Tag: Manex57

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I honestly can’t remember how I came across their FA page; but I’m glad I did. Manex57 has quickly become one of my favorite artists to work with and someone I point to as an example of what I consider a professional artist.

Section 1 – Communication

Manex57 does an awesome job of communicating with her customers. She maintains a public Trello Queue so that customers can find out their commission status at a glance. Commission communications are largely handled by Telegram chat, but you can also reach them via FA Note or Twitter.

I’ve found the Trello to be updated at least daily. Updates are accurate and reflect the current status of your commission. “Delays” are communicated to the customer when they occur. Should know, I put “delays” in quotes here because the only time I’ve run into a delay with this artist, it was based on her personal deadline and not any that I had set. Quite appreciated!

Manex’s price list is readily available on their twitter (pinned post), their FA or their own webpage. Being based in England, prices are listed in British Pounds/Pound Sterling. Base prices are available, with an option to contact the artist for a quote for anything not listed.

WIP sketches were provided every step of the way and each time I was given an opportunity to approve it before moving forward.

This artist also takes on Kigurumi commissions, the prices of which are readily available on their website. I haven’t commissioned one of these myself (yet).

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Section 2 – Price/Value

As always, I’ll point out that prices are subjective. What may come across as overpriced for one person another may call undervalued. This section is not for saying what I believe the artist should have charged. Prices are subject to change as artist’s are always reevaluating what they charge for their work.

I’ve found Manex’s prices to be pretty fair, and even a bit cheaper than I expected. Payments are made via Paypal Invoice. Invoices are clear and easy to read. They list what exactly you ordered and any options you choose.

In my case, I’ve placed a few orders with this artist.

For a 2 character, full body commissions with shading, simple background, and clothing: the total charged was £110.00 ($137.12 USD*). Less than I expected to pay. For a single character, full body, with shading and clothing the total charge was £40.00 ($49.86 USD*). For a pack of Telegram stickers I was charged £20.00 ($24.93*). All extremely good prices.

NOTE: This information is based off paypal invoices. The artist may have changed their prices since that time. Always consul the artist’s most recent pricelist for what you’ll expect to pay.

*does not include paypal exchange rate or paypal fees associated with currency conversion.

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Section 3 – Time

To date, I haven’t set a deadline for any of the commissions I’ve had from this artist. Turnaround times have been extremely fast and acceptable. The longest amount of time I’ve had to wait for a commission to be completed with a little over 2.5 weeks, and this was during the holidays.

Should note that completion time is always a huge variable and a lot of factors go into just how long you may have to wait. Your milage may vary.

I haven’t ordered a Kigurumi from this artist, so I can’t speak to wait times for those. However, I haven’t seen anyone complain about their wait times. If you plan to commission them for one of these, always factor shipping times into how long you expect to wait. The artist has no control over how long it takes the shipper to lose your package, find it again, then send it to the wrong facility fives times before finally marking it out for delivery.

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Section 4 – Final Product

In each case, Manex57 has delivered a completed commission that has exceeded my expectations. She was the first artist to draw my character Oslo and she did an amazing job capturing his personality and style.

Character designs and colors have always been excellent, including clothing and accessories. Each time, I had provided the artist with a character reference sheet, a description of what I was looking for, and references for anything clothing or accessories.

Each commission since that time, whether being custom work or a YCH, has been completed in excellent fashion.

All commissions were provided to me upon completion via Telegram; and all of them have been as agreed and described. To date, I’ve yet to run into any errors with anything they’ve created for me; though given how professional they are I doubt they would hesitate to fix them providing they were notified in a timely manner.

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Section 5 – Final Scores and Summary

All in all, my experience commission Manex has been absolutely amazing. From the first contact to my most recent order, she’s always delivered and been awesome to work with. I recommend her every chance I get!

With everything factored in I am pleased to give Manex57 a perfect score and the official #WolfApproved seal.

FINAL SCORE