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