While I agree with you that artists should do research on acceptable fees and payment options, the fact of the matter is, this asshat is promoting poor business ethics (ie, "keep them in the dark,") and then trying to defend himself for doing so.
He's also trying to call an ace a spade and then getting frustrated when people aren't buying it.
I get the point of using lesser known artists, and honestly I think that it's kinda cool that more people are looking for them on different art groups and sites out there. That means that more people are getting a chance for exposure than ever before, and it's making it easier for people to get the breaks others work entire lifetimes to achieve.
However.
This should not be at the cost of swindling the artist. I know of several different friends that have been commissioned to do different pieces of work where they've put in 60+ hours and then had the person off and disappear, never to receive payment for the hard work that they've done.
That kind of shit pisses me off.
I'm not saying that all artists are created equal and newbies should be getting paid top dollar for their work... I realize that the more well-known the artist, the better paid they're going to be. It's kinda common sense, that one.
But I am saying that fair prices should be given all 'round and businesses should not be looking to fuck over the smaller man simply in the name of capitalism and good work ethics.
Fuck that noise.
::Edit:: After reading sydneyrodriguez's take on the whole deal, I gotta say I whole-heartedly agree with her. She's able to explain things in such a way that I'm unable to communicate nowadays, but it's pretty much exactly bang on to how I feel.
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While I agree with you that artists should do research on acceptable fees and payment options, the fact of the matter is, this asshat is promoting poor business ethics (ie, "keep them in the dark,") and then trying to defend himself for doing so.
He's also trying to call an ace a spade and then getting frustrated when people aren't buying it.
I get the point of using lesser known artists, and honestly I think that it's kinda cool that more people are looking for them on different art groups and sites out there. That means that more people are getting a chance for exposure than ever before, and it's making it easier for people to get the breaks others work entire lifetimes to achieve.
However.
This should not be at the cost of swindling the artist. I know of several different friends that have been commissioned to do different pieces of work where they've put in 60+ hours and then had the person off and disappear, never to receive payment for the hard work that they've done.
That kind of shit pisses me off.
I'm not saying that all artists are created equal and newbies should be getting paid top dollar for their work... I realize that the more well-known the artist, the better paid they're going to be. It's kinda common sense, that one.
But I am saying that fair prices should be given all 'round and businesses should not be looking to fuck over the smaller man simply in the name of capitalism and good work ethics.
Fuck that noise.
::Edit::
After reading