Safety Tips for Artists and Clients

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If you're a client looking for a designer, we highly suggest picking one from our official designer list.

It only lists reputable artists that make their own work:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=850271209

It will let both the client and artist know if they even want to work together.

It will prevent any unexpected disagreements after the artist has already started working.

It binds both the artist and the client to specific terms. If a malicious violation of the terms occurs after they've been established, it is considered fraud. Offenders should be reported to our blacklist to prevent further artwork scams.

Always make sure a potential client or artist is in good standing.You can check if they've attempted to scam in the past by visitng SteamRep and our blacklist Once a client or artist is found and contact is established, come to mutual transaction terms. This includes what the client expects from the artist, the client's comfortable payment amount, and when the client will send the payment.Do this before anything else for the following reasons:Review the agreement. A safe agreement should involve the artist giving the client a watermarked version of the artwork before payment. If the client is happy with the work, they should pay the agreed amount to receive the unwatermarked version. See the image below.If you're an artist, feel free to use the watermark provided below. (Courtesy of Zu .)Now that both the client and the artist agree on safe transaction terms, it's simply a matter of working together to create something both the artist and client can be proud of.Have any safety tips you'd like to share? Comment below and we may add them to the guide.