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So a little backstory. About a month or so back I had my instant messangers up while working. Someone who I didn't know, who had added me to their buddy list or whatever finally spoke up and asked who I was. I found this to be a good question and fired it right back at them since I make it a point to discourage people from texting chunks of communication at me. A conclusion was reached that they probably watched my art on one of my galleries and promptly added me for god know what reason.
They asked to see a sample of my art to see if it seemed familiar. So I sent some along. They said yes it did seem familiar. That was the end of the conversation.
Days later they would ask if I was female. I responded that this was most definitely NOT the case. That was the end of that conversation.
And then they decided to message me again some days later to ask if I'd email them more art. Preferably something with feet being prominent. At this point I told them I was busy working and had no time to play-free-art mongerer. But they could easily find and browse my work for free on a variety of gallery sites. But no. They didn't have access to a computer. Just a phone and email. They wanted art mailed to them. I again repeated that I was busy and had not the time. They simply asked "when you're not busy then?". I promptly ignored this request based on the fact that I have better things to do than send strangers free art.
Over the following interim of time, they would attempt further conversation with me only for me to ignore them due to working or just knowing that they wanted to ask for free art.
Then tonight I saw a new IM pop up and decided it was time to throw out a new idea that I knew would probably get rid of them but maybe, just maybe it might make the whole thing worthwhile. It didn't. But at least I had a chance to tell someone off.
Their screen name has been changed by me into something I find humorous. Due to the fact that I don't believe in revealing names and because I simply found it amusing to do so. I'm such a delightful scamp!
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: hey
thebadgergrymm: Myes?
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: huh? o.o
thebadgergrymm: "Yes?" as in "Yes. This is Grymm's House of Art, Art-ocity, and
general belligerence. What can we do for you on this fine evening?"
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: you can send me something, like you promised x3
thebadgergrymm: Actually, I never promised anything. I said I was busy working on paid work. I went back to my drawing table.
thebadgergrymm: Listen. I get it. You like my art. But I've got things to do. I didn't mind sending you samples that ones time, but I can't keep doin' it.
thebadgergrymm: Now if you'd like to pay for some nice full size, high resolution digital prints to be emailed directly you, we can work something out.
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: not to judge, but sounds to me like you're just a sellout >.>
thebadgergrymm: Hey, you're entitled to that opinion. Heck, to an extent, I even agree with you. But I'm an artist. And my time's valuable.
thebadgergrymm: Not even my best friends get free art. And let's be honest. I don't know you. Therefore you're not a friend. Therefore. You're a customer.
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: ~sigh~
thebadgergrymm: See, what you don't get is this. You ask me to send you art. I have to stop what I'm doing. Open up different software, boot up my archives.
thebadgergrymm: Resize master files. save progress. open up email. upload. wait for files to upload. send. in that time I could be doin' stuff for customers.
thebadgergrymm: or i could chatting with friends. or i could be looking at pictures of beautiful women wearing skin tight leatex fetish wear.
thebadgergrymm: if you were a customer, willing to pay for amazing quality prints, that not only makes it easier, but then i'd willingly stop what i was doing.
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: >.>
thebadgergrymm: you can call me a sellout you want. but i'm not going to be offended by it. and its not going to entice me to hand out freebies. simple as that.
An hour went by then and I still hadn't gotten a response. I'm marking this in the "rid of an mild annoyance" column.
Hey by the way! The sellout in me wants to let you know that I really am willing to offer what I call digital prints for only $5 a piece! FIVE DOLLARS APIECE Grymm?! FIVE DOLLARS A PIECE PERSON I MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW!
Save when you buy in bulk! Ask me how!
You get the full size, high resolution copy of the master file I use for print a piece! ALMOST anything that can be found in any of my galleries that's not over five years old! Anything older than that, you might be outta luck! Just contact me at thebadgergrymm@gmail.com!
"Grymm's House of Art, Art-ocity, and General Belligerence; Brightening your day with pretty things, ugly things, weird things, and sarcasm since 2003!"
"If it ain't sarcastic, it most certainly ain't Grymm!"
They asked to see a sample of my art to see if it seemed familiar. So I sent some along. They said yes it did seem familiar. That was the end of the conversation.
Days later they would ask if I was female. I responded that this was most definitely NOT the case. That was the end of that conversation.
And then they decided to message me again some days later to ask if I'd email them more art. Preferably something with feet being prominent. At this point I told them I was busy working and had no time to play-free-art mongerer. But they could easily find and browse my work for free on a variety of gallery sites. But no. They didn't have access to a computer. Just a phone and email. They wanted art mailed to them. I again repeated that I was busy and had not the time. They simply asked "when you're not busy then?". I promptly ignored this request based on the fact that I have better things to do than send strangers free art.
Over the following interim of time, they would attempt further conversation with me only for me to ignore them due to working or just knowing that they wanted to ask for free art.
Then tonight I saw a new IM pop up and decided it was time to throw out a new idea that I knew would probably get rid of them but maybe, just maybe it might make the whole thing worthwhile. It didn't. But at least I had a chance to tell someone off.
Their screen name has been changed by me into something I find humorous. Due to the fact that I don't believe in revealing names and because I simply found it amusing to do so. I'm such a delightful scamp!
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: hey
thebadgergrymm: Myes?
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: huh? o.o
thebadgergrymm: "Yes?" as in "Yes. This is Grymm's House of Art, Art-ocity, and
general belligerence. What can we do for you on this fine evening?"
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: you can send me something, like you promised x3
thebadgergrymm: Actually, I never promised anything. I said I was busy working on paid work. I went back to my drawing table.
thebadgergrymm: Listen. I get it. You like my art. But I've got things to do. I didn't mind sending you samples that ones time, but I can't keep doin' it.
thebadgergrymm: Now if you'd like to pay for some nice full size, high resolution digital prints to be emailed directly you, we can work something out.
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: not to judge, but sounds to me like you're just a sellout >.>
thebadgergrymm: Hey, you're entitled to that opinion. Heck, to an extent, I even agree with you. But I'm an artist. And my time's valuable.
thebadgergrymm: Not even my best friends get free art. And let's be honest. I don't know you. Therefore you're not a friend. Therefore. You're a customer.
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: ~sigh~
thebadgergrymm: See, what you don't get is this. You ask me to send you art. I have to stop what I'm doing. Open up different software, boot up my archives.
thebadgergrymm: Resize master files. save progress. open up email. upload. wait for files to upload. send. in that time I could be doin' stuff for customers.
thebadgergrymm: or i could chatting with friends. or i could be looking at pictures of beautiful women wearing skin tight leatex fetish wear.
thebadgergrymm: if you were a customer, willing to pay for amazing quality prints, that not only makes it easier, but then i'd willingly stop what i was doing.
sense o' entitlement mcgillicuttie: >.>
thebadgergrymm: you can call me a sellout you want. but i'm not going to be offended by it. and its not going to entice me to hand out freebies. simple as that.
An hour went by then and I still hadn't gotten a response. I'm marking this in the "rid of an mild annoyance" column.
Hey by the way! The sellout in me wants to let you know that I really am willing to offer what I call digital prints for only $5 a piece! FIVE DOLLARS APIECE Grymm?! FIVE DOLLARS A PIECE PERSON I MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW!
Save when you buy in bulk! Ask me how!
You get the full size, high resolution copy of the master file I use for print a piece! ALMOST anything that can be found in any of my galleries that's not over five years old! Anything older than that, you might be outta luck! Just contact me at thebadgergrymm@gmail.com!
"Grymm's House of Art, Art-ocity, and General Belligerence; Brightening your day with pretty things, ugly things, weird things, and sarcasm since 2003!"
"If it ain't sarcastic, it most certainly ain't Grymm!"