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November 2015

peppermintmonster:

Friendly reminder to all working artists or (especially) aspiring artists.

If a client says they can’t afford to pay you but you’ll get good exposure, one of two things is happening:

1. They are lying. They can afford to pay you, but they are choosing not to. They will pay the printer to print the books, they will pay the mail service to deliver them, and you’d better believe they’re going to pay themselves for sending you an email explaining that they can’t afford to pay you. They think you are a sucker, and if you take the job you’ll be telling them they are right.

2. They are not lying. They have zero budget, no audience and no real distribution system. They’ll still be paying the printer and mail service because people who work in those professions don’t work for free just because someone promises them a recommendation. But they aren’t paying themselves, they’re running on an incredibly small margin, and there’s a good chance they won’t exist as a corporate entity in a few years. Publishing your work with them will give you less exposure than putting it on tumblr or Instagram for free would. It will never lead to a paying job. 

If a client starts ranting about the “short-sightedness” of artists, or otherwise complains about artists in general in their opening offer to you, run. Run as fast as you would run if a blind date spent the whole of dinner ranting about how horrible your entire gender is. Yes, there are doubtlessly clients who’ve been screwed over by artists in the past, but the ones who complain about artists in general will not respect you, they will not treat you well. 

Working for free does not prove that you are passionate about something. It proves that you do not need to be paid for your work. How many doctors went into medicine because they are passionate about saving lives? Do you think any of them are asked to perform heart surgery for free?

No one will ever pay $50 for something if they can get something similar for $5. When you charge next to nothing for art that you’ve worked for hours on, art that required years of training to create, you are telling your client that it is worth next to nothing. They will remember that the next time they want to hire an artist.

People who are looking to exploit artists know that artists are hard on themselves. They know that most artists don’t think their work is good enough to charge top dollar. They know that artists have been told from the first day they started taking their art seriously as a career that they’ll never make any money off it, that it’s not a real job, that it has no value to society. They know how to push artists’ insecurities about their profession in order to convince them that that demanding fair compensation is unrealistic and uncooperative.

If you’re just desperate for a job in the arts, any job in the arts, give yourself a job. Start a webcomic, or give yourself illustration assignments that you post on social media regularly, create work for a gallery show even if you don’t have one yet, or make a book. Give yourself a job. If you’re going to work for free, you may as well be working for yourself, setting your own hours and following your own interests. Having original art with original characters and ideas in your portfolio, and making sure your art is visible online will get the attention of publishers who are actually looking to hire people for good jobs. Drawing a shitty comic for a defunct publisher based on someone else’s shitty ideas will not.

Protect yourself, because no one else will. Protect yourself, because no one else will. There are people lining up around the block to exploit you. Protect yourself because no one else will.

Nov 5, 2015 65,403 notes
#artist stuff #delete later #important

*rolls around on sketch book in attempts to make something worth looking at*

Nov 4, 2015 1 note
#i've been drawing circles for days #1 yr anniversary #coming up #and i'm screaming #sorry for lack of activity

October 2015

Oct 28, 2015 240 notes
#Chloe Price #Life is Strange #LiS #polarized #episode 5 #spoilers #kinda #my art #eeehhhh #PFW
Play
Oct 27, 2015 5,994 notes
#FUCKINH #spoilERS #polarized #Life is strange #episode 5 #delete later

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Oct 26, 2015 1 note
#undertale #spoilers #combat #never thought i'd like any kind of spider
Oct 25, 2015 24 notes
#chloe price #life is strange #my art #lis

I’m still so sad about Pricefield  like… damn 

but I can’t lie and say I haven’t been quietly rooting for Marshfield throughout my play.

I mean damn they’re too cute they have motherfucking tea parties and they’re so happy and chill around each other, so much good vibes

and I can only imagine how Kate would help Max and be there for her and hold her while she cries, maybe even play her violin for her or draw her cute doodles of them, or even base a cute little book off her to help her cope with loosing someone she loves.

And Max would help (when she can) Kate regain her confidence maybe?, inspire her to keep faith in herself. Telling her how great she is, & giving hugs, and gosh she’d definitely write about her in her journal, and maybe Kate would know?

No doubt Max would take pictures of every time Kate smiles. Maybe when Max is down, she’ll pull up a picture of  Kate to remind herself that though she had love and lost it, there’s still a chance, and time, to heal and love again?

Idunno guyss? 

Oct 24, 2015 33 notes
#marshfield #lis #life is strange #rambling #me talking #spoilers
Oct 23, 2015 37 notes
#chloe price #Life is strange #chloe life is strange #lis #HEAVY Spoilers #kinda not really

ep 5 ramble

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Oct 21, 2015 3 notes
#life is strange #ep 5 ramble

i am not okay 

Oct 20, 2015 1 note
#life is strange #ep 5

So excited about life is strange aagh, 

Oct 20, 2015
#ME RAMBLING #everything i draw rn looks like crap but i’m working on this thing #probably wont post it tbh idk my art isn't at it's finest rn

I keep seeing undertale on my dash so before i get horribly spoiled i’m gona attempt to play it rn

Oct 15, 2015 2 notes
#me talking #idk how far i #ll get but

So much jello & applesause 

Oct 14, 2015 1 note
#wisdom teeth-less life #me talking
Oct 11, 2015 84 notes
#inktober #rick & morty #life is strange #pricefield #Rick #Aku Aku #crash bandicoot #still a few days behind #my art #my ocs

Don’t start doing laundry in the middle of the night

don’t be like me, kids

Oct 3, 2015 1 note
#i am not a responsible adult #crying for sleep
Oct 3, 2015 10 notes
#inktober #my art #my ocs
Oct 2, 2015 5 notes
#my art #process #painting #blah #my ocs #PFW
Oct 1, 2015 5 notes
#Inktober #day 1 #my art #finally taking part #my ocs

September 2015

Sep 30, 2015 13 notes
#practice #my art #painting #p happy with this
Sep 25, 2015 19 notes
#SU #steven universe #peridot #is that a weapon #my art #su spoilers
Sep 24, 2015 3 notes
#doodles #halloween #bleh #art block

still have no idea why Sai wouldn’t save my stuff earlier this week but I’m a bit nervous it’s gonna sporadically do it again..

Sep 23, 2015
#living in fear #me talking
Sep 16, 2015 1 note
#food #my art #w.i.p #burger #hamburger
Sep 14, 2015 18 notes
#hannibal #mads mikkelsen #my art #Fan Expo #maybe i'll colour it idk
Sep 14, 2015 57,618 notes

today was a pretty good day c: 

Sep 6, 2015 1 note
#birthday jams

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Sep 5, 2015 3 notes
#me rambling #birthday stuff
Sep 5, 2015 6 notes
#got an early day tomorrow #my art #artist on tumblr #my ocs

August 2015

Going to Fanexpo with my friend, then it’s my birthday

then i’m getting my wisdom teeth pulled out

gonna be a crazy week 

Aug 31, 2015 1 note
#me talking
Aug 24, 2015 77 notes
#Life is Strange #lis #max caulfield #Doe Max #i've seen a few floating around and wanted to contribute #my art
Aug 19, 2015 65 notes
#chloe price #Life is strange #lis #lineart #protect chloe price 2015 #my art
Aug 15, 2015 507 notes
#life is strange #max caulfield #ep 4 spoilers #LiS #Brooke Scott
Aug 13, 2015 21 notes
#lis #life is strange #morning drawings #my art #victoria chase #huuuge bitch

Just finished ep 4 the dark room

Keep reading

Aug 10, 2015 1 note
#HEAVY Spoilers #life is strange #episode 4 #spoilers #the dark room
Aug 9, 2015 419 notes
#Kate marsh #life is strange #LiS #protect kate 2k15 #episode 4 spoilers #spoilers #god damn

July 2015

Jul 30, 2015 42 notes
#Garnet #steven universe #SU #crystal gems #PFW
Jul 30, 2015 18 notes
#garnet #wip #su #steven universe

I have so much to prep for since I’m going to unplugged expo this weekend
But life is strange ep 4 just came out…

Jul 28, 2015 2 notes
Jul 25, 2015 539 notes
#Kate Marsh #protect kate 2k15 #Life is Strange #get ready for the 28th #Kate Marsh Life Is Strange
Jul 14, 2015 71 notes
#life is strange #chloe price #protect chloe price 2015 #warm ups #drug use

laughy saphy tho 

Jul 14, 2015 2 notes
#steven universe #su #spoilers #steven bomb #why are they soo adorable i'm
Jul 12, 2015 103 notes
#life is strange #Kate Marsh #protect kate at all costs #protect kate 2k15
Jul 10, 2015 4 notes
#artist on tumblr #my art #octopus #icecream #illustrations #my ocs

Officially moved out & into my own space w//bf and feeling so wonderful 

i’m basically living my dream rn excuse me 

Jul 3, 2015 3 notes
#me talking #i can do whatever i waaaanntttt

June 2015

Jun 27, 2015 43 notes
#steven universe #ruby and sapphire #SU #jail break #cuties #ruby sapphire
Jun 26, 2015 61 notes
#Faye Valentine #cowboy bebop #faye cowboybebop #my art #Faye #this will never be done i s2g but as for now it's done
Jun 26, 2015 3 notes
#my art #doodle #weh #colours
Jun 20, 2015 14 notes
#steven universe #SU #my art #doodles #warming up #accidentally made her bald before oOPS

So how about that new Steven Universe episode huh?

hahahahaha always a fun and non-emotional time

Jun 19, 2015 2 notes
#i'm ruined #SU #me talking #wow i

I didn’t expect to cry this morning but then I started watching Steven Universe

Jun 19, 2015 4 notes
#this ep wasn't even fully sad #but sad enough to make me cry #SU #catching up before work
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