Join for FREE | Take the Tour Lost Password?
[x]

deviantART

 

Rejected Lurapets Images by ^budgie:iconbudgie:


©2009 ^budgie
:iconbudgie:

Artist's Comments

Edit: Lurapets does NOT have permission to use the first two images on their site or to represent their site. The rights to the last two have recently been purchased (finally).

More information: [link]

Upon receiving a bit of bad publicity, the owner has finally decided to pay me for the rights to two of the images I did for him.

Some images I did for a petsite called Lurapets that scammed me into doing a few NPC images and then refusing to pay me for them. The good ol' "we'll pay you later." and then keep pushing the date. Of course the owner now proclaimes that he's not going to use any of them so he doesn't know why he should pay me.

I'd be careful of people from Lurapets offering you a job. They've been contacted many people through notes here on DA the past half a year or so. I guess the few artists they say they pay are in on it too. A shame, but whatever.

Since they're not using them (and at this point, they don't have permission to.) and arn't going to pay me for the work they said they would, I guess you can use them for whatever non-commercial projects you feel like. They make cute icons. If you use them for something or in your deviations I'd love to see them, I just ask that you credit me for the drawings :)

(edit: with the exception of the last two)

If you DO happen to see the first two on lurapets when they open if you play. Drop me a note, they don't have permission to use them.

If you happen to be contacted by them, don't fall for their bullshit, they've apparently been scamming people for a while.

More vector :heart:

Comments


love 1 1 joy 1 1 wow 0 0 mad 1 1 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconzekarmisama:
I really like the first and third one.

--
The best way to deal with a world gone mad is to think up something more absurd.
:iconfirefeathers:
I've had my fun with them too. They got a hold of me to do images, then changed it to pixel icons (which i don't do, and which i don't like to do) Then told me they had someone far better already.

Nuts to them, i hope their pixelated pineapples make someone weep in the street in front of a bus with it's beauty.

--
Sous les paves, la plage.
:icondelya:
Wow, what a bunch of douchebags. :[ I'm so sorry that happened to you. I tend to ignore anyone asking for art with the "I'll pay later" tagged onto the end.

These are really cute and well done, too. I'm sure some good people will put them to use. :)

--
"Did you see his arms? They were like legs!"
:iconlineith:
The one on the right side is really beautiful and peaceful. You did a beautiful work!

--
.-Hell was made in Heaven-.
.-Lunacy has found me-.
:iconbudgie:
I think what got me was the fact that the other artists that I talked to said he's good on his word, artists I used to have respect for. Live and learn I guess :/

--
^budgie | Stephan
anime/manga gallery director
:iconcrystalnori:
Damn that sucks...I've had that happen before but it was with a commish not for a site who should pay before they get the work!

but on the lighter side you now have these lovely images to add to your gallery and they can't say a thing to you since they never paid!

Screw them...your art is awesome and this is just another example of such!

--
{¯`v´¯}
.`•.¸.•´
¸.•´¸.•´¨} ¸.•*¨}
{¸.•´ {¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•~
Ish da' Snakie..........hisssssss
---------------------------------------------
So if phoenix down restores you, then what would the whole bird do? *throws screaming phoenix at your face*
:iconjasumine:
reject these? what's wrong with them? D< these look wonderful, especially the third and fourth one.

ah well, i've been asked a few times to draw for one of those virtual petsites, turned them down because i simply don't have that kinda time. :\ that and the things that happen staff wise have the tendency of going crazy every now and then.

--
"Rainy days will come and go, and some might even stay for a while...but i'll do what i can to bring some sunshine through those clouds."
:iconsayamerenth:
daww I know other people who lived the same thing...
I guess people who are asked to draw for them should ask for money first... because 'till now I've never heard of anyone getting a good impression of them...

--
Potato juice makes people closer, thanks, potato juice
---------~*:heart:*­­~-----------
I'm Poland @ ~Msn-Power-Hetalia
---------~*:heart:*­­~-----------
"C'est des choses qui arrivent, comme Pâques." - ~ch4r1e5
:iconrinavenue:
What a jerk. :/ That's what scares me about getting offers or whatever like that. But hey, they're lovely drawings though...I like the fiery one and how it's glowy.
:iconbudgie:
I generally reject them because most don't want to pay me or will pay me 'if they make money'. I respected some of the artists who said this was genuine, so I believed them. Silly me.

--
^budgie | Stephan
anime/manga gallery director

Details

January 13
313 KB
313 KB
1000×250

Statistics

114
232 [who?]
14,215 (5 today)
97 (0 today)

Site Map