>>6093543Did that too.
Actually nearly doubled my prices and most of my services aren't even openly priced (i.e. "if you have to ask it's probably too expensive for you"). In some cases it's because it's hard to name a fixed price though, it just depends too much on the commission in question.
The ones that act like dicks are usually the "I pay ~premium~, so I'm entitled to get what I want" customers, even if they blow it out of proportion and don't get that some things aren't humanly possible and that just because they give me money I am not their slave.
And I'm not even THAT expensive, it's not like they pay 100+ for a regular face-up from me.
I actually had one customer that was incredibly picky about freckles.
They lost their shit because they didn't like a certain, single freckle in a whole mass of freckles.
In the end they were satisfied, but every time they ask me for a slot I just remember that bullshit again.
Another one demanded that their triplets should all have the same amount of hairs (i.e. lashes and eyebrow hairs) on both sides, and I paint a lot of hairs.
So it wasn't like Soom with five lashes on each side or something.
Then I have quite a few that I know have given hell to other artists for the smallest things and I honestly refuse to suffer through the same.
I am super picky myself and always give 100%, but some people are just crazy and are never satisfied.
I'm left with the very core assholes now, the ones that aren't scared away by prices or can be dodged anymore.
>>6093252To be honest, I am less and less inclined to regularly open slots anymore.
I have enough nice former customers or friends that would like to commission me again.
On the other hand I'd like to give new people a chance and try out different things, but the risk of getting a shitty customer or attracting drama is just too high.
And people complain that more and more artists close their shop or refuse to accept new customers.
