artistfors...
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2/5/2009 2:20 PM
) knows that their income depends upon how well they present themselves to the galleries, to the Art Directors, the Media Directors, to the public at large,
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 2:19 PM
STARVING ARTIST. Personally I stopped making 6 figures in 2007, so even I'm taking a hit from the lack of consumer spending. But any artist worth their weight in salt (so to speak
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 2:17 PM
OK young man, I'm going to give you the straight skinny. Artists either make it or they don't, regardless of the economy. I cannot believe you have never heard the expression...
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 2:15 PM
Deano, a BFA and you don't know what a work in progress is (WIP)? for shame on you!
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 2:14 PM
my comment was to you concerning your critique of another's work which is something we don't do a whole lot of here
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GraphicDeano
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2/5/2009 2:07 PM
Just out of my own curiosity, how old were you guys when you got a break into the industry? How long before you got a full-time job in graphic design?
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GraphicDeano
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2/5/2009 2:05 PM
I have not found a job yet in the graphic art industry. I haven't had much luck finding a job anywhere. The economy is in a depression! We are living in 1932 and no one wants to realize it.
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GraphicDeano
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2/5/2009 2:03 PM
What comment was "right on," Robert? Are you speaking of one of mine or Terry's? What are WIPs?
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 11:02 AM
Your comment was "right on" although we deal with WIPs which would make your opinions much more effective. Love to hear your comments there.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 11:02 AM
Dean, I manage the Eons Art School Group on eons.com. You'll find artists of every caliber there. We can always use a "breath of fresh air".
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:59 AM
or if he comes out with book two and needs more of them.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:58 AM
tracing the finished images.... I think I need to know how to reach you should this happen again.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:57 AM
Terry I wish I had known this. I just spent a month doing 33 pen and inks for an author who last week decided he wanted the illustrations to look like pencil sketches. took me 3 days on my light table...
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:55 AM
And just a side question, since I mentioned "3 squares..." How are you all doing with the economy in this slump? Are you finding enough work?
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Imthinking...
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2/5/2009 8:50 AM
the computer reference is why I insist my children know how to work with their hands.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:48 AM
...and just a question for you and maybe for all... if suddenly there's no electricity to run that computer of yours. could you still produce enough art and find enough buyers to eat " 3 squares and rest on a cot"?
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:45 AM
...what you accomplish daily, your dedication, is what makes up the rest of the "body" of an artist. (typo below ("not" vice now).
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:44 AM
It's now the degree young man, it's what you actually DO with all that talent and knowledge. Talent and knowledge are the "tip of your little finger-"
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:41 AM
I'm still at it. From my dying hands will they grab my brush... In the four years it took you to graduate I probably completed a couple hundred private commissions.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 8:40 AM
GraphicDeano, I started at 6 painting on my walls and never had the opportunity to "get a degree" in art. I used my hard earned talent to pay for my two other degrees though... and 47 years later...
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GraphicDeano
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2/5/2009 5:41 AM
How many people on here actually have a degree besides me?
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GraphicDeano
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2/5/2009 5:37 AM
You should have went with a cleaner design. That's not to say my design is perfect, but you could have got the message across with less effects for greater affect. Good job on the win though.
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GraphicDeano
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2/5/2009 5:36 AM
Tattoos are spiritual, not evil or devilish. The fade techniques and motion blurs used aren't effective at getting the message across. Less is more my friend.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 5:12 AM
Charles, or anyone with more time on this site than I, please explain the voting aspects to this new member. He's under the impression that contests on Taltopia are peer appraisals.
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GraphicDeano
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2/5/2009 5:03 AM
Why is everyone voting for Under The Gun?
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 4:15 AM
but my MacPlus still works... my biondi iMac, however became a studio lamp after the HD was no longer upgradable, so I gutted it, had a friend fit a piece of frosted glass and wired it for a 60 watt light bulb.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 4:11 AM
I just put that up to exemplify something for Terry, who I admire. (and TT, I wonder what that Lisa would fetch on the open market?) never was lucky enough to see one in action.
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artistfors...
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2/5/2009 4:07 AM
WeWord, thanks, but really... it's like a '58 Chevy Impala... very classic, nice to look at, but in today's market improbable. I cannot imagine presenting that to an Art Director these days.
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Imthinking...
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2/4/2009 9:00 PM
It's neat to see how all the pieces come together to create a final design. We all use different techniques and styles to get our end results, that is what makes us artists.
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Imthinking...
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2/4/2009 9:00 PM
I'm self taught. Started about 10 years ago without a clue and was determined to learn how to use my graphics software. I'm still learning and that is the fun part.
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