11-17-2006, 07:03 PM
I agree with you that it is a difficult concept to master. I get alot of clients who let me run wild and I love it, but creative licence has its limits too.
I still have a less than fuzzy feeling about a pair of bodies I did....the colors and scheme were exactly what he had asked for. They were not something I would have done, but it wasn't mine so the client gets what they requested. He also asked for chrome roll bars...the thin laquer chrome, even when backed with black, reacted through the later body color and turned pink. I personally feel like they were not my best effort and don't really wan't someone to look at those as a reflection of my talent. They were paid for up front and were shipped out of state... I offered to correct them by painting others if he wasn't happy. Even though he accepted them and likes them, I don't really think he was 100% satisfied.
I still have a less than fuzzy feeling about a pair of bodies I did....the colors and scheme were exactly what he had asked for. They were not something I would have done, but it wasn't mine so the client gets what they requested. He also asked for chrome roll bars...the thin laquer chrome, even when backed with black, reacted through the later body color and turned pink. I personally feel like they were not my best effort and don't really wan't someone to look at those as a reflection of my talent. They were paid for up front and were shipped out of state... I offered to correct them by painting others if he wasn't happy. Even though he accepted them and likes them, I don't really think he was 100% satisfied.