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how not to ask for art
14 years ago
okay this is just your standard "i'm an artist and this shit is annoying" journal.
so i posted that silly picture of me and
fivel the other day, right? i didn't tell lisa i was gonna draw it, and it's not even meant to be "payment" for netflix in any way. i just like lisa, she's my friend, and it seemed like a fun little one-shot thing to draw at 8am while i was watching masque of the red death on netflix.
seriously. that's about all the thought that went into it.
but sure enough, shortly after i post it i get an IM from some dude.
this dude has been following the comic for years but has always (always) attempted to weasel free art out of me. i mean whatever, everyone likes free art, but we're talking six years of every conversation with this guy boiling down to "so you gonna draw for me wink wink?"
i'm not a dick, but i am possibly an idiot because i keep giving this guy the benefit of the doubt. so rather than close the box as soon as i see him say "hi!" i actually respond. this time our convo went a little something like this:
"hey so i have netflix too" he says
here i'm thinking oh maybe he's going to offer some movie recs or something. yeah right.
"so you can use mine next time" he continues.
uh
what? why would i jump from different peoples' netflix accounts? that's just dumb. i tried explaining there was no point, since i was already using lisa's and all that. also i know lisa will laugh when she sees my assorted movie selections scrolling across her "recently watched" and i'm NOT so sure about this guy.
"oh well if she loses it you can use mine."
thanks buddy but i think it's far more likely that if lisa couldn't afford it for a month, those who use it (me and some of her other friends) could pony up a few bucks to keep it in service.
the implication of all of this was p clear.
"use my netflix, so you can draw ME next time!"
yeah
thanks
but no
if i'm drawing for free, i'm drawing who i wanna draw when i wanna draw them. that generally means my own characters, or my friends. strangers who spend six years asking for free art? neither of those catagories.
so i posted that silly picture of me and
fivel the other day, right? i didn't tell lisa i was gonna draw it, and it's not even meant to be "payment" for netflix in any way. i just like lisa, she's my friend, and it seemed like a fun little one-shot thing to draw at 8am while i was watching masque of the red death on netflix.seriously. that's about all the thought that went into it.
but sure enough, shortly after i post it i get an IM from some dude.
this dude has been following the comic for years but has always (always) attempted to weasel free art out of me. i mean whatever, everyone likes free art, but we're talking six years of every conversation with this guy boiling down to "so you gonna draw for me wink wink?"
i'm not a dick, but i am possibly an idiot because i keep giving this guy the benefit of the doubt. so rather than close the box as soon as i see him say "hi!" i actually respond. this time our convo went a little something like this:
"hey so i have netflix too" he says
here i'm thinking oh maybe he's going to offer some movie recs or something. yeah right.
"so you can use mine next time" he continues.
uh
what? why would i jump from different peoples' netflix accounts? that's just dumb. i tried explaining there was no point, since i was already using lisa's and all that. also i know lisa will laugh when she sees my assorted movie selections scrolling across her "recently watched" and i'm NOT so sure about this guy.
"oh well if she loses it you can use mine."
thanks buddy but i think it's far more likely that if lisa couldn't afford it for a month, those who use it (me and some of her other friends) could pony up a few bucks to keep it in service.
the implication of all of this was p clear.
"use my netflix, so you can draw ME next time!"
yeah
thanks
but no
if i'm drawing for free, i'm drawing who i wanna draw when i wanna draw them. that generally means my own characters, or my friends. strangers who spend six years asking for free art? neither of those catagories.
*winks* I'll trade ya that comment for some free arts.
Bunners
-elwood p. dowd, "Harvey" 1950
My personal favorite quote is from the list of things mister Welch is no longer allowed to do in an RPG:
#510. After a bloody battle, I will not celebrate by lying down and making carnage angels.
6. Synchronized panicking is not a proper battle plan.
15. Plan B is not automatically twice as much gunpowder as Plan A.
17. Collateral Damage Man is not an appropriate name for a super hero.
18. When surrendering I am to hand the sword over HILT first.
37. They do not make black market illegal cyberweapons for rodents.
106. I do not have weapon proficiency in cat.
1646. I am not Wombatman.
520. Under no circumstances is my medical droid allowed a groin mounted rectal thermometer.
694. Search the old castle means enter it, not level it with artillery and dig through the rubble.
696. Any plan involving strapping puppies to my armor is vetoed.
728. Not legal to retroactively challenge anyone I just shot to a duel.
868. I cannot have a gun with an area of affect larger than it's range.
933. If escorting a high priority target, I can't biosculpt the entire team to look like her.
958. No matter how practical, I can't have shotgunchucks.
1616. Despite what the math says, elves do not gestate for an entire decade.
1660. Even if we just stole all their alkaline chemicals, that does not mean all their base belongs to us.
1661. Cleaning out the dungeon means more than just backing up a cement truck to the window.
1665. I will not forget to uncuff the pedophile from outside the car before driving back to the station.
1666. If takes more than five minutes for the debris to stop falling, I need to pick a smaller gun.
1683. Killing the orc horde by drowning them all at once is heroic. Killing them by drowning them one at a time is an alignment check.
1859. No challenging Death to a game of Tic-Tac-Toe until he gets bored and quits, ensuring my immortality.
1879. The halfling's natural enemy is not the pedophile.
There's 2000 in all, and the complete list (starting from the first 500) can be found here: http://theglen.livejournal.com/16735.html
i dunno what his damage is
"This is why we can't have nice things, ' moment
At the very least, the picture in question was entertaining and something I’ve already faved. So regardless of the minor annoyance it might have caused you it was worth drawing.
BUT HES SO UPSET NOW MAYBE I SHOULD DRAW HIM THAT WOULD CHEER HIM UP WINK WINK
IN MY DUNGEON OF HORRORS
ARE YOU READY TO FIND IT
ENJOY
h.h. holmes was one crazy motherfucker
Holmes was one crazy bastard indeed, but that's why he's fun a lot of the time, heh.
The reference made to Blue Beard sounds quite accurate.
Also. I do not want free art. I'm the kind of person who intends to pay for stuff I ask for. Commissioning, if I'm able to, is how I get artwork. I did enough asking for art when I was younger and immature.
So yeah, pretty much if I'm gonna get art from you, or anyone else, I'm gonna try and see if I can scrape the money together if they're taking commissions.
I mean, hell, I get gift art and I will still go "Do you want anything to compensate for that? D:"
DREW YOUR BLUEBERRY FLUFFBUTT!
I did....as a blueberry....with fluff and a tail...and feet...and pudgy hhands and a facial expression that goes, 'WTF WAS I THINKING!?!? D:"
I have a few people like that. I learned how to use to block function. It's saved me a lot of hassle. Trust me when i say, it's either your sanity or them taking it from you.
WILL YOU DRAW HIM THAN?
Actaully....I would....being raped by that cheese slice. Hm.....ideas....ideas.
I CANT CONTROL IT
MAKE YOUR PET SNIGSNOG DO IT THAN!!
I DON'T KNOW. :C
RANDOM LADY AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Nowadays I prefer to commission or trade with an artist if I want art. (But I do still love surprise/random giftart and silly comics and the like :D)
GIVE ME A PRESENT
Agreed, it's really irritating. :/
Personally, the ONLY person that gets away with making requests for art from me is my boyfriend. That's it. Anyone else, they get reminded that this is my livelihood and giving them free art is taking away from time I could be using to make money off the same thing. Just... afjd;afiosdj;fkns grr. x.x
but my friends also know me well enough to know that i'm forgetful and easily distracted. i can apply myself when money's involved, cause then it's business. but otherwise...
i still remember when zar responded to one of those by drawing a stick figure
the guy got all huffy and she was like WELL YOU DIDNT SAY IT HAD TO BE GOOD
Hope this isn't a rapidly growing problem for you. Though people really shouldn't look at free gift art as something you ask for. People should see it as a surprise that they just didn't expect.
does that make us friends? mewwwww
BUT YOURE A COOL DUDE
I would have dropped a hungry cat on him after 3. Holy crap.
LOOOOOOOOOK
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