Urgh, so true. I refuse to undersell myself, but it's hard to get people to pay what artists are worth. There's a great post over here about the value of art with a bunch of fabulous comments to boot (with the caveat that yeah, people totally do that with other professions too, though I imagine it's with less frequency, more in regards to consultation/diagnoses than actual finished work, and less complaining when they're told "No"). I mean, I've got a few things that are reasonably easy to make and could go for what people would be willing to pay, but just how many Not Actually Squiddles or flower hair clips is any one person going to buy?
WRT Homestuck stuff, I/we could probably "get away" with it on Fair Use, since like fuck are they ever going to offer anything crocheted through the official store - even a book of patterns seems unlikely, though sign me up if they ever feel like offering one (note to self: look into this). The problem is, I don't have the money to get a lawyer, and even if I did find someone to defend me, why get on the "bad side" of a very powerful media generator just to try and scrape together a couple hundred bucks a month, if that? For standard fandom charity auctions I never even touch the money myself, electronically or otherwise; going after me for that would be a douche move and may not even apply to the guidelines anyhow.
As far as swapping goes, I'm down with swapping skills for things in addition to skills for skills. Like, if there's a DVD I really want and someone else has a copy they're looking to get rid of and is interested in something I could crochet of similar value, I'd totally be on board for that, and I'm pretty sure it's reasonably legal. And if they happen to buy a new copy of whatever specifically to trade with me, well, I'm certainly not going to tell anyone and/or complain. In general, though, money is more helpful/versatile (things are all well and good, but they don't keep food in my belly or a roof over my head), and the No Selling 3D Stuff policy makes my life more difficult by existing.
No no, feel free to rant; it's nice to be able to complain with someone who knows how it is once in a while.
Ooo, nifty! I'm working on getting some of my original patterns store-ready (I've gotten lots of interest in my griffin pattern especially), but there's nothing quite like the fandom bump. Though if I used SC more often, that would probably also help.
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Urgh, so true. I refuse to undersell myself, but it's hard to get people to pay what artists are worth. There's a great post over here about the value of art with a bunch of fabulous comments to boot (with the caveat that yeah, people totally do that with other professions too, though I imagine it's with less frequency, more in regards to consultation/diagnoses than actual finished work, and less complaining when they're told "No"). I mean, I've got a few things that are reasonably easy to make and could go for what people would be willing to pay, but just how many Not Actually Squiddles or flower hair clips is any one person going to buy?
WRT Homestuck stuff, I/we could probably "get away" with it on Fair Use, since like fuck are they ever going to offer anything crocheted through the official store - even a book of patterns seems unlikely, though sign me up if they ever feel like offering one (note to self: look into this). The problem is, I don't have the money to get a lawyer, and even if I did find someone to defend me, why get on the "bad side" of a very powerful media generator just to try and scrape together a couple hundred bucks a month, if that? For standard fandom charity auctions I never even touch the money myself, electronically or otherwise; going after me for that would be a douche move and may not even apply to the guidelines anyhow.
As far as swapping goes, I'm down with swapping skills for things in addition to skills for skills. Like, if there's a DVD I really want and someone else has a copy they're looking to get rid of and is interested in something I could crochet of similar value, I'd totally be on board for that, and I'm pretty sure it's reasonably legal.
And if they happen to buy a new copy of whatever specifically to trade with me, well, I'm certainly not going to tell anyone and/or complain.In general, though, money is more helpful/versatile (things are all well and good, but they don't keep food in my belly or a roof over my head), and the No Selling 3D Stuff policy makes my life more difficult by existing.No no, feel free to rant; it's nice to be able to complain with someone who knows how it is once in a while.
Ooo, nifty! I'm working on getting some of my original patterns store-ready (I've gotten lots of interest in my griffin pattern especially), but there's nothing quite like the fandom bump. Though if I used SC more often, that would probably also help.