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The first pic on the imperial guards is good, but oddly the ones that follow which are supposed to be of superior quality seems to fall a bit flat for me. The messy misspelt script on the tank actually ruins the model for me.........

Don't intend to discourage you in starting a commission business, but would agree with agnosto and spartanlegion that you might need to be much more proactive in showcasing your skills and also present your business more clearly and properly. The thing is there are so many painting services out there already in the market. You really need to show people why they would wish to choose your services over some others. Your blog was supposed to showcase your work, yet there's only one entry and that was in July 2010??? At the very least, you should attach some more photos of your recent work to this thread.

Also, if you think a photo was crappy and it could not fully show the quality of the paint job you've done on the models, then don't submit it as part of your ad. If you show any pics as part of your pitch for getting business in, they should be the cream of the crop, and preferably gives the potential customer a wow factor. The danger is that people would think If you cannot even be bothered to take the time to produce a good quality photo of your own work, how could they trust you to paint their models for them? It's like a candidate handing in a CV printed on crumpled paper with typos to a potential employer.

As spartanlegion has pointed out, you should also state clearly your credentials or experience in painting and also set out clearly how the whole process would work if someone were to engage your services. Without any of these details, not sure if you'll get any business.

I hope you won't take offense on the comments above, but all I really want to say is that starting a business is real tough , especially in a market where there's a lot of competition, and you really have to be prepared and think through a lot of issues before diving right into it.

I think you look like a kid at best, and a scammer at worst. Maybe you're neither of those, but your presentation here reeks of one or the other, or both. Fear not, however; as I have advice for you. If you want to do this, you have to do it like you mean it.

Go install Firefox, Chrome, or some browser with an inline spell-checker. Yes, some people can't spell, I get that, but when you spell like you do, as a business, it makes you look like anything but a professional business.

Remove every image that has misspelled words on the model. Never use them anywhere. To say that your misspelling of "Emperor" on an Imperial tank is "embarrassing" is an understatement. This is not a service that people will wish to pay money for.

Go read some tutorials about how to take pictures of your miniatures so that they best showcase you work. If all you have is a cell phone camera, you can still do a decent job with Yakface's tutorial, but you can get an good camera for taking pictures of miniatures for $50 nowadays, new. Coupled with a lighting tent and lights, you could have a nice setup for less than $100. It takes money to make money.

Go set up a website before you start soliciting offers. For now, set up a Dakka Dakka gallery of your work and try to get some word of mouth going here. If you don't know how to set up a website, pay someone to do it for you, either in cash or in trade for your painting. Why would anyone invest in you when you haven't yet invested in yourself?

That website needs work in progress pictures, worklogs from beginning to end, and some testimonials from previous customers.

Your painting is not bad, it's a nice average tabletop standard. If it's very cheap, some people will be happy to pay for that since they hate painting and don't require the best (Look at Walmart!). Concentrate on painting horde type armies since those are your likely customers. Orcs, Tyranids, Guardsmen, these should be your bread and butter.

I'm sorry if my words come across as harsh, because I truly wish you success, and I feel being frank is the best way to advise you on this. There is literally no one I know who would send a complete stranger half a grand in cash based upon what you have presented here. I look forward to seeing your business grow, because quality, cheap painters are always in demand.

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@Jspyd3rx Awesome we shall get in touch soon! and Ouze I totally understand your words are well received. I started this when I was 15 well that was 3 years ago so I am now 18 and my skills and professionalism have increased substantially. I am working on the website but I really am not the most incredibly technology inclined person when it comes to it so its a long process for me. But also I am a student and I enjoy the games and painting the miniatures as a hobby .I love to do it and commission painting is a fun and cool way to make some extra fun money to support my hobby. I am not looking to go into becoming a fully fledged competitor such as bluetablepainting simply a aspiring hobbyist who loves the games and the hobby and looking to support my own by offering a affordable and reliable painting service to my fellow hobbyist and gamers. I hope that answers some of the questions you guys may have had about me and clear up some of the concerns with my legitimacy or quality of work.
-Eric

Alright my studio is all prepped and readied for the first commission to come in just send me a PM and we can talk some business.
-Eric

You got a website done yet? Have you got any photos of your recent work?

Your blog is still not updated since July 2010.

And you still haven't set out how your commission process works, what the payment terms are, etc.

So it looks like you haven't really taken any of the advice or criticism on board. I have great difficulty in seeing how you are now prepped and ready when nothing seems to have really changed since July 2010.

Please make an effort if you are serious in setting up a business.

-- Based on his site I suspect any business done with him will end in one thing: tears.

Keep it up Eric!

If you'd be interested, I think that some of the members here may be interested in seeing some of the models in the case at the shop. If you need to have them photographed just let me know. I know that the Baddruk you painted is one of my favorites!

For the Allfather!