After Con Work

I go to a lot of cons - while there; I love taking sketchbooks and doing work overnight at the con.

   There are people who believe it would be easier if the artist just took the request home, and could finish it in their own time.  Yes!  It most certainly would - BUT...  At home, I have other work to do.  At home, the little $25 sketch suddenly becomes so much more - reference pictures, longer hours, better tools, rested mind, mailing costs - are just some things that come into play. 
   God forbid that my house decides to eat something!  A sketchbook stacked on a pile of books could easily be missed for months.  Not to mention that sketchbooks are often filled with other drawings that the client has paid good money to have as well.  Time and deadlines will often interfere with pick-up work from a con - so who knows how long a commissioner will be waiting, and how long they expect to wait.
   Taking something home from the con also means that all my commissions have to wait just a tad longer.  They are usually patient people, and I do have room for sudden projects and art - but I feel a responsibility to them.
   I charge more for take home art - commissions; taking on something from the con is also cheating me and the weight of all the bills I have hanging about.

   I have taken things home from cons anyway - I am just way aware of what I am agreeing to.