A comical observation

[pasithea]

Helping Stacey sort and thin her THIRTY-SIX BOXES of comic books has convinced me of two things.

1) I can draw/write well enough I could make a comic.
2) I should not quit my day job.

I like drawing and making art but I also really enjoy writing code. It's fun to fantasize about being a professional artist, but the reality is: There are thousands and thousands of very talented people out there who have made tons and tons of artwork but the vast majority of them are just squeaking by and I think that honestly, with the prevalence of reprints and anything and everything you could ever want always being available on the net, that it's only going to get harder on the margins. I'd rather do art because I enjoy it than have to try to live on it. And on that note: Back to work. :)

Comments

[paka.livejournal.com]

Coding is still making stuff, after all. It took me a while to realize just how cool that is.

Besides. Comics are much more of a labor of love than still images or even storyboards. I used to dream of making comics for a living, but I just don't think it's practical for anyone who doesn't have a lot of support network, or lives in a really affordable part of the world - or both.

[centauress.livejournal.com]

The limiting factor is not where the artist lives, but the artist's ability to ply money from other people. In other words, what Schlake said.

[hairypolack.livejournal.com]

unfortunately true!

[schlake.livejournal.com]

Artists don't make money based on their talent. They make money based on their ability to market their art.