No, you’d NEVER EVER, EVER, EVER give those ‘lazy artists’ money! [warning, NSFW links above]
For my followers who don’t know, http://thatfancypone.tumblr.com/ has been criticizing people who commission artists. They claim that people shouldn’t “spend it [their money] on something so irrelevant”. They justify this claim with “most people can’t get a job and the ones that do end up getting some dead-end job”. So this person is saying that because some people can’t get jobs, artists don’t deserve money. Umm, okay? Makes sense? You’d think that people finding other ways to finance themselves during a time of financial hardship would be a good thing, but apparently not according to thatfancypone!
People who commission artists are the life-blood of the art community. They make it possible for artists to continue producing art and having a roof over their heads, or having something to eat, or even just having extra cash to reward themselves. As thatfancypone said themself, jobs are hard to come by, so any money made from commissions is a blessing. Hell, some artists even make drawing their job! If commissioners get some nice art that they enjoy out of the deal, who is anyone to judge?
But thatfancypone’s comments don’t stop there! Ohhhh no! Instead, they go on to say they don’t know “why people are stupid enough to support lazy people [artists] who do nothing but just sit down drawing on a pad”.
Chuck Jones (animator/director for many classic Warner Brothers cartoons) once cited his former art teacher, stating “All of you here have one hundred thousand bad drawings in you. The sooner you get rid of them, the better it will be for everyone”. This statement holds true. Artists will spend hundreds of thousands of hours perfecting their craft, laboring trying to get their anatomy/colouring/shading/poses right. It’s not as simple as ‘sitting down one afternoon and scribbling what you feel like’. It’s a long and tedious process filled with many stresses and countless failures. If you’ve ever studied art (which I have on a high school, TAFE and university level), you’ll know that artists are not ‘lazy’. If artists didn’t receive any money for their hard work (and yes, it IS work) there would be much less art on Tumblr, Deviantart, Derpibooru etc. because artists would have almost no incentive to pour their heart, soul and time into a craft that no-one is willing to reimburse them for.
From my own personal experience, I’ve often spent 6+ hours on a $30 AUD commission. Do the math and you’ll realize that this equates to $5 AUD per hour. Much less that the Australian minimum wage. I’m not alone in this either. Many artists undercharge for the hours they put in. Just go look at Deviantart! People demand under a few dollars for more than an hour’s work. So go ahead, tell them they’re lazy because they don’t fit into your ideal of what a ‘job’ is.
Let’s not forget that many of the childhood cartoons you probably grew up with were produced by artists who were paid money. Cartoons from companies like Walt Disney, Warner Bros, Pixar and Cartoon Network wouldn’t exist if they hadn’t commissioned artists to concept, write, storyboard and animate for them. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic wouldn’t exist if Hasbro Studios hadn’t paid the artists for their time.
People like this need to be removed from the internet until they gain some knowledge and understanding. I’m so sick and tired of people like thatfancypone devaluing art. Art as a movement has been around since the dawn of humanity. It’s an integral part of our culture and brings us together. People have no right to undermine its importance or the importance of artists.
[Footnote: Just in-case thatfancypone deletes their comments, I’ve taken a screenshot of them here: https://31.media.tumblr.com/a902b1cd7d363a01d37c7c9802607da2/tumblr_nacdmrxhG71s2154po1_500.png ]
Someone needs to tell that guy that it’s not about getting a picture because you paid money, it’s about helping out someone who has talent, maybe even look up to them, and knowing that they will be slightly better off and continue drawing for their fans.
In the end, it’s just money for a picture, but htat picture is important because if it weren’t for you, the picture never would have existed and it may or may not have been drawn by your senpai.
Anonymous![youobviouslyloveoctavia:
“No, you’d NEVER EVER, EVER, EVER give those ‘lazy artists’ money! [warning, NSFW links above]
For my followers who don’t know, http://thatfancypone.tumblr.com/ has been criticizing people who commission artists. They claim...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/17581b364e66503338117d9f8bb90353/tumblr_nacdh2Caym1s2154po1_500.png)
