(Anonymous) 2015-09-03 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Sad thing is, most artists don't expect tips.

I do commissions for money off site and never expect tips. I expect what I charged, so when I see that extra in there with like "Here's a tip!" or "A little extra to cover paypal fees <3" etc, it makes me SO HAPPY.

I imagine artists on petsites don't even dare to dream about tips, given how rare they are with real funds.

(Anonymous) 2015-09-03 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Guess I shouldn't be surprised. I've never sold commissions on a site before, but of the friends/acquaintances I drew for when they asked for something, only 2 out of 11 people gave me anything in return. And one of the two kind of stopped giving equal return later.

(I do not draw for people much now.)

(Anonymous) 2015-09-03 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
nayrt
I think a lot of people look at the talent side of drawing and don't see all the hard work, so I wonder if the people who didn't give you anything even realized how it could take effort from you to produce art.

(Anonymous) 2015-09-03 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
You have a really good point. I do sometimes fall into the trap of thinking it gets much easier for more experienced artists too so a couple of the friends who didn't give in return even though they also draw a little probably thought it didn't take much effort for me. And didn't help I kind of tended to tell them don't expect it soon but end up giving them priority in the end.

Ah well!

(Anonymous) 2015-09-03 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
yeah, this. i've done commissions/adoptables on and off FR, and I'm always surprised the rare time anyone tips. i set my prices for what i feel is a fair wage for my adoptables or whatever, since i don't expect to get tipped at all.