The sequence:
1. I commission an artist, following their terms and condtions, filling out their forms, waiting until they are open and accepting, doing all the legwork of matching up budget, content, and creator willingness and quality.
2. Pricing is negotiated, agreed to, invoiced, paid, and confirmed received.
3. Picture progress through stages, each one timely and with the offer for revisions to be made.
4. Approval for each stage, sketch, ink, flats, shading, and one last revision are given and picture updated.
5. final approval of picture, my thanks and compliments to the artist. finals are delivered and display purpose resolution posted to FA, giving full created to the artist, with link to their gallery.
6. Most popular picture yet. more faves than anything I've ever posted.
7. Rando faves it, then sends me a note asking if I'm open for commissions
8. I am not open for commissions. Says so right on my gallery front page.
9. I say "depends on what you think I can do and how much you're willing to pay."
10. Asks for himself inserted into MY picture (though he could've been asking for a new one with the same theme. Willing to concede that.)
11. Told him 10 Grand.
12. If he pays me, I'll give him my best effort.