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Louis Staples
Jan 13, 2019

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People who work in creative industries often receive outrageous requests asking for their work for free.
Recently, a talented artist began calling out people who request portraits without offering compensation. Although requests are nearly always complimentary, people often forget that making art is a profession which artists deserve to be paid for. Though the artist had a less than pleasant encounter with an old acquaintance who asked for a commission for free, then reacted badly when they were informed that a portrait costs $50.
Bizarrely, after the artist politely informed the person, who is a college student, about the charge, things went downhill. The requestor said the artist's "dumb" drawings "suck". She even went as far as to say:
You can have fun trying to find people who will actually pay for your trash drawings.
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After the exchange was posted on Reddit, users heaped praise on the artist for their handling of the situation.
H/T: Someecards

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