Sean, I think you must have read my post wrong. As I said when my help was asked for in this initial offering, I don't care who paints the unpainted heads you sell and I would never want to force my services on anyone. I was asked to do the painting chores for people who wanted your heads painted and I stepped up; additionally, offering to do them at a discount. But when Solidus asked Small Studios if he wanted to buy a head from you for himself, "Would you like me to put you on the commission list for an unpainted BD head-sculpt?" Small Studios replied as if he was just offered a portion of the painting duties for the heads sold as "painted" through this thread. I just wanted to clarify, very gently, that all Solidus was asking Small Studios was if he wanted to buy a head for himself.
There are a number of painters on this board that many people here are familiar with who would do an excellent job of painting and they all have their own unique techniques and work in a variety of mediums and I'm sure a lot of people have their favorites and established relationships. And there are a great number of people here fully capable of painting their own and making it look just as good as anything as any of the pro-painters on this board can do! And that's great. Diversity is great. I would never try to damper that. If people like pastels, they should find a painter who excels in pastels. If they like oil, find a painter that works in oil. If someone has a guy, they should use their guy. If they like what I do, use me. If they don't like me, don't use me. Couldn't care less. So, yes, people can and should decide who they like to use!
