a cosplay crafter (and professional propmaker) friend got a request for a complex outfit commission (Saber Lily with full armor). It’d need $100s in materials and 50-100 hours of work.
she gave a generous offer of $800.
this is what she got in response (cc @forexposure_txt)
she gave a generous offer of $800.
this is what she got in response (cc @forexposure_txt)
Crafters: please don’t give in and get ripped off by these people. I mean, you know they’re probably not going to become “famous” or w/e with that attitude but even if they do, are these REALLY the kinds of people we want as “famous cosplayers”? pls no
Also thanks for all the responses; she reads them and I’m gonna make her feel better about herself whether she likes it or not 😙
So btw the cosplay she was asking for is worth more like $3250
Update: she has now been asked to make this costume. She offered $750 and.............,....,,... 😴
this is a real email
note to those reading: these are not to me but to my crafter friend (who is a fair bit too shy to post these with her name on them)
uHHHH since holy shit this thread went WAY further than i expected (yaya RT'd it) (jaw on floor), i'd like you to check out my stor--
nah jk i dont have anything to sell, don't follow me unless you wanna see lots of cosplay, crafting, and shitposting
nah jk i dont have anything to sell, don't follow me unless you wanna see lots of cosplay, crafting, and shitposting
(i'm not gonna name the friend unless she decides she wants to be named -- as of now im pretty sure she *doesn't* want the flood of requests)
also thank you again for all the responses; i think through this thread i have successfully convinced her to stop devaluing herself (and stop giving the time of day to jerk cosplayers!)
small followup:
a) thread is muted, too many notifications, sorry!
b) to clarify: the three messages were separate conversations with separate people, same day.
c) these are not unusual; they are pretty much par for the course. there's a hundred others where these came from.
a) thread is muted, too many notifications, sorry!
b) to clarify: the three messages were separate conversations with separate people, same day.
c) these are not unusual; they are pretty much par for the course. there's a hundred others where these came from.
