Today, I finally finished a drawing that someone had asked and said they would pay me for. I worked on it for multiple hours and was very proud of it. When it came to discussing payment, I asked what his best offer was. A pack of cigarettes. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after spending 5+ hours of my life painting a portrait of someone's cat for them, I finally finished it, perfect condition, no mistakes. I was supposed to be paid 300 bucks for it. Got 50 bucks because it was too "vibrant." FML
Today, I finally finished painting a house that took me 3 weeks to complete at 10 hours a day, including weekends, due to my dedication to perfection. When I went to meet with the homeowner for pay day, which was supposed to be $2000, he gave me $200, 5 tacos and then told me to "get the f*** off my lawn." FML
Today, a homeless guy asked me for a cigarette. Knowing that I only had a couple left in my pack, I gave it to him. He opened it, took one out and thanked me profusely. A bit surprised, I went on my way. Oh yeah, that's right, the pack contained the money I'd withdrawn from an ATM. FML
Today, my boss asked me if he could pay me in gum. Thinking he was playing around, I agreed. He wasn't playing around. FML
Today, I thought I was having a nice day at work, until I had a client who paid me $376 in rolls made of 0.05 and 0.10. It took me an hour to count. FML
Today, I picked up a carton of cigarettes for my stepfather from the store. He smokes the equivalent of nearly half my paycheck a fortnight. FML
Today, I finally summoned the courage to ask my dad to pay me as he promised, after I cut the lawn and cleaned all the house windows last week. His response was, "Get fucked." FML
Today, I got an email from a local company looking to have a website made. I looked over their request and provided them with a reasonable offer. I got an email back stating that they would like to pay me with liquor instead of money. FML
Today, my boss asked if he could pay me in guns. FML
Today, a guy for whom I did a design job told me he would only be able to pay me in 3 weeks. I told him that it was OK, as long as I didn't have to follow him around to collect my money. "Don't worry, I know the feeling," he said, "I used to run an illegal business." FML
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Ruler3000 17
Please tell me you told him no, and went searching for a new buyer. Or at least keep it, you are proud of it after all!
sweetbliss3 37
yikes. now you have a new painting at least.
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Comments (109)
dannnngthatsux 19
Always get half upfront; half when finished. Or do it by consultation - break it into periods and set a prepaid cost per period. say $5 for 4 periods. You receive $5 to start. After first hour, stop and share with customer. if they agree and like where it's going, another $5. Continue for third and fourth period.
Omniprism 15
Then he don't get the pic. Simple enough. Come back when you've the cash and well talk.
fictionaldiary 11
That's a dick move on his part, but really you should have discussed what it would cost before you worked on it. Imagine you spent hours and hours on it and you thought it should cost $500, he might not be able to afford that. Transactions don't work that way. Never have I decided to purchase something without knowing what it was going to cost me.
Gus1989 9
Lesson learned, I hope!
rockyandrigby 2
thats a steal ciggs r expensive
VanOBrien 14
People love drawings, paintings and phototographs.However, they simply don't feel like they should pay quality, for it. I'd like to say that it's an inequity, but I'm not certain that's the right spelling or word for it...
kemando 22
You're supposed to discuss payment BEFORE you start doing a comission.
Exaspera 55
Folks think that because creating comes so "easily" to artists that they don't value it at all.
nyikkins 11
Always do a basic contract beforehand if it's worth a decent amount and only hand it over pnce you receive payment. I do freelance design and made the same mistake; after 6 months of excuses the person disappeared and I had to let it go.
TogeBara 12
I am an artist by trade in the game design and concept industry, and I wont get out of bed for less than $100 per concept depending on the level of detail for which they request.