Well, recently a friend of mine was one of the lucky few "picked off" by some kind
of Michigan childsupport tax/fine-generating witch-hunt and I figured, "hey, why not
do some freelancing and try to generate another couple hundred for the month?" and
also since hearing Jim shared my own view on money, as in: "No handouts, I earn it",
I thought one place to do it would be drawing some of his other characters and giving
him a respectable perecentage.
But uhh, little perusal of Furbid seems to suggest I could generate twice the income
digging ditches or sacking, and I've already got a part-time job that pays twice that
and is a hell of a lot more enjoyable. So what's the deal? Unique talent and technical
ability that makes me over-qualified for my higher-paying part-time job would be just
barely enough to earn me a 75% paycut if I went for Professional Artist in this Genre?
I see pieces that look like they took 5-10 hours going for $5, and that's just the cream
of the crop that actually has a bid on it. What's goin on in this neck of the woods?
Does everyone live jobless in their parent's basement and buy furry art with their
Grandma's 10-spot every birthday? Is it "the economy stupid!" ? Is it only name
recognition that counts for anything and unless I'm Jim himself, I couldn't generate
enough profit to pay for shipping to send him his "cut"?
So, I'm already looking somewhere else besides this genre to generate quick cash,
but can anyone give me a reason or example to look back this way again? Nitty
gritty... I make 10.5 per hour at my part-time job... Is there something I overlooked
here that could get Us even HALF of that here?
And don't anyone pass me off as some gold-diggin layabout, obviously my time is
money and there's not a damned thing wrong good business practice....That means
there's no reason to turn it back into a charity case for everyone else out there who's
buying if Jim's not even getting or taking charity here.
Received on Wed Nov 05 2003 - 12:40:26 CST