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<blockquote data-quote="fantasyclipinks" data-source="post: 7737225" data-attributes="member: 6943592"><p><strong>My two cents</strong></p><p></p><p>What a great thread. Wish I had seen this earlier.</p><p></p><p> I used to do a ton of freelancing in the RPG industry, but failed to get a paid a few times or fell for Paid on Publication traps after turning in finished work. Just be sure to get 50% deposit and don't send your high res (300 dpi tiffs) art until the client pays via paypal after approving the art as web quality only jpegs! </p><p></p><p>That said, most of the client I've worked with over the years have been exceptional, and many I consider friends now.</p><p></p><p>Presently, I have a handful of great, long term clients, as well as produce my own RPG product lines and hire myself as the artist. I finally love Monday mornings!</p><p></p><p>I have produced art for my Fantasy Clip Inks line for years now, and just published our 20th stock art set, but there is only so much a publisher can do with stock art. If and when I hire other artists for The Mutant Epoch RPG, I'd try and hire a mix of talented newbies, as well as try and get some more affordable quarter page images from industry veterans like Eric Lofgren, Bradley K. McDevitt, Stefan Poag, or Peter Mullen, as paying the full page rate might be too steep for me at this time.</p><p></p><p>Looking back to when I started doing work for Fantasy Flight Games, Goodman Games, Kenzer and Company and dozens of other d20 publishers of the time, I was never asked to do stuff for free in return for exposure... but then again, things might be different now. So, If I were a new artist wanting to get my name out there, and while waiting for clients, I'd set up a stock image brand and sell sets or individual images on RPGnow and Drivethrurpg.com, etc. Its great practice to produce finished inks, draw daily, experiment, increase your speed and offers income for you and affordable art for talented writers and indie publishers.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents.</p><p></p><p>Have a great day,</p><p>Will McAusland</p><p></p><p><em>Links to the artists I've mentioned in this post:</em></p><p>Eric Lofgren <a href="http://ericlofgren.net/index.php" target="_blank">http://ericlofgren.net/index.php</a></p><p>Bradley K. McDevitt <a href="http://www.bradleykmcdevitt.net/" target="_blank">http://www.bradleykmcdevitt.net/</a></p><p>Stefan Poag <a href="https://stefanpoag.com/" target="_blank">https://stefanpoag.com/</a></p><p>Peter Mullen <a href="http://pmullenblog.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">http://pmullenblog.blogspot.ca/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fantasyclipinks, post: 7737225, member: 6943592"] [b]My two cents[/b] What a great thread. Wish I had seen this earlier. I used to do a ton of freelancing in the RPG industry, but failed to get a paid a few times or fell for Paid on Publication traps after turning in finished work. Just be sure to get 50% deposit and don't send your high res (300 dpi tiffs) art until the client pays via paypal after approving the art as web quality only jpegs! That said, most of the client I've worked with over the years have been exceptional, and many I consider friends now. Presently, I have a handful of great, long term clients, as well as produce my own RPG product lines and hire myself as the artist. I finally love Monday mornings! I have produced art for my Fantasy Clip Inks line for years now, and just published our 20th stock art set, but there is only so much a publisher can do with stock art. If and when I hire other artists for The Mutant Epoch RPG, I'd try and hire a mix of talented newbies, as well as try and get some more affordable quarter page images from industry veterans like Eric Lofgren, Bradley K. McDevitt, Stefan Poag, or Peter Mullen, as paying the full page rate might be too steep for me at this time. Looking back to when I started doing work for Fantasy Flight Games, Goodman Games, Kenzer and Company and dozens of other d20 publishers of the time, I was never asked to do stuff for free in return for exposure... but then again, things might be different now. So, If I were a new artist wanting to get my name out there, and while waiting for clients, I'd set up a stock image brand and sell sets or individual images on RPGnow and Drivethrurpg.com, etc. Its great practice to produce finished inks, draw daily, experiment, increase your speed and offers income for you and affordable art for talented writers and indie publishers. Just my 2 cents. Have a great day, Will McAusland [I]Links to the artists I've mentioned in this post:[/I] Eric Lofgren [URL="http://ericlofgren.net/index.php"]http://ericlofgren.net/index.php[/URL] Bradley K. McDevitt [URL="http://www.bradleykmcdevitt.net/"]http://www.bradleykmcdevitt.net/[/URL] Stefan Poag [URL="https://stefanpoag.com/"]https://stefanpoag.com/[/URL] Peter Mullen [URL="http://pmullenblog.blogspot.ca/"]http://pmullenblog.blogspot.ca/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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