Well, it gets a bit different with entirely volunteer run cons, as no one gets paid from the con director on down. So while I’m usually all gung ho “pay artists!” normally, I don’t feel bad asking for free art from staffers for the con,
You jus have to convince them to actually do it. 😛
UnCONventional is a comic that ran from December 2009 to December 2019 about the staff of a small town anime convention and their lives. This is a complete online archive of the comic.
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8 thoughts on “An Artist?”
xero
uh oh i know that look artists HATE that look it means your about to be stuck doing a lot of work for no pay
Lugh
…soooooo just like everyone else on a con staff, then?
Trae Dorn
A good artist you can exploit is much harder to come by.
You never let them go.
Not without recruiting their replacement at least.
xero
Artist rule NUMBER 1 Never work for free
Artist rule NUMBER 2 NEVER! WORK! FOR! FREE!
Trae Dorn
Well, it gets a bit different with entirely volunteer run cons, as no one gets paid from the con director on down. So while I’m usually all gung ho “pay artists!” normally, I don’t feel bad asking for free art from staffers for the con,
You jus have to convince them to actually do it. 😛
Marsia Powers
Hey, I resemble that remark. And that grin :-]
Calvsie
Funny the words badge art come to mind…
Also where the heck are they going? and is that suzuki?
Trae Dorn
They’re driving to Yakisoba Con (it’ll be more obvious tomorrow, but it’s in the chapter heading).
And the SUV is an old Toyota RAV4.
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UnCONventional is a comic that ran from December 2009 to December 2019 about the staff of a small town anime convention and their lives. This is a complete online archive of the comic.
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