New Commission

I have recently secured another commission which stemmed from the humpback whale drawing I did before Christmas. The client is a Hull Tigers fan and wants a drawing of a tiger the same kind of style as the other fineliner work I have done. 

The brief of 'draw a tiger' was pretty vague so I clarified some details via email such as sizing, pricing and timescales. The client was struggling to be specific about what he wanted so I sent some quick sketches to get an idea of the kind of thing he wanted. I said that the work would be completed within four weeks of him getting back to me and confirming the details of the commission. This gives me plenty of time to fit this around other projects I have on at the moment. 

I am trying to work a bit more 'formally' while also trying to still be personal and friendly. I am using a separate email account to my personal one and am making sure all agreements are actually in written form to avoid any potential complications in the future. As I start to work with/for people who I don't know well personally I think it important to have a more professional and structured approach. 

I feel this commissioned artwork I am doing sits a little outside my practice as an illustrator so its not something I want to promote massively but I am still really pleased that people are seeing my work and liking it, my name is being passed on and its a chance for me to make some money. I am trying to save money from commissions and other work for a kind of 'post-uni fund' because I will most likely need it and every little helps!