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#comic #memes #artists #funny
Sep 21, 2020 12:59 PM
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#comic #memes #artists #funny
embodymentofgattaca
Free Art:
theyar
How much did imgur pay you for this one?
yomahnn
It’s incredible how common this mentality is. Sorry you have to deal with it...
Stealthykai
I dont understand, some one puts in the work, they get paid. I've always been told never work for free, whether it be for money, beer, ect.
BrutalApathy
https://imgur.com/Cy18JAt.png
purrzipurz
But ... exposure!
kkanne20
strange that someone spending hours of their time to create something which you couldn't would want to be paid for their efforts...
DJBunBuns
I do performance art and yes there are a lot of folks that don’t realize the time and effort put in the craft. My time is not free!
DarkHollowDulcimers
me: The suite of handcrafted office furniture and built-ins will cost $12000. potential client: Make it $6000 and you've got a deal. 1/
DarkHollowDulcimers
Timberbee7
The amount of people that try to get discount/free honey from me is staggering.
Lucieux
And then you pay their commission and they ghost you.
DraxCleveland
Eeyup had this happen. That or "art block" don't see that in other fields.
MrSpankalot
I've come to talk to you again.
pandamonium1986
I quilt. I had someone reach out to me about making a queen size t-shirt quilt and offered me $200. $200 would cover the supplies.
pandamonium1986
She didn't understand how much time it would take me and refuse to agree to pay me the quoted $800 to $1,000
pandamonium1986
So she did not get a blanket
billyrayvirus
My mom says I'm artistic.
ClandestineOstrich
I think they have pills for that now.
GingerLaird
"And you're a broke-ass bitch that's trying to get shit for free. The world don't work like that." - Some Artists
ruferto
that's when you draw them for free. but with dicks. lots of dicks.
wazeewa
You request a product, artist performs service to create the product. You pay for said product. WHAT'S SO FUCKING HARD TO UNDERSTAND HERE???
DanFendi
Our culture has trained us to do lots of shit for free for rich people, so we kind of expect it now.
wazeewa
Oh I know. I have a friend who's an artist, he deals with this stuff all the time, it pisses me off. It's his job, not a hobby for fun.
EgonSpangler
Believe it or not it sometimes is the same way for trades, can’t tell you how many time I have been asked to wire something up for a 1/2
EgonSpangler
6 pack,... Great wonder if I can pay my mortgage off with beer.
DraxCleveland
So.... how was that 6 pack?
EgonSpangler
Delicious
RamblingIke
ironic how op doesn't give credit to the creator too
RamblingIke
this is the creator https://twitter.com/Cyarine
SomeGuyWhoSaysStuff
Why is this so common with artist? People want art for free, but are willing to pay for everything else. No one tries this with a plumber
loldongs10000
Because art is not seen as "valuable" if it doesn't look like a renaissance painting, plus some people believe digital art in particular 1/2
loldongs10000
2/2 is something anyone can do with a few clicks, therefore it's "easy."
SomeGuyWhoSaysStuff
Then they should just do it themselves if it is easy. Cheap bastards
alpaccagawd6666
As someone starting to get better no one has asked if I could draw something for them for free. I have had two people ask if I do commission
DraxCleveland
As someone that commissions art, don't sell yourself short. Don't bite off more than you can chew, set limits and bounds for reworks etc...
alpaccagawd6666
Honestly I dont want to sell my art. I dont want to put a price on what helps me with my mental issues, it just shocks me that people wanted
alpaccagawd6666
To buy it, I've never seen my stuff as that good, even now that I'm getting better.
DraxCleveland
That's more than fine too, I like to draw for fun, and have been asked to make stuff. I note that this isn't my day job, it's a hobby.
DontLookBackInAnger
Draw her getting stuffed from behind by a gorilla if she gonna treat you like that.
Weelildragon2
I'd pay extra for that... https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.xqI7X6XKEYGS1EB7A-2u1wHaEo?pid=Api&rs=1
Sauroctonus
Oh wow. I think that's the first time I've ever seen a link to bing.
lysani
Bing is actually better than Google if you're searching for NSFW stuff.
HuskyParty
"But it'll be good exposure for you." - I've heard that one before
gaiidraws2
Me too, when I was too new to doing art to know any better.
Speedmetal05
Exposure doesn't pay the bills, Karen...
Klaaism
Only Nazis try to get art for free.
Lyzard
'I'd prefer being exposed to money'
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Create what they're looking for, but cover it heavily in watermarks to the point of being useless. If they ask, "The price of 'exposure'."
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Include name, contact info, and "EXPOSURE PRICING". You're willing to remove the watermarks, for 130% of the original price.
yaboiskinnypeen
"you found me well enough, I don't know that'd I'd need any more at the moment"
DaddyFritas
How about you expose me to some sort of reimbursement for my efforts thank you
Nobanob
"My work had enough exposure for you to both see it, and want it" I'm okay thanks
MikeKeyser
A customer like you I can get any day.
LordofSandvich
I'll pay you to expose yourself, how's that?
HuskyParty
No no, after you see me expose myself.. you'll want me to give you money.
DarkwingDuc
Only problem is I can’t pay my mortgage in “exposure”.
jinogaryusei
Can I use that
BenSnow97
you can, you just need to threaten your bank with a dirty bomb
CAPTnobody
"We've a lovely Exposure Stew for dinner tonight, and the electric bill is overdue. How many exposures per dollar is the exchange rate so...
CAPTnobody
... that I can keep the lights on? Also, since I can't afford clothes, I've decided to craft a new Exposure Wardrobe with the surplus, and..
CAPTnobody
... I'll just dab a little Exposure on this awful illness I'm battling, it should clear it right up." -Every Artist Ever-
CptRobotNinja
I'm a musician. I dont work for exposure. I work for booze.
glitterdemon
PEOPLE DIE FROM EXPOSURE, SUSAN
yoseiwind
Daxton
If artists wanted exposure, they'd video them doing their art naked and post it on PorhHub with the etsy link to the painting below
Daxton
Hold up this is a good idea
ThatOneGuyWhoLikesCorgis
If I was artistic, i just wouldn’t do shit.
UncomfortableAnswers
Ain't gotta be artistic for that, my dude
ConformistWithACause
Step 1 to being artistic, don't let anybody know you're artistic
ClandestineOstrich
that's probably why you're not artistic
BoppXyro
My theory is that non-artists draw and doodle for fun, so they think that artists are doing the same thing, they're just better at it, (1/2)
BoppXyro
so they shouldn't ask for money for something that's so easy to do. ::rolleyes::: Skill, practice, dedication, AND talent, Motherfuckers!
DrFighterpilotAttorneyAtLaw
And often extensive formal training. - Guy with Fine Arts degree
Inkliest
When someone makes it look easy to them, they think it’s an inconsequential request.
Maverickaura
there are a few, namely the ones who push 500 dollar comissions, who TREAT it like a hobby rather than a job.
Maverickaura
theres one that comes to mind that draws for like 2 hours a day and charges 300 dollars plus each. they can do em in ten minutes.
Maverickaura
they are people who don't understand how jobs work. at their price they can make like 1.8k an hour.
Thesavagehamster
Artists are in a shit position where when you're good someone will look at you bust a 10min masterpiece and not understand the years it took
Thesavagehamster
to get that good
Maverickaura
as someone who tried to draw, relativly recently. i get that. but they didnt GET that good all on their own most of the time. they got >
ProbablyDrunkAgain
Part of the problem is that there are artists/creatives out there who will work for free to get their foot in the door with a client. 1/
ProbablyDrunkAgain
I saw this at TwitchCon a few years ago where the graphic designers stated they would offer to work for a popular streamer for free 2/
ProbablyDrunkAgain
initially and then look to get paid as that streamer grew. The ironic thing was that same designer said not a minute later "But we need 3/
ProbablyDrunkAgain
to get paid". Without negotiating specific terms and conditions up front, they'll never get paid or get paid far less than they hoped. 4/4
Mgbox
What do they need?!
ProbablyDrunkAgain
Oh shit, that didn't post. Will re-post.
UnspokenX
that's all fine and good when the ARTIST offers of their OWN VOLITION to do something for exposure. it is not the commissioner's decision.
ProbablyDrunkAgain
You're right, but my point is that behavior must be common enough so that others think that they are entitled to free work. When I consult 1
ProbablyDrunkAgain
for my industry, no one expects anything for free so it isn't an issue. Just trying to figure out why creatives are treated differently. 2/2
UnspokenX
(1/2) two reasons- one, creativity is not valued the way business and industry is. nobody expects a business to run via exposure, but also--
Ulthirm
Gotta get a lawyer to lawyer up a contract similar to their types of contracts where they work at risk, if they win the case then they
Ulthirm
get a portion of the results, if they fail then they could be less compensated. Basically frame it like "If video receives less than X views
Ulthirm
= compensation, if video receives more, then no compensation" (or whatever idc) For the types of people who think they are bigger shit
Ulthirm
than they actually are. And you can offer it to folk you actually want to draw for like big community members if you know that they actually
Ulthirm
dont risk falling into that red.
MikeKeyser
Anyone else drop over $200 at the art supply store? Anyone else draw with pastel and watch $20 turn into dust right before their eyes?
BarretXIII
my teachers used to tell us to just slather paint on the canvas. Bitch please! That small tube of Cadmium Yellow alone set me back $30!
ClandestineOstrich
yes. the $20 is worth it if you learn to never spend that $20 again
MikeKeyser
and then the character in the comic strip wants somebody else to spend $20 through nagging and tantrums.
thefishhiddenbehindtheairconditioner
heh.. in sch, i went from illustration/pottery to focus on 'found object', (build stuff outta trash for the uninitiated).. to save money..
MikeKeyser
The movie Ghost World had a scene like that. That's where I found out about found object art
MikeKeyser
I started a woodworking business a couple years ago. and I figure artists don't want to look at the accounting side of things....
MikeKeyser
To appraise the minimum overhead of your painting, how much did it cost you to make this painting, what kind of markup do you need
whatseventhepoint
People tend to forget that the best art has frequently been commissioned. You think that ninja turtle painted the church roof for free???
TrueLegateDamar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HZ5V9rT96M
byohzzrd
Commissioned or supported by a patron.
Satsuiki
I've commissioned many an art piece. Ive never expected one for free or tried to haggle them down.
myweaknessisstrong
I giggled
Iaimtomisbehave
"When will you make an end of it Buonarroti?!"
sortofkindamadbutnotreally
What is this kind of humour called? I love it, but I dont know the style's name
whatseventhepoint
In my head, I call it “dumb ironic” — purposely saying stupid shit to mimic people who are unintentionally funny
sc363
Turtle Power.
Locachoca
There is so much in this comment that I love lol ❤️
Sarah7800
Yea painters deserve that for all the hard work they do...for all the time they waste for the masterpiece!
chloramphenicolderivative
He wasn't paid. He wasn't even asked to do it. He just showed up in a hardhat with a clipboard, and everybody assumed he worked there.
DCNR
My favorite argument is "What if the Mona Lisa was a commission?"
VodkaReindeer
*ceiling
ComcastLover
Ceiling*
elrick43
To be fair, I'd draw a bunch of dicks of someone else's property for free
TheYoungBear
Nope, They had to shell out
TinaEveFox
He a little confused but he got the spirit.
StealThisRepost
Well at one point it became a papal order which was equivalent to having a gun put to your head.
JaketheLate
Yes. Why do you think he was do pissed and drew the pope as a gnarly little demon?
catamenia
He didn't get paid, that's why he painted a bunch of dudes with they dick outs on it
HandyDandySuppressor
signed in to upvote you because that was exactly my first though +1 bro/broquette
n3ckr0mantic
This got me to exhale thru my nose briefly. +1
KurtHamster
He cowabungdidn’t!
FlissFloss86Gaming
Of course not. He got paid in nunchucks and pizza. Duh
Klaaism
and he was a party dude; though, rude.
Cortezdelanoche
Gimme a break!
nightripper
dyxj
Love that it's the "whoosh, smol peener" cat covering the dude.
MasterGed
Vergenbuurg
Gah, ya beat me to it. Agreed. +1
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
Nah, he painted it because somebody flipped him onto his back on the scaffolding. Tf else he was gonna do up there?
ObsceneTentacularInsertions
gay sex
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
Okay but after that
ObsceneTentacularInsertions
gay spooning
Astramancer
Roll over onto his fee-- oh.
LucidAftermath
"Fine, I'll paint your ceiling... gonna draw a bunch of weiners on it tho."
ImmaCatImmaSexyCat
I think he did it because the Pope forced him to do it, which is why Mikey snuck in a few angles flipping off the old tosser.
Klaaism
"flaws" were fired, and he knew every single one!
ImmaCatImmaSexyCat
I'm not sure what this means?
Klaaism
He was infamous for being harsh on himself and his work. Was very OCD when it came to details, even ones no one would ever see overhead.
Bytencoder
He knew someone will eventually see them, even centuries after.
astrangehop
Rouge angles of satin
Pheehelm
Klaaism
The moon is lovely this time of the month
FallingStar7669
That kind of exposure only comes around once in a blue moon.
CorwinMacGregor
if your moonings are blue, you need to make a doctor's appointment :|
ImThatGuyForSure
The dark star only comes once in a blue moon
Thatradarguy
Or in this case, a blue shirt moon
yamigenesis
Do... Do they not have pants?
villany42
How bad at drawing do you have to be to ask stick figure guy to draw for you?
Pheehelm
https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0339.html
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Same for a lot of professions too - common for them is that there are no "expenses" related, other than mostly time. Like programming.
NeverEnoughFoxes
"Thousands to build my essential oil web store?!? My nephew can build a web page in an afternoon!"
Hreinyday
Ask him then is usually my answer
SidneyHarbor
Basically all labor/service jobs, you are just paying for their time, experience, ability. Look at what lawyers get paid.
VidiVeniThenSheLeft
I get asked for free financial/investment advice *all the time*
MassStorageDeviceCanNowBeSafelyRemoved
your free advice should be I advise you to pay me bitch
Graphically
yep, all I do is focus on how much I can sell my time creating any given piece of art for at this point and if it's not as much as
Graphically
before I just don't bother with the offer. Up to $50 an hour so far
Denis517
A GTX 3080 does not pay for itself.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Just curious, which skill/profession that people might want to exploit for free, requires a high-end graphics card?
MassStorageDeviceCanNowBeSafelyRemoved
*RTX
Harryteeters
Mountain Dew and Doritos really add up!
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
lol true, though when I'm "in the zone" while programming, I don't eat or drink at all, full focus on the task at hand.
BunnyBooBear69
Same, but in my case im building scripts (sysadmin). Hyperfocus is no joke!
Blud4BludGod
I'm a Chef, you'd be surprised how often people have asked me to cater their party or otherwise for free. "Just make the ingredient cost...
Blud4BludGod
...your present for attending, lol!" Legitimately had people expect me to eat thousands of dollars in costs and spend days of my own time...
mamapants
Present for attending? That's like 9th level self centered. A new low, man. Damn. Sorry people suck.
Blud4BludGod
Fuckin' bastards. I usually tell them how much I'd actually charge for whatever they're asking, and invite them to book me.
EmergencyChocolate
Ask then to donate a week of their time at their own job and see how that goes over.