Send a proof, then deliver the finals
One proof with a clear question, notes you can point at, and a final folder that matches what was approved.
Clients rewrite history when the proof and the final live in different chats. A single handoff is calmer than a clever tool.
Tools
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Frame.io
Timestamped or pinned comments on a file, useful when a client needs to point.
WeTransfer
Sends the final files without a thread full of attachments.
Photopea
Marks up a proof JPEG when you do not need a review platform.
How to do it
- 1
Export a proof that is obviously a proof
A JPEG with the size in the name, not the layered working file. In Photopea you can add a small 'proof' mark if you worry it will be posted.
- 2
Ask one question
What should change before final. If there are many stakeholders, Frame.io lets them point. If there is one person, an email is enough. A model can draft the email from your question. You send it.
- 3
Change only what was asked
Do the notes. Do not regenerate the picture. If a note fights the drawing, say so before you comply.
- 4
Deliver in one package
WeTransfer or your shared folder: the finals, the formats you promised, and a line that says these match the approved proof.