Help! Did I MISS something?

[theMadArtist]

VERY simple job- and yet look what has happened~

Did I MISS something??

[mooseman]

At the risk of really pissing you off and I am not trying for that at all but I see very little separation between the way you and this customer look at things. There is only a slim chance this will find a happy ending. cut your loses and get out now  150 students picked this guy to communicate with you the story will be so convoluted no one will win
Well you asked
mooseman

[stitches4815]

Time for this customer to move on.

[mimosatexas]

They asked you to copy the original and I assume they meant the colors as well (the silver and tan-ish color, not adding yellow, etc)  I would have just redrawn and colored it exactly like the original and replaced only the space that the original text was in with the new text even if it meant poor readability.  Jobs like this are usually a crapshoot when you try to deviate AT ALL from the original, even if it makes more sense for spacing reasons (like what you did with the text and changing the shape around "of").  Just my two cents.

[1964GN]

It almost sounds like they want you to actually make it look like the image they sent you? Meaning, they want to see it stitched out?

[Get Shirts]

Maybe you just need to invert the colors?


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[Frog]

Sometimes, getting information from clients is like pulling teeth.
I have found myself relying on two things more and more lately.
1. Using the word "exactly" when I ask them what they want.
2. Encouraging them to make sketches and snap pics with their phone.

Now, with art, I often also need to find out if they want the input of my creative expertise, or if they merely want me to execute their wishes.
Also, and this one probably not going to work with you, when I give a quote, it often has the included caveat of a limited number of tweaks and re-do's.
Many know Jeri Clow, of Motorsports Illustrated, and with her relatively high-end stuff, she had two pricing scales. For those who knew her work and quality, and trusted her judgement, she offered a substantially discounted version with very limited edits.

[theMadArtist]

Time for this customer to move on.

Thanks, Mooseman!
You're right- but have experienced this for 10 long years with this guy!
Think this ended it!

[theMadArtist]

It almost sounds like they want you to actually make it look like the image they sent you? Meaning, they want to see it stitched out?

They sent a bnw, then asked for color, then asked for bnw.
Your guess is BETTER than MINE!

[theMadArtist]

Frog, I have tried everything- nothing worked, and nearly every job was this kind of battle- for 10 years!
Oh, well, it appears he's going elsewhere!

The sun is coming out!
The birds are singing!

[GraphicDisorder]

It almost sounds like they want you to actually make it look like the image they sent you? Meaning, they want to see it stitched out?

They sent a bnw, then asked for color, then asked for bnw.
Your guess is BETTER than MINE!

The first image of the Harley logo has color. I think your over looking that.

[Stinkhorn Press]

truth is best.
email won't work. in person or on the phone, both looking at the same thing.

"I'm clearly missing something about what it is you'd like to see here - could you talk me through what it is you're looking for?"

if you can get them on the phone, and you speak the same language, 99% of the time this will show you what each of you are assuming about what you're showing the other.