It saddens me to know I lost hours that I could have dedicated to other work, try to keep a record of that client to verify their reliability! I fail at being too kind, and this is how I was treated
Anyway, payment after or before the sketch is the best option possible!
Hereβs a recommendation to avoid scams. NEVER accept payments at the end of a commission, and always remember to cover your work with watermarks everywhere so scammers canβt easily take the drawing.
Unfortunately, Iβve had a bad experience with this (payment) β¬οΈ