Hi bluefalcon, I just wanted to offer some advice, be careful with paying up front. Reputable artists don’t generally require a down payment a contract outlining the job and amount owed is more beneficial to both parties. You might risk losing that $300 when the person hired takes it and disappears into the interweb without doing the job. Good Luck with your project, hope you find the right artist for the task.
@DarkRider, that is not really true.Most artists always ask for an upfront payment and they wouldnt risk their reputation on taking a prepayment and vanishing and never getting anything again.
You’re totally welcome to disagree and have your own opinion. Ive been ripped off twice by supposedly “professional” artists over the last couple years at this, and those who did conduct themselves professionally and completed work never asked for down payments; my comment is true in my experience. It’s up to bluefalcon to decide what they are comfortable with, my advice is free.
Well, it’s a very fine line i guess. Most artists ask for an advance payment to start the project… I normally do too. But sometimes transfer fees and other transactions come in the way so a single payment on completion is smarter.
It’s hard for me to see how someone could enforce a $900 contract between parties in completely different legal jurisdictions. I always either charge an upfront payment or use an escrow system using a platform like upwork or .