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pixelblink
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865 |
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I've just been recently approached via email to create some pixels, etc for a person. Thing is, I want to make sure I'm not gonna get screwed around with getting paid appropriately. Is there anyone here who has gone through all this successfully? If so, can you give me any tips, guidelines, links so I can research how to go about this properly?
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greyscar
Midshipman ![]() ![]() Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 85 |
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get a paypal account!
-ollie |
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pixelblink
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865 |
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Originally posted by greyscar
get a paypal account! -ollie
umm... yes... but aside from the obvious ways to makes transactions online, i was wondering about more detailed info to make sure I don't get screwed |
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sedgemonkey
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Well, a pixel art job is not different from any other freelance gig... Always get a contract even if you are working with an agent or manager that is supposed to be on your side. They'll screw you too. Depending on how big a company you are working with they might have a contract for you, but most likely you will be the one who will have to draft a contract. You can pick up an artist contract at most bookstores (usually included in a 'how to be an artist' type books). Don't do any work that can be used by your client until you get the contract signed and faxed/mailed back to you. You will probably need to do mockups before they will be willing to work with you which is cool, but don't give them anything they can use in their project. Make sure you work out a payment schedule that includes at least a quarter of the money down upon delivery of the first round of work. That way, both parties are staked in the project. EDIT: If you are making pixel art for someone they will most likely want all the licensing rights to the work you produce for them. If that's a problem you should make sure you spell that out in your contract. Edited by sedgemonkey |
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pixelblink
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865 |
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wow... thanx sedge. Helps alot
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TakeOut
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 147 |
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Easy, just make them pay in advance, and if there not happy well they
can either have there money back or you can just tell them they get
what they paid for. :P
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Garage Inc.
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 October 2021 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 318 |
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Ya, I would stick with what sedge said.
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For every second spent wondering if you can do something, you could spend 2 seconds doing it.
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MrPumpernickel
Seaman ![]() Joined: 17 April 2005 Location: Sweden Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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I've just been through this process of taking comissions and so forth, and I have to say that asking to get paid in advance and promising to pay back the money if something goes awry is not the way to go by things. Firstly only idiots will pay you in advance, secondly it should be dealth with through a contract. Ask the client (or you could too for that matter) to draw up a contract which outlines what should be done by either party, by what dates, how you should be paid and so forth. They should also outline what happens if either you cannot deliver or if the client for some reason don't want your stuff any more, or is unable to pay you because of bankrupcy and so forth. Ideally you should be paid in intervalls throughout the job, that will ensure that you both get paid and that the client get's what he wants. If you get paid in advance there is nothing that says that you won't run off with the money, if you get paid after the job is done there's no telling that the client runs off with your stuff without paying you. Contracts are the alpha and omega of comissions! |
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pixelblink
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865 |
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thanx Mr. P! I have an idea of what to expect now.. thanx to advice from you guys and some of my connections in town
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pixelblink
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865 |
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Came across this Faq at pixeltemple and thought it'd be useful to share with others. I may track down more of these. |
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spymp3
Midshipman ![]() BANNED Joined: 02 June 2005 Location: Netherlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 81 |
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Just get the money
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Citizen_Insane
Commander ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189 |
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Well, what I've always done when there were no legal That way, if the person you're working for isn't satisfied, AND you, the artist, won't get completely cheated out of No garuntees, and it still mostly runs on the honor system...
but hey, a man's only as good as his word, right?
Yeah, and then there are the basics: I know I'm kind of bringing back the dead, here, but I kind |
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BruceJuice
Midshipman ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 84 |
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well, to give him a mockup, or to show that finished the job, you could send a jpg (or equally
distorted/crapped up file) of your file first and wait for payment.
then once paid, send the good file of your work.
just an idea.....just listen to sedge and MR. P..... Edited by BruceJuice |
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