Aww, I feel your pain. Though I don't have many people asking me to do portraits like that. Usually they don't know what to think when I tell them I majored in printmaking. Perhaps they think I just made t-shirts all day. :P
Though next time someone asks, tell them you charge by the hour.
Well I charge $15 an hour. An 11x14 watercolor takes between 3-5 hours. Though so far I'm landing solidly in the 4-5 hour range. But! I also mat it for them. Sometimes they want to buy the frame separately but if I get the frame I'll add the frame price to the total.
your coping mechanism makes for good fapping material so i guess you can keep on
re: your interlude, haha i used to be such a pissant in highschool that i never even considered people were asking me to draw shit for free (or, as in your case, the sad sum of $10). they'd ask or sometimes even just give me a photo and i'd be like, cool, that's $__, just put them in that PAY ME OR GTFO position right away so they had no chance of guilting me
i enjoyed cheese quesadillas from taco bell but cannot remember how much they cost. surely not $10. and a tuna foot long from subway was $5 because i remember the jingle!
LOL OMG did they pay those people to lick the plates or what :O and no punjabis don't make burritos. or if they do they don't call them that, anyway
My sister draws portraits and things, but she's not easily bought with a $10 lunch. You're more talented than a $10 lunch. You need to lay down the law, because most portraits with your talent would run at lest 25 bucks. My sister charges like 25+ depending on size and materials used.
Oh, and this goes without saying but those hands are gorgeous.
Hi. You don't know me, but I went through my 'friends of friends' link and found your entry. I hope you don't mind me adding my two cents.
I can't believe these people are giving you an incredulous look, like they're doing you a favor. A week away from Christmas, and they're hitting you up for portraits, and all they offer in exchange is lunch?
I don't know anything about portrait prices or how much effort goes into creating a portrait, but I know basic common courtesy. To hit someone up this late for something that special, they should be offering either double pay or one hell of a tip, not a freakin' burger.
I'm surprised and impressed you didn't tell them off.
And those are lovely hands. I hear drawing hands can be even harder to master than drawing someone's face. You're quite talented.
Howdy stranger! Thanks so much for your 2 cents, I need the ammunition!
I hate confrontation, and hate hurting people. I usually get roped into doing something I don't want to do then disappointing them later. I didn't tell them off, but at least this time I have some knowledge about how I'm shortchanging myself and every other artist out there so I have the courage to say, "I'm really too busy rn." I haven't even gotten all my gifts yet. (ONLY ONE).
I can do portraits and hands, I'm working on getting bodies, movement. I still suck in a lot of areas.
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Though I don't have many people asking me to do portraits like that. Usually they don't know what to think when I tell them I majored in printmaking. Perhaps they think I just made t-shirts all day. :P
Though next time someone asks, tell them you charge by the hour.
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re: your interlude, haha i used to be such a pissant in highschool that i never even considered people were asking me to draw shit for free (or, as in your case, the sad sum of $10). they'd ask or sometimes even just give me a photo and i'd be like, cool, that's $__, just put them in that PAY ME OR GTFO position right away so they had no chance of guilting me
okay but
now i wonder
what sort of lunch can you get for $10
are we talking taco bell here or......
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I would almost do it for a Punjabi Burrito (here) but too far. Do Punjabi's even really make burritos? THEY DO HERE! Yum.
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LOL OMG did they pay those people to lick the plates or what :O and no punjabis don't make burritos. or if they do they don't call them that, anyway
now i'm hungry
but too lazy to get up and get food
/starves
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Oh, and this goes without saying but those hands are gorgeous.
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Did you make an art tumblr? I remember reading something about that but when it came time to tumblring I forgot.
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http://lizzeh-draws.tumblr.com
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And your hands are lovely.
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I can't believe these people are giving you an incredulous look, like they're doing you a favor. A week away from Christmas, and they're hitting you up for portraits, and all they offer in exchange is lunch?
I don't know anything about portrait prices or how much effort goes into creating a portrait, but I know basic common courtesy. To hit someone up this late for something that special, they should be offering either double pay or one hell of a tip, not a freakin' burger.
I'm surprised and impressed you didn't tell them off.
And those are lovely hands. I hear drawing hands can be even harder to master than drawing someone's face. You're quite talented.
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I hate confrontation, and hate hurting people. I usually get roped into doing something I don't want to do then disappointing them later. I didn't tell them off, but at least this time I have some knowledge about how I'm shortchanging myself and every other artist out there so I have the courage to say, "I'm really too busy rn." I haven't even gotten all my gifts yet. (ONLY ONE).
I can do portraits and hands, I'm working on getting bodies, movement. I still suck in a lot of areas.
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