good, inexpensive artist available for paid projects

[anramfi]

Really, do you think there is any need to be so rude and aggressive? Everyone has to start somewhere and attacking an artist like that is just not cool. Constructive critiques sure but not this, this is just immature.

Inmature is to present yourself as a professional artist with a sad single illustration that´s not even inked.

When you want to work in this bussiness, you have to be serious and be ready to receive some home truths. If you are not ready don´t pretend to be a pro.

I remind you I wasn´t the one calling crap anybody´s art. I pointed out the flaws from the illustration and the elements that made me suspiciuos about it, and I gave my reasons. Then somebody is calling the real professional´s work a crap, but I´m rude and aggressive? I guess those are the constructive critiques you are looking for, the ones that agree with you no matter the insults they contain.

I totally support the artist as an amateur. Everyone had a start including me, the difference is that I didn´t present myself as a "good, inexpensive artist" until I was prepared and I had a serious portfolio.

If anybody thinks telling the truth is an attack it´s not my problem but yours. Before posting look at the mirror and ask yourself if you would buy the sequential art seen above.

What makes you a professional is not lowering your rates in order to get any job (10-15 bucks a page is a pro rate only if you can draw and ink 10 pages a day, can you?), but raising your skills and improving your portfolio.

I understand this in not a discussion forum but a post looking for jobs. Given that critiques are not wellcome I shall not post again.

Best of luck to Mr.Nunes, I didn´t mean any offense to him. When I was starting I was lucky enough to have somebody telling me the truth and helping me be prepared for this industry. Hope you find that person. If you are interested I recommend you Andrew Loomis and George Bridgman books, they helped me a lot.

[pbcpres1]

if you saw that it was in the BULLETIN BOARD section, instead of the SHOWCASE section, then why didn't you keep that in mind, before you wrote your first reply, which was inappropriate in the first place, because you didn't offer to hire Mr. Nunes. so, who was at fault, for this?

[dfbovey]

This is one of the more bizarre threads I have seen in a while. Might be the first time I have seen someone use this section to promote work that isn't their own. Its a weird situation to put yourself in.

[anramfi]

This is one of the more bizarre threads I have seen in a while. Might be the first time I have seen someone use this section to promote work that isn't their own. Its a weird situation to put yourself in.

I agree with you. Pretty bizarre. And actually the person I´d like to respond to my doubts and to my first post (which was totally appropiate, otherwise the moderator would have removed it )didn´t show up.

I hope wherever he is, he finds a good client.

[dfbovey]

I'm an administrator of this site and I contemptated closing the thread myself. I feel that if an artist wants their work promoted here they should probably join the site and do it themselves.

[eureka]

I feel that if an artist wants their work promoted here they should probably join the site and do it themselves.

I Agree!!!!

[pbcpres1]

Anramfi,
if you weren't exclusively mentioning page rate offers, then NO, it wasn't appropriate. critiquing is what the Showcase section is for, so let's get that straight.

Mr. Nunes has too many self-esteem issues to really market his work himself. whenever we're at a show, he keeps insisting that i talk to people for him. sorry, but it happens that way with people, sometimes.

[dfbovey]

Well, he'll have to get over it. This thread isn't going him any good. Sometimes people need to learn their craft and learn how to market themselves. Word of mouth is good but this kind of thread does him more harm than good.

Closing this thread. Tell him he should feel free to join the forum, post his work for critique to better his craft and then become confident enough in his own work to be able to market himself and build a client base.