"I am no longer able to continue working on this project."
That's all you have to say, and be final about it because they will likely try to talk you around. It's up to you if you want to explain why, like wanting to focus on college, I'd honestly suggest you leave out their apparent immaturity or any personal judgements like that though because it may breed resentment. It's up to you if you want to give them the ability to use any of the work you've done but be aware that you will likely never see compensation for any of your contributions.
As for "work for hire", these arrangements only exist when there is an explicit contract. When you are a freelance artist taking on commissions you are an independent contractor, your own boss and retain rights to images unless sold, while "work for hire" implies an employer-employee relationship which does not exist without a contract. Whether or not you should agree to such a contract is entirely up to you, but make sure that you get all the information upfront on what they want vs payment. The payment should be enough to compensate for you not being able to use your own work.
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That's all you have to say, and be final about it because they will likely try to talk you around. It's up to you if you want to explain why, like wanting to focus on college, I'd honestly suggest you leave out their apparent immaturity or any personal judgements like that though because it may breed resentment.
It's up to you if you want to give them the ability to use any of the work you've done but be aware that you will likely never see compensation for any of your contributions.
As for "work for hire", these arrangements only exist when there is an explicit contract. When you are a freelance artist taking on commissions you are an independent contractor, your own boss and retain rights to images unless sold, while "work for hire" implies an employer-employee relationship which does not exist without a contract.
Whether or not you should agree to such a contract is entirely up to you, but make sure that you get all the information upfront on what they want vs payment. The payment should be enough to compensate for you not being able to use your own work.