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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 627031" data-attributes="member: 177">Yes, and we see how much professional poets get paid, huh? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />No, it isn't a crock, because you seem to be forgetting a very important conditional phrase in my original post:&quot;...if painting miniatures is your hobby...&quot;The difference is in your intended goal.Dr. Midnight, another poster on these boards, is an artist.&nbsp; I would never try to con him into doing art for me for free.&nbsp; I know that he's trying to earn a living doing artwork.&nbsp; I'm not about to steal time from him that he'd otherwise use earning his wages.&nbsp; If he volunteered to do a piece of work for free, as a present, I'd jump at the chance, 'cause I love his work.&nbsp; But if I ask him to do it, I'd very well expect to pay.Liquide is another poster on this board who does artwork.&nbsp; He is perhaps less polished than the Doc, but some of his stuff is nice.&nbsp; But as far as I'm aware, he does his work for fun and to improve his skill.&nbsp; To him, I might turn and ask if he'd like to try a sketch for a character I had planned.&nbsp; I, myself, paint the occasional mini.&nbsp; If someone came to me, handed me a mini, and asked me to paint it, I'd agree without a second thought.&nbsp; Minis are pricey these days.&nbsp; The guy is offering me a chance to engage in an activity I'd normally do anyway, just for fun, but is making it somewhat cheaper.The difference lies in your stated goals in undertaking the art.&nbsp; If the purpose is to earn money, then treat it like business, and charge.&nbsp; Just be ready to have people say it's not worth the $$.&nbsp; If the purpose is to have fun paintintg, then don't charge.&nbsp; You're more sure to get &quot;repeat business&quot; if you don't charge, thus supporting your leisure activity, withe the addition of earning the warm-fuzzy feeling you get out of makign someone happy with a gift.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 627031, member: 177"] Yes, and we see how much professional poets get paid, huh? :) No, it isn't a crock, because you seem to be forgetting a very important conditional phrase in my original post: [i]"...if painting miniatures is your hobby..."[/i] The difference is in your intended goal. Dr. Midnight, another poster on these boards, is an artist. I would [i]never[/i] try to con him into doing art for me for free. I know that he's trying to earn a living doing artwork. I'm not about to steal time from him that he'd otherwise use earning his wages. If he volunteered to do a piece of work for free, as a present, I'd jump at the chance, 'cause I love his work. But if I ask him to do it, I'd very well expect to pay. Liquide is another poster on this board who does artwork. He is perhaps less polished than the Doc, but some of his stuff is nice. But as far as I'm aware, he does his work for fun and to improve his skill. To him, I might turn and ask if he'd like to try a sketch for a character I had planned. I, myself, paint the occasional mini. If someone came to me, handed me a mini, and asked me to paint it, I'd agree without a second thought. Minis are pricey these days. The guy is offering me a chance to engage in an activity I'd normally do anyway, just for fun, but is making it somewhat cheaper. The difference lies in your stated goals in undertaking the art. If the purpose is to earn money, then treat it like business, and charge. Just be ready to have people say it's not worth the $$. If the purpose is to have fun paintintg, then don't charge. You're more sure to get "repeat business" if you don't charge, thus supporting your leisure activity, withe the addition of earning the warm-fuzzy feeling you get out of makign someone happy with a gift. [/QUOTE]

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