I saw a forum posting that I had to respond to. It was about the pricing of artwork and such. I know that many artists are going to feel negatively about what I am saying here, but it seems more and more that people sometimes forget what the other individual could be going through and what is really going on for them. We never stop and consider why that person might not be able to pay $300 bucks per page or whatever. It might not be that they don't value your time or your art. It could be a lot simpler that they like you are trying to get their creations out there and might be having to do it on a very shoestring budget to achieve their dreams. You want people to love your artwork and maybe they want to get their name out there just as much:

This forum makes me honestly sick to my stomach. I am sick of hearing artists whine about people hiring them to do artwork. If you believe your artwork is worth 300 bucks then keep at that price, but you will find more and more people are less likely to want to work with you at all. Stick firm to your prices and don't haggle with people. Maybe you will earn more respect that way from people hiring you.

Also legitimately there are people that are unable to pay 300 bucks that want to do projects. I am a great example. I am in the process of trying to publish several comic book series that I am going in the hole over. I am using my leftover resources from Financial Aide money and my SSI income. This doesn't leave me a lot of money for say MYSELF TO EAT. Because of this I am ultimately looking for an artist that is going to provide me with a lower per page figure then someone that wants to charge say 100 bucks per page. If there were not people out there that are just strarting out and were willing to do it for a lower page rate I would never get my book out because of my limited resources. Not everyone is trying to take artists for a ride. I personally as a creator want to work with someone that is more concerned about getting their name out there and could lead to more jobs because they worked on this particular series for me. If you are only worried about the money then I wouldn't want to hire you anways.

I know everyone has to eat and live their lives. I value artwork as well. I know that a lot of time and energy goes into this because I have been trying to slowly teach myself to become a better artist, but you have to realize that not every creator is trying to take advantage of lower prices. Some of of us legitimately can not pay those prices, so we have to go with the lower individual. Sometimes we don't get the exact quality we would like, but it is all we can afford. I mean I am a student full-time and my only income is Financial Aide and SSI. Think of that the next time you actually start to work with someone. You don't know their life. Now if it is say Marvel or DC comics then heck yeah charge them whatever you want, but if they are an individual realize they just might have a love of art and trying to support the arts on whatever limited income they have. We are all humans trying to survive in this world. Start acting like it. Yes I am aware this will probably not be well received from all the artists but it is a different opinion then what everyone else seems to be posting. So see the world from someone elses eyes before you want to chastise them.