09-17-2015, 08:07 AM
I think you'll just have to be fussy what kind of work you'll do. I've seen some $15 per quick caricature sketch jobs going, which is just line art, that is probably an hours work if you're comfortable with the style.
I think realistically though, yep, there is going to be an element of grind to start with, but the idea would be to look on it as learning, and being paid to learn, rather than working. I think the biggest danger with those low paying jobs is that you risk getting sloppy and producing less than your best work to get it done quickly and make the pay worth while, which won't help your career.. so the money needs to be a perk, not an end goal for those first few.
In saying all that, as artists collectively, we do need to be paid better - the bullshit going on where you get a fixed price job and end up being paid less than $2 an hour is not cool, so avoid those jobs, look carefully at what they are asking for, how long it'll take and how much that turns into as an hourly rate.
I think realistically though, yep, there is going to be an element of grind to start with, but the idea would be to look on it as learning, and being paid to learn, rather than working. I think the biggest danger with those low paying jobs is that you risk getting sloppy and producing less than your best work to get it done quickly and make the pay worth while, which won't help your career.. so the money needs to be a perk, not an end goal for those first few.
In saying all that, as artists collectively, we do need to be paid better - the bullshit going on where you get a fixed price job and end up being paid less than $2 an hour is not cool, so avoid those jobs, look carefully at what they are asking for, how long it'll take and how much that turns into as an hourly rate.