Comment 52374

I totally hear you. It's realy bad. I was at a con once- someone asked if they could have one of my buisness cards- they were there to hand out of corse so I said yes. The person then asked me to sign it. I was like... what- cause my buisness card has a picture on it and it's free you TAKE IT?! Kids go around asking for free stuff, then they'll just throw it away. I hate it. I totally understand where you're coming from. I hate selling origanals for this reason. To get my money back, I'd need to charge on a per hour basis and materials. I spend a good 8 hours plus on a pic, and letsay the materials are worth about $10 for a digetal print- printed and all (some of that is hire of tablet) $10 + 8 hours at $5 and hour is nothing compared to what I make an hour at work, but would people pay $50 for a digetal poster? That is the CHEAPEST way to colour. For you, your materials aren't just time- its canvas, brushes, paint, cleaners...

And you aren't paying for talent if you charge out yourself at $5 and hour.

*huggles Ash* I totally hear you. An artist has to be fast, know cheap materials, and paint the right stuff to make a living. IT's a labour of love. Good on you for making it a proffessional love ^^