Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I can go on a commission project
English answer:
I can commission work
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
May 15, 2015 19:55
9 yrs ago
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English term
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
commission project
English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
A client of mine manufactures and sells beautifully painted toy soldiers. Recently she received an email from a potential buyer who wrote the following:
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I was looking on your website's gallery. I was happy and amazed the way the Samurai figures either they are on foot or on horseback. I was thinking of getting a couple of sets from this collection.
Couple of question I do have for you before I can go on a ******commission project****** sometime down the road.
1. What are the scale size of these of collection, are they 54 mm - 60 mm?
2. Are the collection come unpainted?
3. How much do you charge for a ******commission project****** / to get it painted?
4. What are the painting levels available?
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What do you think this person means by ******commission project******?
Thanks for your help!
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I was looking on your website's gallery. I was happy and amazed the way the Samurai figures either they are on foot or on horseback. I was thinking of getting a couple of sets from this collection.
Couple of question I do have for you before I can go on a ******commission project****** sometime down the road.
1. What are the scale size of these of collection, are they 54 mm - 60 mm?
2. Are the collection come unpainted?
3. How much do you charge for a ******commission project****** / to get it painted?
4. What are the painting levels available?
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What do you think this person means by ******commission project******?
Thanks for your help!
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May 19, 2015 13:10: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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English term (edited):
I can go on a commission project
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I can commission work
This was obviouslly written by a non-native (many errors)
we'd usually use a verb here "commision work" or "give an artist a commision for work" = give an order (PO) to do work for client
Basically, in a commision, an artist is asked to create work for the end customer following exact specifications re size/type/medium/support etc etc.. So, the artist is not free to create as they like for themselves.
Sometimes the commisioned work will be specific to the customer's requirements and thus unique but sometimes it is a duplicate of something the artist has produced before but perhaps in a different size/colour or medium.
http://www.artbusiness.com/privcom.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_(art)
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Note added at 12 hrs (2015-05-16 08:33:43 GMT)
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NB
"end-customer" above should read "commissioner" as it is the person making the commision who deals with the artist/creator of work, sometimes on behalf of a company or other end-client.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2015-05-16 08:39:29 GMT)
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"letter" rephrased in
I was browsing your gallery's website and was amazed and delighted with the Samurai figures, whether on foot or on horseback, and I was thinking of getting a couple of sets from this collection.
I have a few questions for you before I can actually commission something from you some time later (/some time down the road)...
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Note added at 3 days17 hrs (2015-05-19 12:58:43 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped. The other parts are also to be rephrased
1. What are the scale size of these of collection, are they 54 mm - 60 mm?
What is the scale size of these collections, are they 54 mm - 60 mm?
2. Are the collection come unpainted?
Does the collection come unpainted
3. How much do you charge for a ******commission project****** / to get it painted?
How much do you charge for a commission / to paint it?
4. What are the painting levels available
What painting levels are available?
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Note added at 3 days17 hrs (2015-05-19 13:08:50 GMT) Post-grading
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No prob!
we'd usually use a verb here "commision work" or "give an artist a commision for work" = give an order (PO) to do work for client
Basically, in a commision, an artist is asked to create work for the end customer following exact specifications re size/type/medium/support etc etc.. So, the artist is not free to create as they like for themselves.
Sometimes the commisioned work will be specific to the customer's requirements and thus unique but sometimes it is a duplicate of something the artist has produced before but perhaps in a different size/colour or medium.
http://www.artbusiness.com/privcom.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_(art)
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Note added at 12 hrs (2015-05-16 08:33:43 GMT)
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NB
"end-customer" above should read "commissioner" as it is the person making the commision who deals with the artist/creator of work, sometimes on behalf of a company or other end-client.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2015-05-16 08:39:29 GMT)
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"letter" rephrased in
I was browsing your gallery's website and was amazed and delighted with the Samurai figures, whether on foot or on horseback, and I was thinking of getting a couple of sets from this collection.
I have a few questions for you before I can actually commission something from you some time later (/some time down the road)...
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Note added at 3 days17 hrs (2015-05-19 12:58:43 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped. The other parts are also to be rephrased
1. What are the scale size of these of collection, are they 54 mm - 60 mm?
What is the scale size of these collections, are they 54 mm - 60 mm?
2. Are the collection come unpainted?
Does the collection come unpainted
3. How much do you charge for a ******commission project****** / to get it painted?
How much do you charge for a commission / to paint it?
4. What are the painting levels available
What painting levels are available?
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Note added at 3 days17 hrs (2015-05-19 13:08:50 GMT) Post-grading
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No prob!
Note from asker:
| Thanks for going out of your way to improve that email. Just in case you think I'm the one who wrote it and need it proofread... That is not the case. I only needed an explanation of the term I asked about (commission project). |
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Comment: "Thank you for your help"
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a commissioned project
Requested, often (but not always) on someone else's behalf
They might want her to produce something a client would want to purchase, based on her previous work. many painters are "commissioned" to paint portraits
Easily put, they would like for her to produce something to be purchased
They might want her to produce something a client would want to purchase, based on her previous work. many painters are "commissioned" to paint portraits
Easily put, they would like for her to produce something to be purchased
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Yvonne Gallagher
: you haven't explained fully what a "commission" is...
12 hrs
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2 days 10 hrs
special order
special order or special order to specifications
3 days 9 hrs
Mohd Hamzah
Malaysia
Malaysia
Works in field
Malaysia
Your Scie., Engineering & IT Translator
Native in: Malay 
, Indonesian
Works in: English to Malay, Malay to English, Malay
to let you do his job
"commission" related to "charge the task" or in this context, the item/service that you offer.
My guess, hopefully it helps.
My guess, hopefully it helps.
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