Image Designer Archive

I would have to agree with your husband in regards to not really liking seeing my colors and whatnot flipping out all of a sudden because an ID decides to get fancy, and I also do accept the changes even if I don't necessarily like them (though I'm gracious about it to an extent. I'd drop kick an ID if they thought I'd look good pink when I'm a solid blue..) when I feel that its either taking too long or that the ID is getting stressed at my nitpicking. Either way I always tip them graciously for their work. I don't turn right around and go to another ID, though I don't stick with the changes for long either. I don't have the best computer, so at times it can be extremely difficult to make out what I look like (I do try to communicate this fact, but sometimes it does get lost in my rambling) for a minute or so as I desperately fling my camera to clear the problem, and that usually leaves a very akward/uneasy/sad feeling within me. I don't like wasting peoples time, especially people going out of their way to cater to me under a "pay what you feel its worth/you can afford" system.

If they are dumb enouph to wear a hat during the ID make their hair pink and REALLY ugly. Once they take their hat off they feel your anger . Sometimes you can change their eye color without them noticing also.

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ChiiTWINS wrote:

Accepting something you hate because you're too lazy to say otherwise... what "lesson" is that supposed to teach, other than the "I can make you look like a complete retard and you'll accept it out of spite" lesson?

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I have a MID on one server and I too am very picky about my appearance (I haven't changed my main's appearance for about 18 months.. hair color change doesn't count, I can do that myself with nov ent.). If I choose to change the appearance on another toon from a different galaxy I'll log in my MID, mess around with what I want the other toon to look like. Take note of exact position of sliders, color locations (ie:"it's the red 3 boxes up and 2 boxes over from the bottom" etc) before I log in the toon I want ID'd.

If I don't like something I'll make sure it's done right before I accept any changes. (The poor ID that helped redesign my jedi got to deal with my pickiness for about 30 mins or more... though she did get a fat tip for it and we chatted for quite a while about ID both during and after the session)

My Grandmother always use to say "If you don't speak up for yourself no one else will". If I don't like something I'm sure as heck not going to just meekly accept it, and pay for it. I'll stay there as long as I have to to get it right, and if the ID just can't get it right, I'll cancel the session and tip /himher for their time (not nearly as much as what s/he would have gotten for completing the job.) Why pay for something you're not satisfied with?

It's mind boggling that people will just hit accept for something they don't want. (it's like paying for a hamburger and getting chicken nuggets.)