>>707464729
>be me
>do "art" in my spare time
>did some "art" for like Secret Sant/a/ or some shit
>get requested for a commission for some gacha dude who wanted handmade physical merch
>>"cool, sure I guess"
>don't know what "rates" even are
>don't recognize the characters one bit
>offered like a solid few bucks, easily low 4 figures (don't remember since it was a while back + inflation absolutely has scuffed those numbers since)
>spend a solid amount on materials, since I figured that was the main expense
>spend like a month working away (digital and irl, since this shit ain't easy once you know how you're doing it), maintaining rapport and shit, the fuckin works
>push myself hard, I'm doing details and fancy texture shit that we ain't ever done before
>finish like half of the commission set, then it starts grinding on me hard (like, wrists alone carving out stens)
>spend less time doing art, just do some /fit/ and vidya for a while
>80% done, shrug and decide to spray some simple vultures across the road from an old people's home (for free) shit that I like to do
>laugh out loud to myself and kinda never finished it
>don't even think I told the guy, but I never charged a penny up front
>had to scrounge a bit to make up for the materials I bought in, but got over it because I have a life

>cut to today
>losers on virtual tablets are charging like $500 bucks for template-lookin D&D digital art then bitching about it on xitter
the audacity of these motherfuckers

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ai is KILLING the industry and art itself yet y'all doing nothing about itshame on you

ai is KILLING the industry and art itself yet y'all doing nothing about it
shame on you