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:iconariokh: Had a jreat jornal that pretty much says evething i want to say on a subject, so i just copy paste it here, Agin its not my wrighting but of  :iconariokh: original post is here [link]


I do freelance as well as my full time job, and I am always setting up the next job. it's a safe bet, that if i'm breathing, I'm painting or hustling to get paid for more painting. That's what I do for a living. It's how I put food on the table, and porn in the bathroom.

That said, I thought it bore mentioning especially here on DA though, that I work for HIRE. If your sweet RPG project, or video game pitch has no budget at all for art, it will save both of our time if you don't try to tap me for artwork. I Do realize I'm passing up an amazing opportunity for me to make my portfolio way more awesome, and that I won't be getting that free publicity. It's a risk I'll have to take.

I'm not opposed to people making things out of their garage, in fact, I wholesale endorse it and want you to succeed with it. I sincerely hope your team is a massive success.

I can't work for free though.

You wouldn't ask a gardener to stop by your place to do your lawn for free because it would be really awesome for him. You wouldn't ask a chef to cater your wedding for free because you have the sickest idea for how the wedding will go, right?
You wouldn't send requests to a lawyer to hook you up with free intellectual property law consultations.

Just because I do art, doesn't mean my time is any less valuable than all of those guys. I spent just as much time in school. Quite a damn bit of money I'm still trying to pay off, and years of suffering through trying to get better and better.

When you pay an artist for their work, their prices denote not just the cost of their time, the materials, or the effort for your project. What you are paying for is the cost of experience. A lifetime spent perfecting a craft, and honing an ability. You pay for all the mistakes we won't make for you, because we've made them for ourselves already. You pay for the mind that has been training to deal with specific problems, and generate kick ass ideas, and original concepts.

These things are not born to us, they are learned. You are paying for the time you don't have to spend learning the craft. Just like you pay for pizza when you don't want to make it yourself.

Art is just like anything else when it comes to business. You get what you pay for.

I'm just not willing to deliver poor quality goods.

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:iconillun:
In general, I don't. My point was that people ask...and ask...and ask. Even my parents get "no" if they ask for free programming work. I'll -teach- family for free (and have done so with my younger brother), but I won't do it for them for free. Since I learned to say no, I have only made exceptions for causes I believe in which were smart enough not to ask me directly.
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:iconidrawstuff1979:
not really a rant at all. this should be common knowledge. i feel you. so many people want you to work for free its kinda insulting.
man up people.
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:icondjgaijin:
I agree with this wholeheartedly, with one caveat: he really shouldn't have brought up lawyers, because they do sometimes work for free. It's called pro bono (Latin meaning "for the good"); basically donating their services for charity.
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:iconariokh:
As well there is no pro bono work for intellectual properties, as I had mentioned. Way too much money to be gained in the creative licensing fields. See?
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:icondjgaijin:
That's true. I just think it muddies the water a bit.
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:iconipzofakto:
Aaaaand pro bono work is usually done in civil cases when there is a percentage of a settlement due after the case is over.
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:iconauthornobilis:
Actually, no, that's not "Pro Bono" that's "Contingency". Pro Bono means not getting paid at all.

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:iconipzofakto:
Whelp, I have learned something new today. Thanks for correcting me. :)
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:iconillun:
There's a difference though. They choose what pro bono work they do, and they're required to do a certain amount of pro bono work for various reasons.
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