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 Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 7:18 pm
Okay so....
I was fishing around on Twitter and stumbled across a person sharing an argument they had over art commissions.
I've seen these things multiple times on various sites...and honestly, when looking into them, I can't help to sympathize with the idiots that seem to assume that art is free.
Not because I think that it should be, but because the other party seems to think their art is made of gold.
I'm all for paying someone for their time, maybe even more with certain variables, but by no means do I think random Mary Sue or John Doe's "quick doodle" is worth 150 dollars.
Even moreso, when the person in question is merely drawing on a computer and sending a save file.
They aren't losing any pencils, erasers, paint, or any other physical materials. The only thing it's costing them is their time and if they think their time is so freaking precious then they should have considered a different profession.
"But the software/hardware for doing that isn't cheap and they spent blah blah amount of money in art school!"
And so what? They chose to buy said item and they decided to go to school for it.
It's not the patrons responsibility to pay for the artists preferred medium or for their way of learning to draw!
I just find this so exasperating, no matter how many times I see in.
It's just so.... Gah!!! stressed
"sigh" Okay, I'm done.
Feel free to let me know your take on this or feel free to take your own turn on the Soap Box.
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 12:03 pm
I'm going to agree with you for the most part.
The only think that would change my mind about it is the quality of the drawing and the medium. Some are more difficult to create in a certain fashion (ex. realistic painting), but you're talking about a digital copy and not even one that was printed by the owner and sent to you (I could could go max $75) if that was the case.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 12:39 am
angelmage99 I'm going to agree with you for the most part. The only think that would change my mind about it is the quality of the drawing and the medium. Some are more difficult to create in a certain fashion (ex. realistic painting), but you're talking about a digital copy and not even one that was printed by the owner and sent to you (I could could go max $75) if that was the case. I can partially understand that, but at the same time..... With a lot of set up "art communities", if you try to bring up such grievances, you are then bombarded with all these excuses that everyone that calls themselves an artist is the literal reincarnation of Picasso, and how dare I question what they charge for what they call a doodle.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 11:37 am
Zero the Crimson angelmage99 I'm going to agree with you for the most part. The only think that would change my mind about it is the quality of the drawing and the medium. Some are more difficult to create in a certain fashion (ex. realistic painting), but you're talking about a digital copy and not even one that was printed by the owner and sent to you (I could could go max $75) if that was the case. I can partially understand that, but at the same time..... With a lot of set up "art communities", if you try to bring up such grievances, you are then bombarded with all these excuses that everyone that calls themselves an artist is the literal reincarnation of Picasso, and how dare I question what they charge for what they call a doodle. Very true. I could hand you my pen right now and call it art, but you may not.
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 10:19 pm
angelmage99 Very true. I could hand you my pen right now and call it art, but you may not. Anymore, the concept of art and even the title of artist are relatively tricky things... Pretty much anyone who passed an elementary school art class can be considered an artist nowadays...and what people call art at times isn't much different...
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2026 9:04 am
I know im SUUPER late but as an artist myself (id call myself an artist considering im doing an arts course AND all ive ever done in life is draw really) i wanted to add my two cents...
first off, I agree that 150 for what seemed to be labelled a 'doodle' is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous 😭
however i do have my own- edit: omg it sent before I was done 😭😭 im on mobile my bad
ANYWAY!! I do have other things to say regarding materials, time etc. Art schools, courses and such ARE expensive, and required if one chooses to do art as a professional career. being an artist is expensive, and thats half the reason prices are so high (again, not a valid reason for a 'doodle' to be more than 100 bucks tho.) i could also argue, that "drawing on a computer" is actually quite difficult, and by no means easier than traditional, despite common belief. speaking as someone who does both, both mediums have their pros and cons. traditional can smudge, learning how digital programs work can be tedious, i could go on. and digital programs do not speed up the process of creating art either, both still consume a lot of time, and both are expensive 🩷
edit 2 (i am a yapper and enjoy discussions help)
also to add on, those who pay for an artists work, id argue it IS their job to 'pay for' the artists education and the way they create their art, since the patron is paying for the outcome of the artists time, materials and expertise! 🙂↕️🙂↕️ not directly of course, but i mean in terms of paying a, need i repeat, DECENT price naturally. i wouldn't expect someone to pay 1500 for my course, and hundreds more for my materials, no, but theyre certainly not going to pay less rhan at least 20 dollars. thats how much id charge for a basic sketch with colours and maybe a background, personally. im far from da Vinci lmao
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 6:53 am
neutral neutral neutral neutral neutral neutral
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