I'm a new artist. I've been drawing off and on for many years, but recently realized it's something I want to do for the rest of my life. I also figured I need to stop caring what others think (at least the negative stuff) and do what Ray wants to do.
If you want to contact me (email, IM, Skype) just ask. I might say yes. I probably will if you're cute.
Current Residence: Eastern NC deviantWEAR sizing preference: XL or XXL (big shoulders) Favourite genre of music: Punk, ska, opera Favourite photographer: Arny Freytag Operating System: Windows or Ubuntu MP3 player of choice: Sony Walkman S series Shell of choice: bash Skin of choice: ewwhh... oh, you mean dA skin... Favourite cartoon character: Betty Boop Personal Quote: Wait... what?
We are artists, and we revel in the feeling that we're doing things many say they cannot. (They can, they just don't know it.) Often we find ourselves pushing the envelope of vision and imagination.
However, we are still grounded to the "normal" world. If you wish to make art your career and life, you have to use some business sense. With that, we have to network. And so I did this weekend.
And now I have another lettering job. :)
Which means one day soon I will have other art jobs. And so it begins!
I'm going to say this because I am in a very angry fucking mood anyway. Therefore I should take advantage of it and say what's on my mind. At this moment, I don't really give a flying shitty rat's ass what anyone thinks, so here goes.
Someone contacted me about doing a commission for a game. OK, fine, I've done it before, so no problem. Then I say since I don't know him, I'd need a bit up front and the rest later. I've been burned WAY too many times. Then I'm told, oh no there's no money in this. Hm. Then he says I'll get paid after it sells. Then I say, well, no offense, but I've been promised that many times in the past, as have many of my