Commissions

Commissions

When an artist is approached by an interested client that wishes to employ their artistic skills to create an art piece or multiple pieces for them, this is what's known as an 'art commission'.

An art commission can be used for numerous circumstances, such as using the commissioned artwork for advertising purposes, to design packaging or a logo for a business or company or simply for personal use.

A good way for an artist to advertise to potential commissioners is to set up a website or facebook page showcasing examples of your artwork and also including this such as what kind of media they commonly use in their artwork, contact information, past commission work experience, ect. This is sort of like having an online cv that the general public and potential commissioners can look at anytime since it also acts as an online portfolio.

The commissioner should give as much information and expected outcomes as possible to the artist since, like a brief or a contract, if the details given about what the commissioner expects from the artist is too vague, this could cause confusion between both the customer and the artist and the finished piece could be something entirely different to what the customer expected it to be. This is why a good commissioner should have specific concepts, guidelines and requirements for the paid artist. Good communication between the commissioner and the artist is also important. 

Email is a very good way for an artist to communicate to their commissioner because they can attach files of how the artwork they're creating looks so far so that the client can give feedback to the artist and therefore tell them what they like so far and if they could change anything.