Personally I don't look at Autism as an excuse, I'm Autistic myself, but if you do have it then it might explain some of what has happened.
I never said you should hide yourself away, I merely meant that perhaps a convention where an artist is under a lot of pressure to break even is perhaps not the right setting for immediately working with a client who like you is very detail orientated. You could order art to be delivered after the convention or simply collect details from artists whose work you are interested in so you can commission them at a time when they have the time and leisure to give your commission details their full attention.
Not to mention, there are other things at conventions apart from artist's alley and the dealer room.
As an artist myself I find that when dealing with any client who has a specific idea in mind, that it is best to set up a real time communication when we both have the time to spend sending a file back and forth and pick it over until happiness is achieved at both ends. I certainly wouldn't take on that sort of task at a convention, there's too many distractions and artists are pressed for time at that juncture, personally I like to be able to devote my full attention to clients that have specific needs; I can't necessarily do that at a convention.
Gunmouth probably should have told you, I don't dispute that but however you now know that not everyone is happy to spend a lot of time with one client at a convention and thus it might be an idea to think about how you can get what you want as easily and as painlessly as possible for both you and the artist. That may mean rethinking how and when you get your commissions.
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Date: 2010-08-05 03:22 am (UTC)Personally I don't look at Autism as an excuse, I'm Autistic myself, but if you do have it then it might explain some of what has happened.
I never said you should hide yourself away, I merely meant that perhaps a convention where an artist is under a lot of pressure to break even is perhaps not the right setting for immediately working with a client who like you is very detail orientated. You could order art to be delivered after the convention or simply collect details from artists whose work you are interested in so you can commission them at a time when they have the time and leisure to give your commission details their full attention.
Not to mention, there are other things at conventions apart from artist's alley and the dealer room.
As an artist myself I find that when dealing with any client who has a specific idea in mind, that it is best to set up a real time communication when we both have the time to spend sending a file back and forth and pick it over until happiness is achieved at both ends. I certainly wouldn't take on that sort of task at a convention, there's too many distractions and artists are pressed for time at that juncture, personally I like to be able to devote my full attention to clients that have specific needs; I can't necessarily do that at a convention.
Gunmouth probably should have told you, I don't dispute that but however you now know that not everyone is happy to spend a lot of time with one client at a convention and thus it might be an idea to think about how you can get what you want as easily and as painlessly as possible for both you and the artist. That may mean rethinking how and when you get your commissions.