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Hey guys, Today after a game, a friend of mind asked if I could paint 3 eldar jetbikes for half the cost of a death company dreadnought (so, 37 dollars.) He's given me a deadline of approximately 5 weeks.

While I'm sure nothing will go wrong, I've never entered into a comission for painting before. While I know what level of painting he wants, and I can attain it (hopefully in those 5 weeks), I'm not quite sure what I should be looking at in making sure that the job is done without either side having a problem.

So, current comission painters, can you give me an idea of what you I need to do so that this exchange of services happens without bad blood?

Thanks in advance.

Just do a quick professional job of it. As long as the price being charged is fair for both parties there should not be any trouble. Problems normally start when the painter charges too little. After awhile the painter will feel they are taken advantage of.

The basic rule of thumb for me is most importantly you need to not spend too much time painting for the amount of money you are receiving. Since it's for a friend you can be a little more lax, but I'll still advise not spending too much time on it. Karnophage is right too, make sure you don't under charge.

Also since you have more then one model make a test model first and show the client/ take pictures so he know what he's getting & request changes if he wants.

Hope this helps.