Be wary of people who make good propositions but lack any morsel of professional composure.
Dear Client-san, you lose any shred of credibility when you say "I have already replaced you" or "I hated your designs" or even "the reason I didn't answer the questions you had is because I was too busy" despite bombarding me with emails everyday, always replying to my emails within minutes (though conveniently glossing over the important questions I had), and after you
just spent the last several hours/emails trying to bribe me with tens of thousands of dollars to continue. Lol.
I feel a mountain of relief knowing I freed myself from that ridiculous, unprofessional situation. Have fun falling on your face.
---
I realize 99% of you will have no idea what this is in reference to, but people accepting commissions, be careful of who you do business with when it comes to long-term projects. Most of the time it is amateur projects that have no real potential or will be of very little benefit to you (no matter how much they promise it will be "the greatest gift to mankind" or how much profit they will "most definitely make").
Please don't be afraid of commissioners, I rarely encounter 'bad' ones, but it's always to your benefit to be cautious and if something doesn't sit right with you... get yourself out of it asap before you invest any more time/effort.
----------
`anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
Sta.sh
Fave this journal (it will be your number)
Watch me IF you like my art~ ;v;
.......... The design MUST HAVE ONLY 2 COLORS; BLACK AND WHITE
.
:iconimseriouslytoohappy: 
:thumb3
All the male clients I've had too; they all talk big and stuff and never live up to what they say they're gonna pay...
fkkkk i know exactly how you feel, cause I'm currently doing one for this chinese client, but he totally lacks professionalism too! He just seems like an ametaur :\ I've been on that project for about 3 months already and I've actually told him I wanted to quit a few times but he kept holding on to me @__@ and there's isn't a contract either... I feel so bad backing out now, so that's why I'm still pushing on orz I really wish I quitted a few months ago lol...OTL*punches his face and throws him to Mars*
He tried to make me draw gar men and copy Bleach's style
but good job for pulling out early! ;;; *pat pat* I think I need some of your guts looool D:
Oh wow, I think if you are miserable working for that person you should not feel worried about quitting. Unless you need that job to make a living, there's no reason you should put yourself through that or feel obligated to him or the success of his project. I can guarantee you he is most likely under-paying you for the work you're doing. After this experience I had, I researched a lot about character designers/graphic artists and found the situation I was in was totally unprofessional and not the proper procedure; also found that many companies will try to subcontract character designers to make a huge profit (e.g. person A pays person B $1000 per character, and person B then goes to person C and pays them $100 to design the character). So yeah... I think if you've been wanting to quit for months you should not be afraid to do it. I admit, I was nervous about it too but the amount of relief I felt after doing it was worth it by far. Most likely you only contact this person through email anyway, so it's not like you ever have to face them!
AND... AHAHAHAH BLEACH STYLE. My person wanted me to draw Avatar style (they pretty much wanted me to totally rip everything avater). Don't you just love it when someone comes to you, saying how much they 'love' your style or how 'perfect' it is for what they want, then you say yes, and suddenly they require you to draw Bleach or Avatar style LOL.
I completely, completely understand your situation. Unfortunately, I've had more than my fair share of rude, immature, and mean 'commissioners'. However, all of my regular commissioners were very kind and understanding. Ever single time I have been asked to do a project or a massive commission, these people approach me politely then become absolutely rude when I decline to unreasonable conditions, or simply say that I cannot.
I feel bad that you had to experience that, but I'm happy that you turned them down. >u< //hug