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That is odd, maybe he just thought he replied to you, or thought it was just thought you WERE commissioning him, not that you were wanting to negotiate. English may not be his first language and that could be the cause of the mix up. A wonderful piece though congratulations!
Serge is on my short list of artist I would like to commission. That's a nice piece. What a surprise. I'll be careful not to blink the wrong way when I send him a note for commission info....
Umm you sent money to an artist without even talking to him ???
Hey wanna commission me? :P
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Umm you sent money to an artist without even talking to him ???
Hey wanna commission me? :P
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No. He sent me a finished piece with out ever talking to me or receiving any money from me.
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Umm you sent money to an artist without even talking to him ???
Hey wanna commission me? :P
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No. He sent me a finished piece with out ever talking to me or receiving any money from me.
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Denied! 
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I immediately sent off some funds as described on his dA page, but I've often found these directions and pricing confusing (mostly to my lack of knowledge regarding art terms).
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But what did you mean by that then? You sent off funds ?
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I immediately sent off some funds as described on his dA page, but I've often found these directions and pricing confusing (mostly to my lack of knowledge regarding art terms).
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But what did you mean by that then? You sent off funds ?
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After receiving the piece, I read up on his site, surmised his pricing as best I could and sent off some funds.
The whole thing is strange to me particularly since I asked him to clarifying his pricing as I did not understand it. Despite the lack of communication, the possibility of appearing unwilling to pay for services rendered did not sit well, so I sent funds appropriate to the best of my understanding.
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It's a lovely piece, but your story is indeed weird.
As an artist I ALWAYS contact a person back to tell them if I've accepted the job or not. I also contact them before they send me any money also.
I find contact between the client, and the artist to be really, really important.
Over a month ago, I sent out requests to various Deviant Artists in hopes of commissioning a few of them in creating artistic pieces of my main character Desmodas Siazar. Those that replied, I engaged in negotiations with. Some of which I'm eagerly waiting the results, as such I check my dA account daily in anticipation.
Today I was rather surprised by what was in my inbox. Sergevirusx was amongst the artists I initially attempted to contact. I really like his/her art but Serge never replied. I'm still scratching my head as I found this gorgeous art piece of Desmodas in my dA inbox (or rather a link to it).
I'm finding this a bit awkward as Serge never contacted me in regards to accepting the commission or finalizing any financial agreement. I immediately sent off some funds as described on his dA page, but I've often found these directions and pricing confusing (mostly to my lack of knowledge regarding art terms).
I've always known artists to be a weird lot (meh, so am I), but is this the norm? This seems like a very easy formula for gross misunderstandings, not to mention the artist getting the shaft. I have no idea whether or not Serge reads CoH Forums, if he does some direct him to PM me. (I've sent him a note on his dA account.)
I do love the piece though.