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When doing art commissioms for online clients, how do you show them your WIP without them taking your art and running off with it without paying?
If the work is digital, I take pictures of it with my phone and then send the photo over email. That way the client can see it but it has the pixelated screen warping the quality.
I'm just wondering if this is a good idea or does it come off as retarded to the client?
Right now I was commissioned to do some cartoon storyboards so I've been doing it this way and sending emails of what's been done. They paid a percentage of the final fee up front so I just hope they don't get the idea that I should be showing the actual clear image instead of a photo of it.I don't give the actual file until paid in full.
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Good thinking. Alternatives I can think of: sending stages of the file (sketch, inking, colouring, ...) and getting paid a slice for each stage; sending a resized (small) version of the file; sending it as .jpeg (or with obvious artifacts; and just finding more trustworthy clientele.
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I just send small jpgs, but I've only worked with companies and not individuals so I always have a contract and they always pay (though sometimes late). When working with companies you often need to wait a while before you get paid, like it often is set up so you get paid 30 or 60 days after approval of finals, rarely it is even longer than that. So you have to give them the full files before you see any money but you have it in writing as a legal document so it's pretty safe.
Sending a photo of a screen comes across as kind of retarded imo. Just sent a small jpg, or if you are worried you can put a big "WIP" written overtop it as a giant watermark or something, but that's really tacky.
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