Hello everyone! I'm having a little trouble here. I commissioned an artist for a custom back in January. I waited 2+ months, and contacted them. They didn't have anything to show me at the time but got back in contact with me a few days later and I was really happy with the result!
I waited almost 3 months and contacted them again, no updates but again I got a wip afterwards. They had promised me they'd try to be done with the custom at the end of that week. However, I had to contact them again two weeks later; Again no updates until after I contacted them. But after this update the lineart was completed.I love the outcome and I'm really excited for this custom!
I consider myself patient when it comes to art, but I'm wondering:Should I contact them again since I've waited another two weeks? I feel like I'm being just a little impatient here since art does take time.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I waited almost 3 months and contacted them again, no updates but again I got a wip afterwards. They had promised me they'd try to be done with the custom at the end of that week. However, I had to contact them again two weeks later; Again no updates until after I contacted them. But after this update the lineart was completed.I love the outcome and I'm really excited for this custom!
I consider myself patient when it comes to art, but I'm wondering:Should I contact them again since I've waited another two weeks? I feel like I'm being just a little impatient here since art does take time.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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On my end, I usually try and say after each update, "give me [a few hours, I'm doing it as we speak] / ['til Monday night - I'll do it this weekend] / [three weeks - got a bunch of long work shifts coming up so I'll be a bit busy]". But if I don't, and someone asks, I'm totes cool with trying to give a rough idea of timeframe. And when I do it like that, people will generally be cool with sticking to the given estimates and not prodding me before then (although I had one who I gave a specific day /and/ time, and she still prodded me every day over Skype to say "hey, you working on it yet?" - so I just stopped answering and ignored her 'til the date/time I'd given).
(Also it gives me a deadline to stick to, so I get my rear in gear!)
So yup - ask! Don't make a big thing of it, just ask when they reckon would be a good time to update you next. Makes things clearer for everyone.
I don't think you're being impatient. If you've been waiting months and they haven't been contacting you with updates you're well within your rights to ask for updates. Good luck!