I get a lot of commission requests and a good chunk of my work is custom orders, which is great but it's become clear that a lot of people are approaching an artist for the first time and understandably, don't know where to start. I decided it would help everyone to have a simple guide to getting what you want first time around. If I were to give just one piece of advice, it would be to look at the artists website first before you approach them with your request. Most artists