Well; basically: Of the few people I know that actually claim to make
a living off furry art a lot of them are on unemployment or
disability. That's not to claim Jim is....just that seems to be the
norm. Or; they have part times jobs to make up the rest.
Correct me if I'm wrong; but I don't really think there's anyone in
the fandom that completely supports themselves off of their art.
Granted; there are some exceptions: Herbie Bearclaw Hamill works for
Disney and to this day makes a great deal off his art. There's an
artist or two that work professionally as graphic designers and do
furry art on the side. But I don't know of anyone who actually
completely supports themselves off of furry art by itself.
As far as art customers; many of us have jobs and live out on our
own. I'm a mechanic, there's military personnel in our midst, there's
all walks of life buying art and attending conventions. Every
subculture is gonna have people living in their parents basement at
25+ per se.
As far as name recognition; 2 auctioned off a pink pencil a few years
back for a large sum of money from what I understand, EWS drew a
stick figure that auctioned off for close to a hundred (I
think...maybe more...). Name recognition means a great deal.
Picasso's paintings auction off for millions. Then there are very
talented people who can't get more than $20 for a masterpiece. The
important thing is to find an original idea so you can be immediately
recognised; and start small.
Anyway; that's my observation.
Caleb
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Iller Hulbert" <iller_at_p...>
wrote:
>
>
> 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 - 16:02:35 CST