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why do i bother //rant
11 years ago
i just want decent money for my artwork
my father thinks i should be making like $1500 a month and im like theres no way i can do that through commissions and hes like well then why do them
then i look at my art and im like, yeah why would someone pay me anything for this?
hes like why are we wasting time on art school if you're not making money on your art?
why am i at art school then?
why am i doing it?
is it for me?
I love art, i love learning it
but thats not going to pay for my fucking expensive tuition now is it?
what am i doing with my life?
it feels so fucking pointless
Im gonna delete this later so you dont need to comment
my father thinks i should be making like $1500 a month and im like theres no way i can do that through commissions and hes like well then why do them
then i look at my art and im like, yeah why would someone pay me anything for this?
hes like why are we wasting time on art school if you're not making money on your art?
why am i at art school then?
why am i doing it?
is it for me?
I love art, i love learning it
but thats not going to pay for my fucking expensive tuition now is it?
what am i doing with my life?
it feels so fucking pointless
Im gonna delete this later so you dont need to comment
just do what you enjoy, and you'll find out what and how you'll do things you want.
You are in art school to improve your art so you can get to a point that you can live off of it. To expect you to be able to live off your art your FIRST YEAR of art school is absolutely ridiculous. You can do it man, the hard work will feel crappy as your doing it but you are at the beginning of your journey right now!
Do what is right for you, other people's thought on -your- path through life does not matter. Because it is -your- life.
I'm planning on continuing to go to conventions in Atlanta if you plan on going to any in the coming years! (FWA, DragonCon, etc) I can't just outtie from the south all together ahhaha.
I'm not in art school but I feel like I should be but even then I don't know what I would offer...
No one ever wants my art unless it's for free.
I just want you to know that you're an amazing artist and a sweet person. It kills me that you keep going through ups and downs and I wish there was something I could possibly do or say to make you feel better.
*hugs*
I-I'm sorry we don't talk too much...I really do love you, sweetie.
Stay positive.
You're worth everything and more