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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6446285" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>You will be able to find something relevant to almost anything on those sites. But I understand.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you do, I <em>beg</em> you not to follow the advice you quoted above and find some artist willing to do it for credit/exposure/royalties. When you ask "do you know anyone like that?" what you're asking is "do you know anyone naive enough to allow themselves to be exploited?" Yes, you can easily find artists like that. No, you shouldn't do it.</p><p></p><p>No matter how badly you want it, that's not ethically fair and is generally looked down upon these days. Artists should be paid fairly for their time and work, and, sadly, if you can't afford it, you can't afford it; but please don't try find some artist willing to do it for peanuts because they're desperate for work. Your ethical alternative is the shutterstock-style compromise, where you don't pay much, but at least the artist potentially sells it more than once.</p><p></p><p>$200 for a novel cover is a pittance for the amount of work that it takes; its a damn good price. You should take up that generous offer, or accept that for less money you don't get exactly what you want. </p><p></p><p>It sucks, I know. But the world of artists sucks even more.</p><p></p><p>EDIT - wait, hang on, a company is publishing your book for you but expects <em>you </em>to pay for the art? What the hell? Run away screaming. You're being exploited, as well as your potential artist. What company is this? Are they paying you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6446285, member: 1"] You will be able to find something relevant to almost anything on those sites. But I understand. Whatever you do, I [I]beg[/I] you not to follow the advice you quoted above and find some artist willing to do it for credit/exposure/royalties. When you ask "do you know anyone like that?" what you're asking is "do you know anyone naive enough to allow themselves to be exploited?" Yes, you can easily find artists like that. No, you shouldn't do it. No matter how badly you want it, that's not ethically fair and is generally looked down upon these days. Artists should be paid fairly for their time and work, and, sadly, if you can't afford it, you can't afford it; but please don't try find some artist willing to do it for peanuts because they're desperate for work. Your ethical alternative is the shutterstock-style compromise, where you don't pay much, but at least the artist potentially sells it more than once. $200 for a novel cover is a pittance for the amount of work that it takes; its a damn good price. You should take up that generous offer, or accept that for less money you don't get exactly what you want. It sucks, I know. But the world of artists sucks even more. EDIT - wait, hang on, a company is publishing your book for you but expects [I]you [/I]to pay for the art? What the hell? Run away screaming. You're being exploited, as well as your potential artist. What company is this? Are they paying you? [/QUOTE]
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