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4891594 No.4891594 [Reply] [Original]

are you in this only for the money?

be honest

>> No.4891610

Fuck no, I already make decent money from a day job. Art might be one of the worst choices for profit since you need to spend a shitload of effort and years to get to a decent level, literally anything else is easier and offers a bigger return sooner.

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4891611

No, money certainly helps, but my ‘goals’ aren’t purely financial per se. At the purest level, in some way I do enjoy the act of drawing, and I’ve recently started to dabble more in creating original stuff, even if it’s not that great (though I’ve no doubt I’ll soon surpass everyone here). I have 3 goals from art, one of them being having extra spending cash, and possibly a full career if I’m really good. The other two are so that I can create the things I want, when I want, how I want them. Lastly, I want to create something big, or rather multiple somethings. Maybe a comic, of epic proportions, with legendary storytelling, I was inspired by Isayama and Araki. I also want to create an epic work of art starring me as the subject, likely a self portrait, but either very large or very well done, since I want people to remember me and how great I am. For that reason, as well as for personal satisfaction, I improve upon my impressive base continually, and I refuse to even entertain the notion that I might be NGMI, because I’ll throw away anything, backstab anyone, endure all manner of pain to reach my goals. I’ve matured a bit further since I last spoke to (You) fools, even though I’m already very mature for my age as is, but I hope some of (You) also make it, since I already am certain I will.

>> No.4891626

>>4891594
yes

>> No.4891634

>Going into any art-related field "for the money"
haha lol

>> No.4891639

>>4891594
Of course not
If you're only interested in money, arts is one of the worse career paths possible

>> No.4891640

I just have a story I want to tell through images.

>> No.4891641

>>4891634
anyone that has ever "made it" did it for the money :)

>> No.4891647

>>4891594
Yes, mostly. Gotta get those coombucks.

>> No.4891654

>>4891641
and those people were smart enough to get better paid jobs at some other shit
if your personal endgame is just getting money, you better get in computer science or similar

>> No.4891710

I have a STEM job that pays more than I could reliably make with art. I draw because I like it and have things I want to express.

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>>4891594
I don't know what the fuck I'm doing or why.

>> No.4894236

I'm here for the clout

>> No.4894421

>>4891594
Of course, artists make bank with very little monetary investment. Unlike other occupations, you don't need a certificate or degree to find work, which means not having to take on debt. Though the pay is not especially high, the costs are also very low, which means any and all of the money you make is money you can keep in your pocket. Additionally, you are able to continuously generate products with an indefinite shelf life that can be presented in a number of ways to make money. Eg. If your portfolio is rejected, you can still sell prints or the portfolio off as misc. assets if you designed props, environments, etc. You are also free to make your own working hours if you are a freelancer, and work directly from home. You would have to be an idiot NOT to do art for the money honestly, because once you get the ball rolling you become incredibly rich incredibly fast.

>> No.4894516

I mean, I make a good buck drawing furry already, so yes.

>> No.4894562

>>4891594
If I was in it 'only for the money' I would be a in a field that actually makes money.

>> No.4894566

Yes

But I actually also like to draw
I also dont wanna wageslave and I was born with social anxiety

>> No.4894567

>>4894516
You probably live in some thirdworld country where a 100$ furry commission goes a long way.

>> No.4894568

600$ a month to be precise

>> No.4894571

>>4894568
Yeah, that's like 1 pay check back when I used to have a job at Publix.

>> No.4894601

>>4891594
Haha, I don't expect being good enough to make money with art anytime soon.

>> No.4894628

>>4891611
You sound insufferable and I bet you have no friends

>> No.4894646

>>4891594
No, i draw because it helps with my anxiety

>> No.4894668

>>4891594
how do young artists even make money (aside from patreon-porn)? when i started, advertising was alife, newspapers and magazines sold well and i made good money for about 10-15 years. now everything is dying out...

>> No.4894675

op here id just to say i am not doing it for the money
i am doing it becos i love it and want to leave a legacy of my style after i die

my plan is this, im in 2nd year univeristy for a engineering degree i do this art shit on my days off
il get good thru uni, do it on the side with my psot grad job etc etc until i get so good and big of a community that i can quit engineering job

>> No.4894680

A little bit. I went for the STEM meme and as a result I'm staring at eternal neetdom soon. Actually doing something productive for my money would be nice.

>> No.4894684

>>4894680
you would be surprised how many people there are exactly like us
doing stem and art on the side

like how the most inner creative people do the most straight forward degrees pretty cool anon

>> No.4894690

>>4891594
No, and I draw fanart. /ic/ loves thinking that you're simply an opportunist if you draw fanart, but I don't care about OCs and shit. I draw for fun.

>> No.4894740

Anyone who does art for the money alone is a huge dumbass, you will have more stable income delivering pizza. I just can't live without it, that's why I do it for a living.

>> No.4894743

>>4894646
I want to draw to help anxiety. But currently I'm way to /beg/ and drawing feels like a chore sometimes.
I hope once I get over the first few hills that'll change, for now I'm stuck drawing circles and boxes.

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>>4894743
Don't do so anon, draw what you like or you are going to get frustated. Search nice photos, artists, etc and use them to help your work get better. I am no way near as good as i would like to be, but i enjoy drawing and i can sit and do it for hours, even if i don't like the end result. What always helps me is to look at artists i like.

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>>4891594
It really depends on what you mean by art:money.

For example I paint homes and lay tile. I work in construction, and also have a side job simply making rice for a Thai restaurant. I consider that art, and I get paid for it. I would say, and recommend to never limit yourself to one thing and one thing only. If you want to profit from your talent then diversifying is key, in my opinion. Just do you.

>> No.4896517

>>4891594
There are so much easier ways to make money other than art.

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I just wanna do something I love and hopefully make a living from it.

>> No.4896529

>>4891594
No. In fact people ask me if I do commissions and to date I haven't set it up and partly because it seems like a bit of a chore, and I just do art on the side, I'm a PhD student in something unrelated to art, they pay me so I make money by going to school.