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Posted 18 years agoSome of you might have notice there is no longer anything in my gallery except for two pieces.
I have decided to clean up all my accounts. Does this mean I am leaving, NO, not at all. I have decided i have a long trail before I will be satisfied with my artwork, which obviously depresses me but is necessary for drastic improvement. So for the next few months I will dedicate my time in improving myself.
That will include:
1. Basic anatomy
2. Digital painting
3. Traditional colouring
4. Advancement on my Graphic Design
5. Better control and tracking of all my Online accounts.
6. Consistent copyrighting of all pieces.
7. Separated accounts in certain galleries for fanart/adult art versus original pieces.
8. Better time management for my personal time (yeah I am laughing at this one too, because for my business and my work it no problem.)
9. Focus on career direction.
10. One unrelated education advancement.
It will either be (French, Italian, Japanese, Copyright Law, or Business management/ Entrepreneurship>
I have decided to clean up all my accounts. Does this mean I am leaving, NO, not at all. I have decided i have a long trail before I will be satisfied with my artwork, which obviously depresses me but is necessary for drastic improvement. So for the next few months I will dedicate my time in improving myself.
That will include:
1. Basic anatomy
2. Digital painting
3. Traditional colouring
4. Advancement on my Graphic Design
5. Better control and tracking of all my Online accounts.
6. Consistent copyrighting of all pieces.
7. Separated accounts in certain galleries for fanart/adult art versus original pieces.
8. Better time management for my personal time (yeah I am laughing at this one too, because for my business and my work it no problem.)
9. Focus on career direction.
10. One unrelated education advancement.
It will either be (French, Italian, Japanese, Copyright Law, or Business management/ Entrepreneurship>
For All Artist (Copy of the Orginal)
Posted 18 years agoI got this post from Deviant and I want everyone else to read this because I feel this applies to everyone. If you believe this you can copy this and post this in your journal. I want no young, new, or student artist taken advantage of. And I want all Designers and Artist to apply this to there work.
•••••••••••••
Every day, there are more and more Craigs List posts seeking “artists” for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative service.
But what they’re NOT doing, unfortunately, is realizing how rare someone with these particular talents can be.
To those who are “seeking artists”, let me ask you; How many people do you know, personally, with the talent and skill to perform the services you need? A dozen? Five? One? …none?
More than likely, you don’t know any. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be posting on craigslist to find them.
And this is not really a surprise.
In this country, there are almost twice as many neurosurgeons as there are professional illustrators. There are eleven times as many certified mechanics. There are SEVENTY times as many people in the IT field.
So, given that they are less rare, and therefore less in demand, would it make sense to ask your mechanic to work on your car for free? Would you look him in the eye, with a straight face, and tell him that his compensation would be the ability to have his work shown to others as you drive down the street?
Would you offer a neurosurgeon the “opportunity” to add your name to his resume as payment for removing that pesky tumor? (Maybe you could offer him “a few bucks” for “materials”. What a deal!)
Would you be able to seriously even CONSIDER offering your web hosting service the chance to have people see their work, by viewing your website, as their payment for hosting you?
If you answered “yes” to ANY of the above, you’re obviously insane. If you answered “no”, then kudos to you for living in the real world.
But then tell me… why would you think it is okay to live out the same, delusional, ridiculous fantasy when seeking someone whose abilities are even less in supply than these folks?
Graphic artists, illustrators, painters, etc., are skilled tradesmen. As such, to consider them as, or deal with them as, anything less than professionals fully deserving of your respect is both insulting and a bad reflection on you as a sane, reasonable person. In short, it makes you look like a twit.
A few things you need to know;
1. It is not a “great opportunity” for an artist to have his work seen on your car/’zine/website/bedroom wall, etc. It IS a “great opportunity” for YOU to have their work there.
2. It is not clever to seek a “student” or “beginner” in an attempt to get work for free. It’s ignorant and insulting. They may be “students”, but that does not mean they don’t deserve to be paid for their hard work. You were a “student” once, too. Would you have taken that job at McDonalds with no pay, because you were learning essential job skills for the real world? Yes, your proposition it JUST as stupid.
3. The chance to have their name on something that is going to be seen by other people, whether it’s one or one million, is NOT a valid enticement. Neither is the right to add that work to their “portfolio”. They get to do those things ANYWAY, after being paid as they should. It’s not compensation. It’s their right, and it’s a given.
4. Stop thinking that you’re giving them some great chance to work. Once they skip over your silly ad, as they should, the next ad is usually for someone who lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who possess these skills.
5. Students DO need “experience”. But they do NOT need to get it by giving their work away. In fact, this does not even offer them the experience they need. Anyone who will not/can not pay them is obviously the type of person or business they should be ashamed to have on their resume anyway. Do you think professional contractors list the “experience” they got while nailing down a loose step at their grandmother’s house when they were seventeen?
If you your company or gig was worth listing as desired experience, it would be able to pay for the services it received. The only experience they will get doing free work for you is a lesson learned in what kinds of scrubs they should not lower themselves to deal with.
6. (This one is FOR the artists out there, please pay attention.) Some will ask you to “submit work for consideration”. They may even be posing as some sort of “contest”. These are almost always scams. They will take the work submitted by many artists seeking to win the “contest”, or be “chosen” for the gig, and find what they like most. They will then usually have someone who works for them, or someone who works incredibly cheap because they have no originality or talent of their own, reproduce that same work, or even just make slight modifications to it, and claim it as their own. You will NOT be paid, you will NOT win the contest. The only people who win, here, are the underhanded folks who run these ads. This is speculative, or “spec”, work. It’s risky at best, and a complete scam at worst. I urge you to avoid it, completely. For more information on this subject, please visit [link].
So to artists/designers/illustrators looking for work, do everyone a favor, ESPECIALLY yourselves, and avoid people who do not intend to pay you. Whether they are “spec” gigs, or just some guy who wants a free mural on his living room walls. They need you. You do NOT need them. Say NO to free art.
And for those who are looking for someone to do work for free…please wake up and join the real world. The only thing you’re accomplishing is to insult those with the skills you need. Get a clue.
If you agree with the above important information, please pass it along. The more people know, the faster we can correct
•••••••••••••
Every day, there are more and more Craigs List posts seeking “artists” for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative service.
But what they’re NOT doing, unfortunately, is realizing how rare someone with these particular talents can be.
To those who are “seeking artists”, let me ask you; How many people do you know, personally, with the talent and skill to perform the services you need? A dozen? Five? One? …none?
More than likely, you don’t know any. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be posting on craigslist to find them.
And this is not really a surprise.
In this country, there are almost twice as many neurosurgeons as there are professional illustrators. There are eleven times as many certified mechanics. There are SEVENTY times as many people in the IT field.
So, given that they are less rare, and therefore less in demand, would it make sense to ask your mechanic to work on your car for free? Would you look him in the eye, with a straight face, and tell him that his compensation would be the ability to have his work shown to others as you drive down the street?
Would you offer a neurosurgeon the “opportunity” to add your name to his resume as payment for removing that pesky tumor? (Maybe you could offer him “a few bucks” for “materials”. What a deal!)
Would you be able to seriously even CONSIDER offering your web hosting service the chance to have people see their work, by viewing your website, as their payment for hosting you?
If you answered “yes” to ANY of the above, you’re obviously insane. If you answered “no”, then kudos to you for living in the real world.
But then tell me… why would you think it is okay to live out the same, delusional, ridiculous fantasy when seeking someone whose abilities are even less in supply than these folks?
Graphic artists, illustrators, painters, etc., are skilled tradesmen. As such, to consider them as, or deal with them as, anything less than professionals fully deserving of your respect is both insulting and a bad reflection on you as a sane, reasonable person. In short, it makes you look like a twit.
A few things you need to know;
1. It is not a “great opportunity” for an artist to have his work seen on your car/’zine/website/bedroom wall, etc. It IS a “great opportunity” for YOU to have their work there.
2. It is not clever to seek a “student” or “beginner” in an attempt to get work for free. It’s ignorant and insulting. They may be “students”, but that does not mean they don’t deserve to be paid for their hard work. You were a “student” once, too. Would you have taken that job at McDonalds with no pay, because you were learning essential job skills for the real world? Yes, your proposition it JUST as stupid.
3. The chance to have their name on something that is going to be seen by other people, whether it’s one or one million, is NOT a valid enticement. Neither is the right to add that work to their “portfolio”. They get to do those things ANYWAY, after being paid as they should. It’s not compensation. It’s their right, and it’s a given.
4. Stop thinking that you’re giving them some great chance to work. Once they skip over your silly ad, as they should, the next ad is usually for someone who lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who possess these skills.
5. Students DO need “experience”. But they do NOT need to get it by giving their work away. In fact, this does not even offer them the experience they need. Anyone who will not/can not pay them is obviously the type of person or business they should be ashamed to have on their resume anyway. Do you think professional contractors list the “experience” they got while nailing down a loose step at their grandmother’s house when they were seventeen?
If you your company or gig was worth listing as desired experience, it would be able to pay for the services it received. The only experience they will get doing free work for you is a lesson learned in what kinds of scrubs they should not lower themselves to deal with.
6. (This one is FOR the artists out there, please pay attention.) Some will ask you to “submit work for consideration”. They may even be posing as some sort of “contest”. These are almost always scams. They will take the work submitted by many artists seeking to win the “contest”, or be “chosen” for the gig, and find what they like most. They will then usually have someone who works for them, or someone who works incredibly cheap because they have no originality or talent of their own, reproduce that same work, or even just make slight modifications to it, and claim it as their own. You will NOT be paid, you will NOT win the contest. The only people who win, here, are the underhanded folks who run these ads. This is speculative, or “spec”, work. It’s risky at best, and a complete scam at worst. I urge you to avoid it, completely. For more information on this subject, please visit [link].
So to artists/designers/illustrators looking for work, do everyone a favor, ESPECIALLY yourselves, and avoid people who do not intend to pay you. Whether they are “spec” gigs, or just some guy who wants a free mural on his living room walls. They need you. You do NOT need them. Say NO to free art.
And for those who are looking for someone to do work for free…please wake up and join the real world. The only thing you’re accomplishing is to insult those with the skills you need. Get a clue.
If you agree with the above important information, please pass it along. The more people know, the faster we can correct
*Sigh*
Posted 18 years agoWell I am not always on here. And often I here about situations well after the fact. But I going to put in my 2 cents, instead of sitting back being cursed off for something I just walked in on.
Okay no I do not agree to the Cub Porn one bit, frankly it disturbs me. Almost to the extent where I a void favouriting sexual pics of characters who don't exeggerate sexual maturity (or dont look obvious adult). But just because I stay in FA doesn't mean I approve it. I just find it to be one of few outlets where I can show case a wide range of my work.
No I don't really consisder my self a furry or furry artist, but doesn't mean I don't like furry or that I won't draw it. Actually I try to be open to all styles of art and design, even though I might not fully be able to appreciate it. but that just because of lack of knowledge.
But I would like people to realize one thing about the art and design industry as a whole. It is a subjective industry that means that doesn't matter what style there is out there, there will always be something about that style that people will not approve of for different reason. For furry it is cub porn and mixing sexuality with animals (often being mistaken or mixed up with beastality). For Anime its is child porn, Yaoi & Yuri, and the assumed lack of knowledge of anatomy and variety (often seen as narrow minded style). Abstract for its presumed lack of talent ("a square in the middle of the canvas is not art" said a friend). Well the list goes on and on.
But I would not rant or condemn all the artist who design in that style or do a few image based off that style to automatically be a contributor of what you consider to be the bad aspects of the that style. Everyone has their on individual style and likes. And should not be narrowly viewed. But I guess that is just my opinion. Well I hope that I haven't offended anyone but I wish that people would be a little more understanding. But I guess it is part of the human flaw, to be judgemental, it happens through all parts of life, and art isn't an exception to that rule. Maybe I am hoping for too much.
Well this is the longest journal I have ever wrote in FA. And I hope to get some responces to it (which will not escalate in arguemates, lol)
But chances are that it will be seen by no one. And thats okay at least I made my opinion.
Okay no I do not agree to the Cub Porn one bit, frankly it disturbs me. Almost to the extent where I a void favouriting sexual pics of characters who don't exeggerate sexual maturity (or dont look obvious adult). But just because I stay in FA doesn't mean I approve it. I just find it to be one of few outlets where I can show case a wide range of my work.
No I don't really consisder my self a furry or furry artist, but doesn't mean I don't like furry or that I won't draw it. Actually I try to be open to all styles of art and design, even though I might not fully be able to appreciate it. but that just because of lack of knowledge.
But I would like people to realize one thing about the art and design industry as a whole. It is a subjective industry that means that doesn't matter what style there is out there, there will always be something about that style that people will not approve of for different reason. For furry it is cub porn and mixing sexuality with animals (often being mistaken or mixed up with beastality). For Anime its is child porn, Yaoi & Yuri, and the assumed lack of knowledge of anatomy and variety (often seen as narrow minded style). Abstract for its presumed lack of talent ("a square in the middle of the canvas is not art" said a friend). Well the list goes on and on.
But I would not rant or condemn all the artist who design in that style or do a few image based off that style to automatically be a contributor of what you consider to be the bad aspects of the that style. Everyone has their on individual style and likes. And should not be narrowly viewed. But I guess that is just my opinion. Well I hope that I haven't offended anyone but I wish that people would be a little more understanding. But I guess it is part of the human flaw, to be judgemental, it happens through all parts of life, and art isn't an exception to that rule. Maybe I am hoping for too much.
Well this is the longest journal I have ever wrote in FA. And I hope to get some responces to it (which will not escalate in arguemates, lol)
But chances are that it will be seen by no one. And thats okay at least I made my opinion.
