Why Is It?

[mrlich]

 Why is it that every time someone asks me to do illustration work for them they feel the need to insist "It should be something easy for you." or "I'm sure you can whip that out in no time."

If it's so easy, then why aren't you doing it yourself and saving the money?

Because it's not. That's why you're hiring me.

I'm envisioning people greeting their surgeon with "Oh - it shouldn't be any big deal for you - you've done all that schooling, worked hard, and got some experience under your belt. You should be able to rip out my appendix in seconds! So let's say you give me a discount huh?"

/end grumbleBitchMoan

Comments

[trotsky-nj.livejournal.com]

First of all, you didn't have a grumblebitchmoan tag at the beginning of the rant, so it totally doesn't display right. (And I tried it on Safari, Firefox, Chrome, IE, Opera and an Etch-a-sketch.)

Second - dude. I feel your pain. People, for whatever reason, don't think of art as work. No matter how many times you point them to The Agony and the Ecstasy, all they can say is "Well, it's not like you're doing the Sistine Chapel for me, right?"

Third - they think it's easy because you're talented. More so than they. And for them, the concept of "more talented" hasn't advanced past the idea of a faster kid beating them in the 50 yard dash in gym class. They equate talent with efficiency, which is pretty effing stupid when you examine it for a moment.

Anyway, buck up camper. These are your benefactors, your clients, so you put up with them. So long as the money (or the project) makes it worthwhile.
Happy New Year!

[mrlich.livejournal.com]

All too true.

I will say that I'm currently fortunate enough to not have any of these clients at this very moment. I did the post based on jobs I was reading on eLance.

On the plus side, you may have inspired me just now to create a very specific video. I'll post it if I make it. :)

[trotsky-nj.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy to be your inspiration. :-)