Ya know… If you request, or even commission, an artist, how do you go about it? Do you tell them to go find the references they need…? That is one way to not get drawn by me… Kinda ticks me off when people tell me to go find a ref.
First, you find out if they’re even doing requests. Then, you ask. If they accept, you send them a decent ref. Last, don’t complain if they take a long time to do it, get it slightly wrong or decline. The artist has no obligation towards you.