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DISCLAIMER: This is only me telling my story, I don't know if it rings true for other artists as well.
I get a lot of people telling me they're jealous, and that they wish they could draw.
HOWEVER, WISHERS BEWARE!! You're not only signing up for a luxurious life of creation.
To the fellas jealous of their Art Friends... Know that your entire career is focused on a masochism. When you make a piece, you will be LUCKY if it turns out anything like you expected. And when it actually does, that glory lasts for only a day before you return to seeing its every flaw. You need to LOVE the struggle, and the only reason you're not an artist is likely because you don't. Have you tried to draw something and then thought, "Ugh, this is horrible!" "Why am I doing this? I'll never be good!" - these thoughts are NOT UNIQUE TO YOU!! Artists of every level feel the same way, except they just keep burning through it and keep coming back for more.
To the fellas jealous of their Art Friends... Stop expecting freebies. It's as if people think that art is some gift bestowed by the gods, and therefore it needs to be shared to the world for the greater good. NOPE! I cannot count the times when my friends expect me to do them a favor for nothing but a "Thanks! Wow this looks great!" in return. I do not ask you to clean my house, to mow my lawn, to do my dishes. I don't ask you to do my taxes, to fix my plumbing, to look at my computer. I don't ask you to do what you do for a living as a service to me for free, so please, if you need something, either pay me or give me something back. If I want to do something for fun on my free time, I will do it for me, not for you.
To the fellas jealous of their Art Friends... When people actually start paying you, expect to be devalued all the time. "Wow, $80 for a drawing? Why so much?" DAWG, SHUTTUP, I'M CUTTIN' YOU A DEAL! I get people coming in making over 100k a year complaining about paying over $100 for a drawing. Let me break it down to you. A rendered drawing can take hours, if not days. You're saying you want to pay me $40, for 8-10 hours of work? Would YOU work 8-10 hours for $40? Also, please, stop asking for the world. "I want a super detailed poster illustration of my 5 characters fighting robots in the rain... $150?". Dude, listen, all I want is a fucking haircut but I can't afford that making $5 an hour.
So please, if you're jealous of your art friend, remember that whatever really great piece of work they just made, it was an incredible internal struggle, and will continue to be for every piece after. Remember to stop expecting free work, and if they DO privilege you with free art, pay them back with a drink or a favor, they will remember you for a lifetime. Remember when commissioning an artist, to think about the time it might take you to do a piece like that, and multiply those hours by a fair wage. If you wouldn't work for $6 an hour, don't do it to others, ESPECIALLY if you value their work and their time.
O w O out,
Peace. <3
I get a lot of people telling me they're jealous, and that they wish they could draw.
HOWEVER, WISHERS BEWARE!! You're not only signing up for a luxurious life of creation.
To the fellas jealous of their Art Friends... Know that your entire career is focused on a masochism. When you make a piece, you will be LUCKY if it turns out anything like you expected. And when it actually does, that glory lasts for only a day before you return to seeing its every flaw. You need to LOVE the struggle, and the only reason you're not an artist is likely because you don't. Have you tried to draw something and then thought, "Ugh, this is horrible!" "Why am I doing this? I'll never be good!" - these thoughts are NOT UNIQUE TO YOU!! Artists of every level feel the same way, except they just keep burning through it and keep coming back for more.
To the fellas jealous of their Art Friends... Stop expecting freebies. It's as if people think that art is some gift bestowed by the gods, and therefore it needs to be shared to the world for the greater good. NOPE! I cannot count the times when my friends expect me to do them a favor for nothing but a "Thanks! Wow this looks great!" in return. I do not ask you to clean my house, to mow my lawn, to do my dishes. I don't ask you to do my taxes, to fix my plumbing, to look at my computer. I don't ask you to do what you do for a living as a service to me for free, so please, if you need something, either pay me or give me something back. If I want to do something for fun on my free time, I will do it for me, not for you.
To the fellas jealous of their Art Friends... When people actually start paying you, expect to be devalued all the time. "Wow, $80 for a drawing? Why so much?" DAWG, SHUTTUP, I'M CUTTIN' YOU A DEAL! I get people coming in making over 100k a year complaining about paying over $100 for a drawing. Let me break it down to you. A rendered drawing can take hours, if not days. You're saying you want to pay me $40, for 8-10 hours of work? Would YOU work 8-10 hours for $40? Also, please, stop asking for the world. "I want a super detailed poster illustration of my 5 characters fighting robots in the rain... $150?". Dude, listen, all I want is a fucking haircut but I can't afford that making $5 an hour.
So please, if you're jealous of your art friend, remember that whatever really great piece of work they just made, it was an incredible internal struggle, and will continue to be for every piece after. Remember to stop expecting free work, and if they DO privilege you with free art, pay them back with a drink or a favor, they will remember you for a lifetime. Remember when commissioning an artist, to think about the time it might take you to do a piece like that, and multiply those hours by a fair wage. If you wouldn't work for $6 an hour, don't do it to others, ESPECIALLY if you value their work and their time.
O w O out,
Peace. <3
How to become a better artist instantly
I'm a very introspective person. I spend a lot of time thinking about me, evaluating myself, problem-solving my performance.
So, being an artist, I always come across the problem: How can I be a really great artist?
Not in 10 years, not in 10,000 hours... I wanted to be good, like, NOW.
So I came to this discovery.
When I draw, I have a tendency to be very selfish. What does that mean?
It means I make decisions that only benefit me, not the piece I'm working on.
It means thinking thoughts like, "I don't wanna re-do the background, I spent like 5 hours on it!" or "I don't want to cover up those hands, they look so good!"
And when you
i wanna make love like a slug
like a slug
like a slug
like a slug
PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE ELLIE GOULDING
There's no music playing.
There are no headphones.
It's 3AM and the only sounds I expect to hear are clock ticks and maybe an occasional sink drip.
I honestly don't know what to do. I've been trying to embrace it.
I can't even tell if it's good or evil. Maybe it has no alliance.
Maybe it just is.
But for some reason or another, my mind won't stop rotating from Ellie Goulding's "Love me like you do" and little Ariani's "One Last Time".
The tune playing as a backtrack to everything in my life. Because "One Last Time" is now the theme to everything between brushing my teeth to eating pancakes.
I think they should use this pop-psychology
Upcoming Convention Schedule
Hey guys, going to keep an updated rundown of convention lists here. If you're attending, please drop by my booth in the artists alley and say Hi. :)
(2014) September 27-28 - Unplugged Expo
(2014) October 4 - Hamilton Comicon
(2014) October 31-November 2 - C4
(2014) November 8 - FanFare Geek Fest II
(2014) November 22-23 - Ottawa Pop Expo
I'll be offering commissions as well as prints, buttons, and whatever else.
(If you're a League of Legends fan, I'll have lots of merch for you ^O^;; )
I'll also be sharing these tables with ~saarmander (https://www.deviantart.com/saarmander) and :iconJalbhenn: , so holla at us!
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This is so very true! I avoid sharing too much of my art in real life because when people are reminded I like to draw I start getting asked to do favours for them. I don't even have enough time for me, let alone doing work for them. I'm not an exceptionally good artist either, so it's a struggle for me everytime, but it's a struggle I want to do for myself, not for others.