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A Bit of Bad News
🕑 Added 2023-07-24 13:00:13 +0000 UTCSo those of you who follow the calendar probably know that I have failed a few deliveries recently:
- A sketch on July 12
- An X-rated pinup on July 20
- An R-rated pinup on July 22
I'm embarrassed to say, a new artist that I commissioned has failed to come through and the pinups won't be coming. I used his services in the past and he delivered promptly, so early June, I re-ordered three commissions from him. He seemed in a rush to get some money and I don't mind helping out artists a bit once in a while, so I prepaid all three commissions. (He did deliver some rudimentary sketches, which I'm including below so at least you get a LITTLE something for the expense.) After a month of silence, I reached out again; he said he'd had some technical difficulties and would finish them "soon." I reached out again at the beginning of last weeks, but no response. I tried again on Saturday, still no response.
So now I'm writing it off and moving on. My apologies. I usually can tell the flakes and avoid this, but once in a while, I get blindsided. This seemed someone with a reputation in adult illustration, so I thought I was safe using his services. Ah well. Live and learn. He may come through yet (maybe something tragic happened in his life), but I won't be holding out my breath.
The commissions, for the record, were a sequence involving Alberta getting her wish.
Note that for the third one, I wanted a less "happy" expression, more like a "headache" face. The artist said it'd be no trouble, that he'd change that during the final work—which never came. Who knows, if you think it'd be a sequence worth completing, I'll get someone else to do it.
--Jaycee
Comments
A Man with Joe Name
While it's a bit of a bummer, I still enjoyed these sketches.
Jaycee Knight
He came through once, then disappeared (this time). It's not an encouraging ratio. I'm still very bummed out because at the end of the day, it's the backers' money that gets wasted. I feel bad when that happens.
Damien Jacobs
if he pulled through before, and the reason for being slow this time is for technical reasons, and now you can't even get a hold of him, it sounds legitimately bad
