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@forexposure_txt is a Twitter account dedicated to compiling quotes from artists who were expected to work for free. It was created by artist and writer Ryan Estrada, and we previously wrote about it here.

Well now an artist has decided to take some of those quotes and use them to inspire various portraits of what she imagines those people look like. They're part of a series titled "For Exposure," and they were created for Format Magazine by Emmie Tsumura, a Toronto-based illustrator and graphic designer. Check out some of our favorites below. If you're an artist then chances are that more than a few of them will resonate with you!

More info: Twitter | Instagram (h/t: juxtapoz, format magazine)

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Laury M.
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I request artwork from a friend, I pay them. I commissioned a painting from someone I've been friends with for over 10 years. I paid her. Friendship does not equal free work.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fundamental misunderstanding of the mediums of art. Physical mediums, each and every single one of them, have their own advantages and limitations. Digital media has advantages and limitations as well. All of them require technique, skills, time, energy and material. If you don't have money to pay for art, you don't get art.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And in the end the end the artist doesn't receive a single penny out of the hard work he/she might've done, while the business makes thousands of dollars BECAUSE the artwork helped with it. That's "business" for ya!

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those people must be bitter that they're miserable at their jobs. Newsflash: you can love your job AND get paid for it.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then no artist will be in any position to provide you with any amount of work, they need to pay their bills, not your trip.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're looking for a partner in losses in people who already have trouble getting paid for their work on a normal basis.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about instead of spending money on beer as payment, you use that money to pay the photographer?

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dropped acid once and ARRRGGG!! THE SPACE GIRAFFES ARE STEALING MY CORN FLAKES AGAIN!

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't just need money to maintain what you build, you need money to build it, too. You can't promise construction workers that they'll get paid once the tower is done. That shows a lack of management skills.

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