- KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BUY. You need to have a very clear idea of what you want in order to choose the right artist. Make sure you already have references done. Before even start LOOKING for an artist, know what you are going to ask for.
- FIND AN ARTISTS THAT PLEASES YOUR NEEDS. If you want a human character ref-sheet, look for an artist that can draw humans. Don't just look for the right style, make sure your artists has, as an example, two pics of what you want drawn, such as humans. Even if your artists can draw the most awesome and realistic wolves, that doesn't mean he will be able to draw humans in the same quality.
- LOOK FOR PRICES. Sure, some artists are awesome, but they have very very high prices. This is normally because they would get too many commissions if not, or because they can charge you more just because they are popular, or maybe that is what they consider their art worth. This doesn't mean you shouldn't pay high prices: its OK if you want to expend $50 on a miss monster piece of art if you want to. Many times, the money is worth the art. However, if you just want a character ref-sheet, you might as well get a VERY good one for just 30 bucks or less.
- KNOW WHAT YOU BUY. It's not cool to pay $30 just for a lineart. Make sure prices match time and effort coming from the artist. Again, this depends on the artists, I'm just saying: don't be fooled!
- CONTACT. Send a note to the artists. Try to be polite and explain clearly. If you can get the artist's msn, mail, or any more direct way of chatting, the better. This will allow you to clear doubts quicker and get the work done faster. Once the artists has accepted your petition, talk about how to pay for the work and how to get what you paid for. For example, when I was asked to draw a monster for a client, I first did a sketch and let my client pay ONLY when he was OK with the sketch. After that, I told him to send me the money through Paypal, and once received the money, I finished the commission in two days and sent scans and photos of the work. At all times I was in contact with the client, asking about doubts or answering them.
- PAYMENT. When put in contact with the artists is very important that you follow what the artists says about the payment and how the transition should be done. Now, ok, artists are difficult people to deal with, but its still YOUR money. Some artists won't draw more than two sketches, that is why you should be clear when you explain what you want. DO NOT PAY if you DONT LIKE what you are getting! Dude, its YOUR money, if you don't like how things are coming along, complain! The artist should draw what YOU want.* Paypal is one of the safest ways to pay for your commissions.
- AFTER GETTING THE COMMISSION DONE. Show the artists how thankful you are. If you are pleased with what you've got, tell the artists the awesome job he did. The best thing you can do for the artists is show, proudly, the picture you just bought. SHOW IT TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS. Its awesome, dude, you just got your own personalized piece of art!
- BAD RESULTS. If you have been careful on providing a good reference and explaining clearly what you wanted, it will never be your fault and then you can complain to the artists. Be careful. Even if most artists would try to fix the mistake, a bunch of other artists wont. Make sure to accept decent deadlines and decent prices, so you wont get scammed!
*Ok, its your money, but don't push your luck on this. You cant expect the artists to draw for you during days and days and days. Just don't let the artist decide weather the wolf should be pink or blue. Its your desition how the thing goes done. You can, however, accept opinions from the artist.
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