I agree - I always pay contractors for every bit of labor. It works better all around. On an iOS project I am on now, I was exploring using illustrations for a

I agree - I always pay contractors for every bit of labor. It works better all around. On an iOS project I am on now, I was exploring using illustrations for a bunch of different animals, as well as 3D models in Unity. Paid for samples of both, decided not to use the illustrations. I did end up with a one-of-a-kind shark illustration for my wall though.