12 Sep 07:26
--People can be really unreasonable.
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12 Sep 07:24
--they then go on to be very detailed and specific on what they want, be quicker to draw from scratch than source images
12 Sep 07:23
--I quote "I consider the fees for the project is not really high since the graphics are quite easy to obtain now on the internet and you can easily chopped elements and combined " for someone wanting business xmas cards designed
12 Sep 07:19
--Yep... she wanted to print her own personal diary, and wanted images to colour in on each page.. I just can't even.. pity there isn't a slap button on these websites
12 Sep 07:17
--Speaking of time vs quality vs pay, I'm having a giggle at jobs posted on upwork... some are.. well.. funny.. On the non funny front, was looking at an illustration job, 1k for 60 images.. which sounds ok until you do the math on it, and they want full rights to the work. Which isn't as bad as the chick who wants you to do close to 300 illustrations for $30
12 Sep 07:16
--The best we can do is to encourage each other and ourselves to keep that in mind. :)
12 Sep 07:11
--But yeah-- Focusing on quality should be every artist's aim. In an ideal world.
12 Sep 07:10
--I agree wholeheartedly. I only meant that one probably shouldn't overthink it. Anthony Jones actually recommended timing your work, to see what you're accomplishing in that time, and that you're using the time effectively/efficiently. It's an interesting idea, and as he said-- You end up seeing where you're spending the most time, and where you're having less trouble.
12 Sep 06:11
--Forget speed. Speed comes with practice and many many hours at it. If you want quality focus on quality. I totally agree with the link posted, if you decide to do shoddy work because you aren't getting paid enough you will rapidly start to hate art. It's better to not take the work at all and do something you would rather do instead. I haven't once had ridiculously quick deadlines...often they are too long (procrastinator's trap!) but I tend not to work in film, which has these.
12 Sep 06:06
--Doing it quickly doesn't mean that the quality necessarily suffers, either. Anthony Jones produces high quality images, but at a fairly quick speed.
12 Sep 05:36
--but I guess it's different when you advertise them as such. Just a colored sketch for those who would rather collect art of their oc than have a good quality piece
12 Sep 03:02
--But, I guess that the industry has gotten so concerned with getting things done asap that it dilutes quality of work for quite a lot of artists
12 Sep 02:07
--Hmm, cool. Seems like common sense, really. Always do your best and it will pay off... ? Hopefully? Haha.
12 Sep 02:06
--At some point. When the pipe dream becomes a dream and I am somewhere at 8k hours of hard work XD
12 Sep 01:51
--Great advice from Andantonius in regards to freelancing ; http://andantonius.deviantart.com/journa...-557612071
12 Sep 01:23
--I'm thinking of getting some wireless headphones. Wires seem to be my nemesis, lol
12 Sep 01:22
--Not really. :) I keep off of messengers for the most part, making exceptions only for family (and for forums like this). Might change in the future, but not for now.
12 Sep 01:16
--And too many outer noise, that's where headphones comes into play which I will eventually buy.
12 Sep 01:16
--Mid-day is a lot harder to do it, because of temperature (depending how hot it's etc.)
12 Sep 01:15
--that it's time to focus. Like immediately when you write down something, you go into a flow state etc. for me at least.
12 Sep 01:15
--Indeed. For the music part, I have found listening to the same music ease me into the zone faster, because it kind of sets a rhythm in my case,