Choosing Beggars

By Miserable person - 10/09/2019 18:00

Today, after spending 5+ hours of my life painting a portrait of someone's cat for them, I finally finished it, perfect condition, no mistakes. I was supposed to be paid 300 bucks for it. Got 50 bucks because it was too "vibrant." FML

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By I'm Trading Up For A Dog - 14/12/2014 20:28 - Finland - Pori

Today, I finished a painting I'd spent 3 weeks working on for an exhibition. When I came back from lunch, my cat was perched above it on my desk. He looked at me, then down at the painting, then jumped down onto it. He slipped and smeared the wet paint everywhere, ruining the whole thing. FML

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You deserved it 6 244

By Anonymous - 02/08/2010 05:05 - United States

Today, I finally finished painting a house that took me 3 weeks to complete at 10 hours a day, including weekends, due to my dedication to perfection. When I went to meet with the homeowner for pay day, which was supposed to be $2000, he gave me $200, 5 tacos and then told me to "get the f*** off my lawn." FML

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You deserved it 5 495

By offended - 07/04/2009 06:15 - United States

Today, I was putting the finishing touches on my portrait of a young boy in art class. I asked my teacher if she could help correct the bad parts of my portrait. She said, "Well that would take all day and I just don't have the time." She was serious. I thought this was my best work yet. FML

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You deserved it 5 135

By artist - 29/03/2013 11:12 - Czech Republic - Prague

Today, I spent the whole night and day painting a portrait of my girlfriend. Being proud of it, I sent it to her hoping she would appreciate it. I spent hours working on that picture only for her to reply with, "That's not me, is it?" FML

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You deserved it 4 531

By xerrika - 03/06/2014 11:56 - Canada - Windsor

Today, I finally finished a drawing that someone had asked and said they would pay me for. I worked on it for multiple hours and was very proud of it. When it came to discussing payment, I asked what his best offer was. A pack of cigarettes. FML

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You deserved it 8 948

By Laserbeaver - 29/09/2013 13:00 - United States - Milton

Today, I finally handed my girlfriend a portrait of her. I'm not the best drawer, but I spent weeks on it and I thought it turned out pretty good. When she looked at it, she asked what kind of dog was it. FML

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You deserved it 5 540

By anonymous - 03/07/2011 04:47 - Canada

Today, it took me 5 hours to paint my deck, only to have it ruined by the neighbor's cat running all over the undry paint. FML

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You deserved it 3 438

Remodeling

By Spelit - 13/08/2010 19:45 - United States

Today, I finished painting my living room. I had to leave the house in a rush. When I got home, I found smears of paint all around and the carpet crusted with paint that had dried. My cat had rubbed up against the walls and tracked it around. FML

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You deserved it 13 620

By Anonymous - 05/11/2009 22:14 - United States

Today, I finally finished my art project, which was worth 50% of my quarterly grade. I came in first period to give it to my professor. When she turned to look at it, her elbow hit her coffee and spilled it all over the canvas. I got 60%. She said I would have had a 100%, except for the giant coffee stain. FML

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You deserved it 3 495

By Bwberry - 29/11/2017 19:00

Today, I spent hours hand-painting an awesome design on a gift for a friend. My husband was supposed to assemble it when I finished, but when I stepped back to admire my work, he informed me that the whole thing was sideways. He watched me paint it. FML

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You deserved it 467

evilplatypus 38

Tuesday 10 September 2019 20:50

Contracts. Use them. Live by them.

ahabsfan 14

Tuesday 10 September 2019 18:20

Is 5 hours a long time for a portrait? You shouldn’t have sold it to them. Sell it by other means. It’s your work.

Comments

Ali Urias 5

Wednesday 11 September 2019 1:03

you got conned

Leviathene 34

Wednesday 11 September 2019 7:18

I've commissioned art a few times in the last year and I always pay up-front and I trust the artist to do the work I've paid for. You need to protect yourself as an artist, because people do steal art and make up bullshit in order to get out of paying for stuff. Next time you do a commission, please send the customer an invoice and progress shots to make sure they are happy with how the art is looking, this way you can make changes before its too late and the customer has no excuse not to pay the agreed amount.

mccuish 25

Wednesday 11 September 2019 7:28

Grow a pair and stand up next time

Seeya55 31

Wednesday 11 September 2019 14:33

Contracts AND Half upfront once basic design sketch is planned with buyer. If the buyer picked a style, and your style is exactly the same, this is when the contract comes in and you get to do some small claims court! I'm sorry.