How to waste your talent while losing your friends all at once because all you care about is money: A tumblr guide on how to be a cunt to those who admire you.

Imagine if the Mona Lisa was a commission and s/he had no money.

the mona lisa was a commission you shitshill, that’s how artists make a fucking living. it’s how we get the money to pay for things we need, because we don’t want to spend all our time working in a shitty job instead of doing things that are important to us, like working on personal projects or spending time with people we like. by thinking that you deserve free art is basically telling them “your time and skill isn’t worth anything but my personal enjoyment!” and if someone only wanted to be friends with me for free art, i don’t want that friendship because that sounds like an awful friend. artists are people with lives and often art is our only source of income and if you really admired us you would understand and support that.

lmfao wow that second comment is so fucking rude i seriously hope you have an attitude change because there are so many people who hate the shit out of you for that comment

i really hate that mindset bc its only artists who get this shit

you have a friend thats a doctor, you dont ask for free surgery

you have a friend that builds houses, you dont ask for a free home

if you are offered something, sure, take it happily, its nice that they were so generous

but artists dont owe anyone shit you selfish brats. you can request something but dont be offended if someone says no youll need to pay for it, christ