Advice- Asking for hard copy of commission

[yuki-fox-demon.livejournal.com]

Hello, everyone! This is completely my first time submitting a post here, so hopefully this is okay.

So on Saturday, March 15th, I was attending an anime convention and a friend of mine had bought a rather inexpensive commission of a sketch of her original character. I really liked the look, so I found the artist in the Vendor Room and bought one myself. We hashed out the details, and the artist asked me if it was okay if she e-mailed the finish product to me. I was a little disappointed, but she said she was backed up and wouldn't be able to finish it before the end of the con, so I agreed.

At this point in time, I haven't received the finished product yet, but my question is would it be appropriate for me to ask for the hard copy despite her e-mailing me a scan? I did agree to having it e-mailed, but the commissions were pencil sketches, and I feel like the quality would just not be the same if I printed it off. Plus there's just something about having the finished product in your hand. I would normally not ask this, but anyone whose work was finished before the end of the con received the hard copy, so I was just curious. Let me know what you think!

Comments

[gatekat.livejournal.com]

Since it seams like the original issue was of timing, not a reluctance to give it up, it shouldn't be an issue to ask.

Just make sure to offer to pay for shipping.

[frisket17.livejournal.com]

This.

Generally if you pay the shipping, things are fine. I'd alert the artist sooner than later to your want of the original sketch. I don't know about others, but after X amount of time, I purge sketches/paper clutter. (IE: If this was year+ old request, you may be out of luck requesting the original. If recent, more likely to have the request fulfilled. )

Good luck! :)

[vauvakolibri.livejournal.com]

And I'd ask now before the art is done, since if the artist happens to do the image in a sketchbook (expecting just a scan), they might not want to rip/cut pages out.

[teekchan.livejournal.com]

There's no harm in asking, but the artist may not want to ship anything out. I know shipping can be a hassle.

[kontonakuma.livejournal.com]

I say go ahead and ask and offer to pay for the shipping.

[pandadally.livejournal.com]

Most artists are willing to ship the original art to you for a small fee. It doesn't hurt to ask. c:

[tealmoonxiv.livejournal.com]

No harm in asking, just make sure to offer to pay for shipping.
Make sure you don't wait forever, not all artists keep art for too long.

[artic-dragoness.livejournal.com]

Agree with everyone else; if you want the hard copy, offer shipping c:

[yuki-fox-demon.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the feedback, guys! I finally got a hold of her, and I'll be contacting her tomorrow to ask for an update on the status of my art because, honestly, it's been about a week and a half and she hasn't really mentioned anything about progress, so I'll be sure to ask her then! I *am* willing to pay for shipping; it's just that these WERE meant to be handed to the customers in person at the con, she just did not have time to finish mine before it ended.