/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

So I'm in a bit of a moral dilemma:

I have an old "friend" who is putting on a play, who just recently commissioned me to do 10 paintings. He is going to use these paintings as set pieces, so they are pretty big (24x36, 20x30, 30x40, etc)

Problem is, we haven't agreed on a price yet, and every time I bring it up he always tries to change the subject, or says "we'll figure it out later" which is a huge red flag.

I haven't started the paintings yet so i haven't technically lost anything, but I just found out that his play is on AUGUST 1st, which doesn't give me much time. (he wants the paintings to be fairly detailed)

I don't want to screw over his production, but so far he has been very flaky with me (constantly changing his ideas, not being entirely clear about price, etc) so I don't know if I should just quit or ask if the size of the paintings can be reduced or what. Because I have the potential to get a lot of money here and this is an opportunity for a lot of people to see my paintings. I want to quit but I'm not sure if the publicity is worth the time and effort or not.

tl;dr: an old friend of mine just commissioned me to do 10 large scale paintings that are due at the beginning of August, but as much as I've tried to talk about the price with him, we never get anywhere. What should I do? Has anyone else ever been in a situation like this?

>>2067535
>>2067538
what pattern of 3d shapes specifically
there are different patterns for construction that actually make a difference

9am wake up
11am prevent myself from procrastination and do art
12pm eat a single massive meal and go to bed happy

real life:
1pm wake up
2pm procrastinate so badly I never start my art in the first place
4am go to bed hungry and unhappy