[Tom Edgerton]

Which raises another absolutely essential point....Never, EVER, go to the final canvas without having a client sign off on a commission agreement with price and specs in writing, AND initialing off on a small rough color study. Then, if they say "No, I said I wanted Uncle George on Aunt Sadie's left, and you put him on the right," you've got their signature on the rough. Any client who balks at doing this is maybe someone you want to bill for your out-of-pocket expenses (if any) to that point, and back off from.