The good news is, the artist and I had a talk about the commission and everything is settled.

While I understand that misunderstandings can happen, my request plainly said I wanted a mashup of the images I sent and it wasn't what I initially got.

It's just, you'd think someone would go back and carefully read what someone requested to make sure, and then ask for more detail if needed before making an assumption. Especially when the transfer of money is involved.

Hopefully all's well that ends well.