Apr 23 · 2014
I wasn't mad before...but I am now.

sion-kimirra-art:

zeldacw-love:

someone please read these and tell me if I’m the one who needs to take in an advice…

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o..kay…?
you want professionalism, but you cannot afford to pay….
and you state it so “matter of factly”…

I took the time to reply and added a friendly advice to explained why it’s NOT a good idea to ask…

Whoa-whoa-whoa, how many texts. And ZeldaCw is right. And there is always the easier solution for such “Requests”.

To not to be upset and not upset anybody who asked for such a “help” you can always say two things. “Hi! Sorry, but I’m busy” or “Hi, sorry I’m busy but here is my commission info”.

Because it’s a work that should be paid for. if person with request have no funds it’s not your problem and not a reason to be upset. And it’s not rude to link them to your prices when you’re professional/freelancer.

But seeing artists who keep damping the prices, I’m not surprised that someone have free time to start such projects for free. It’s another subject to discuss though.

“Professional work”->“can’t pay”

Student or not, I have followers younger than me, and most likely still in school who pay for their commissions. Saying “sorry I can’t pay because I’m a student” is bullshit.

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    1. papaiyah reblogged this from zeldacw-love
    2. picapop reblogged this from ayuuria
    3. 23-tiny-wishes reblogged this from zeldacw-love
    4. ofmoonlightandthesun reblogged this from kingdomfantasyarts and added:
      Yeah, I know it wouldn’t be a mature response. It just pisses me off when people come and say “Oh, I want you to do all...
    5. broccolimilkshake reblogged this from tarahm
    6. tarahm reblogged this from zeldacw-love
    7. terotearena-blog said: — it would have been much easier to swallow. Perhaps someone already suggested this, but maybe put a disclaimer saying that you don’t accept requests?
    8. terotearena-blog said: I think the fact that they acknowledged you as a professional and not treat you like one is extremely offensive - so I think you did the right thing. I mean, had they worded their message so that seemed more like they’re asking you for a favour —
    9. zanzucchi reblogged this from zeldacw-love
    10. zeldacw-love reblogged this from desertskald and added:
      Thanks everyone! I read all the comment and reblogs. I got a lot of good advice (and kind words that cheered me up) here...
    11. sorahanaki said: sometimes, people read text and think certain emotions are being conveyed. i think you gave them an appropriate response because these are important things to know when working with artists. i wish more people knew about. don’t worry about this.
    12. whiskeyii said: Hm…it’s not exactly rude, but somehow, the tone of your post comes across as very blunt. You use harsh words like “You wouldn’t dare” and “before you demand”. I think it made the other person feel defensive, even if you didn’t mean to.
    13. jadepaintedwings reblogged this from zeldacw-love
    14. misericordemika said: *huuug
    15. desertskald reblogged this from zeldacw-love and added:
      I think this graph sums it up nicely… You did the right thing. I don’t understand why this person thought you came off...
    16. greenmuffinofdoom reblogged this from zeldacw-love
    17. ladywinde said: Hey Zelda, just wanted to say you acted appropriately. Making art takes time and when you aren’t getting paid for that time you could be spending on other projects you’re losing money. Much love to you!
    18. ichinisa said: i get the feeling that young people assume you are mad all the time in Internet unless you use smileys, it has happened to me a lot, its probably just an ill-at-ease teen and the artists he said that agreed were probably not neeeaarly as good as you
    19. tsubamimizuki-blog said: maybe they just want to get the last word of the conversation since they felt embarrassed about the whole offer thing so they just tried to save their skin with that lol i dunno honestly but i hope you feel better :<