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The allure of free art.
13 years ago
Before anyone freaks out and gets into a frenzy, I am not an artist. I can barely draw stick figures.
I barely order commissions. One because I can never afford them, so its a treat to myself when I do. And second because other than a few people, I tend to wait FOREVER for them to get done. Im not talking a few weeks. Im talking years. Some artists I give the benefit of the doubt to because they have full time jobs, or they go to college or they have a family and they give me as much information about what is going on. These artists never bullshit me around and when they are finished, their work is second to none.
Recently I came across an artist who was giving away free art. Just had to be one of the first ten to respond to their journal. So I posted and they asked me to send them a note of what I wanted done. I did this. And I saw my name on their list. Fast forward 6 months, and the list is gone, this artist has moved on to other things and the "free art" has all but been forgotten.
No, Im not out of money. No, Im not jumping up and down pissed off about this. But its disillusioning. Its hurtful to the ones that actually try to give out free art for those who cant afford it. Its burned me. I see other artists talk about giving out free art and I just ignore it.
What happened to the free art? The artist forgot. And what is going to happen to the free art? Probably not going to happen because its been another month since that conversation.
Im not an artist... but when it comes to fans, Say what you mean, and mean what you say and you will have fans for life.
I barely order commissions. One because I can never afford them, so its a treat to myself when I do. And second because other than a few people, I tend to wait FOREVER for them to get done. Im not talking a few weeks. Im talking years. Some artists I give the benefit of the doubt to because they have full time jobs, or they go to college or they have a family and they give me as much information about what is going on. These artists never bullshit me around and when they are finished, their work is second to none.
Recently I came across an artist who was giving away free art. Just had to be one of the first ten to respond to their journal. So I posted and they asked me to send them a note of what I wanted done. I did this. And I saw my name on their list. Fast forward 6 months, and the list is gone, this artist has moved on to other things and the "free art" has all but been forgotten.
No, Im not out of money. No, Im not jumping up and down pissed off about this. But its disillusioning. Its hurtful to the ones that actually try to give out free art for those who cant afford it. Its burned me. I see other artists talk about giving out free art and I just ignore it.
What happened to the free art? The artist forgot. And what is going to happen to the free art? Probably not going to happen because its been another month since that conversation.
Im not an artist... but when it comes to fans, Say what you mean, and mean what you say and you will have fans for life.
