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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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The People Who Want Artists To Work For Free

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

Amen to that Laury!!😭I'm a designer who likes to draw and paint as my honby and there are just too many of my friends who ask for free painting and drawings...!! I draw what I want! If you want to request you pay!

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

My hairdresser is one of my best friends. I always pay her and leave a tip, although she insist that it's free for me. If I go to other hairdresser, I will pay same money. So, I prefer to give the money to my friend, so I support her business and spend some time together.

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

I used to work as a makeup artist, and somehow my friends always wanted free makeup and I was stupid enough to do it for them, everytime. Because "you do it for fun, anyways". But once I had to do the bridal makeup for a friend's friend, went there by cab paid by me, and while I was doing her makeup, she kept complaining that she is short of money, that her life is hard bla bla. I mean bruh, do your own makeup, if you can't afford a professional to do it, I need to live as well.

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

I know! Send the smileys to your landlord! I'm sure he'll let you, now his friend, live there for free. Pay your meals with smileys. The currency of friendship has finally been invented!

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Pierrette Brousseau
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A guy called me once looking for a professional editor (which I am) to edit his PhD thesis. I suggested I needed to have a look at his work to give him an hourly rate estimate. He sent me 150 pages of mostly unintelligible gobbledygook and said his text just needed "a very minor proofread", and would I take it on for $1 per page? Because that's what he used to pay students to type up his papers - 25 years ago. I wished him luck finding a resource.

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

"I'd like to purchase a hot dog" "That'll be two and half smileys" -_- Smileys...

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

I used to work as a home baker and I sometimes had people email me for a recipe (which was flattering but very cheeky)!!!

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

Ironic, that this one is stolen directly from a post on Clients From Hell. http://clientsfromhell.net/post/147447079513/i-was-surprised-by-your-invoice-i-put-lots-of

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

Hi! Thanks for sharing our article. The proper link for Format Magazine is https://www.format.com/magazine

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Buzz Mooney
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, the irony of being busted for plagiarising someone else's article about not paying people for their work! Smooth move, BoredPanda!

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Ryou Nutsuke
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They want it for free yet theyre using it to make money. wheres the sense in that?

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Rosanne Soifer
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a professional musician and when i was younger i used to hear variations on these remarks very frequently..I've come to the conclusion that if you do something"artistic/creative" for a living that other people consider a hobby,it's VERY HARD to be taken seriously!!

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

Are you refusing to pay? Maybe your lawyer will take your case for smilies?

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

This is the "come for coffee and we can discuss your ideas for my needs." That coffee is $100/hour..oh darn, you cancelled.

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

Friends know to support each other. Friends don't try to take advantage of that. That's not friendship. F**k that.

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

Exactly ! As an artist when I am gifted art from another artist....it turns into an art gift off .... I do a piece in return ....so on until we just exchange gift cards as a cease fire. But I am sure emojis count as well.

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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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Michel M. Prins
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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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Laury M.
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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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Laury M.
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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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