Got a Commission from the Charity Auction!

[Chris Saper]

Great news!

You can decide what schedule works for you; your client will readily understand. I think it is really important to meet your deadlines, so be very sure the schedule is comfortable for you.

If the client has not already seen your price list, you should possibly rethink the 50% notion. Every commission painter I have met agrees that multiple subjects should command a premium, not a discount.

The discount you want to charge is reasonable, in my opinion, if the subjects are to painted on separate canvases. Once you are required to combine photo resources, the complexity is logarithmic. Still it has to be your decision.

It is perfectly OK to be busy enough to control your own schedule, and I am not sure it matters what exactly you are busy doing. That being said, I think also that you should try to strike a balance in accomodating clients' needs for deadlines, as long as they seem sound.

However, the client who comes out of the blue and demands a portrait by next Wednesday is much more probably a big problem Only you can judge.