BINGO

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Since this post will be current until January, thought I'd be salty/have fun with it. Let's see if we get Bingo, shall we?


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OC commissions

[(Anonymous)]

Has anyone done OC commissions on FR? How did it go? I am interested in getting some done because I have gems and would not rather spend IRL money.

Re: OC commissions

[(Anonymous)]

Most of my OC commissions went great! Except for one. I commissioned them because I saw that they were highly active on FR, literally just finished a batch of commissions and I felt safe to commission them. 6 months ago I commissioned them and despite my gentle pokes i havent gotten more than a WIP sketch. I did tell them to take their time and even gave them a tip on top of that since I forsaw my commission was going to come out banging given their history with other customers. I poked them multiple times since then every couple of months but they don't answer any of my mail anymore. They are still active on FR with fed dragons and forum posts.

So, it's always a gamble unfortunately. I liked to think I was pretty savvy when it came to buying art and seeing the red flags but you never know when an artist might be suddenly become rogue lmao

Re: OC commissions

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt, do you mind naming the artist? I get a lot of oc commissions and have gotten shorted before so I try to be wary.

Re: OC commissions

[(Anonymous)]

as much as I'd love to, I also fear denonning myself. But for what it is worth their art thread is marked as 'closed' so hopefully you wont come across them anyway. :(

Re: OC commissions

[(Anonymous)]

sometimes you gotta be the red flag for other people T-T

Re: OC commissions

[(Anonymous)]

by this do you mean commissioning artwork of an OC, or commissioning them to create an OC?

Re: OC commissions

[(Anonymous)]

ive bought around 40+ commissions of a furry OC. no idea on the kind of OC you have, but one of the challenges i'd face would be with artists' limitations on character types. a notable amount of artists draw FR dragons for FR currency, but require RL currency for everything else.

outside of that, it can sometimes be a bit hit or miss with timelines. professional artists with good time-management and dedicated progress tracking apps like trello usually take USD exclusively, given their skills, time commitment, and marketability. the more casual artists on FR sometimes require a bit of poking or checking in to make sure that the work is completed.

in general i recommend only commissioning artists who have offsite contacts or galleries. it lets you get a better feel for their art style and if they stop using FR it gives you a contact for a check-in or refund. ive had a few commissions done by people who left the site after i paid, leaving me with nothing.