It's problematic, having a fetish that relies heavily on the flow of A to B. I never really cared for the release, it was about the journey from the beginning to the point of release. Without it, there's no end, but without the journey, there was no point.

But when you try and translate that into artwork, it becomes prohibitively expensive. I've compensated by favoring incomplete works. Rough sketches, headshots only at times, or what some people would call low quality artwork. For me, it's opportunities to set up a scenario and let what little imagination I have take over to fill in the rest. Some of my favorite pieces are so rough you can barely tell what's going on, but I love them all the same because of the thoughts they provoke.

But in the end, there are other hurdles that make it even harder. I have had many commissions that I've paid more than I should have, because I wanted to give the artist a chance. They drew decent looking muzzles on their base close-mouthed expression commissions, so I figure hey, maybe they can put some emotion into it and have things turn out amazing. But the second they drew an open maw, everything fell apart, and there was nothing I could explain to them to save it because the skill just wasn't there. Those are the commissions I regret. When you get art that's as rough as possible, you can't take it back. You can't ask for changes. And when the results are unsatisfactory, everyone loses.

These days, I default towards requests. I want to give an artist the chance to prove they can handle the fetish, to prove they can really rock that vixen's muzzle, so to speak. But with the economy how it is, and with many artists falling into the rut of drawing the same picture over and over again but shiner each time, it becomes an insurmountable hurdle. I can't find the artists I'd be willing to pay decent money with, and that pushes me further towards being unwilling to take a risk.

When I take a risk these days, I expect a page of sketches for less than $10. I'd jump at $5 as practice, and hell, I'd even pay extra if they did an awesome job with it. I also would consider revisiting them with a longer piece if they do a great job. I know it's not much, I wish I could pay more, but the best I can do is hope that it's unique enough to inspire the artist to tackle it for free or really cheap.

To those who are just browsing my page, trying to understand me better, why I'm at your page asking for a request, know that I want to treat the artist well. But accept that this is a tough challenge, and that you're doing this largely for you, with a chance that I'll walk away with something to fawn over for a long time to come. ^__^