Nothing to Predict
today I got an interesting offer. I am once again going to a day hospital and one man asked if I could paint a ship. He says that he would pay a lot( we have not agreed an amount yet) but he would want this to be a specific type of ship. So my usual style may not work this time. One one hand I would like to try and challenge myself...and having the money be nice. Perhaps I could buy the fridge sooner...On the other hand I prefer creating what I want to create, how I want to create it. And in the past I had a bad experience with commissioned piece- Once I completed the piece the customer disappeared for a year+(?) so I gifted that piece. After a year or few that customer appeared again and wanted to buy again. So I had to paint that piece from start. This time she did pay me the agreed amount(double what I asked the first time), I send her the art piece and she was happy with it. Still this experience was quite bizarre...
Edit On a separate note is it safe to answer messages on facebook from people I don't know( assuming that I don't click any links)?
I don't use Facebook :)
When it comes to commissioned pieces, unless the buyer knows and likes your style, it is hard to know what they are going to want. Perhaps negotiate the price and get some percentage up front, just in case.