Where is my top hat?

Let it pour from the heavens, that hot dark rain! Bathe me in red! I will drink the wine of their sacrifice!

is that the kazoo boy

At first I thought this said septipillar like a jack Caterpillar and I was like “is that a thing?”

Subscribe&Punch: Septiplier

IDK WHAT IM DOING ANYMORE LMAO.,,,

(also lets pls keep this out of the main tags! i really really dont want mark or jack seeing this and hating me forever lmao,,)

im not even an artist and these prices are hurting my feelings 

This is what I have to dig through every time I look for new jobs to apply for.

For non-artists, let’s give you a little perspective.

For me, an illustration takes a bare minimum of 6 hours. Mind you, that’s JUST the drawing part. Not the research, or the communications, or gathering information. Just drawing.

That’s if it’s a simple illustration.

My art deco or more detailed stuff can take 20+ hours each.

Even simple, cartoony things still take at least 3 hours.

Let’s go with the second one. 2 illustrations for $25. Figuring 6 hours each. 12 hours total, for JUST the drawings. That’s approximately $2.08/hour. 

Asking these prices is an insult. But what’s even more hurtful is there are people out there that will take these jobs. Which only encourages rates like this to be acceptable. And there are people who will try to say these are just what you have to do to get started.

I believed that. So my first coloring gigs were just $10/page. The day someone offered me $25/page for just flatting work, I realized just how wrong I’d been. I’m still not making the rates I’d like, but now I refuse anything below $25/page. Because there is value in my time.

In any standardized industry, even ones that pay piece rate over hourly, these numbers are criminal.

Do your fellow artists a favor. Never accept jobs like these. There are others that pay legitimate rates. Or at least closer to legitimate.

Such baby bullshit. Don’t even get out of bed for these rates.

    If you are an artist who wants to make money off their art, I highly suggest you buy The Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook. It goes in depth about copyright issues and even contains contract and model release templates. The 2013 book *I believe* states the average professional charges $72 an hour. This article calculated that to make a 40k annual salary you would need to charge about $60 per hour.

  After graduating from Art Center in 2012, I think I asked for somewhere between $35-45 an hour and got laughed at by multiple big name clients, which was infuriating, sadly expected, and terrifying with over $100K worth of student loans staring me in the face. If they tell you it will be “great exposure” that’s a red flag. Ask yourself how their exposure can compare to your Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr and Facebook pages combined? 

And when you do get a decent paying gig, PROTECT YOURSELF. You have the right to negotiate and revise a contract. Do not start a job until you have a contract signed. If they don’t provide you with one, MAKE ONE. And make sure you have your bases covered. You can specify in a contract that maybe two revisions are included in your cost, and if they ask you to revise the piece more than twice, they will have to pay extra. In terms of payment schedule, I usually do the 50/50 Method (50% before, 50% after) or the 3/3/3 Method (1/3 before, 1/3 in the middle, 1/3 after all work has been received). Both of those are pretty standard in the industry, as they guarantee you will get compensated for your time, even if the job goes bad.

Remember you have a skill, and you have spent time honing that skill and you deserve to be adequately paid for that time and effort. You will have clients dismiss you because, honest to God they think, “Well, I could do that if I wanted. Hell, my five year old does it now.” No they can’t, because they didn’t, they don’t, they won’t and they probably never will. And good luck hiring a five year old. They can’t keep a fucking deadline.

And in a last ditch effort they’ll say, “But that drawing only took you an hour!” Son, that drawing took me 20. fucking. years.

10 Dollars for 1 minute of animation.  Oh my god my heart.  It took my team 6 months and a team of 12 to make a 4 minute short. 

The Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook

I second this book! I’ve had it for several years now, and it’s been a HUGE help in my work as a freelance artist. It gives great advice on what to charge for different areas of art!

Please remember. Your art is worth a respectable payment! Accepting ridiculously low prices actually hurts the arts/illustration/animation communities because it makes employers believe they can employ people without offering decent pay.

Check the internet if you need help figuring out what you should be charging for your commissions. Invest in the books that will inform you professionally, and put your foot down if you think someone is trying to cheat you out of your time and hard work. You have a right to refuse a job, and/or request decent payment. If your employer denies a you decent pay, well then they’re probably not a very good employer. Do not undersell your skills. it is bad for the art community and you are worth more then that.

For any freelancers out there

This is fucking important information.

Reblogging because I have a lot of great artists on my dash and they need to see this if they haven’t already. Don’t sell yourselves short, my lovelies.

I know that on here, everyone tends to be in a desperate situation and that something is usually better than nothing. And I totally understand that.

But at the same time, please read this, maybe check out the book, and be aware of what professional artists can make! The world doesn’t always understand the value of art. Sometimes it falls on the artists to remind them.

Another reason for posting - you guys are all super talented! Look at the prices professionals charge and know that you can make a living off your art! It may be tough but it is totally a thing that can happen!

<3 to all who are in a tough situation right now.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMAAAAHHHH

literally me.

This was my birthday card for @profdrlachfinger. ^-^

Hux is her favourite. XD

This card is terrible… What have I done?!

i just found out about the existence of the Chinese water deer and?????

ohmygod????

look at it. whathfcuk

what the hell is this thing. why does it look like a doge deer. a derge. what.

update: they share a common ancestor with whales.

i no longer understand nature.

sabretooth dog-deer-whale-thing

I live for the moment when my phone is fully charged so I can unplug it and roll to the other side of the bed.

coming 2 u

we’re taking over

no your honor I absolutely can make my case like an adult. first things first, fuck the defendant and fuck his family too. secondly,

Anonymous declares new war on Donald Trump

Hacktivist collective Anonymous has threatened to take down 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump, this time declaring “total war” on the GOP frontrunner. Anonymous’ war plan against Trump includes dismantling the candidate’s online presence and digging for dirt on the business tycoon in an attempt to destroy his brand. And you don’t need to be a hacker to participate.

@dollsteeak @dollsteeak @dollsteeak

Okay y'all it’s that time again! Due to how successful my last one was I thought I would do another one! Also major thanks to @aegyohowlter for such an awesome banner she did such a good job and y'all should follow her if you’re not already!

Rules are as followed:

~Must be following me

~1 reblog= 1 entry

~You may reblog as many times as you like

~No giveaway blogs

~Likes don’t count as entries only reblogs

What do I win?

One winner will receive:

~Troye Sivan Wild sweatshirt

~Dan and Phil shop gift card ($30)

~Dan and Phil shop llama pocket t-shirt

~Tyler Oakley Snervous sweatshirt

~Connor Franta “I am not a morning person” throw pillow

When does the giveaway end?

April 19th

Other important notes:

~Giveaway ships worldwide

~Shipping will be covered

~Winner will choose their own sweater sizes before it is shipped

~I will message the winner privately, a 24 hour time period will be open for them to respond to claim their prizes. If they do not respond within 24 hours I will pick a new winner

~Message me any other questions/concerns you might have

Official final items that have been added to the giveaway!

boss fight

What’s angering is that at the end of the video they’re about to say who they are, and that’s when the video cuts off.  I would have listened to more.  Seriously peeved about this.

Update: Thanks to @spiritxiii, I now know their name is Too Many Zooz.  Hey, guys, tag this post with their name so other people can find them!

This is amazing and I looked up their bandcamp and bought some songs. Good job, guys. You didn’t just play some music, you put on a performance.

Fuck yes. This is fantastic. They are also on Spotify. 

That’s also the sax player from Lucky Chops. Lucky Chops is/was dope as fuck.