--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, fiawol@... wrote:
>
> Out of curiosity, is your mainstream work "creditless" work (like,
> designing a print ad for a radio station, illustrating an instruction manual, or
> other generic illustration work), or is it work that you would be credited
> for, and are therefor doing it under a different name to keep it separate
> from the "Jim Hardiman furry porn" that someone would find online if they
> searched for that? Or is it even just "regular", non-furry drawings that you
> don't feel like putting online?
In the past, I had designed stuff for various companies (a welding company, a plumbing company, an ice skating rink, children's silk-screened clothing, a Mexican food joint, a Palm Beach Theatre company, a couple other places I can't remember, and the now-defunct First Union Bank). Those were done as "creditless" work. Other works included numerous instances of custom artwork for motorcycles, custom artwork for a couple of airboats, and even a few tattoo designs. I'd signed my name to those, but I doubt if the customers included the name anywhere in/on the final product. So I guess those would probably be "creditless" too.
The work I do now is kinda like the stuff a middle-aged couple might hang up in their dining room. Pictures of old houses in the country, decrepit old churches, farm scenery, wildlife, landscapes, and portraits. Sometimes I get to draw old cars, which is always my favorite.
Since the majority of my clientele is comprised of bible-thumping religious nutjobs (for the most part), it's PRETTY IMPORTANT that I keep that work as far as possible from the furry porn stuff. For obvious reasons. So I do not have an online gallery of the work, nor do I advertise it in such a manner. I generally go to various art shows and bike/car shows, where I sell the stuff (both prints and originals) or accept new jobs (a la custom artwork). Some of the requests from customers are rather boring, but occasionally I get a few zingers that are a lot of fun.
Since I cannot show this stuff to any of the "furry clientele", the next best thing I can do is incorporate some of the mainstream elements into my future anthropomorphic artwork. That's pretty much where I'm at now.
Oh, and yes, I do use a pseudonym for the "regular" artwork. Luckily for me, though, the mainstream stuff bears little, if any, resemblance to my old furry stuff. So that's a good thing; helps keep the two separate.
--JMH
Received on Sat Jul 11 2009 - 17:15:59 CDT