“It’s just a quick sketch.” “You love what you do—you can do it for free.” “What do you mean, I have to pay for art?” If artists had a nickel for every time they heard somebody ask them to work for free, well… We wouldn’t be talking about ‘starving artists’ at all, would we?
Everyone should be paid for the work and services they provide, no matter if they’re a painter, sculptor, dancer, or musician. Unfortunately, the world is full of choosing beggars that want to take advantage of the artistically inclined. That’s how they end up on the 2-million-strong ‘Choosing Beggars’ subreddit. Scroll down and check out how some people try to get art for free. Don’t forget to upvote the pics that infuriated you the most and share if anyone tried to get you to work for free in the comment section, dear Pandas.
Bored Panda reached out to The Freelancer Club team and spoke to them about their #NoFreeWork campaign, about fighting exploitative unpaid work, why artists are often targets, and what can be done to avoid working for free. “Artists are sometimes looked down upon as hobbyists and yet it takes years of hard work, natural ability, and creativity to produce thought-providing, meaningful art. Artists enrich our lives, provoke thought and conversation,” a representative of The Freelancer Club told us. “We must start to value artists for their contribution to society and the economy. Try going a week without art, music, and film and see how grey the world would be without the creative colors that artists provide us with on a daily basis.” Scroll down for the full interview.
#1 Customer Wants A Tattoo Artist To Issue Them An “Inconvenience Fee” For Setting Them Up With An Artist Who Was An Ex-Con
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#2 Can I Have A Birthday Discount?
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#3 Does This Work?
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#4 Do You Draw Arts For Free
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#5 I Draw Pieces Inspired By Historical Art Styles And Sometimes Do Tattoo Designs For People. Today I Had My First Choosing Beggar Experience
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#6 The Disrespect To Makeup Artists
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#7 Good To Know
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#8 Found On My Tattoo Artists Instagram
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#9 I Can’t Belive These People… They Don’t Understand Nail Techs, Escorts, Artists, Ect. Actually Make A Living Off Of This
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#10 Cb Wants My Adult Coloring Book For 9,000 Exposure Bucks
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#11 Can You Draw Me?
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#12 I Follow A Professional Painter Who Is Dealing With Some Corporate Choosing Beggars
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#13 My Friend Got Shorted By A Pretty Major Influencer
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#14 I Paint And Do Calligraphy And Hand Lettering. Conversation I Had Last Night With My Cousins “Friend”
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#15 I Started Actually Taking My Art Seriously About A Month Ago, And I Got My First Choosing Beggar… I Think I’ve Made It Big Guys
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#16 Am I Making Sense?
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#17 Person Beg For Free Art And Ends Blocked. Then Creates Another Account To Threat The Artist
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#18 I Offered To Do Something More Simple For Free Only To Be Threatened With Reporting… I Don’t Mind Doing Free Chibi Art At All And Have Even Posted That I’m Doing Free Chibi Style But Yet Still Get People Asking For Full Body Detailed Work For Free
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#19 A Brief But Insightful 4 Minute Conversation
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#20 This Happened To One Of My Friends On Twitter
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#21 Life As A Nail Artist
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#22 Professional Photographer Wants Local “Models” To Pay Her To Fulfill Her Own Vision
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#23 Well, That Escalated Quickly. Guess I Should Make My Hell Reservations
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#24 “Friend” Begs Artist For Free Art
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#25 I Charge 20-50 Dollars For A Realistic Portrait And One Of My Followers Just Said I’m Overcharging (I Never Made An Advertisement, I Just Say Yes When People Ask Since I’m Just A Hobbyist)
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#26 My Buddy Is A Tattoo Artist. He’s Also My Personal Hero
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#27 Tell Em
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#28 Artist Should Live With Their Parents And Draw For Free
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#29 “Your Art Is Mediocre At Best So Please Design Me A Free Tattoo”
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#30 Advanced Choosing Beggar
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