Commissions Survey
General Commissions - Interest, Choices and Selection
What type of commission do you purchase the most?
Badges
Icons
Full Character Illustrations
Sketches
Sketchbook drawings
other (please specify)
Do you prefer digital or physical medium?
Which method would you prefer your commission presented to you? Please rank the following areas. (Most preferred, 2nd most preferred, least preferred)
Physical original
Hi Quality Digital copy
When shopping for commissions, please rank the importance of the following areas to your winning choice. (not important, somewhat important, very important)
Price
Style
Artist Reputation
Past Experience with Artist
Medium (digital or real)
Artist Specialty (ferals, kinks, cartoony, realistic, etc)
Where do you look to find art and artists you might consider for commission?
Commissions - Process
How long do you think is reasonable to wait for a simple commission, like a badge, icon or sketch?
How long do you think is reasonable to wait for a more detailed commission like a full color character illustration or painting?
Do you find proofs useful? (Proofs are previews of commissions that artists show in order to obtain feedback during the creation process.)
How many proofs would you find reasonable during the commission process?
How often do you like to message or touch bases with the artist?
General Commissions - Pricing
What price range do you typically look for with these commissions? Please be as specific as you can.
Ex. "I look for badges at $10 - $20, Icons at $3 -$8 and Full Character Illustrations at $20 -$50.")
How motivated are you to purchase a commission during a sale”
What influences you the most to partake in a commission sale?
Conventions
What type of commission do you purchase the most at conventions?
Badges
Icons
Full Character Illustrations
Sketches
Sketchbook drawings
Other (please specify)
Would you purchase a commission if it could not be finished before the end of the convention?
Please explain.
Commissions - Issues
What do you find to be the most frustrating part of the commission process?
Finding the right artists
Finding the right price
Waiting for commissions to be completed
Staying in contact with the artist
Getting the commission idea across successfully
Other (please specify)
Personal Input
Do you have anything extra to add?
Thank You!
I would like to thank you for your time in taking this survey and offering your feedback. Every survey taken is a wonderful tool to help me better understand and visualize what makes up the varied and wonderful likes and dislikes of all of you. I also find them very fun and educational!
As an additional thanks to you I would like to have a drawing to offer you all the chance to win one of three thank you gifts: 2 free icons with flat color and 1 free bust sketch with flat color.
At then end of this survey I’ll draw three names and three gifts. The winners and their art will be posted on my journal.
If you’re interested in having your name entered into the drawing please fill out the following information and your name and email will be added to the drawing!
Your name (nick names are fine)
Your email (This will be for private use for this event only)
A link to the character you would like to see drawn
Thank you again for your time and participation.
Stay Happy!
--Tiggress