Me: “Okay, so here are some rough concepts I’ve worked up. Once you’ve -“

Client (interrupting): “What the hell am I looking at? These look like scribbles my five-year-old could do.”

Me: “Oh, they’re just roughs to get the concept figured out, once we have that done I’ll begin work on the finished piece.”

Client: “How am I supposed to decide which illustration I like if I can’t see them all finished. Finish them and then I’ll decide which one to use.”

Me: “Well, I can certainly do that, but just so you’re aware, I will have to raise my fees to cover the cost of bringing each of these concepts to a finish.”

Client: “Who do you think you are to make demands?! I’m the client, I get to make the demands! It’s not like this is a real job anyway, all you’re doing is drawing.”