I experienced the number 3 too and they requested a chargeback on Paypal (you can't believe how much it affected me :-O ), but after a long time I won the case :) I don't wish it for any maker :( I've also experienced some of the others... xD Some I can't count how many xD
Oh noooo i kinda feel bad. Im just so genuinely happy about my fursuit being made that i compliment my maker all the time and i just. Aaa i hope she doesnt think im trying to butter her up!!!
When I feel I’m good enough at fursuits, I’m going to open up for commissions. One thing I want to do is be open to multiple animals other than the normal cat, dog or angel dragon. I want to do animals like horses, reptiles, sheep, goats and literally any other animal.
That’s kind of all makers jobs haha, you wouldn’t be doing much unique unfortunately~ all makers make all species, they’re just not as common to have commissioned
@@YoudonknowwhoIam i wonder how fluffy boi would turn out. Also yay fellow BFB and Undertale/deltarune (imma just assume ur a fan maybe not tho) fan :D
Lmao I’m under 18 so when people open up commissions I just compliment them instead of stuff Edit: I remember a time I made a fursuit for someone and since it was not so good, I charged $100 for it. Cheap, right? Before I started furring it I remembered them of the price and they asked if they could pay only $20 for it... I disagreed, they canceled so I furred it but for my own character
I've had a custmour that asked for wips like every day and I kept explaining I had other people's I was working on to. I've also had difficult customers that kept saying the ears was wrong as I changed it a good 10 times before I was like. Dude, I can't do anymore. We came to a deal in the end ha. I also had a customer asked for wips almost every day and I explained some days I had college. They even asked on them days. When the suit was done and I sent it of. It was amazing. They used it for comic con. And as soon was comic con was over. There was problems with it and demanded a full refund. I offered to fix parts (that I knew they broke, you could tell from the photos) and they just blanked me after..
How broken was it cuz like, first as this person said 👆 it’s theirs now not yours so they have to fix it and second, if it’s only a bit broken (the ear bent or a bit of fur is falling off) then they don’t need a full refund
@@GoaterToaster somehow the whole shoe fell out on both the feet, not through the bottom but through the hole at the top?!? That didn't make any sense. You could just tell from the photos where the foam was ripped from them trying to take the shoe out
I’m a Fursuit maker, my friend ( Who I don’t trust) asked me what I do for a hobby, I told her that I make fursuits, then SHE HAD THE AUDACITY to ask me for A FREE FULL FURSUIT WITH So many patterns and colors that I can’t do it, I said “ No,” then she just disappeared, she u friended me.
I used to do a lot of commissions for portraits, character drawings and the like, and honestly it seems like you encounter all these types of people no matter what type of art you are into, whether it be painting, drawing, clay sculpting, or fursuit making
Honestly I think the WIP update requests are valid as hell. You're paying thousands of dollars on your suit, you wanna make sure it's exactly how you want it. Updates are so important.
Honestly I love your suits I promise I’m not buttering you up or whatever it was. I just started watching you and haven’t been able to stop. You’re amazing!! Keep it up, girl!!
Super Space Univerze I would, and I’ve actually prepared to! But my parents don’t know about the fandom, and I still don’t have enough to afford the materials. I also don’t have any skill 😂
Back on 2012 - 2013 my main problem was the Copycat kind, I got people asking me to make since DHC, Mixed Candy, Onefurall and Clockwork creature, they basically asked me to make everyone else style, even Second Life-life avatar style, but not my own! 😅 But so far since then I've been very lucky with the people that come over me to ask stuff, here and there I still got someone asking for a cheap fursuit ( $100 USD ) but lately even this ones vanished from my emails and chat! ( thank god ♥)
If you want a specific feature, like a shorter snout or type of tail, would it be ok to send your maker ref pictures from other makers just to illustrate the kind of thing you're trying to explain, or does that fall under asking for a different maker's style? I got a small dog sona and if I were to suit, I'd want a shorter snout on her, but I don't see a lot of canine suits like that, and would wanna make sure my maker didn't have to revise too much to get what I wanted 😅
Boi, I'm in for a bumpy ride then once I get started- I eventually want to make fursuits professionally but I'm going to make my personal 'sonas into suits first for practice. It'll give me something to do as a stay-at-home mom when I'm done with daily routines and such.
Number 6 was my most stressful customer. Despite the fact I promised her head would be done within four weeks I still got multiple messages a day asking for WIPs. I went out of town for a weekend and got back to 30+ unread messages completely freaking out about me not responding. Basically the messages were "hey, any progress today? Hello? WHY AREN'T YOU ANSWERING ME? IM STARTING TO THINK THIS IS A SCAM. IM ASKING FOR A REFUND ON PAYPAL IF YOU DONT ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW." Even though I'd sent her multiple photos of the head half furred by that point...most people wait months for makers to even start their suits, this girl was outraged it took 4 weeks to get the finished product
Immediately when I saw the title of this video I thought: “Alternate title: How to deal with Karen customers who want fursuits” ( except for the child one )
Ok, so my cousin has this one costumer that if one detail isn't PERFECT then the costumer just starts being rude and making threats so that makes my cousin really sad and then he tries his best and then the costumer just keeps being rude until my cousin finally gets it done the way the costumer wanted it. Then when he ships the suit to the costumers house. He crys because of all the names the costumer called him so... Pls tell me how to deal with them so i can tell him. ❤❤❤❤
Hi, Baltomire here! Absolutely you can. That’s called artistic liberty~. I know Skye usually gets an artist to help design the character and then gets it approved by the commissioner, so they end up getting a ref anyway~
I make fur suits for people and I get a lot of people that say “I’m not going over 100$ it’s just a suit I can get at Walmart” I once went 18 days with no sleep to make someone’s super specific suit, I got it done but I ended up having to go to the hospital because I wasn’t eating nor sleeping because I didn’t wanna disappoint them because I have really bad anxiety I even need a service dog so when people say they won’t go over 100$, they won’t go for the price I say and they say they can just buy it at target or something when I work really hard on them!! So when people say that it really hurts customers have taken advantage of my anxiety after I tell them with stuff saying “I’m gonna be really upset!” Or “that’s not enough quality for this price your not really good so this price is better.” To the point my mom has to sit with me and tell me if there taking advantage of me, even my service dog would notice!
Aw you work so hard ! I just finally found my fursuit maker who was so sweet and I just paid him 380 dollars! Which i think id amazing, I didnt butter him up or anything he was just being so nice. Im so excited eeek!
There's one guy I know who is a commission Miniature painter, and he had a guy who he thinks might have been a drug lord. The guy completely vanished a year ana half ago, and now the dude has no idea what to do with the minis.
This really helped give me more insight about customers who try to take advantage of fursuit makers or commissioners in general. I usually have strict rules for my commissions and policies like no refunds or choose wisely before making a decision.
I ordered most of my fursuit parts from different sellers. I always gave them compliments just because I'm a nice person. I never asked for a discount or anything lol. I just like to make other people feel good.
Fantastic video, and frankly excellent advice that can be carried over into many fields of work. Off topic, just found your channel, love you, and what you do. Your a real joy to watch. ^^
I once had someone that was a friend of an ex who commissioned me for my art. I spent 3 DAYS on this since I’m not the greatest on digital. I am done, and he called me a skank, whore and was really mean. I broke down and now I have no confidence in my digital art 😃 For real though, don’t do this. These types of people are shitty and deserve to rot in hell. Especially if they do it to someone who has self esteem problems like me ;-;
You should sell a base or partial on Etsy! They usually get sold out pretty quickly depending on the quality, and your suits are cool, so it would be more money fast!
Oml I got a twelvie who said she was 48 and wanted a digi suit. she stole her moms ID.. then her mom got a hold of her phone and told me all about how she was lying, the kid got their phone back and said “sorry that was my brother” messaged me a month later asking for a partial I was like NOPE
Me I am going to show the maker what my idea is and then pass the options on good faith to them. If i can get Skyhigh to make my suit I trust in there judgement to make it look amazing. I love Skyhigh Studios Work and look forward to having the chance to work with them
Dont forget the Nit Picker. The one says the work looks fantastic, you send it. Then they complain about petty things like, glue used, thread colour, type of lining, perfect symmetry. (PS, not even YOU are perfectly symmetrical, let alone animals. We are artists not machines!!)
And some accept payment plans to help you to afford their work because it is understandable that not everyone can drop a large deposit on a suit all at one time but customers need to understand that most artists will not take a risk by buying materials and starting on your suit until your payments reach a certain point because they have to eat and pay bills and care for their families too and thats the whole reason they make these commissions is to make a living not to go bankrupt and lose passion for the business because of financial distress so just be understanding if they don't start on your suit until a certain amount is paid
This is really helpful! I'm starting my own fursuit business and I think it's good to know what people can try to do. And another thing too, what happens if your making suits and your under 18 and people don't take you seriously. Can I get someone else like a friend that's older than me to deal with product pricing?
Honestly, I started fursuit making before I was 18, as did LazyLupe and Wild Dog Works, Creature Costume Creations, etc. a lot of people do. Most people who commission you will not know your age unless you tell them, so I don’t see a reason why that should matter~
What if your only 13? This might be a problem but hopefully no one will suspect anything cause I'm super tall. And how long did it take you to start getting, well, "good" at fursuit making? Also love your videos ❤️
"Hi I am 21 can I please have a black fox with wings and her name is shadow luna claw and shes a princess thats all powerful and a demon." -actual request i have seen
Hi everybody! I'm new to the fandom, like 3 months new. These videos make it seem as if I could scratch together my own suit. Just a head specifically. I don't know how to sew, bad with matching colors and knot very artistic! Am I biting off more than I can chew?
Not a fursuit maker but a digital artist. I hated to work for a company and also accept commissions from companies because they were all these kinds of costumers exclusively. It was absolutely hell and I started to really hate to be an artist until I met the furry fandom and I decided to make art for them and woah, all of the sudden a lot of costumers who appreciate my work and style :O Great tips you're giving by the way, these are all the correct ways to deal with these kinds of costumers, I also had to learn the hard way!
When I was 10, I really wanted a fursuit. so I asked my dad if I could get one. He said maybe and my child brain reconstructed it as a yes. So I asked for my dad's email so I could contact the makers. (The makers were "Mugiwara Cosplay".) I contacted them without reading that commissions were closed...
I have been lucky enough to be offered free art from artists for exposure and free advertising and from some just out of kindness but i will always try to give them something out of appreciation for their work and their kindness when they don't have to offer me anything
Just wondering what is an acceptable time to start asking for updates? I bought my suit and I asked like once a week 😬 I feel like I was sorta asking too much lol, also I deal with the ghost so much! Especially with dino commissions most of the people commissioning/ trying to commission were minors, there were some people that bought the quote item and then asked for a mini partial when the quote price was base price 😫 that was such a pain, they said I was fraud when I clearly said contact me before buying and do not buy CLEARLY in the description. I just gave them a refund because I’m not about to deal with a whole court case
how old do you have to be to get a partial? im 12 so i know i wont be able to but i wanna see how long i have to wait. If you see this please reply, i really like your work and when im old enough to buy a suit i want it from you :3 if you dont see this that's fine
I’m 14 and I don’t try to commission for fursuit I ask about pricing and stuff and I plan ahead on like hows it made when it’s made or what materials does it use that’s all I do ;-;
what if they dont have the proper money at the time, so they ask you to put it on hold? (like you dont have to work on it so you can work on someone else's suit till they have the money)
So just a question am I aloud to say “hey is it ok if I can have a fursuit like this? *fursona ref sheet* and is it ok if you can send just random pictures it’s ok if you can’t I was just wondering
Omg no.10 is so annoying! Like they just want you to replicate another makers style, it's a little insulting as it feels like they are disregarding your style. Even picky customers can be quite annoying too, or ones that ask a ridiculous amount of questions,,, like a few questions is okay but when they ask questions about tiny things it can be alot to handle..
I recently got screwed over by a paypal refund. The customer was awful. ALSO to top it off, an etsy purchase of a head got lost in the damn mail and I'm getting no response from the buyer. It's been a bad couple months for me as a maker.
I dont see a problem with staying firm with your prices you have to make a profit and if the person truly wants a high quality suit made with your style than they should accept your price and save up until they can afford a commission from you because you have to make a profit as this is your livelihood not just a hobby and you need profits to continue making suits and to be able to live your life. Artists dont work for free. And on top of that ive found dozens of makers whose pricing was more than fair if not an incredible bargain for the quality of their work so if you are inpressed by the quality workmanship of an artist tips are very appreciated and can really help to assure an artist that they are doing great for their customers and helps them to feel inspired to take more commissions and grow their business as well so positive feedback can definitely help an artist as well
This is super helpful and super relatable!!! People like to flip around my tos I’ve had clock watchers too especially when I’m slammed with commissions they ask for a wip every hour of every day
Ok I'm busting my gut so hard right now on the Twelvie skit 🤣🤣🤣 it's funny because it's so true. Some kids today really believe all adults are stupid. Great job!
please please please please please please, always read the terms of service before you commission anybody, whether it be an artist or a fursuit maker. Terms of service are legally binding, and you have to follow them whether you like it, or not. it is extremely rude to not follow these rules, and there is a high chance the won't take any more commissions from you.
So I do have a question for your commissions but I don’t, know if I should email you, for a chance of accidentally clogging up your emails- But how would would a character with clothes be dealt with? and uh, four eyes and four arms-
Is it okay to have a limit of changes they're able to make?? I do this with drawing because at a certain point I cannot make crazy changes or I'm just making free art and loosing valuable time 🤔
LOL once I commissioned art from someone who was very strict about the age group of their customers. I am 16 going on 17, and it was just one typo before the seller thought I was a kid and refunded me. I was feeling sad but laughed about it at the same time.
I’m too scared to commission anyone because I’m worried that my strange character is a little too advanced. Specifically the face and hands. My character has these curved bug like hands with no fingers at all. Just one large hand. And I’m just worried it’s too unorthodox for anyone to make.
I experienced the number 3 too and they requested a chargeback on Paypal (you can't believe how much it affected me :-O ), but after a long time I won the case :) I don't wish it for any maker :(
I've also experienced some of the others... xD Some I can't count how many xD
Literally the worst :c it’s no fun at all
Mugiwara Cosplay I’ve had a problem with that as well and it is absolutely horrible
@@SkyehighStudiosI'm just starting to make my own fursuits and I'm using kickboxing helmets for the heads, is this ok?
Mugiwara Cosplay am i aloud to say “big oof”?
Oh noooo i kinda feel bad. Im just so genuinely happy about my fursuit being made that i compliment my maker all the time and i just. Aaa i hope she doesnt think im trying to butter her up!!!
Haha~ as long as you don’t go asking for discounts or anything you’re fine!
Skyehigh Studios okay thanks!~ i know i wont be doing that lol cause i already paid n stuff
I love your pfp
Ur pfp is got teir
How's your suit doing?
I love the last one, "are you sure sir? I don't think you could even WEAR a fursuit"
*tiny squak* (translation) "yes, I want one of myself"
Can I have a timestamp?
9:21
When I feel I’m good enough at fursuits, I’m going to open up for commissions. One thing I want to do is be open to multiple animals other than the normal cat, dog or angel dragon. I want to do animals like horses, reptiles, sheep, goats and literally any other animal.
That’s kind of all makers jobs haha, you wouldn’t be doing much unique unfortunately~ all makers make all species, they’re just not as common to have commissioned
Imagine you get a commission for ralsei from deltarune
@@YoudonknowwhoIam i wonder how fluffy boi would turn out. Also yay fellow BFB and Undertale/deltarune (imma just assume ur a fan maybe not tho) fan :D
Kaylee pup I am! When I get better I’m going to have a go at an asriel or Susie!
Tbh I only make mythical creatures and sometimes real animals 😂
a lot of people say that furries my age have very very detailed fursona's but then i'
m just here with my dutch angel dragon with only two colors.
Detailed doesn’t just mean colour amounts~. My boyfriend Baltomire only has three but his marking are a pain! Haha
Ooooh I see, sorry I’m still new to the furry fandom 😅
And I’m over here with my pink and yellow bird with only a pink beak and a large pink stomach area
Lmao I’m under 18 so when people open up commissions I just compliment them instead of stuff
Edit: I remember a time I made a fursuit for someone and since it was not so good, I charged $100 for it. Cheap, right? Before I started furring it I remembered them of the price and they asked if they could pay only $20 for it... I disagreed, they canceled so I furred it but for my own character
Good on you for staying firm!!!
People can really underestimate fursuit prices lol. My friend thought a full professional suit would be 70 dollars
Good for you x3
@Milk Man I’m sleep deprived so that made me laugh harder than it should have-
Can you do art commissions as a so called “twelveie”
I am definitely No. 5 the “want it all”. So instead of burdening a maker with my ludicrous demands I’m making my suit myself.
I'm under 18 but when I'm messaging someone I don't have bad grammar and make the message seem like I'm 5 years old.
Hmmm. Idk how that happens lol
same 15 know how to spell but i type like i'm 5
@@tomasthefurry4325 I type like I'm 11. That's because I am.
@@kellygross5606 yes. logic!!!
2:42 You should've renamed it to "3: The Karen."
Normies 🙏 Furries
^
I
Ripping Karens
a new one
The way she broke character when she said “how dare you!!!” Was the funniest thing
This s usper helpful with running my own fursuit making business. Thanks for the information, Skye. Love ya!
I’m glad you found it helpful! 💙
I've had a custmour that asked for wips like every day and I kept explaining I had other people's I was working on to. I've also had difficult customers that kept saying the ears was wrong as I changed it a good 10 times before I was like. Dude, I can't do anymore. We came to a deal in the end ha. I also had a customer asked for wips almost every day and I explained some days I had college. They even asked on them days. When the suit was done and I sent it of. It was amazing. They used it for comic con. And as soon was comic con was over. There was problems with it and demanded a full refund. I offered to fix parts (that I knew they broke, you could tell from the photos) and they just blanked me after..
If they buy it, it's theirs. Not yours anymore. They have to deal with what they did to the suit. Have a great day! :)
How broken was it cuz like, first as this person said 👆 it’s theirs now not yours so they have to fix it and second, if it’s only a bit broken (the ear bent or a bit of fur is falling off) then they don’t need a full refund
@@GoaterToaster somehow the whole shoe fell out on both the feet, not through the bottom but through the hole at the top?!? That didn't make any sense. You could just tell from the photos where the foam was ripped from them trying to take the shoe out
I’m a Fursuit maker, my friend ( Who I don’t trust) asked me what I do for a hobby, I told her that I make fursuits, then SHE HAD THE AUDACITY to ask me for A FREE FULL FURSUIT WITH So many patterns and colors that I can’t do it, I said “ No,” then she just disappeared, she u friended me.
me watching this even though im not a fursuit maker: yes this will help me immensely
me but im a maker who doesnt take commissions
7:13
almost spat out my milk that reference was brilliant
Ikr
3:10 XD you nearly broke character which was adorable
When i here Ghost all i can think of
"GHOST BUSTERS OPEN UP!!"
😂
GHOST BUSTERS!
I used to do a lot of commissions for portraits, character drawings and the like, and honestly it seems like you encounter all these types of people no matter what type of art you are into, whether it be painting, drawing, clay sculpting, or fursuit making
Honestly I think the WIP update requests are valid as hell. You're paying thousands of dollars on your suit, you wanna make sure it's exactly how you want it. Updates are so important.
I'd say ask for it once a week at the most...
Thats a good profile pic.
I feel like two day updates is good, but she's referring to every few hours
@@thetester1158 oh i see, in that case definitely too much
@@drowsystag46yearsago5 Ok, glad I could fix the confusion
Honestly I love your suits I promise I’m not buttering you up or whatever it was. I just started watching you and haven’t been able to stop. You’re amazing!! Keep it up, girl!!
Thank you so much 💙
OMG OMG OMG SHE REPLIED!!!
I feel so loved! ☺️
Hey Skye! Thanks for the insight. I just finished my first partial and your tutorials were an integral part of that. You’re awesome.
I’m glad I could help you!!
I’ve always wanted a fursuit but I can’t afford one..
dang it
Make one! I have made 2! Working on the 3rd one now!
Super Space Univerze I would, and I’ve actually prepared to! But my parents don’t know about the fandom, and I still don’t have enough to afford the materials. I also don’t have any skill 😂
Same
And I'm 12 (13 soon) ... And my parents dont think its for cosplay...
Time to wait for another 5-10 yrs :D
Make one!be creative!
@@CoryXVbloom That's a good idea, bur, sadly, its still expensive. TwT
i'm not even a commissioner i'm just here for your skits because they're super funny.
I just ordered a slot for my first fursuit -- thank you for showing me how to not annoy my suit maker!
6. Im like a clock watcher, and im still waiting for my fursuit almost going on a year, and its just a partial suit
That’s pretty standard depending on who your maker is~ queues are a thing after all :P
Back on 2012 - 2013 my main problem was the Copycat kind, I got people asking me to make since DHC, Mixed Candy, Onefurall and Clockwork creature, they basically asked me to make everyone else style, even Second Life-life avatar style, but not my own! 😅
But so far since then I've been very lucky with the people that come over me to ask stuff, here and there I still got someone asking for a cheap fursuit ( $100 USD ) but lately even this ones vanished from my emails and chat! ( thank god ♥)
AAAY! technically I made it into a video xD yay my bean! Also good info.
Hahaha yes you did!!
If you want a specific feature, like a shorter snout or type of tail, would it be ok to send your maker ref pictures from other makers just to illustrate the kind of thing you're trying to explain, or does that fall under asking for a different maker's style? I got a small dog sona and if I were to suit, I'd want a shorter snout on her, but I don't see a lot of canine suits like that, and would wanna make sure my maker didn't have to revise too much to get what I wanted 😅
Boi, I'm in for a bumpy ride then once I get started-
I eventually want to make fursuits professionally but I'm going to make my personal 'sonas into suits first for practice. It'll give me something to do as a stay-at-home mom when I'm done with daily routines and such.
Yessss terms of service are legally binding, I JUST had to deal with a customer who wanted refund after no communication for seven months.
They are~ if you haven’t said you’ll refund them, they can’t do anything, stay strong my dude 💙 💪
Skyehigh Studios oh yeah my tos states no refunds, so I won the PayPal appeal.
Number 6 was my most stressful customer. Despite the fact I promised her head would be done within four weeks I still got multiple messages a day asking for WIPs. I went out of town for a weekend and got back to 30+ unread messages completely freaking out about me not responding. Basically the messages were "hey, any progress today? Hello? WHY AREN'T YOU ANSWERING ME? IM STARTING TO THINK THIS IS A SCAM. IM ASKING FOR A REFUND ON PAYPAL IF YOU DONT ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW." Even though I'd sent her multiple photos of the head half furred by that point...most people wait months for makers to even start their suits, this girl was outraged it took 4 weeks to get the finished product
Yikes
If you're going to shower your maker with praise and confidence do it because you mean it. Not because you want a discount.
Immediately when I saw the title of this video I thought:
“Alternate title:
How to deal with Karen customers who want fursuits”
( except for the child one )
Ok, so my cousin has this one costumer that if one detail isn't PERFECT then the costumer just starts being rude and making threats so that makes my cousin really sad and then he tries his best and then the costumer just keeps being rude until my cousin finally gets it done the way the costumer wanted it. Then when he ships the suit to the costumers house. He crys because of all the names the costumer called him so... Pls tell me how to deal with them so i can tell him. ❤❤❤❤
He needs too be firm, call be names? Bam your not getting a fursuit payment cancelled.
Question
If someone doesn't have a ref sheet
Can you ask the maker to let his imagination go loose?
Hi, Baltomire here!
Absolutely you can. That’s called artistic liberty~. I know Skye usually gets an artist to help design the character and then gets it approved by the commissioner, so they end up getting a ref anyway~
Awesome! That’s great to know thank you ^^
I make fur suits for people and I get a lot of people that say “I’m not going over 100$ it’s just a suit I can get at Walmart” I once went 18 days with no sleep to make someone’s super specific suit, I got it done but I ended up having to go to the hospital because I wasn’t eating nor sleeping because I didn’t wanna disappoint them because I have really bad anxiety I even need a service dog so when people say they won’t go over 100$, they won’t go for the price I say and they say they can just buy it at target or something when I work really hard on them!! So when people say that it really hurts customers have taken advantage of my anxiety after I tell them with stuff saying “I’m gonna be really upset!” Or “that’s not enough quality for this price your not really good so this price is better.” To the point my mom has to sit with me and tell me if there taking advantage of me, even my service dog would notice!
Aw you work so hard ! I just finally found my fursuit maker who was so sweet and I just paid him 380 dollars! Which i think id amazing, I didnt butter him up or anything he was just being so nice. Im so excited eeek!
You forgot a very important one. the creep aka a customer that flirts with you...
This mostly happends with art commissions of an adult nature tho
There's one guy I know who is a commission Miniature painter, and he had a guy who he thinks might have been a drug lord. The guy completely vanished a year ana half ago, and now the dude has no idea what to do with the minis.
This really helped give me more insight about customers who try to take advantage of fursuit makers or commissioners in general. I usually have strict rules for my commissions and policies like no refunds or choose wisely before making a decision.
I ordered most of my fursuit parts from different sellers. I always gave them compliments just because I'm a nice person. I never asked for a discount or anything lol. I just like to make other people feel good.
Fantastic video, and frankly excellent advice that can be carried over into many fields of work.
Off topic, just found your channel, love you, and what you do. Your a real joy to watch. ^^
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed!
I once had someone that was a friend of an ex who commissioned me for my art. I spent 3 DAYS on this since I’m not the greatest on digital. I am done, and he called me a skank, whore and was really mean. I broke down and now I have no confidence in my digital art 😃
For real though, don’t do this. These types of people are shitty and deserve to rot in hell. Especially if they do it to someone who has self esteem problems like me ;-;
You should sell a base or partial on Etsy! They usually get sold out pretty quickly depending on the quality, and your suits are cool, so it would be more money fast!
I don’t know who wouldn’t want your style... ITS SO CUTE and toony!
Oml I got a twelvie who said she was 48 and wanted a digi suit. she stole her moms ID.. then her mom got a hold of her phone and told me all about how she was lying, the kid got their phone back and said “sorry that was my brother” messaged me a month later asking for a partial I was like NOPE
Me I am going to show the maker what my idea is and then pass the options on good faith to them. If i can get Skyhigh to make my suit I trust in there judgement to make it look amazing.
I love Skyhigh Studios Work and look forward to having the chance to work with them
Dont forget the Nit Picker. The one says the work looks fantastic, you send it. Then they complain about petty things like, glue used, thread colour, type of lining, perfect symmetry. (PS, not even YOU are perfectly symmetrical, let alone animals. We are artists not machines!!)
Number 2 is why you make sketches of how it would look
And some accept payment plans to help you to afford their work because it is understandable that not everyone can drop a large deposit on a suit all at one time but customers need to understand that most artists will not take a risk by buying materials and starting on your suit until your payments reach a certain point because they have to eat and pay bills and care for their families too and thats the whole reason they make these commissions is to make a living not to go bankrupt and lose passion for the business because of financial distress so just be understanding if they don't start on your suit until a certain amount is paid
Thank you sky! I know what to expect!
As a young fur, i’m getting a partial. (Head and paws) so... my question is how often should i use it so it’s not a waste of 500 bucks?
Skye: 8:16 *Tells the audience to be polite when you cannot make a certain style of another fursuit maker’s.*
Also Skye: 8:14 *No.*
0:36 yass I love invincible ncs release!!!!
This is really helpful! I'm starting my own fursuit business and I think it's good to know what people can try to do. And another thing too, what happens if your making suits and your under 18 and people don't take you seriously. Can I get someone else like a friend that's older than me to deal with product pricing?
Honestly, I started fursuit making before I was 18, as did LazyLupe and Wild Dog Works, Creature Costume Creations, etc. a lot of people do. Most people who commission you will not know your age unless you tell them, so I don’t see a reason why that should matter~
What if your only 13? This might be a problem but hopefully no one will suspect anything cause I'm super tall. And how long did it take you to start getting, well, "good" at fursuit making? Also love your videos ❤️
"Hi I am 21 can I please have a black fox with wings and her name is shadow luna claw and shes a princess thats all powerful and a demon." -actual request i have seen
I can just imagine how much fun this video would have been to make.
Helpful for when im starting my fursuit business, thanks! :D
My pleasure! 💙
Wish ya luck bud!
Hope many people will commission u when u start ur business ^^
Hi everybody! I'm new to the fandom, like 3 months new. These videos make it seem as if I could scratch together my own suit. Just a head specifically. I don't know how to sew, bad with matching colors and knot very artistic! Am I biting off more than I can chew?
I've been wanting to do commissions for a while now, and I'm starting to practice art. This video is really helping to plan things out!
Not a fursuit maker but a digital artist. I hated to work for a company and also accept commissions from companies because they were all these kinds of costumers exclusively. It was absolutely hell and I started to really hate to be an artist until I met the furry fandom and I decided to make art for them and woah, all of the sudden a lot of costumers who appreciate my work and style :O
Great tips you're giving by the way, these are all the correct ways to deal with these kinds of costumers, I also had to learn the hard way!
I’m twelve and I do fursuit commissions and I didn’t no how to deal with some customers so thank you!!!!!
You seem cool, wanna be friends?
(Not there to ask for a free suit, I looked at the people you subscribe to)
I’m twelve too but I haven’t opened public commissions yet :3
Im not even a teen and designd my entire suit... now i just have to watch myself fail making it
Wait did u make ur suit I’m new and a new fan!
Ps.♥️love ur suit!
I am glad to find this channel and hope to make fursuits
Well, well, I’ve been wanting a pink striped cat pursuit with feet paws, but I don’t have any of the materials so
When I was 10, I really wanted a fursuit. so I asked my dad if I could get one. He said maybe and my child brain reconstructed it as a yes.
So I asked for my dad's email so I could contact the makers. (The makers were "Mugiwara Cosplay".)
I contacted them without reading that commissions were closed...
Is there going to be more maker guides soon?
I have been lucky enough to be offered free art from artists for exposure and free advertising and from some just out of kindness but i will always try to give them something out of appreciation for their work and their kindness when they don't have to offer me anything
Just wondering what is an acceptable time to start asking for updates? I bought my suit and I asked like once a week 😬 I feel like I was sorta asking too much lol, also I deal with the ghost so much! Especially with dino commissions most of the people commissioning/ trying to commission were minors, there were some people that bought the quote item and then asked for a mini partial when the quote price was base price 😫 that was such a pain, they said I was fraud when I clearly said contact me before buying and do not buy CLEARLY in the description. I just gave them a refund because I’m not about to deal with a whole court case
Depends on your makers turnaround time and what they say~
Sky: your suit is 2,000 dollors
cheap skates: HOW ABOUT 60
Sky: no.
how old do you have to be to get a partial? im 12 so i know i wont be able to but i wanna see how long i have to wait. If you see this please reply, i really like your work and when im old enough to buy a suit i want it from you :3 if you dont see this that's fine
Any age with parental permission and payment!
@@SkyehighStudios Oh Ok! TY :3
Hello me on computer
I’m 14 and I don’t try to commission for fursuit I ask about pricing and stuff and I plan ahead on like hows it made when it’s made or what materials does it use that’s all I do ;-;
what if they dont have the proper money at the time, so they ask you to put it on hold? (like you dont have to work on it so you can work on someone else's suit till they have the money)
well hopefully in 2020 I can commission you for a fursuit because by then I will have enough money saved up and finally have midnight be midnight
Rodolfo Da Silva Garcia lmao
2020 anyone?
Wellllll
@@zenitsu_the_dorito2402 Yes, the dreadful year 2020! we all live in it now :(
How's it going?
So just a question am I aloud to say “hey is it ok if I can have a fursuit like this? *fursona ref sheet* and is it ok if you can send just random pictures it’s ok if you can’t I was just wondering
Omg no.10 is so annoying! Like they just want you to replicate another makers style, it's a little insulting as it feels like they are disregarding your style. Even picky customers can be quite annoying too, or ones that ask a ridiculous amount of questions,,, like a few questions is okay but when they ask questions about tiny things it can be alot to handle..
I recently got screwed over by a paypal refund. The customer was awful. ALSO to top it off, an etsy purchase of a head got lost in the damn mail and I'm getting no response from the buyer. It's been a bad couple months for me as a maker.
What is that frst song in the back yard
What price do you normally do for a full body suit?
Can relate, so freaking hard.
THANK YOU.
Now I’m scared to give compliments
I dont see a problem with staying firm with your prices you have to make a profit and if the person truly wants a high quality suit made with your style than they should accept your price and save up until they can afford a commission from you because you have to make a profit as this is your livelihood not just a hobby and you need profits to continue making suits and to be able to live your life. Artists dont work for free. And on top of that ive found dozens of makers whose pricing was more than fair if not an incredible bargain for the quality of their work so if you are inpressed by the quality workmanship of an artist tips are very appreciated and can really help to assure an artist that they are doing great for their customers and helps them to feel inspired to take more commissions and grow their business as well so positive feedback can definitely help an artist as well
This is super helpful and super relatable!!! People like to flip around my tos
I’ve had clock watchers too especially when I’m slammed with commissions they ask for a wip every hour of every day
Ugh 😑
Ok I'm busting my gut so hard right now on the Twelvie skit 🤣🤣🤣 it's funny because it's so true. Some kids today really believe all adults are stupid. Great job!
The thing is l wolud love to have one these that you made but i not 18..
Have someone in your life over 18 willing to sign the contract on your behalf?
i usally ask for quotes for how much everything is before i ask for a comission to be made!
I love when kids say there 18, sometimes they need to be like 13 but there like, I’M 18!!!!
Uh.. hey sky, quick question how much would a half white half black fursuit head, paws and feet paws be? I'm saving up and would like to know
Do you do commissions? I am interested -w-
Yes
honestly, i'd be happy with any fursuit that looks like my fursona-
i wanna make a fursuiit so bad but i cant lmao
please please please please please please, always read the terms of service before you commission anybody, whether it be an artist or a fursuit maker. Terms of service are legally binding, and you have to follow them whether you like it, or not. it is extremely rude to not follow these rules, and there is a high chance the won't take any more commissions from you.
So I do have a question for your commissions
but I don’t, know if I should email you, for a chance of accidentally clogging up your emails-
But how would would a character with clothes be dealt with?
and uh, four eyes and four arms-
Is your character a Spider or something-
Is it okay to have a limit of changes they're able to make?? I do this with drawing because at a certain point I cannot make crazy changes or I'm just making free art and loosing valuable time 🤔
The twelvie is not like me stoppppppppppp XD that killed me
I commissioned a fursuit and they just stopped talking to me and they said that they couldn't finish it.
I’m a new maker so how do you make the horns on the Dutch angle dragon
LOL once I commissioned art from someone who was very strict about the age group of their customers. I am 16 going on 17, and it was just one typo before the seller thought I was a kid and refunded me. I was feeling sad but laughed about it at the same time.
Amazing video I love you so much and I love your suit and your style!!!!
Happy Halloween from yesterday (cuz Halloween was yesterday) 🐴❤️
8:03 moldy Colour bark 🥺🗣️🗣️🔥
Um I have a question is it ok that I’m twelve and trying to make my own suit sorry just wanted to know
Ofc its okay ♡
I’m too scared to commission anyone because I’m worried that my strange character is a little too advanced. Specifically the face and hands. My character has these curved bug like hands with no fingers at all. Just one large hand. And I’m just worried it’s too unorthodox for anyone to make.