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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alcamtar" data-source="post: 631480" data-attributes="member: 3842">I have no problems with what artists charge, even ignoring production costs. Hey, it's their work, they can charge what they want.The problem is that art is a unnecessary luxury. Personally, I'd happily pay for an RPG with no art at all. If it does include art, cool, a freebie, but I don't want to shell out any extra cash for it. And if it does include art, I'll either praise or criticize the selections, as appropriate. There is good art and bad art, and if you want to clutter up my game with art -- especially if you're charging me extra to do so -- that gives me the right to criticize it. That said, art can be very cool, and I *have* bought game books solely for the art, or even just to get one piece I really liked.A product is only worth what the market is willing to pay for it, and if you want to make a living you're going to have to bow to market realities. I can't just go out and write any old software I want and expect to be able to sell it or make a great living off it -- I have to give people something they want at a price they're willing to pay. If art isn't selling because it is perceived as too expensive, then it *is* too expensive. And if an artist cannot make a decent living because nobody will pay for his stuff, he'd be well advised to go into a different line of work.</blockquote>