I'd say several months, but I know folks who decidedly take so long to submit artwork, the longest I'm hearing from him is two years!

Up to 5 years. lol
I usually tell the artist to finish whenever they want to instead of giving a deadline, unless I need it as a gift for a special occasion, because I think the quality of work is nicer when they're not rushing to get it done.

Say, for example, if they stink at managing their time and they wait until a week or less before the deadline, then they might end up half-assing it to get it over with. It's indeed their fault for not budgeting their time properly, but I guess I'd rather eliminate the risk of that situation entirely by telling them an open finishing deadline. I know it sounds like an artist who does this likely shouldn't be taking commissions, but if they fully disclose that it may take a year, then I am ok with waiting.

I guess as long as the intent is there, they don't ignore any contact I make with them or hide the fact I have an order with them, I feel comfortable with waiting beyond a year.

I would indeed ask for a refund if they no longer want to complete the project because it's not fair for them to keep the money and you receive no product.

To end my rambling , if you see that the artist cares about your order and isn't showing signs of keeping your money without delivering the product, then I think 1 year is still an acceptable deadline to wait. (*Unless they told you a specific date when it would be finished and haven't explained why there are delays.)

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I said a year, but it depends on a lot of stuff, such as what I'm asking for, the quality that I'm looking for, and how busy the person is. I mean, if I want a commission done next week, I'm not gunna go to someone who takes on tons of commissions, plus has like school or tons of work, n such. . . At the same time, if I do request a pic from that busy person, I'd wait, but ask that they keep me updated on the progress so that I know it's getting done and I wasn't just ripped off.

This is sort of case by case, though, isn't it? I notice a lot of people don't seem to care at all how long it takes but, on the other hand, sometimes there are also deadlines, and that obviously destroys much chance for leniency (or at least drastically lowers it).

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Several months at the most. I would only wait a year if that person was legitimately occupied with professional work or something. lol

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A day made me lol, more than a month, I'd say two months, I'd be getting annoyed after then, but it all depends on what I asked for and how much I paid, also when the artist agreed to have it finished originally.

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For me, it really depends! If I'm not getting any updates, I might demand a refund after three or four months.

If I'm being updated regularly and the person is just busy (especially if they show me progress/WIPs), I can wait for quite a while!

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