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Artists don't need money, right? Their work of line fills their souls, and that's enough for any human being, right? And after all, drawing or having a photography career is more like a hobby and nobody gets paid for their hobbies...right?
Well, no, obviously. It's not right. But that still seems to be the attitude of a lot of people who expect unpaid work form artists, unfortunately. A Twitter account called For Exposure is bringing this to the world's attention by tweeting the most ridiculous responses that young artists have received when they've had the downright nerve to ask for money for doing a job for somebody! From being offered to be paid in exposure, of course, to be asked to do their absolute best working for free just because; the attitude of the commissioners is just appalling at best.
Now, if you are an artist who often hears the phrase 'free work,' these tweets will be painfully relatable. If you sympathize with those with unpaid internship careers lasting their whole lives, these stories are a great example of the cause. So scroll down below to check the unpaid laborers' struggles for yourself.
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James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
How dare you expect money in exchange for goods and services, the most basic and status quo economic principle in history!
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Dats A Gator 9 years ago
But artists should get paid at least a little bit
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Bernadette Newberry 8 years ago
Irony: when someone who expects free labor calls anyone else entitled.
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
By definition a job is a service for pay, B***H.
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Leoninus Fate 8 years ago
I'm a graphic artist and I actually had someone try this....{not just claim it was his, but trying to sell copies cause it was made "for him" and that meant he could do wut he wanted with it} So I sued him, got my prints back and he is not allowed to use them, also with a nice settlement of $2,600 bucks {the picture was only $10 to begin with too}
Carly Noelle 9 years ago
I could understand not linking it back to the artist, but . . . editing out the signature? Not cool.
Naud van Dalen 8 years ago
Sometimes the art does belong to the buyer like how your boss owns everything you create during working hours because he pays you. He can also sell the things you made. Although in the case of custom designs made by an independent artist, it depends on his terms and conditions.
Austin Craig 8 years ago
There's nothing really wrong with this one. If we're going to stand our ground on being paid every time (as we should), we can't then turn around and also demand free exposure and advertising.
Vladislav Antonyuk 6 years ago
It's not exposure and advertising. It's a credit to other's work. In academics, s**t like that is a sure way to get kicked out from university. But I understand, client just can't bother not being an entitled f*****g a*****e to the one that does the work for him. And people that see no problem are the reason why working culture is in such s****y condition.
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Pobody's Nerfect 麦わら帽子 8 years ago
This asshat's profile must be known. No artist should have to work with someone like this, avoid at all costs
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James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
Yes, because it’s not like so much as 20 seconds of animation can take weeks.
Vaibhav Shete 8 years ago
Does that person think that a one hour animated film will be made in $75?!
Samuel Jay Brown 9 years ago
Its a joke hes acting like artists customers
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Artemis Powell 8 years ago
Yeah and all those years where I could have worked in a supermarket, but dedicated my time to reaching a level where I could be commissioned.
Load More Replies... Carly Noelle 9 years ago
It is nice if art is affordable for everyone . . . but artists need to make money, too
Josefine Andersen 6 years ago
I tried once an artist sold me a commision for 2 dollars. and I kept asking if she was sure she did not want more. like 2 dollars. she could at least have taken 20 for this she made.
Jan Heisterkamp 8 years ago
Unfortunately there are working artist for extremely ridiculous low rates and/or exposure. Go to Upwork for example and you will see
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derek chu 9 years ago
This guy thinks that hes so important, but he should think. If he worked as lets say, an architect, he wouldnt expect to just design a building for some1, and not be paid. Its the same with an artist
Load More Replies... Josefine Andersen 6 years ago
me: so I need an artist for an idea to a pc game I am working on friend: you are an artist. me: I dont wanna work free
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Robert Morson 9 years ago
Are you sure it's a movie? Maybe they're actually looking for someone to abduct.
Idleactress 9 years ago
If you expect someone to perform / act they should get paid with or without clothing. The term 'starving artist' is complete b******t.
Kezia Paigee Tee 8 years ago
This sounds more like shady criminal syndicate tactic -suspicious looks-
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Pi... 9 years ago
This guy's idea is great though... It WOULD be awesome to have a game like that.. But it's not in the right forum I s'pose.
Horten Ho-229 (she/her) 2 years ago
DayZ beat him to it... you have to use disinfectant on bandages before using them or you die
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Richard Lambert 9 years ago
...does nobody else think its odd that his "game" is really more of a suicide/self harm simulator, than ...*giggle* ...a "survival" game. o___o Might need to talk to somebody, that one.
Gal Steinitz 7 years ago
The concept of being able to do “anything” is not a genius idea, it’s the aspirational goal of any and every open world game in the history of video games. However in reality there are constants because nothing is Infinite - not memory, not storage, not level designers or graphic designers or developers. So the real art and creativity is in the choices and the tradeoffs that are made. Which makes this guy sound like a whiny 5 year old
Zach Heimann 2 years ago (edited)
So just the red dead redemption games if it wasn’t in the west
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
That game would not be plausible to make.
Johnny Mediocre 7 years ago
Walk away from this job because this arsehole won't pay you anything? Go ahead!
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Viviane Katz 6 years ago
Maybe change the scope of the project? You can get lots of d**k pics for free.
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James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
10£ is actually a great deal if you consider the time and materials put into making art.
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Cordélia Leite 9 years ago
What this people think?! That artists don't need water, food, don't pay bills?!
Dogus 9 years ago
these kind of people generally do not think... they call us selfish however they are they are selfish one... they do not respect your work
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Johnny Mediocre 7 years ago
Supporters? Don't you mean opportunists who are going to take advantage on you by forcing you to work for them for free? It's never a Win-Win situation.
Carrah Aldridge 8 years ago
Why is this so familiar to me...? I swear somebody messaged me this once on my instagram..
Artemis Powell 8 years ago
This is why I moved away from cartoon/anime art. The client base tended to be younger, and messages like this were a common experience for me. When I started painting portraits, I got more commissions from people who were in their late twenties and above, and so far they've had much better etiquette. Most of the people I got these messages from were either young artists, or not artists but closely connected to a circle of anime/manga artists.
Timothy Davis 9 years ago
I hope you realize how ridiculously hard it is to not email you a threat right now. You quite clearly have never made even a doodle if you think it is that easy to make art.
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
Yes, I’m selfish for needing to pay billls....
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Katinka Min 9 years ago
I'd send the the doodles one does during a lecture or while on the phone.
Ginger Liddel 8 years ago
Cause paper and pencils pens markers paint is apparently free now , I must not have received that memo , is food free now too ? Ahh the future we're living in ,barely living in ...
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
Wait, so do bills no longer exist? I can live for free?
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Kaj Boelsen 9 years ago
How exactly would one film/photograph during a workout and spot at the same time?!
Load More Replies... Evgeniya Khon 9 years ago
Omg, is this for real? This has to be a joke. I cant believe a douchebag like this exists... Unless it was written by Kanye West
Rebecca Jimenez 8 years ago
Please tell me this post was a practical joke.... Cuz someone like this actually existing is something I'm not prepared to accept.
Meghan Nalian 8 years ago
What a douche canoe, this dude has a legitimate personality disorder.
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Samuel Jay Brown 9 years ago
I personally would feel bad do it. Then realize if he didn't have any money why would he come to me in the first place and agree be mad at him whenever I think about it >:(
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Katinka Min 9 years ago
My favourite ist the line 'you don't do this for a living and if you do that is really sad.'
Megan Toews 8 years ago
It's not only skill and supplies that one has to think of when pricing a piece but also the time that goes into it. The longest I've worked on something is 20 hrs. At minimum wage that's 220 bucks. The bigger the piece the harder it is, for me at least. Asking for 50-100 is a good deal in my opinion. I could have been at my job earning rent instead of taking hrs to draw something for 10 bucks.
Mason Bruner 5 years ago
Their hotel analogy is really bad. They say "you wouldn't be able to because you can't build a hotel"? Well, no duh. You'd need money to do it, just like you'd need money to make art, plus you'd also need money to do other stuff, like pay bills and buy food and water. And I suppose they could argue you could get a real job to pay for that, but come on, if you have a full-time job, there's no way you'd have enough time to create art and stuff. Sorry for the mini-rant, just really hate people like this
Hampus Zachriors Sundström 7 years ago
you get what you pay for, its stupid to generalise like you do, 20$ is nothing when it comes to art, some paintings goes for hundreds of thousands of dollars, yet the paper its drawn on barely costs anything compared to the price, if i pay an artist 10-20$ ofcourse you get mostly bad art with barely any effort,but go to a good artist say "i will pay you 2000$ to draw my character" and if the artist is serious about their work you will get an amazing drawing with tons of detail just like you wanted it
Angie Hellyeah 7 years ago
The best thing about this is, EVERYONE with two hands and eyes can get an artist if they just work hard enough. „talent“ is just a buff that accelerates your progress a little bit. That said, each and every one of that dipshits could do Art themselves, if they were just willing to draw 5 hours min every day for let’s say 3 years. But you have to be willing. There is no shortcut. So another person took their free time and put it into getting better while you spend your miserable life working at Walmart and jerking off to tentacle porn and then you’ll get mad because other person actually have the will and dedication to make something out of their life unlike you worthless piece of s**t!? Not even kidding, f*****g kill yourself. You are the worst. This makes me so mad.
Angie Hellyeah 7 years ago
Sorry for the weird typos, cant seem to edit my comment (late night bored panda iPad in bed session)
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Charlotte Brine 8 years ago
Is he saying that the artist should ask the sharks for payment? (His logo/profile pic)
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Arjan 9 years ago
I'm never calling myself a freelancer again, never knew people took that the wrong way :)
Jon Watts 9 years ago
did some people think you were fitted with an AI fragment and killed a bunch of people while having a US state as a code name?
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David Novotny 8 years ago
Call me the Free Lance Alot, knight of the adobe table, of course I will slay the moire dragon for the simple act of admiration is a payment enough ... for that is the only sustenance a hero needs. - Sir Free Lance Alot (one week before becoming Sir gives 5dolar blowjobs to truck drivers, of the under the bridge dumpster)
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Josefine Andersen 6 years ago
same for my team. which consist of me and no one else.which is why been 3 months about drawing one scene
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David Novotny 8 years ago
.....and if the world by any chance doesn't end next sunday we will reimburse you in 3 free sessions with our world class clairvoyant psychic.
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
It's a sad day, indeed, when working at McD's nets you a bigger hourly rate than doing art.
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Kezia Paigee Tee 8 years ago
Might as well be my own passion project and you the witness with no say in it. LOL
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Angie Hellyeah 7 years ago
None of this f*****g bitches would be willing to work their miserable job for free ಠ_ಠ just because others worked hard towards doing a profession they love, the yshould be punished!? F*****G KILL YOURSELVES IF YOU THINK LIKE THAT -.-
Glen Stradwick 8 years ago
Ugh, the irony is just baffling... Their selfishness and greed is clear to see and they call the one trying to make an honest buck 'greedy'. -_-
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Adrian Jenkin (MarauderDeuce) 9 years ago
Bet there were nude women queuing around the block for this opportunity!
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
Um, I’m no woman but if I had to be nude in a video I’d expect a morgage’s worth of pay.
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Glen Stradwick 8 years ago
Admittedly, being a creative writer with a degree I have had this problem. I have fleshed out storylines that I want quality artwork for and have been willing to PAY for, but because so many people are gun-shy due to a shitload of people hounding mangaka to do it 'for exposure', it has gotten exponentially more difficult.
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Adrian Jenkin (MarauderDeuce) 9 years ago
Aww - but please!! It's for art - sexy sexy art! :D So grateful I was never stupid or sleazy enough to try this in my youth.
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Charlotte Brine 8 years ago
Oh but it sounds so damn inviting! And I can do it all FOR FREE?! How thoughtful of you!!! ...No.
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David Novotny 8 years ago
Nah, this sounds genuinely funny. You could make a buck making a film about how this film was made :D
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Kalikima 9 years ago
That was definitely a chick who e-flirted with some "nerd" etc... And thought they'd be so besotted with her they'd insist on it being free, and she'd suddenly disappear... lol I think it's s****y, I had a 'friend' who did that, but I also felt that their dumbasses deserved it...
Luna Cho 8 years ago
idk about that, i've had men send these kinds of messages to me loads of times trying to play the whole "We're friends so make free art for me :D" nonsense
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James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
Is this a joke? Please tell me this is a joke.
RizkyMariant 9 years ago
as a dancer (who people always thought as "not important"). yes we got that offer alot :))))
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Tina Bigham 9 years ago
really with the plagiarizing?? My advice to this douche would be: go do your friends weddings, bar mitzvas, recitals etc for free (while doing your best possible work). Build your portfolio the way the rest of us had to.
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
GIRL BYE. Unless you’ll pay me twice the amount of debt America is in, then F**K off.
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Adrian Jenkin (MarauderDeuce) 9 years ago
So tempted to copy and send this to every author I like reading. :D
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
Do you know how PAINFUL it is to write books? I’M writing a book right now, that s**t’s hard. I expect a f**k ton of money!
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Mary Kaye Waterson 9 years ago
I tend to ball my hand into a fist and swing when people yell for no reason so don't be a little b***h and start crying.
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Kezia Paigee Tee 8 years ago
I can brag this in front of my mum and even she won't be that impressed. So forget it.
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Glen Stradwick 8 years ago
"we can't afford to pay anybody since we haven't done anything." Pitch your idea on kickstarter - problem solved! /satire (please don't hurt me *fleeeeeee!* )
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Georgia Stergiadis 9 years ago
Well, yeah! You ask for a service, you pay for that service...mate!
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Zach Heimann 2 years ago
I’d do it just so I can have an excuse to ask the rest of the employees what happened.
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James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
I voted for Trump and even I find this stupid. ANYONE would find this stupid.
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Kalikima 9 years ago
Sorry, it just lost the fight to some of my other base desires, like food, shelter, back rubs...
BarelyA Survivor 5 years ago
I just can't believe that anyone expects/demands people/artists/etc work for free . I mean when I got a 11X17 portrait of my favorite D&D Spell caster 40 + years ago I paid $35.00 and thought it was a great deal and a Fantastic Artist.I was very happ Does everyone on here think that Artists and Musicians and other skilled people just live on air and castles in the sky ?
Load More Replies... James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
My passion for art does not supercede my basic life necessities like food, water, and shelter. Therefore f**k you pay me.
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Mary Pinson 8 years ago
if racists are accused of being racist...isn't that just being called out?
DannyBananyGoesWild 6 years ago
In this case I support the exposure. A******s need to be exposed.
James The Zelda Geek (Idiocy Bothers Me) 6 years ago
If you’re racist isn’t exposure the one thing you DON’T want?
Josefine Andersen 6 years ago
just once in my life, I wish someone would say I will be paid in exposure. so I can say I already have that cd
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Glen Stradwick 8 years ago
My response would be "You have a choice. You pay me a flat rate for the work, or you pay me on a 'per-sale', royalty basis. Which hurts less?
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Dennis Plourde 8 years ago
Well at least this one offered to split the profits. That's better than those who've said they weren't going to pay anything.
Z.N. Singer 6 years ago
Yeah, this is different, this guy is asking for a partner - someone to be the other half of the team for the same risk reward he's getting.
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Mary Pinson 8 years ago
someone needs to tell these artists all these people know to raise their prices!
Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
Yeah... the $5 Logo sites have done a GREAT job of underscoring peoples' already-lopsided view of artists.
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
This one has such a common and distinctive odor, I can sense it at "hello"
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
How much happier a world it would be if the numerous examples of sterling employ such as this actually skipped the time-wasting and went right to their sources who do great work for free!
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Hayley Lightcap 9 years ago
All things considered that's one of the more reasonable things on this list
Glen Stradwick 8 years ago
If they paid me in Asahi or Sapporo beer, I'd be happy to consider it.
Jace Welsh 8 years ago
Is it bad that the first thing that went through my mind was "What brand of beer?"
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
Ohhhhhh, ok. Now I get why Banksy doesn't ever get money for his stuff: it's FUN!
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
How come you never see gig posts seeking s****y, talentless artist-wannabes for no pay?
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Artemis Morgan 8 years ago
I don't need exposure if you found me, and my resume is good enough if you want me.
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Bailey Buhl 8 years ago
So this lunch thing, are we talking prime rib or the dollar menu? Cause there is a scale here
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Melissa Stevens 9 years ago
I can personally attest that a minimum of a half hour to a maximum of six hours can be required for even the simplest photo editing job. 30 minutes x 100 = 2.08333333 days for 25 bucks? kiss my a*s
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Simon Ausmus 8 years ago
It's an ad looking for extras..............usually people do this kind of thing for quite a bit less then doughnuts and energy drinks. I mean.............I would do it >.>
Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
Pretty standard, yeah. Also, I wanna see this movie! (Produced by actual filmmakers)
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Glen Stradwick 8 years ago
Psh, tell that to the likes of https://www.patreon.com/twokinds who is currently earning nearly $4,200 a MONTH through patreon.
Glen Stradwick 6 years ago
A year on, the same patreon I mentioned is earning $8,451 a MONTH on patreon - almost $100,000 a year doing comics, conventions and the like. Pretty damn good for someone that "doesn't have a real job" - right, they don't have a job. They have a BUSINESS. A CAREER.
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
See, the thing is, a stunning amount of people write like this-- by which I mean both the syntax and the tone of mind. Whenever I see the first clue of one of these, I bail. They are all, to a one, exactly the same!
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BarelyA Survivor 5 years ago
Yup they are In my life i have seen and bought so many fantastic games that turned out to be total **ap And even after months and sometimes years of patches still pretty bad crashes etc, Sigh
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Jeremy Hitz 8 years ago
Notice how he doesn't note his notable videogame school that he is apparently a Designer at
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BarelyA Survivor 5 years ago
Hmm Plagiarism,fraud,etc etc "The fraud is strong with this one"
Load More Replies... Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
Guys like this always ended up dumped in piles of manure in '80s teen flicks.
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
Consider: this person is out there, driving the roads. Get out of his way!
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
Although, if each artist he manages to snare bails after one page, eventually, he'll have his free book!
Olga Rogalski 8 years ago
If I wanted someone to give me f*****g directions, I would go into porn....
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Notchimine Mette 9 years ago
Yup. They think because you can crochet, you will make stuff for them for free... I just give a ridiculously high quote hoping they will bugger off.... So far - none of them have... Maybe I should go higher...?
Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
"This week, I'm reviewing this awesome custom blanket crocheted by _____. She's REALLY GOOD, and she might do it for YOU for FREE!"
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Notchimine Mette 9 years ago
Well, if he can't draw his own, and he surely can't write.... Good luck to him...
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Kennedy Leah 9 years ago
I completely back this quote because of it's context. I've disagreed with so many of them and with what the people have been saying about artists, but this one in particular, I side with. What Doreen Costa is actually disagreeing with is a Rhode Island Tourism Campaign that had unnecessary expenses regarding hiring a designer. She is simply stating her opinion, which I find quite reasonable and relevant, about the fact that the leader of the campaign paid a graphic designer $1 million to design a logo for the campaign. Doreen is saying that it was a completely unnecessary expense when the state has access to design avenues they can utilise that WON't add extra cost to the public through tax. She is basically sticking up for the tax paying citizens as well as trying to right by artists. So, this should not be on here because it's got nothing to do with what this post is about. Please remove it. Find more info here: http://www.golocalprov.com/news/ri-tourism-campaign-in-chaos
Notchimine Mette 9 years ago
This is cool. They could have given a cash prize to a much deserving student and saved the tax payers money. Corruption is rife...
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Tina Bigham 9 years ago
I'd be like "So you 're paying for my food, travel and accommodations at the very least right?"
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Larry Jakubecz 8 years ago
I've apparently grossly-misunderstood how Christianity worked. Thanks for the inform!
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Lila Pratt 9 years ago
That's so sad! People think that because you are "gifted" it's easy for you it must be free.
Bridgete McAuley 9 years ago
Here are three things I do. One of them is my paid job, the others are things I wish I could get paid for. Attorney: 4 years of college so I could go to law school, 3 years of law school, intense studying so I could pass the bar exam, and continuing education and on-the-job training. Singer: A lifetime of singing, several years of voice lessons, and hours upon hours of practice for every solo and/or choir concert. Photographer: 3 years of high school photography classes, 4 years of college photography classes, and continually improving my skills by trying different things with my camera and manipulating exposure in the "lab" (which is now Photoshop but I used to work in a darkroom). I don't see any difference in the amount of dedication it took to acquire the necessary skills for any of the three things I do. So if I get paid for being an attorney because I worked hard at it, hell yes artists should get paid too.
Arjan 9 years ago
Unfortunately I've accepted a job like this once and got scammed into another one. I didn't mind at the time since I was just starting and got almost full creative freedom to make the cover art for a bands album. They of course would start paying me later on once they start selling their music and booking gigs. Never heard from them again and it was a lesson learned. Never had clients since asking me to work for free, even friends expect they would have to pay some if they ask me for some designs and I just charge them a reduced rate.
Idleactress 9 years ago
Art is a beautiful thing - if someone doesn't want to pay for it then they don't get the luxury of enjoying it. It's called even exchange...
BarelyA Survivor 5 years ago
Without the rich patrons of the Middle ages and up to the present we would have no art in all our museums around the world So why do people think that Artists and other talented people would or could or should work for free Or ever have As the old expression goes "The workman is worth of His Hire"
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Timothy Davis 9 years ago
Why would anyone think it's a good idea to not pay hard-working artists?
Hans 9 years ago
Well, it is rather simple. Being cheeky in combination with not understanding supply an demand means that you do not get your work done by skilled people. Unless you are in a true situation of power. Unpayed long-term interships would be an example for the latter. In that case "do it for your CV" is pretty similar to "do it for exposure"...
Katinka Min 9 years ago
I should not be surprised, I've had a creative job for over a decade, but the sheer degree of derision and rudeness ist just astonishing.
Lila Pratt 9 years ago
That's so sad! People think that because you are "gifted" it's easy for you it must be free.
Bridgete McAuley 9 years ago
Here are three things I do. One of them is my paid job, the others are things I wish I could get paid for. Attorney: 4 years of college so I could go to law school, 3 years of law school, intense studying so I could pass the bar exam, and continuing education and on-the-job training. Singer: A lifetime of singing, several years of voice lessons, and hours upon hours of practice for every solo and/or choir concert. Photographer: 3 years of high school photography classes, 4 years of college photography classes, and continually improving my skills by trying different things with my camera and manipulating exposure in the "lab" (which is now Photoshop but I used to work in a darkroom). I don't see any difference in the amount of dedication it took to acquire the necessary skills for any of the three things I do. So if I get paid for being an attorney because I worked hard at it, hell yes artists should get paid too.
Arjan 9 years ago
Unfortunately I've accepted a job like this once and got scammed into another one. I didn't mind at the time since I was just starting and got almost full creative freedom to make the cover art for a bands album. They of course would start paying me later on once they start selling their music and booking gigs. Never heard from them again and it was a lesson learned. Never had clients since asking me to work for free, even friends expect they would have to pay some if they ask me for some designs and I just charge them a reduced rate.
Idleactress 9 years ago
Art is a beautiful thing - if someone doesn't want to pay for it then they don't get the luxury of enjoying it. It's called even exchange...
BarelyA Survivor 5 years ago
Without the rich patrons of the Middle ages and up to the present we would have no art in all our museums around the world So why do people think that Artists and other talented people would or could or should work for free Or ever have As the old expression goes "The workman is worth of His Hire"
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Why would anyone think it's a good idea to not pay hard-working artists?
Hans 9 years ago
Well, it is rather simple. Being cheeky in combination with not understanding supply an demand means that you do not get your work done by skilled people. Unless you are in a true situation of power. Unpayed long-term interships would be an example for the latter. In that case "do it for your CV" is pretty similar to "do it for exposure"...
Katinka Min 9 years ago
I should not be surprised, I've had a creative job for over a decade, but the sheer degree of derision and rudeness ist just astonishing.
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