A Proposal/Estimate is the most important form a freelancer must put together.
You should be able to specify your terms to avoid needless pain. If the client hands you a contract, you have the right to amend it if you consider it unfavorable to you.
If you accept unfair terms because you need the money, at least make sure to add the following line:
"I hereby reserve the right to tell you to Go Fuck Yourself"
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 11, 2010
I had a most interesting night, I rode my bike over the 59th Street bridge into Manhattan to meet Wade and Angela, on the coldest fuckin' day ever.
I made it back home barely alive but I won't be able to have children ever again. Turned on the tv and caught Woody Allen saying: "You're always trying to get things to come out perfect in art because it's real difficult in life" Good point, Good night.
I made it back home barely alive but I won't be able to have children ever again. Turned on the tv and caught Woody Allen saying: "You're always trying to get things to come out perfect in art because it's real difficult in life" Good point, Good night.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 9, 2010
Most figure drawing students feel the need to hang on to every single piece of badly drawn art they ever made.
Bad drawings are a contagious ill. They're garbage and they should be treated as such.
There's nothing to learn from keeping a poor effort around. It breeds more bad art, despair and low self esteem. Bury theem or trash them NOW!
Measure your progress against your best past drawings.
Bad drawings are a contagious ill. They're garbage and they should be treated as such.
There's nothing to learn from keeping a poor effort around. It breeds more bad art, despair and low self esteem. Bury theem or trash them NOW!
Measure your progress against your best past drawings.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 8, 2010
When I went to bed this morning, I dreamt I was staring directly into the bottom of a cliff. I was thinking about 'The Thought of Day' and peeing straight down. I would hold it for a few seconds and then I'd let it flow, and then I'd hold it again just to admire the bright yellow streams as they slowly evaporated in mid air. It was beautiful!
And then I woke up in a pool of water.
And then I woke up in a pool of water.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 7, 2010
As artists, how do we avoid objectifying women?
First, you must arrive at the understanding that women aren't objects but subjects.
The line might be thin but is also strong. If —as it has been said— Art mirrors the artist and not his/her subject, then you must respect the subject because the subject is in essence, YOU. If you don't value and respect yourself, you'll never respect your subject
F.U. We can stop an uninformed viewer from perceiving what we do as artists as objectifying women. I did say 'it's a thin line'.
It has little to do with execution and everything to do with honest intent and purpose.
People (read the viewer) do what they do and they want what they want. If your intention is to exploit and utilize women, or men or children or whatever, rather than to honor your artistic bend and integrity, unless it's painfully apparent, it's up to you to recognize and come to terms with.
If you do it in ignorance, then learn, educate yourself. Study the subject and most importantly study yourself, try and see things from a woman's perspective.
First, you must arrive at the understanding that women aren't objects but subjects.
The line might be thin but is also strong. If —as it has been said— Art mirrors the artist and not his/her subject, then you must respect the subject because the subject is in essence, YOU. If you don't value and respect yourself, you'll never respect your subject
F.U. We can stop an uninformed viewer from perceiving what we do as artists as objectifying women. I did say 'it's a thin line'.
It has little to do with execution and everything to do with honest intent and purpose.
People (read the viewer) do what they do and they want what they want. If your intention is to exploit and utilize women, or men or children or whatever, rather than to honor your artistic bend and integrity, unless it's painfully apparent, it's up to you to recognize and come to terms with.
If you do it in ignorance, then learn, educate yourself. Study the subject and most importantly study yourself, try and see things from a woman's perspective.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 6, 2010
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Facebook Picture Tagging is a wonderful thing . . .
. . . . IF THE MOTHERFUCKIN' PERSON YOU ARE FUCKIN' TAGGIN' IS ACTUALLY IN THE MOTHERFUCKIN' PICTURE!!!
Facebook Picture Tagging is a wonderful thing . . .
. . . . IF THE MOTHERFUCKIN' PERSON YOU ARE FUCKIN' TAGGIN' IS ACTUALLY IN THE MOTHERFUCKIN' PICTURE!!!
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 5, 2010
Distilling the figure into a few well-placed lines explaining space, likeness and weight is like driving an 18 wheeler through a drinking straw.
It's a well known secret that the secret to solving this dilemma lies in a combination of speed, volume and patience. Fans of instant gratification need not apply.
(Wow! The first TOTD that's not patronizing, mean-spirited or morbidly sarcastic)
It's a well known secret that the secret to solving this dilemma lies in a combination of speed, volume and patience. Fans of instant gratification need not apply.
(Wow! The first TOTD that's not patronizing, mean-spirited or morbidly sarcastic)
Monday, January 04, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 4, 2010
Dream of getting into comics but hate anatomy or you just find it takes too long to learn?
Draw zombies. That's right!! Dead people (as well as robots) are easy to draw.
There's no wrong way to draw them. All comic professionals who can't get it together, draw zombie (or robot) books and the fans LOVE them!
Best of all, no one will ever suspect you're lazy and a big failure at drawing live humans.
Draw zombies. That's right!! Dead people (as well as robots) are easy to draw.
There's no wrong way to draw them. All comic professionals who can't get it together, draw zombie (or robot) books and the fans LOVE them!
Best of all, no one will ever suspect you're lazy and a big failure at drawing live humans.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 3, 2010
Not to get mushy but this I thought while I was drawing something I won't show anyone: At this moment, someone is loving a person who will never love him back, a soldier is killing someone he has never met, a poet is writing a poem no one will ever read and so forth. I wonder how many people could be thinking this very thought at this very same time, even though I'm sure I'll never know the answer.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Thought of The Day Jan 2, 2010
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Lines are as imperfect as the artists who draw them. But if they're lucky, they can grow up to become as sublime as the women who inspire them.
Because all women are sublime and all lines are jealous.
Lines are as imperfect as the artists who draw them. But if they're lucky, they can grow up to become as sublime as the women who inspire them.
Because all women are sublime and all lines are jealous.
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