Every one needs to make money, cant begrudge them for that

That's what commissions are for *Waves protest sign*

If an artist makes it clear that something is free then halfway through or such they suddenly say 'Moar money for pages plz' then its just a tad unfair to those who were watching it for free.

If they wanted money for it from the get go, just make a comic and sell it to people or offer something extra for money (eg a HD version of the comic or maybe some extra art or drafts etc) just something additional for those who would choose to support with money.

But it can be see as being a prick if you are doing a comic for free and suddenly stop through it and start begging for money to make people pay you to see the rest of it. Fair enough if it was a preview of a comic that will be for sale but not if you intended it to be free all the way through.

If the artist want to charge for their art they are entitled, its their property and skills after all.
Though that kind of behaviour does tend to prevent people from seeing what skill level they are at.

It's basically lying. False advertising. They draw you in then close the trap. It's a recipe for disappointment.

I'm probably misunderstanding and I'm sorry if I am but are you saying that the only way an artist is supposed to get some money is by doing commissions? Considering that doing a comic is easily three times harder and more time consuming than commission work. That is very contradictory to me.

I'm working on a project where a free preview (five or six pages) will be available but in order to read the whole thing you will have to pay a small fee for a digital copy. I figure its easier to sell something if people have an idea of the characters and what the story is about. I don't care much for commissioned work and I don't see why it should be the only way for artists to make money. Long story short. If I have to spend a lot of time and effort creating something. I rather be something I'm passionate about. If I can get some money to help with bills along the way. Great!

When you are stating 'this is just a preview, full copy is for sell' that is fine, but many artists are just posting comic pages, that they have openly said is for free in a few places I've witnessed, and THEN stating 'if you want to see more, send me money and I will post more pages'. No digital copies or complete comic is even mentioned or being offered.

I understand that it takes a lot of time and effort to make anything, but it is very annoying when someone said they need to be 'inspired' to complete a (free) project for their viewers when also completing commissions.

It's like won't do anything if not getting money from everyone. It is viewed as greed to me.

It's like a person promises to give another person $50 and when that is given the person will still try to get more out of them. "Give an inch, they'll take a mile."

Ok. Thank you for taking the time to explain.

If this is really bothering you dude, then there is something wrong right there.

Yeah I see that and see it as a double edged sword. I see it abused though and it makes me more weary of them, ya know? :/