AmaraBurrger
Burr: Draw-er of Things
(Sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forums. I couldn't find a spot that fit correctly, so I just dumped this in General Discussion since I'm not asking about prices, specifically - just about the ethical implications discussed below. Thank you!)
Hey all. I've been doing commission work for about 10 years, now. Got my start on FA as a commission artist on an old account and my first commission was in the TF genre. From that point forward, that was kinda just what my audience became and I took more and more TF commissions as time went on.
Now, before I ask my question, I want to preface things and lay it all out on the table. I have ZERO problem with the TF community. I don't dislike it as a genre. I'm simply not that into it. And, I'd like to start building my gallery up with more things I enjoy, like pinups and high fantasy and tentacles and whatnot.
Short version: Rather than being known as a TF artist, I'd like to be known for my other work.
ANYWAY, today I'm starting to set up my new price increase since I've skilled up a lot and demand is mounting and I need to pay my ever-increasing bills, yadda yadda yadda. The fact came up that some artists impose an upcharge for things which make them uncomfortable or they're not interested in drawing, like NSFW stuff. This got me thinking - I'd kind of like to do less TF art in the future, so would it be ethically bad to set an upcharge on TF commissions or, for that matter, other genres?
On the one hand, it would fulfill what I want to do, which is as I said above - I wanna do less TF art and more of the stuff I'm into (since the entire body of my work represents me as an artist to some extent).
On the other hand, it feels kind of discriminatory, as though I'm saying "EWWWWWWWW! TF IS BAD!" or whatever, which is DEFINITELY NOT my intention! Also I feel a bit fearful that I'd be distancing/alienating my existing audience. And they're super sweet people, so I don't want to give them cause to just up and bail or think I suddenly hate them :<
So yeah, bottom line: What do you guys think? Do I put in that upcharge or just suck it up and do TF art at the same price as everything else, even if I don't want to, because art is my sole income?
If you have any other suggestions, by the by, I'm happy to listen. I would really appreciate the help!
Hey all. I've been doing commission work for about 10 years, now. Got my start on FA as a commission artist on an old account and my first commission was in the TF genre. From that point forward, that was kinda just what my audience became and I took more and more TF commissions as time went on.
Now, before I ask my question, I want to preface things and lay it all out on the table. I have ZERO problem with the TF community. I don't dislike it as a genre. I'm simply not that into it. And, I'd like to start building my gallery up with more things I enjoy, like pinups and high fantasy and tentacles and whatnot.
Short version: Rather than being known as a TF artist, I'd like to be known for my other work.
ANYWAY, today I'm starting to set up my new price increase since I've skilled up a lot and demand is mounting and I need to pay my ever-increasing bills, yadda yadda yadda. The fact came up that some artists impose an upcharge for things which make them uncomfortable or they're not interested in drawing, like NSFW stuff. This got me thinking - I'd kind of like to do less TF art in the future, so would it be ethically bad to set an upcharge on TF commissions or, for that matter, other genres?
On the one hand, it would fulfill what I want to do, which is as I said above - I wanna do less TF art and more of the stuff I'm into (since the entire body of my work represents me as an artist to some extent).
On the other hand, it feels kind of discriminatory, as though I'm saying "EWWWWWWWW! TF IS BAD!" or whatever, which is DEFINITELY NOT my intention! Also I feel a bit fearful that I'd be distancing/alienating my existing audience. And they're super sweet people, so I don't want to give them cause to just up and bail or think I suddenly hate them :<
So yeah, bottom line: What do you guys think? Do I put in that upcharge or just suck it up and do TF art at the same price as everything else, even if I don't want to, because art is my sole income?
If you have any other suggestions, by the by, I'm happy to listen. I would really appreciate the help!