Advice needed for selling prints!

[roxyfur.livejournal.com]

Hey guys! I have a question regarding selling prints of artwork I have done, but as commissions.

Is it legal for me to do this? And is this commonly done? Does this look bad on me as an artist? I haven't ever sold prints before, so I really have no idea. I haven't sold the customer the copyright to the image, just charged them for rendering the image like is typically done. Some of my commission pieces I would like to sell as prints at a future con because they turned out really well.

(I would obviously ask the commissioner if it's okay with them, since it's their fursona in the picture.)

Thanks!

Comments

[dizdzi.livejournal.com]

I seem to be of a minority opinion here, ahah

I don't really think it's right unless you stated up front that your art would be used like that. Yes, you have the rights, but it's kind of more of a common courtesy to be sure that the commissioner is aware of it.

[roxyfur.livejournal.com]

It did seem a little fishy to me, but I saw a ton of other artists doing it at the latest con I attended.

I think I'll probably just ask the person whose piece(s) I chose, offer to send them a print free of charge, and hope they give me permission haha.