Commission Thread

[Anonymous No.8163960]

Can we get another one of these going? I liked seeing some of the stories. They can be good or bad and can be from either side (buyer or seller). I'd also like to know about any recommended or non-recommended stores/cosplayers/tailors

[Anonymous No.8165886]

Your OP picture isn't repulsive enough for a commission thread.

[Anonymous No.8165887]

>>8165886
What the fresh fuck is that supposed to be

[Anonymous No.8165898]

>>8165887
A giant hornet nest built directly into a bed.

[Anonymous No.8165988]

>>8165886
First off oh God.
Secondly I wasn't really looking for anything repulsive. Just a picture.

[Anonymous No.8166008]

>>8165886
Imagine coming home after a long day, walking into your dark room, and flopping down right on top of it.

[Anonymous No.8166371]

So the last thread of this I posted my tale of being scammed on Coscom, complete with the person ignoring me for several months and telling me that I can't get a refund because she had already "discounted me so much"
I also mentioned that at Youmacon she gave me the "original" cosplay, saying she was going to remake it for me for free. The character was Reimi Sugimoto from Jojo part IV (pic related). But instead I got... (Bare with me I'm mobile)

[Anonymous No.8166377]

>>8166371
This. She told me it was just a wonky dye job. Her boyfriend had told me that she had been working on the choker during this time too.
No choker, no ribbons. I paid 100 bucks for this and can't get a refund and she won't deliver what she owes me.

[Anonymous No.8167308]

>>8166377
oh

[Anonymous No.8167313]

>>8166377
Wow, anon. Name and shame her to the ends of the earth and back. This is atrocious and her "solution" is unacceptable.

[Anonymous No.8167377]

>>8166371
>>8166377

Holy shit anon I feel so sorry for you. I agree with >>8167313, that kind of work is 100% not okay. Shitty business practices aside, there's so much wrong with this from a construction standpoint, not even taking into account the shit dye job.

[Anonymous No.8167539]

>>8167377
She didn't construct it though. She bought this dress from a thrift store last minute before the con because apparently her siblings got stuff on the original dress she DID construct.

[Anonymous No.8167543]

>>8167539
I'm also still waiting on the outfit, but I've giving up on hoping for anything.

[Anonymous No.8167551]

i commissioned a piece from the floral notebook (on fb) and whilst the style and colour are perfect, the sizing was laughable and a bit ridiculous.

it was a special piece, she worked off a picture reference i gave her. i also gave her my exact measurements, and i fit into most unshirred brand.
was disappointed to receive a garment 2 to 3 sizes bigger than what i would usually wear. not sure if it's worth it to get it altered, to keep it and try to coord or just try and sell off ugh

[Anonymous No.8168222]

I have a problem customer atm. Everything was fine, we discussed deadlines and she said she didn't need it until the end of July.
She's paid half and agreed to pay half when I finished it.
This was all confirmed on Monday and she paid the first half Monday evening.
I have another commission on the go so I've been working on that, intending to start on this girls commission as soon as I was done with this one.
It's now Sunday night and the girl messaged me angrily asking 'where the fuck her cosplay is'. I was shocked but explained it hasn't been started yet because of having another commission and the fact she doesn't need it until the end of the July.
She's now messaged me saying she's disgusted that I would take her money and not even start the cosplay. Has been 'naming and shaming' me on local cosplay groups all day, she deletes her post as soon as someone comments saying how dumb she is, then reposts.
She's told me she wants her cosplay done by the end of next week or she's demanding her money back.
How the fuck am I supposed to handle this?

[Anonymous No.8168234]

>>8168222
If you have the original discussion about the commission, show it to her or keep it on hand. get more proof than her or you're SOL.
All else fails just give the bitch her money and name and shame her right back as a bad costumer. It wouldn't be worth it to end up in a worse situation.

[Anonymous No.8168239]

>>8168222
Refund her and silently blacklist her. If you've already purchased non-refundable materials, do not refund her for that portion and tell her why you're doing so. If she causes a fuss, let her, then post screencaps.

[Anonymous No.8169384]

>>8167551
Oh jeez. That stinks, anon.

[Anonymous No.8169397]

>>8168222
Screencap, post it in the status where it clearly says she wants it by the end of july, do not comment anything else.

[Anonymous No.8170818]

>Had a P4 school outfit commissioned
>paid over $100 for it
>made of uniform fabric
>worried it's going to look cheap as fuck

Don't think it helps that the seller is from China and spoke broken English

[Anonymous No.8170838]

>>8170818
Why are you worried it will look cheap? Because it's made out of uniform fabric or because it's from China?

[Anonymous No.8170860]

>>8170838
Uniform fabric. A few people said that uniform fabric is made out of cheap cotton and the like.

[Anonymous No.8170884]

>>8170818
"uniform fabric" isn't a meaningful term. Is this really a commission (from an individual) or is from a cheap cosplay company?

[Anonymous No.8170885]

>>8170860
Cheap cotton =/= always uniform fabric though. Although you could use light cotton to make uniforms, theoretically, I usually hear uniform fabric to be mid to heavy weight cotton/poly/wool. Did they send you pics of what it looked like?

[Anonymous No.8170903]

>>8166377
File a claim with your bank and get your 100 back. Fuck her.

[Anonymous No.8170995]

>>8170885
>>8170884
Individual. It was on ebay (I know I'm retarded and deserve it). Photos of the actual outfit look good. Better than the others on ebay

[Anonymous No.8171002]

>>8166371
I still feel so sorry for you because of this. When you told me about this I was in absolute horror because of the ordeal, but now seeing the image I'm in absolute shock. How can you mess up that badly?

Anyway, make sure you get her name known so she's known as a scammer. Make her infamous in the midwest cosplay community, though tbh there's so much drama esp in our comm if she is a local she would probably be another face in the crowd.

Anyway, I hope you get your money back, or at least get something out of this.

[Anonymous No.8171005]

>>8170885
>>8170884
Individual. It was on ebay (I know I'm retarded and deserve it). Photos of the actual outfit look good.

[Anonymous No.8171042]

>>8165887
It looks like wood shavings and shit. Maybe an animal digging in the house?

[Anonymous No.8171949]

>>8171042
It's a huge wasps nest that was left untreated for years

[Anonymous No.8173065]

>>8170903
I don't have a case though, unfortunately. I fucked up and made a newbie mistake, having paid her as a gift on Paypal. Because it was a gift it means I voided the refund fees and basically gave her my money. I made a huge mistake, having never paid for any service before.

[Anonymous No.8173145]

>>8173065
did the money come from a paypal balance, or was it withdrawn from your bank when you paid through paypal? if it was the latter, you can still ask your bank for a chargeback.

[Anonymous No.8173893]

>>8173145
It actually was from my bank. Huh, I might do that.

[Anonymous No.8174637]

>>8165886
i-it's photoshopped... right guys?

[Anonymous No.8174726]

>>8174637
Nope. It's a wasp's nest in someone's guest room. They just left the room unintended for a while and this happened.

[Anonymous No.8174776]

>>8167551
Have you already contacted her and asked her to fix it? Typically people who do custom dresses include any alterations. I know it's difficult to get fit absolutely perfect when the person isn't there to try it on, so I always allow the person to ship it back to me for any fine-tuning at no extra cost. I'm sure she'd be happier to have a pleased customer than leave you upset...

>>8168222
Caps of her deadline. Don't be so public about it as to reply to all her posts, instead go to the moderators of the groups that she's been posting in and see if you can get them to take your side. If she didn't want the cosplay done until July but was willing to pay ahead, I see no problem with you not jumping on her cosplay immediately. From now on, make it clear in your TOS that your priorities go by deadline, then by who pays first when it comes to when you work on cosplays.

[Anonymous No.8174793]

>>8173893
>>8166371
This anon reporting in. Did a chargeback. It's gonna be a good week or so, but I should be getting my money back. Thanks for all the support and advice. I'm gonna be naming and shaming as well.

[Anonymous No.8174930]

>>8167539
She clearly changed the neckline, and it's atrociously done. This person cannot sew at all. That's extremely amateur technique, and anyone who knew the first thing about sewing garments wouldn't have tried to alter the neckline that way. I doubt there was ever a "first" dress to begin with.

[Anonymous No.8174944]

>>8165898
*wasp nest
(according to my reverse image search article expedition)

[Anonymous No.8174987]

>Full-time student
>Have trouble finding jobs IN A COLLEGE TOWN that I both enjoy and will work around my schedule.
>Feeling very reluctant to compromise
>Fiance insists I pursue dream of being seamstress because he just got a high-paying job last year
>reluctant because I enjoy financial independence
>but I go for it because he's so sweet and supportive
>feel really confident that I can balance both
>first three months are really rough, no money in savings, we barely make bills and afford holidays, I fail 2/5 fall classes
>finally back on my feet, just paid both of our rents, back on track in my spring classes, savings accounts are filled up
>holy shit I'm still so stressed though
I knew this would be hard, I just didn't know it would be THIS hard. I'm finally booked full with commissions and enjoying a good customer base, but I miss having time to sew for myself. I also miss turning in work to my professors that I really put myself into. My customers are my #1 priority but I don't think my professors agree. It makes having the successful business I've always wanted kind of bittersweet...

[Anonymous No.8175053]

>>8174930
I hate to say it but I agree completely. She constantly lied about the things she was working on (her bf helped with this during the con weekend) and it just sucks to think that she'd do this to me. Hilarious enough she recently got POSITIVE FEEDBACK on her coscom page. I finally nutted up though and issued a chargeback. I feel like she owes me that much.

[Anonymous No.8175071]

>>8175053
OH, to warn anyone-
Her name is Kikiyori Mikashima but her company name is Honey Mochi Studios. Last time I talked to her was in late January, but she's been active.
--
Coscom (says she's really good at communication, kek) http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/72922/cat/16
Cosplay page is Kiki Mika Cosplay on Facebook (This actually says she is now a FULL TIME COMMISSIONER. This was on March 3rd).

I can't tell you much else sadly.

[Anonymous No.8175074]

>>8174793
Good for you anon. Make sure to come back and name and shame.

[Anonymous No.8175367]

Can someone point me towards someone who can do superhero bodysuit comms?

[Anonymous No.8175380]

>>8170818
It might not be as bad as you think-- I've bought some costumes described as 'uniform fabric' and it's all been really nice medium weight cottons that were good quality. Obviously though things may turn out different for you so it's a bit of wait and see I suppose

[Anonymous No.8176761]

>>8174944
That's a big nope.

[Anonymous No.8176778]

Is there anywhere to commission decent armor that won't cost me my firstborn? I figure y'all are the best ones to ask.

[Anonymous No.8176794]

>>8174987
Maybe you'd be better with 3 classes anon? If you need the money that badly you could find something casual like babysitting

[Anonymous No.8176903]

>>8176794
Unfortunately I'm already going to graduate a year late (next spring) so I can't really take on a lighter class load and I really just want this degree done and over with. I'm almost four years into a goddamn degree in English that I only started because I had no clue what I wanted to do with my life, I was convinced by my small-town teachers that I was a good enough writer to succeed in such an over-saturated field, and my parents threatened to disown me if I didn't attend college. Here I am now, doing what I love, making good money and feeling certain that I could build a lifelong career as a seamstress. I appreciate all the experiences that college has given to me but this degree isn't even really useful as a backup plan...
My fiancé is a terrific writer, working as a technical writer as well as for several publications on the side, he puts out wonderful music, and is always getting new short stories and poetry published. He has the perfect combination of drive, passion, and talent to succeed. Writing is his thing. But seeing that has made me realize that while I'm decent at writing, it isn't my thing. My personal drive, passion, and talent come through in sewing.
We had a discussion about the state of things, and I've decided that while I can't keep up on our bills with a part time job, I can take a few less commissions to focus on school. To make this degree a little more useful as a back up plan, I'm going to focus in on my second passion and continue on to get my Masters in Linguistics, and most likely focus on
Middle English and medieval literature. It isn't the best, I know but it's better than having an expensive, useless bachelor's degree where everyone expects you to be some coffee-sipping hipster obsessed with crappy surrealist writing whose only plan is to teach. Fuck that shit, I get my nerd boners through discussing serged seams versus french seams or the intricacies of Chaucer's use of double entendres.
Is this the right choice, anons?

[Anonymous No.8177719]

For those of you who commission from individuals rather than overseas companies, where do you look for commissioners? I'd like to take on a few more commissions (right now all of my work is word of mouth or past clients) but I'm primarily a clothing maker who periodically cosplays, so I don't have an established presence in the cosplay world and I'm not sure where to post my info.

[Anonymous No.8177725]

>>8165886
>was lying in bed nice and cozy under the covers
>see this
>read what it is
my skin started crawling and I flung myself out of bed what the fuck

[Anonymous No.8178857]

>>8177725
Hope you're okay anon.
>>8177719
I wanna know as well.

[Anonymous No.8179272]

>Tried to get pictured related commissioned for an anime convention.
>Person told me after going through tons of measurements, paying them, and email tags that they couldn't do it.
>Con is in two months.

Does anyone know anyone that can make this outfit or even a Taobao seller that's good quality? I've checked YJA but everyone is selling Nozo's jacket and other easier cosplays.

[Anonymous No.8180228]

Any more commission stories?

[Anonymous No.8180292]

>>8176903
Whatever you do, finish school. Just having a degree is much better than not having one, even if it is useless.

But if your so concerned about having a useless degree why are you considering a Masters in Linguistics which is probably going to be useless? And it isn't too late to start changing your job trajectory and get something applicable done in college.

[Anonymous No.8181580]

Anyone wanna help me out with this little fucker's beret hat thing...I tried making it myself but it turned out horribly...

[Anonymous No.8182197]

>tfw when you're a bit behind with commissions
>haven't talked to a client lower in the queue in awhile
>about to start their item and decide to touch base
>email won't send, their mail server has been shut down
>no other way to contact them

I feel really bad, but for now I've just moved on down the queue, because I'm not making something for someone who can't pay me and I can't ship to... Hope they contact me sometime, I've got the pieces all cut out and waiting... At least I'm not behind anymore?

[Anonymous No.8183757]

Don't let this thread die like the last one.

[Anonymous No.8183786]

>do lots of lolita commissions
>start to take on cosplay commissions
>feel intimidated because cosplay must be harder right?
>mfw all this shit is so easy
>like I actually get to just use a pattern with minimal alterations
>for a split second consider only doing cosplay and learning how to do props n shit
>but I love lolita way too much, so no.

[Anonymous No.8183900]

>>8183786
You must be getting some basic ass commissions. Anime costumes are often simplistic because of the art format but don't have to adhere to the laws of gravity or the human body, while live action cosplay can be very detailed or have fussy, specific materials, and require fidelity to an actual existing outfit. A lot of basic cosplay is easy, but a lot of cosplay isn't. Lolita is dead easy if you can actually make garments. The clothing is basic lines with lace and ruffles and shit slapped on it.

[Anonymous No.8183985]

>>8183900
I really am, I think. pleated skirts, jackets, Jedi robes, I'm getting the easy end of the stick but it seems like that's all people want me to do so hey, I won't argue.

[Anonymous No.8184020]

>>8176903
Don't get a useless master's that will only get you further in debt. You got the degree, so just continue building up experience and clientele with what you're actually good at rather than wasting time.

Rule of thumb: Ask yourself if the company hiring you will pay your way through a master's in Linguistics with a focus on middle english and medieval literature. If the answer is no, don't go for it. Likewise, if you're better off going into a company, establishing yourself as a valuable employee early on, than that's the way to go rather than a master's they don't give a crud about.

[Anonymous No.8185119]

Rule of thumb: Never buy Cos com cosplays.

[Anonymous No.8186385]

>>8185119
Learned that the hard way.

[Anonymous No.8188348]

>>8186385
Don't feel bad anon you have to learn somewhere. It's sad because a lot of people don't know how to network to find commissioners or go on here so it's really easy to think that Cos com is god's gift to the cosplay community or something.

[Anonymous No.8188361]

>>8170995
Anon show us the pictures.

Or link to the seller

[Anonymous No.8188371]

>>8185119

This man, Wish someone had told me this when I first started to cosplay years ago.

[Anonymous No.8189034]

>>8185119
What even is cos com? I assumed it was a chinese retailer but there aren't any google results.

[Anonymous No.8189056]

>>8188348
It would be, too, if it didn't attract so much trash.
That's the downside to anything getting popular, though.

[Anonymous No.8189060]

>>8189034
Cosplay.com. It's a huge forum that's generated so many cringe stories.

[Anonymous No.8189110]

>>8189060
Ah. That was my first thought, but I haven't used the site for many years and didn't know the marketplace has a reputation for being shitty. I guess I won't post my commission info there.

[Anonymous No.8189151]

I've done very little commission work. But I had a guy offer me 65$ for a custom spider-punk sub dye design. I did a first draft, he wasn't too keen gave me a really shitty description if what he wanted
(keep it basic, no muscle shading, make the design more like this fan art drawing)

Managed to make the design as presentable as I could. Even made it look reasonably good (IMO) and then he blanks me entirely.
Sent emails, Instagram messages and the fucker just ignored me.
It's fine if it wasn't what he was after but it was a total waste of my time and rude as hell.

Long story short
>Guy commissions me, but when the work is done changes his mind.
>I'm too stupid to ask for payment upfront.

[Anonymous No.8189349]

>want to do commissions
>don't even know where to start

I'm not super great so I'd only take on simple stuff that I know I can make look good, but I keep forgetting to take progress pics while I'm making my own costumes. Will people buy based on final product photos alone?

I figure at first I'll just charge for materials + like $20 or something, just till I get some feedback and reviews.

[Anonymous No.8190723]

Have any of you dealt with a girl who goes by the nicknames "Ninbri" or "Brilikesmoose"? I purchased something from her and she keeps making excuses when it comes to sending out my cosplay. It's always "couldn't ship today, I'll ship tomorrow" "oh by the end of this week I forgot" etc etc. It's been almost a month and last time I asked her what the hold up was she kind of snapped at me, like how dare I ask. I talked to someone on coscom and he told me she is shady as fuck and a scammer, but I'm not sure what to think because people were talking shit on him here (CGL) too.

So have any of you dealt with her? If so did you ever get your damn cosplays or wigs? If so, how long did it take until she finally sent your stuff? I'm getting pretty pissed off waiting so long.

Sorry if this was in the wrong section. Newfag here and I didn't want to start a new thread.

[Anonymous No.8191174]

>>8190723

Start a charge back. She use to do crappy wig commissions. A month is too much to wait for someone to ship a wig.

[Anonymous No.8191284]

>>8190723
Get your money back before it's too late.

[Anonymous No.8192172]

I remember once commissioning a halloween outfit for my bjd The test outfit the person made was super cute, but when mine was made.... it was really ugly. I ended up paying and not saying anything because I just wanted to see if I could fix it. Now I don't like commissioning and just sewing my own doll clothes or buying premade.

[Anonymous No.8192291]

>>8190723
Tell her she took to long and you're filing a claim with your bank to get your money back. Fuck her, for doing this.

[Anonymous No.8192933]

>>8189110
No if anything post it here as you see with >>8181580 and >>8179272

[Anonymous No.8193184]

>>8175071
UPDATE:
She emailed me back finally, after two months of no communication. She apologized and said "I'll have photos for you in 1 week for progress photos and in 3 weeks I'll have it shipped to you. How does that sound?"
I want to believe her, I really really do (even though against my better judgement that I shouldn't), but I already sent the charge-back.
I'm not sure on what to do right now.

[Anonymous No.8193209]

>>8193184

Continue with the charge back. You gave her a chance and she blew it. The only reason she's messaging you now is because she's trying to weasel her way out of the charge back and keep your money.

If you close the case, you won't get your money back nor will you get your commission. Go for the money anon.

[Anonymous No.8193463]

>>8193184
Go with the charge back. If she spent all that time not even working on your commission then she's only doing it now to keep your money. Get your money and leave her the bad review she's earned.

[Anonymous No.8193583]

>>8193184
Kindly give her the middle finger and go along with the chargeback

[Anonymous No.8193626]

Man I asked someone for a commission for a helmet and still haven't heard from them. I did this back in December and was quoted twice but they never sent their paypal or any information to send them off with.

How long does it take to make a helmet anyway?

[Anonymous No.8193799]

>>8193583
>>8193209
>>8193463
Turns out the chargeback was declined as I didn't realize there was a certain amount of time where I could do it. So I guess it's now up to her if she wants to give me my money back or is really going to make the dress.

[Anonymous No.8193806]

>>8193799
Hate to say it anon but if she finds out you can't get your money back, she'll probably fuck off again. If she doesn't provide progress photos, contact her and screencap it. If she doesn't provide shipping proof in three weeks, contact her again with the screencaps. If she makes some excuse, go straight to shaming her on every social media platform you've got because you're out money and you didn't get what you paid for.

[Anonymous No.8195979]

>>8193806
What this anon said.

[Anonymous No.8196128]

>>8184020
This is a wise anon; listen to them.

[Anonymous No.8196181]

So going by this thread there isn't a lot of seagulls that do commissions or just started doing commissions? Because there's been glorious horror stories but nobody saying "Hey I want some clients!"

[Anonymous No.8196894]

>>8196181

Uh

>>8189349

[Anonymous No.8196900]

>>8196181
I do but mine fill up within days of opening.

[Anonymous No.8196931]

>>8189349

I'm not in any particular need of anything made for me right now but I've got some extra cash to burn. What kind of work are you thinking of doing? I could probably think of something to commission to get you some experience and something for the portfolio.

[Anonymous No.8197040]

>>8196181
I'd like a few new clients and I've picked up a job or two on cgl in the past, but I just haven't gotten around to setting up a new gallery with samples to link to. I literally can't remember where I uploaded pictures last time.

[[e-mail] No.8198095]

>>8196181
I actually need something made that's on the simple side so if there is any seagull commissioner who wants to discuss the details I put my throwaway email in the name field.

[Anonymous No.8198107]

>>8189349
What kind of work you do anon or thinking about doing? Do you have any images? I know you're just starting but like images of materials, etc.

[Anonymous No.8198304]

>>8196931
Right now I've made an Ursaring kigu and I'm currently working on Squigly from Skullgirls.

I can say that my seams don't always look the best on the inside, but the outside will always look good. The kigu I made for a friend and people were asking where be bought it from, that they liked it a lot, etc.

I can also do small props, though I'm still working on that skill more than my sewing.

>>8198107
I'm awful and I always forget to take shots while I'm in the process, but I'm mid-costume right now so I could definitely take some. I should set up a site somewhere I guess.

[[e-mail] No.8198354]

>>8198304

Funny enough I've been thinking about getting a kigu but haven't found one I've liked enough yet. Drop me a line with some product photos; we can work something out.

[Anonymous No.8198545]

>>8196181
I imagine some people might be a little afraid to take on a fellow seagull as a client because we're so fucking impossible to please.

[Anonymous No.8200473]

>>8198545
I'm not. As long as it doesn't look like what I received from Cos com or >>8166377
I wouldn't even care.

>>8198304
Not the same anon but what's your skill level? You think you can do something like this >>8179272

Captcha: Omoto

[Anonymous No.8201650]

>>8200473
Lol, yeah my dress. I actually commissioned the person on coscom so basically the lesson is don't go on coscom.

[Anonymous No.8202418]

How much would one of you charge to make a cotton or cotton spandex weave 2 hole balaclava, Bought one and the eye holes are bigger than I would like.