privately so I was unable to screenshot it, though I also sent the message to a mod): All I wanted was for you to take the initiative to contact me and tell me whether you would do it or not. I should not have had to track you down, and I didn't deserve the response you gave me when I finally did find you. But you were rude, and you were sneaky, and I think you were just hoping I'd forget about it. I really would have let this go if you hadn't thrown a tantrum on your tumblr, but it's too late now. I can't remove the post from A_B because it's against the rules, but if you do your half I can get it marked as resolved. I like your style a lot, I enjoy your art, and I was really looking forward to getting a piece from you! But if not, let's just go our separate ways. Update 2: Deerknight sent me a followup message: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27734475/A_B Post/deerknightscreen2.png I sent them a link to my Character Hub which has several references and the following message: (Again, I answered privately so I was unable to screenshot it) And listen, I'm sorry that this escalated the way it did. I will mark it resolved when you send me the piece, and if you post it to tumblr I'll be sure to recommend to all of my followers that they go take a look at your art. You are really very talented! I look forward to seeing what you come up with~ Update 3: Deerknight has sent me their piece in a VERY timely manner and it's lovely http://deerknight.tumblr.com/post/42403878669/my-part-of-the-art-trade-with-dealgen-im-sorry Consider this resolved!

zaulankris Jan. 2nd, 2012 12:45 am (local) 1. Foxer 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/foxer 3. August-December 2011 4. He was one of my first fursuit customers and he was a really sweet guy to work with. Prompt with communications and payment, incredibly patient and understanding when I had trouble finding the right kind of fur, the right size shoes, etc. I made this for him :3 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6971704/ *edit for year change, derp Edited at 2012-01-02 12:49 am (local) latiro Jan. 2nd, 2012 01:13 am (local) 1. Tete 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/tete/ 3. pic completed on Dec. 19 4. I adore her artwork and so I jumped in to get a chibi commission from her. She's awesome to work with and is very friendly to responses http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7063127/ latiro Jan. 2nd, 2012 01:14 am (local) oh derp I realized I already made this review about her creamatian Jan. 2nd, 2012 01:16 am (local) 1. Kesame/Sullivan 2. sullivan.deviantart.com 3. Late november 2011 4. Lovely artwork, quick turn around and very prompt response to notes latiro Jan. 2nd, 2012 01:17 am (local) 1. Lingrimm 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lingrimm 3. pic completed on Dec. 13 4. I've always adore their works. At first, I didn't have the chance to commission them as they only accept Alertpay, but when they announced that they're accepting payments through PayPal (due to Alertpay problems), I finally got the chance to commission them! They did a terrific job with my commission and are very pleasant to talk to http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7027733/ korsetkoat Jan. 2nd, 2012 06:23 am (local) 1. Helical 2. FA dA y!g 3. Three days ago. 4. I've commissioned helical several times in the past, and this is just one of many wonderful transactions. I can definitely say without a doubt that hel is a complete pleasure to work with. The piece I got was perfect, even though I didn't have a ref to go off of, only a description. Helical has a unique style that I just love. Unless illness or something like that gets in the way of things, turn-around is within a few days. I'm sure this will not be the last time I commission them. zackfig Jan. 2nd, 2012 10:07 am (local) 1. Kuakness 2. http://kuakness.deviantart.com/ 3. About a month ago 4. The art is reasonably priced, with a reasonably fast turnaround, and with a rather unique style: http://kuakness.deviantart.com/art/Sailor-Kat-272509581 ; http://kuakness.deviantart.com/art/Puppy-love-253473870 punkspacewafers Jan. 2nd, 2012 11:41 am (local) Soulren 1. Soulren 2. http://soulren.deviantart.com/ 3. About a month or two ago, and right now 4. I commissioned a custom pony seen here: http://soulren.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4ga2qf Soulren kept me updated the entire way through, sent me WIP shots of every step, and the pony was finished within a week or so. I've currently commissioned them for two more and they are sending me WIP photos and keeping me updated with the status the entire time. They are overall very friendly and fantastic at what they do, and the communication is a dream. maractus Jan. 2nd, 2012 05:19 pm (local) 1) Inuamaru 2) http://www.furaffinity.net/user/inuamaru 3) ~September 4) I was hesitant to do a trade for one of my hats, because that hasn't really worked out before, but they really pulled through. She did this piece for the trade: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/6351366/ which was way more than I had expected, plus she got it done very quickly. She's a great artist and deserves way more attention than she gets! houndofloki Jan. 4th, 2012 07:05 pm (local) 1.) Pocketwolverine/Del 2.) www.furaffinity.net/user/pocketwolverine 3.) I've bought a few icons from her, and 1 full commission. 4.) Del's art is *amazing* (adorably cute and stylish) and she really does a good job of capturing the characters she draws. Turnaround time has always been pretty fast for me, and the full commission I bought I was given frequent updates and in-progress shots. I thoroughly recommend commissioning her; she's awesome! Pics (All SFW) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7014611/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6988729/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7002502/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6906086/ shukivengeance Jan. 5th, 2012 04:57 pm (local) Seconding Del forever! She did this wonderful sketch for me in livestream http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7141702 latiro Jan. 11th, 2012 06:31 pm (local) thirding her! She made three themed icons for me and they're terrific! houndofloki Jan. 4th, 2012 07:08 pm (local) 1.) Rikkitz 2.) www.furaffinity.net/user/rikkitz 3.) About two months ago - turnaround time on the drawing was about 3 weeks. 4.) Fast turnaround, very friendly, and fair prices. And the picture I got from her was *awesome* :D Very emotive, smooth, and interesting! Plus, it's real-media and she was quick to send out the original to me. It's even more beautiful in person then it is in the scan. Highly recommended! Picture (SFW) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7061572/ torikonero Jan. 7th, 2012 05:25 pm (local) Bix707 1. Bix707 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bix707/ 3. October - December, 2011 4. I contacted Bix707 about a commission of 7 cats, due to be a Christmas present. She worked quickly and produced a beautiful image that I was able to easily print and frame. She was a joy to work with, always prompt with e-mails and updates. I would love to work with her again! Low-quality version of the commission: http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/8872/kaif.jpg timelapsedecay Jan. 11th, 2012 05:16 pm (local) 1. Fetalstar 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/fetalstar/ 3. I've done business with her multiple times. The time between initial contact and completed image was never more than a month no matter how swamped she was. 4. She has always been friendly, polite, and patient with my requests. Every note I ever sent was sent a speedy and satisfying reply. She sent me sketches and kept in contact. She completed my commissions quickly and so far has drawn exactly what I asked for down to the smallest detail. She's not even that expensive! My first thought when it comes to great artists to work with is Fetalstar. latiro Jan. 11th, 2012 06:32 pm (local) seconding Fetalstar forever timelapsedecay Jan. 11th, 2012 05:25 pm (local) 1. Orangebluez 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/orangebluez 3. March 2011-November 2011 4. Orangebluez contacted me regarding a sale I was having to raise money for Spring Break. He ordered two hi-res detailed images from me. I don't remember the exact amount, but something like $70 was the total. He paid $200 knowing I needed that much for the trip. He didn't ask for anything beyond the two images for that much. I worked hard to make these two images the most elaborate and detailed I'd ever done, but it took me a LONG time to finish them both. In that time, Orangebluez was patient and never nagged me about them, was polite, helpful during any edits, made no demands of me, and really made the effort to work with me through our business, even though it took so long. Definitely a good customer :] latiro Jan. 11th, 2012 06:36 pm (local) SpazzyKoneko 1. SpazzyKoneko 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/spazzykoneko 3. last night 4. she was offering some commissions via Livestream, so I hopped in there and purchased one. She did a fantastic job on my commission and has a fast turn around http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7196023/ latiro Jan. 20th, 2012 12:24 am (local) SheBeast 1. SheBeast 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/shebeast/ 3. from Jan. 14 to Jan 19 4. fast turnaround; nice quality art; pleasant to talk to http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7249248/

latiro Dec. 1st, 2011 12:06 pm (local) WhiteMantis once again, praising her 1. WhiteMantis 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/whitemantis/ 3. pic completed 11/27 4. the sketch page came out nicely, though it took her a while to complete it http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6949719/ latiro Dec. 1st, 2011 12:12 pm (local) VeraMundis 1. VeraMundis 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/veramundis/ 3. pic completed on 11/14 4. even though it took them a while to complete it, the pic is fantastic and looks almost like a sculpture http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6857863/ killercacti Dec. 1st, 2011 12:13 pm (local) pensive 1. Name of the person/company you recommend: Pensive/P3nsive/Andy 2. Link to their website or art page: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/pensive/ 3. I commissioned her on November 27th. Badge was completed two days later! 4. Link to artwork: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6938238 I posted a journal asking for a couple quick badge commissions. Pensive responded saying she could do a badge for me. I paid her that day and the badge was done just a couple days later! I was super impressed by her speed and the quality of work given the short time frame. :) mrst4nkr Dec. 1st, 2011 12:17 pm (local) Artist: Snowhawk 1. Snowhawk 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/snowhawk/ 3. I've bought several pixel ponies from her recently, but her turn around time is usually less than a week. 4. The price, for once thing, is really out of this world for what you get. The turn-around is quick. She offers a join.me where you can watch her work on your artwork. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6809828/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6885890/ I think I've bought 6 from her, so far. Every transaction is smooth, and pretty much awesome. :) Highly recommend! skulldog Dec. 1st, 2011 12:42 pm (local) 1. Painteddog 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/painteddog/ 3. 2 months ago, + Current commission awaiting mailing. 4. PD opened for 'pudgie charms' and I jumped in, received excellent communication from step one, and photos of the final necklace within the same week. Sculpt was above and beyond what I expected, very thrilled with it. Photo: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6635931/ Second commission is for a two character Globe style ornament, once again, communication is toptier, friendly and was shown WIP shots along the way. I can't wait to get this one in the mail soon. Anyone looking for 3D art, give her a look, prices are very fair, and you can't beat the turnaround/communication. toxicfossils Dec. 1st, 2011 05:01 pm (local) Seconding PaintedDog, I too got a pudgie charm from her and communication and progress was fantastic, as is the outcome! duster Dec. 1st, 2011 07:12 pm (local) Third Painteddog. My mother commissioned her a while back and was very happy with the results and communication. hollso Dec. 1st, 2011 12:53 pm (local) Sigil 1. Sigil 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sigil/ 3. Stream sketch, 11th or 12th Nov, completed that evening! 4. I caught one of Sigil's streams and commissioned her for some rudey-nudey art. Communication was obviously very prompt and I love the final piece! She's a star! tech_rex Dec. 1st, 2011 01:31 pm (local) Re: Sigil Seconding Sigil! thistlewolf Dec. 1st, 2011 12:55 pm (local) Bassclarineko 1. Bassclarineko 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bassclarineko/ 3. Pic streamed and completed on 11/29/11. 4. He's just starting out with commissions, but his professionalism, approachability, and quality of work are wonderful, especially for someone new to the business. He streamed my picture live, asking for feedback several times, describing the music he was playing for inspiration, and providing a generally friendly and receptive atmosphere to his viewers. The base price for his first commissions is unbelievable, as well (I couldn't bring myself to not give him more). Full color, full body Livestream pic. Edited at 2011-12-01 01:26 pm (local) thistlewolf Dec. 1st, 2011 01:12 pm (local) Disidi / Gasmask 1. Disidi / Gasmask 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/gasmask 3. late September 2011 to mid November 2011 4. Disidi has gorgeous art and a great sense of customer service. Though I consider her a friend, she treated me with the same professionalism / businesslike air as any other customer (a boon IMO!). She's also extremely honest about wait times as well as being very open about progress and providing a more than fair amount of WIPs. Not to mention the final product is astounding. Full color, full body one character. thistlewolf Dec. 1st, 2011 01:25 pm (local) Lingrimm 1. Lingrimm 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lingrimm/ 3. late October to late November 4. Lingrimm provide amazing communication (especially considering a language barrier!) and product. They consistently produce lovely color and characterization and are extremely approachable and prompt in their responses. Full color, two character bust. celestinaketzia Dec. 1st, 2011 03:12 pm (local) Re: Lingrimm Seconding Lingrimm. I LOVE my commissions from them. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6876896 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6640262/ latiro Dec. 18th, 2011 05:40 pm (local) Re: Lingrimm thirding http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7027733/ skittlewolf Dec. 1st, 2011 04:44 pm (local) Taasla/Necro 1. Taasla/Necro 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/taasla / http://www.furaffinity.net/user/necro 3. ~1 month (Commissioned end of October, received end of November) 4. Extremely friendly, kept me up to date on everything going on, including delays. Very fast once the commission was started and very prompt e-mail responses. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6925839 (Warning: Gore) celestinaketzia Dec. 1st, 2011 11:13 pm (local) Re: Taasla/Necro <3 Thank you, Skittle. I am so flattered. anarchicq Dec. 1st, 2011 04:46 pm (local) DripRat (NSFW) 1. Name of the person/company you recommend. DripRat 2. Link to their website or art page. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/driprat, http://pholph.com, his webcomic JACK which is very NSFW. 3. Approximate time period of when you did business with them. Began a month ago, concluded 9 days ago. 4. Details (Here's where you tell us why they are so awesome! What made the transaction go so well? Perhaps link to the art or suit you bought/sold if you feel like sharing. Please mark NSFW if the subject matter is adult!!) DripRat was doing 20 dollar commissions just to make ends meet and I had a little bit of disposable income so I ordered an image of my interpretation of Anubis. He accepted and I was added to his queue. I got to watch him work on it on Livestream and he was in constant communication. While waiting in his queue my laptop power cord died so I emailed him to let him know I might not be around and my payment might be late. Luckily the stars aligned and I got a new cord before the commission was complete. My commission: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6896398 squirrelly_kaku Dec. 1st, 2011 05:01 pm (local) Artist: Mosa 1. Mosa 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mosa 3. Around September/October 4. Commissioned Mosa for an inked picture of one of my characters. She's always been fast and easy to work with, and really knows how to bring my ideas to life! Highly recommend! Link to picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6597930/ (NSFW) scottmale24 Dec. 8th, 2011 04:20 pm (local) Re: Artist: Mosa Seconded like, a thousand million times. chainerprime Dec. 1st, 2011 05:38 pm (local) 1. Tanginello 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/tanginello/ 3. 6 months ago 4. I asked for this picture. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5836008/ and it was completed within a week or two after payment, which I thought was a very good price for the amount of detail and multiple characters. She was very polite in the e-mail that were exchanged. duster Dec. 1st, 2011 07:16 pm (local) Novelteeth/Ciderfox 1. Novelteeth (Ciderfox on LJ) 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/novelteeth/ 3. Two weeks ago 4. This was the first thing I ever commissioned with USD and I'm more than happy with the result. I commissioned a bug-eye icon (see my icon) and despite the offbeat request (including the tarantula) she did a wonderful job and made it super cute! Very fast and friendly, would for sure recommend her. scenceable Dec. 1st, 2011 07:30 pm (local) 1. R. Wake/ Sovae/ Indigo-ocean 2. http://indigo-ocean.deviantart.com/ 3. June 2011 4. I commissioned a sculpture from them. Not only is she an amazing sculptor, but is really friendly, worked on my commission quickly, and was professional throughout. The sculpture arrived with a cracked tail and she handled the issue really well. Highly, HIGHLY recommend if you are looking for a sculpture. She also sells blank resin casts for pretty cheap. scenceable Dec. 1st, 2011 07:33 pm (local) 1. Magweno/ Carn-Dearg 2. http://carn-dearg.deviantart.com/ or http://www.magweno.com/ 3. Earlier this year, and again this month 4. I commissioned an art doll from her a few months ago. Everything went so well. She had great communication throughout, showed me WIP photos, and was super friendly. The doll was very very well made and exactly what I asked for. I commissioned her again recently, I don't have the doll in hand yet but so far the transaction has been perfect. She currently has a long waiting list but I'd very much recommend either trying to get a commission or purchasing a doll from her on ebay or etsy in the future. (Deleted comment) (re: Gravewalker) stormslegacy Dec. 2nd, 2011 11:37 pm (local) Re: Gravewalker I've had awesome experience with Gravewalker as well, made this icon for me ^_^ lackoflollies Dec. 1st, 2011 07:40 pm (local) 1. Pac 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/pac/ http://pac.qrow.com/commissions/ 3. Nov-26 4. I noticed she was open for commissions, and went to her website and e-mailed her for a basic $10 icon. She replied within 24 hours, which I paid, and 48 hours later I see this in my inbox: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6946897 . I basically squealed out-loud when I saw it. She went above and beyond what I expected, and did exactly what I asked for. The backround is beautiful and she captured my character in a beautiful way, and I am definitely coming back to commission her again, for likely something much more then $10. theflamecrow Dec. 1st, 2011 09:08 pm (local) 1. GraveRobber/CuddlyDeadKitten 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/graverobber/ 3. Last week? XD 4. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6927315 NSFW, well worth the monies I paid. :D Good communication and friendly. summerlioness Dec. 1st, 2011 09:35 pm (local) Artist:Paint 1. Paint 2. Their FA page where I found them: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/paint/ 3. November 25-26 4. I commissioned a $5 grab bag slot they were offering among their black Friday sales and pretty much the next day got my art fast and it was totally worth every dollar! They seem very friendly and I will definitely be getting art in the future from her :3 (NSFW:Nudity) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6925158/ skirtandzy Dec. 1st, 2011 11:50 pm (local) Reaux 1. Reaux 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/reaux 3. Starting at the beginning of this year, through tonight 4. I've made the joke that if furry art were like Fursquare, Reaux would be the mayor of my badge box. I first met her at one of the local events, and proceeded to watch her on FA. I really liked her work, so I decided to commission her. I can not say that I am anything short of impressed. She has a great turn-over rate, is wonderful to work with, and very agreeable pricing. She also preformed some minor fursuit work, namely the eyes, which I am also very happy with. Work: Standard badge: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5165351/ Fursuit badge: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5862121/ AC Theme Badge: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5946932/ flarveon Dec. 2nd, 2011 03:57 am (local) 1. FireFeathers 2. www.furaffinity.net/user/firefeathers 3. Dangly badges! I ordered 30/11, and got previews today (2/12) - http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i141/Raydart/flarveon-poppy.png - http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i141/Raydart/Flarveon-akemi.png 4. Only paid $15 and $17 + postage. I expected it to take up to a month, but they said only a week or so, and 3 days later, I got the proofs to check over! While this commission is not completed, I have been told to expect the finished product the next day <3 starcharmer Dec. 2nd, 2011 06:09 pm (local) 1. R_Jinx1 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rjinx1/ 3. Ongoing. He first commissioned me around a month ago [Oct 28th, this commission was completed] and has since commissioned a second picture [in sketch stage] and purchased a character from me. 4. Jinx is prompt with payment and to give feedback. He's super polite, super generous and definitely values the artist and artwork highly. He's always been respectful and just...made me feel really good when I completed that first commission, he was so happy with it. :) It's made me want to go above and beyond in my work with him. If he ever approaches you for a commission, you'll have a good time. Absolutely no complaints. clockworkshadow Dec. 5th, 2011 03:51 am (local) Seconding R_Jinx1 he's an absolutely wonderful commissioner. cremate Dec. 6th, 2011 11:41 pm (local) thirding this. I've had a wonderful time working with rjinx1 copper_curls Dec. 3rd, 2011 02:57 am (local) TAASLA celestinaketzia Taasla on FurAffinity http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5568562/ (April 2011) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6717661/ (October 2011) - NSFW http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6800753/ (November 2011) - NSFW Taasla was the very first artist I commissioned work from - the first piece in the list, and as I was quite nervous and new to the whole process, she was patient, explained her business process and why and in general made my first experience of receiving paid-for art a thoroughly painless experience. I'm also happy to say that the subsequent pieces I've commissioned from her have been an equally delightful experience. The second piece is a prime example of where she applied her experience as an artist to achieve the feeling I wanted for a piece; she took the rather generic pose idea I had and turned it into something much, much more than I had envisoned. I recommend her highly! sigilgoat Dec. 3rd, 2011 10:52 pm (local) PeachesMcGee 1. PeachesMcGee 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/peachesmcgee/ 3. I believe it was about a month from purchase to completion 4. Peaches worked with what I gave her and gave me a product I was super happy with! Her stuff is very unique and beautiful and I am so satisfied with what I got! G rated! - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6970408/ copper_curls Dec. 4th, 2011 01:59 pm (local) Demona Demona on FurAffinity Rhiannon reference sheet, NSFW Sh'sthress shaded sketch, NSFW The reference sheet was about three weeks from payment to completion, and Demona kept me informed at every stage of the work, showing me sketch, then lines, then colours for review and approval. The sketch was a join.me stream commission and she was kind enough to let me pay the day after she did it. I'm so pleased with how she handled both my characters, and the strongest recommendation I can give her is that I very much want her to do a reference sheet for my lizard-girl as well, and have booked a spot in her February commission list. iciewolf Dec. 4th, 2011 03:41 pm (local) CatInYourCloset/Caticus 1. CatInYorCloset/ Caticus 2.https://www.furaffinity.net/user/catinyourcloset/ 3. November 14th 4.https://www.furaffinity.net/view/6773730, https://www.furaffinity.net/view/6719922/ She is super awesome and so amazingly sweet. She has a pretty big fanbase now but I thought she'd deserved a little more attention because she has been so nice to me over the past year(s)? She is even holding a raffle for 10 free icon commissions! She is just honestly great all around, she even made a tutorial to help me with using oekaki. Go show her some love for Christmas and maybe get a commission or two. :D inkstainedrat Dec. 6th, 2011 07:22 pm (local) 1. Coonkun 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/coonkun 3. August to Dec 1 4. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6962912 Coonkun wasn't really taking commissions at the time, but I think he made an exception because it was a gift to celebrate my graduation from basic training. My husband gave him a couple pictures to work with, and Coonkun provided a piece that FAR exceeded all expectations. He warned us about his busy schedule ahead of time and maintained excellent communication throughout. He always had progress updates and was readily available the entire time. He was quick to make edits, and worked very hard to ensure the details were all correct. In short, he was a dream to work with. spartanwerewolf Dec. 9th, 2011 06:00 am (local) Excess-o I'm so late, but: 1: Excess-o on FA 2: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/excess-0/ 3: Sept 28-Oct21 and again in November. 4: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/6713726/ Pinged her at the end of Sept for a portrait of my badger character (my first time as a commissioner), and she exceeded all my expectations. She was friendly, responsive, and does amazing work, particularly if you like creepy/unsettling/gory work (I do). Her portraits (I'm using the one she did for me as my icon) are like $5, which is a stupendous price for the high quality you receive. I've already commissioned another portrait, and plan on getting a larger commission at sometime in the new year. Edited at 2011-12-09 06:01 am (local) pouncewhisper Dec. 10th, 2011 12:09 am (local) Iceheartt 1. Iceheartt 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/iceheartt/ 3. Ive done business with him a lot of different times so it's hard to choose one. He's become my go-to artist 4.Iceheartt has always been very prompt and VERY polite and customer oriented. He does his best to make sure you're 100 percent happy with what he does. As I said I've gotten several pieces done by him. A few of them are http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6907227 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6886014 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6885989 latiro Dec. 19th, 2011 08:06 pm (local) Tete 1. Tete 2. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/tete/ 3. pic completed on 12/19 4. very professional; pleasant to work with; makes great art http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7063127/