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This weekend is Cincinnati Comic Expo! Katie Cook and I will be at adjoining tables, and we'll both be doing con sketches and selling originals and prints of our artwork! Sunday will be the MLP Comic panel, and from what I've heard, it's going to be recorded. That's all I know right now on that, I'll give info when I have it.
for those attending, don't forget I will have a print exclusive to the Cinci Comic Expo, and it will be a run of only 30, so if you'll be after one, get there early!
One major question I'm getting a lot of is if the comic will be available in various countries. Unfortunately that's not something I can answer, i'm just the artist! Check the website for IDW, it may say. If not, I'm sure a number of online services will have it available for shipping, and it will also be offered as a digital download on the IDW Website.
There's rumors out there as to what the story is about... I'm not letting the cat out of the bag myself, but I'll tease that this is a tremendous leap out of the starting gate (Horse pun... har har har) for the new comic.
On another note, I've recently gotten two messages from people that can't understand why artists charge money for commissions, and comments along the same lines. For some of us, this is our JOB, as in, our only source of income. Let's say you work at McDonald's, and somebody asks you to make them a burger for free... after all, you're going to make one anyway, and they like the way you make them, so come on, right? No, you are not going to "go to work" and not get paid. Your time is valuable, and even though somebody really appreciates what you do, their appreciation will not pay your bills or feed you. Artists enjoy what they do, but it is our JOB, and any job takes work... work can create stress, and I can't speak for others, but I'm not going to put myself through that for free.
Some artists don't charge, and that's great and their prerogative, but what is "not fair" is to speak out against those that do.
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One of the very first things I got taught in art school was 'Never do art for free. Do it for money, for trade, even for sex if you have to. But NEVER do art for free.' Why? Because the instant you do art for someone for free you are doing art for them, and all their friends, for free, for the rest of your life because the minute you start talking about how you'd like to be paid, you'll hear whines about how 'well, you did it for free before...' Always insist that silver cross your palm before you put pen to paper.
In Andy's case, I'm sure that he'll get some line of *yay!* how it's his 'responsibility' or 'duty' as a pro to do art for free for his fans. This is of course complete hogwash: Andy's sole responsibility as a professional artist is the same as any other professional: To produce sellable work in a timely manner.
Oh, for the luvva Pete...
These are the same people who go to parties and when they find out you're a doctor they ask for an immediate diagnosis.
Honestly, I think most people see art as 'fun' or 'play' - while art can be fun to do, it is still difficult, and time-consuming. We NEED to make money if we are to continue producing content, and monetizing said content is the key goal of any professional artist. You need to make money from what you do if people want you to keep doing it.
What people evidently fail to realize is that while creating art can be fun, the most fun part of it is bringing life to your ideas! That's usually why we create in our spare time. Commercial art, as in commissions and such, are OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS.
Bringing other people's ideas to life is work. You expect to be paid for work.
Honestly, it's offensive to tell a skilled professional that their work doesn't deserve money!
so is think "only commission" is unfair. commission is fine, i understand and respect that.
it's like having a store that sales good merchandise...but if noone knows the location or can get to said location..how can you sell anything?
You can see Mr. Price's artwork here. You can get a commission from him and pay him for the original artwork that you will receive. If you cannot do those things then...
A.) Save up enough money until you can.
or
B.) Suck it up and realize you won't get it. I collect art and I've had to swallow the pill that I'll never be able to afford the works of Frank Cho, Adam Hughes, etc... because I'm not willing to pay in excess of $1,000 dollars for a piece.
So please think on that before you complain about an artist charging for what he does best.