11-13-2022, 05:22 AM
Hey Jephyr, don't worry about it, you can't always have "respond to forum post" at the top of the priority list, LOL.
Regarding people offering cheap prices, I can just about guarantee that those are people living in countries where USD is far more valuable than the local currency, so they prefer to get as many clients as possible. Otherwise they would be better off with any entry-level job, unless they're pumping out at least 3 of those pieces per hour. The only other people who are going to charge so little are probably children.
About the oral surgeon visit ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$), you might like this quote from Michael Whelan's site about what he thought being a professional artist would be like: "I assumed it would involve long hours and probably not pay very well. I was right about the first thing and underestimated the second."
Regarding people offering cheap prices, I can just about guarantee that those are people living in countries where USD is far more valuable than the local currency, so they prefer to get as many clients as possible. Otherwise they would be better off with any entry-level job, unless they're pumping out at least 3 of those pieces per hour. The only other people who are going to charge so little are probably children.
About the oral surgeon visit ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$), you might like this quote from Michael Whelan's site about what he thought being a professional artist would be like: "I assumed it would involve long hours and probably not pay very well. I was right about the first thing and underestimated the second."