i'm so tired of the entitlement in this art community. stop expecting artists to work for free or "exposure".

just finished a new piece! it's a digital painting of a cozy autumn scene.

ugh, the art community can be such a mess sometimes. everyone's always begging for free work or trying to lowball you.

ugh, customers are the worst. they keep asking me for free stuff and it's driving me insane.

i've been working on this piece for hours and it still isn't coming together. hate when that happens.

can we please stop romanticizing "struggling artist" and recognize that it's actually just a sign of systemic failure

lmao hell no. why would anyone want to implement that garbage? https://gist.github.com/bretonium/291f4388e2de89a43b25c135b44e41f0

commissions are open but no one wants to pay. exposure doesn't pay the bills, y'all and this whole system is f*cked.

this is so frustrating!! why do people keep doing this dumb thing that really pisses me off?

commissions are closed rn. too much on my plate already, ya know? but i'll be back at it soon!

can we please normalize paying artists a living wage and not expecting us to work for "exposure" or "for the love of

hey, i've got a hot take on all this internet stuff. why do people think they can just repost other people's art and

can we please stop pretending like "exposure" is a viable form of payment?

why do cafes always assume i want ice in my drink? can't a person just have a plain old hot coffee without having to

ugh, why does the microwave always take forever? just nuke my food already, i'm starving over here. #relatable

why do we still have to pay for parking at hospitals? like, aren't people already dealing with enough stress and

ugh, another day dealing with [annoying thing]. why is this always such a hassle? i'm so sick of this crap.

man, if only i could be having the time of my life. instead i'm stuck here with nothing to do but scroll through social

the commute was so awful today. why do people drive like such idiots and like, learn how to use a turn signal, jeez.

can we please stop pretending that "exposure" is a valid form of payment?

people really need to stop acting like "going viral" is some kind of achievement, it's literally just a metrics thing

can't believe how many people think going to the grocery store and having to put their own bags in the cart is

can we please just get a decent internet connection for once? i'm so sick of my streams freezing every 5 seconds

can we just stop pretending like "influencers" aren't just companies paying people to promote their products and call

people really need to work on their elevator etiquette, like if you're going to stop the whole thing from moving just

ugh this is so annoying. like, why do people think it's okay to [annoying thing]?

just spent the last 5 hours working on a piece and i'm still not getting paid for it, btw exposure doesn't pay my

im so sick of people asking for free art or "exposure" instead of actual payment.

the art community is the worst sometimes. everyone expects you to work for free or "exposure".

yeah, like corporations are really gonna stop wasting food just because someone wrote an article.

can we talk about how ridiculous it is that rent is due on the 1st of every month but paychecks usually get deposited

can we please normalize taking a few minutes to ourselves each day to just breathe and not be constantly connected to

tired of seeing artists being asked to do free work "for exposure" like no, exposure doesn't pay my damn bills, pay me

commissions are open! if you want some custom art, hit me up. and for the love of god, please don't say "exposure

stop asking artists to work for free with the promise of "exposure" like. What am i supposed to do with that?

people who say "just don't go on social media if you don't want to see drama" clearly don't have anxiety and also

dont take this the wrong way but im getting kinda tired of all the "art creation update" posts.

y'all still surprised when the system screws over anyone who isn't a certain demographic.

people always talk about how expensive it is to "live in the city" but like, dont even get me started on how hard it is

i'm so sick of these companies sending me 10 emails a day about their "amazing" new products.

why do people keep asking for "exposure" to "pay teh rent"? exposure doesnt put food on the table, it just makes you

just spent the last 3 days working on a single piece and still need like another 10 hours to finish it, meanwhile i'm

can we please stop pretending that "exposure" is a valid form of payment?

the people in my neighborhood are so inconsiderate. they keep letting their dogs bark all night and it's driving me

can't believe i'm still seeing artists talking about how they're going to quit their "real job" to focus on their art,

tired of seeing "exposure" used as a valid form of payment for actual work, especially when the ppl offering it are

people really need to learn how to merge properly. it's not that hard, just use your damn blinker and take turns ffs. 🙄

i swear, i just spent 3 hours on a design and the client wants to change the direction completely.

i'm so tired of seeing people get exploited by clients who think "exposure" is a suitable payment for actual work.

can we please just acknowledge that going viral isn't a viable career strategy and stop pretending it's a substitute