pretty long agojust outta curiosity, how long ago was this put on hold?
then the idea of requesting :/pretty long ago
Yus, this idea like me...then the idea of requesting :/
I agree with everything you say, except for the tablet part. sure there are certainly tablets that are THIS expensive, but you certainly don't need one to be a professional artist. I have a 100 dollar wacom tablet that works pretty n' perfectly, and you can get ones that are just as reliable for half that price.It's a good general rule that if an artist is awesome, they probably do NOT have time for your requests, lol.
Awesome artists get paid for their work over at places like FA, DeviantArt, etc. Not many will do freebies, because the more awesome an artist is, most likely the more time they spend on a piece. An average burger-flipper at McD's gets what, $9 an hour or something? Some of these artists will spend 3-5 hours on a piece, so it is entirely understandable that they find it difficult to fork over $30-50 worth of work for nothing.
I find that people in general do not respect the artist's skill and time, not to mention all of the equipment they need. A good art tablet is at least $1.5k or more, if it's any serious artist. That's assuming they do digital art, and not physical art which over time could end up costing more over a long period of time.
It isn't cheap, and the artist spends a lot of time putting that stuff together. And, to top it all off, if an artist is good, then they are also popular, and have many requests/commissions/etc that they simply can't fill all of them.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHINGIt's a good general rule that if an artist is awesome, they probably do NOT have time for your requests, lol.
Awesome artists get paid for their work over at places like FA, DeviantArt, etc. Not many will do freebies, because the more awesome an artist is, most likely the more time they spend on a piece. An average burger-flipper at McD's gets what, $9 an hour or something? Some of these artists will spend 3-5 hours on a piece, so it is entirely understandable that they find it difficult to fork over $30-50 worth of work for nothing.
I find that people in general do not respect the artist's skill and time, not to mention all of the equipment they need. A good art tablet is at least $1.5k or more, if it's any serious artist. That's assuming they do digital art, and not physical art which over time could end up costing more over a long period of time.
It isn't cheap, and the artist spends a lot of time putting that stuff together. And, to top it all off, if an artist is good, then they are also popular, and have many requests/commissions/etc that they simply can't fill all of them.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING
plus, the request conditions thing didn't even say "commision only" -.-'
Yeah, the average pen display is $1000. Most people I know just deal with a non-display one. Think of it as hand-eye coordination training.I don't think I could draw "blind" either. Unless there's $100 display tablets out there? Cheapest one I saw was more like $700.
many professionals use non-display tablets as well >w>I wasn't implying you were, or anybody was, I was merely explaining the reason why the requests are closed. He opened this thread a long, long time ago and has come a long way since then.
@Scarecrow : I suppose that is true, depends on the artist's style and skill; a starting out artist may find that a display tablet (basically a touchscreen monitor, only much more fine-tuned in the touch department) is far easier to learn art on, than a cheaper tablet.
Depends on the artist, I'd say. Most of the ones I know use the display tablets, and I can easily see why. I pondered getting one myself, but saw the pricetag and I was like "uh... I dun think that would work".
I don't think I could draw "blind" either. Unless there's $100 display tablets out there? Cheapest one I saw was more like $700.
many professionals use non-display tablets as well >w>
It's quite doable, actually.Really? Huh. I guess the few I know are just different or something lol.
I figured it'd be a lot harder, but ah well. Still.