I only skimmed all the bull**** above, and now I will set this straight.
1. Toria contacted me via Facebook to paint a prototype head of MOS for them. They agreed upon a price and sent the head.
2. I painted the head and sent them pics for approval.
3. They wanted adjustments made. I made those adjustments. Plus one other to the overall skintone. They raved about the adjustments.
4. Toria asked if there were anything I would adjust further, taking my opinion as an artist seriously. I said it was as good as I could get it.
5. They still wanted further adjustment to a certain area. I told them the sculpt was not appropriate for the change (paint wasn't the answer) and that it would probably look weird, but told them to Photoshop the change on my pics and let me see it, and then I'd see what I could do. Toria thought that was a great idea. Next thing I know, the Photoshopped pics are on a screencap of MOS on Facebook before I even saw them.
6. I did not hear back from them for a week or more. So I requested payment, telling them that I had done my best, no further paint adjustments could safely be made to improve the piece, and since they were already using the pics, that I would keep the head and sell it if they didn't pay for the work I had done and to have it shipped back. They refused, siting dissatisfaction with the end result, AND TOLD ME TO KEEP THE HEAD.
7. I posted the head for sale with the reason why. It sold within hours while all the backlash against ML was underway from my friends (which I neither encouraged nor dissuaded). The head was shipped within hours of payment.
8. Yesterday I receive an apology from Toria via email and in this thread along with payment for the work done ONLY, not the shipping cost. I took that as making good on the agreement even though I clearly posted that the head had been sold. I also replied to the email my thanks and that the head was gone, and that I was fine with them using the pics again.
9. Today I read a bunch of crap in here about how unethical I am.
I also get a Paypal payment for shipping on a head that is already gone.
That portion of the payment has been refunded.
10. Yes, as it turns out, I did get paid twice for the same work. But I don't see how that's my fault. TORIA MADE THE DECISION BOTH TIMES. Now if they want to renege again, and request a refund, and take back what little ground they have regained by their admirable gesture which Toria admits should have been done to begin with, and return to their status of artist-screwer, I'll refund the work payment as well, and they can once again stop using my pics.
