Advice: Teen artist - how should I go about taking commissions?

[dixiedyboski.livejournal.com]

Hello A_B!
Errrr, first ever LJ post here, correct me if I'm doing it wrong :3



Basically, I want to start taking commissions :3 But, lots of the posts here are about 'minors' buying/selling their art, and everything ending in tears and whatnot. Is it ok to take commissions at 15? Or should I wait 'til I'm older?
I know that research is important, and everyone says about having a ToS that you both agree to before you start sending money or anything, so if there's any problem on either side, you can throw it at the commissioner and run :3
Also, I know my art is not terrible. Its not wonderful either, but I know I'm improving and yes, I have done life drawing since I started GCSE Art. I could improve a lot on anatomy though, very very definitely. (curse you, silly anime phase.)
Also, would sending the money through my parents (they use paypal a lot for their bubble business) be a good idea?
And postage too. I would rather not send actual pictures in the post, but I'm sure badges would be ok.

So, any advice you have would be very very very much apreiciated <3

Comments

[suzeyy.livejournal.com]

I found dA not so great just because your chances of getting noticed were so slim. The website I worked mostly on was furry-paws.com, which is good if you have canine-oriented work and you're allowed to sell/buy for USD after you get some good experience. C: I've also briefly worked on Mweor.com/ but it seems to cater more to younger kids, so I haven't been on in a while. Here's a wiki of similar sites, if you want to look through them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_pet_games#Browser-based_games I haven't been on any others though, at least not in a while. The best part about these sites though is that if you get bored with the art, you can always just play the game aspect. Or do both, if you want!

If you want to get started on the first two examples though, PM me and I can try and help you out a bit more. C:

[dixiedyboski.livejournal.com]

It is, its sort of an you're either famous or you're not thing there.
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thankyou <3
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