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Title: A few people work in art here
Post by: JasonDog on February 14, 2014 12:26 AM
Do you consider your job well paid for the labor you put into it, is it worthwhile.

Y/N

Any hesitations made will be counted as N.

- Mr Dog (pronounced God)
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: soup on February 14, 2014 12:28 AM
N
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: rtil on February 14, 2014 12:33 AM
sometimes yes sometimes no. complicated answer because i am a freelancer. some of the jobs i do pay well, others don't. the ones that don't pay well i pick because i want to be a part of them and i don't care that they don't pay well. the others i pick because i have to pay bills, rent, etc. they aren't as fun but they're easier to do.
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: crackers on February 14, 2014 12:34 AM
Quote from: soup on February 14, 2014 12:28 AM
N

Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: Sinitron on February 25, 2014 06:05 AM
Y

but i draw in cad and cad designers are actually in demand so they get decent wages

'art' doesn't pay until after you're dead
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: rtil on February 25, 2014 06:15 AM
Quote from: Sinitron on February 25, 2014 06:05 AM
'art' doesn't pay until after you're dead

this is a myth

while there are plenty of artists who work for chump change and are naive or desperate enough to work for it, this can happen in any creative industry. plenty of studios and contracts pay artists a very comfortable living, and my wife and i are two of those people

good art and animation is not cheap!
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: JasonDog on February 27, 2014 10:23 PM
Google says you are not married otherwise it would be a thread.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=cr&ei=cLoPU_O1Baa34wSh44CgDQ#q=rtil+married+thebackalleys (https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=cr&ei=cLoPU_O1Baa34wSh44CgDQ#q=rtil+married+thebackalleys)

Thanks for the posts so far, it brought me many thoughts, honestly.
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: Stu4U on February 27, 2014 11:13 PM
Quote from: JasonDog on February 27, 2014 10:23 PM
Google says

wh.....
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: BluPhoenix on February 28, 2014 12:31 AM
a search engine mentions nothing about your relationship with your spouse and therefore your marriage is entirely fictional
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 12:41 AM
Quote from: BluPhoenix on February 28, 2014 12:31 AM
a search engine mentions nothing about your relationship with your spouse and therefore your marriage is entirely fictional

What does this have to do with my question, my question was why there wasn't a huge thread on it because it would be of interest to rtil fans and if it existed it would be on google. And Everything is on google don't be silly.

Back on topic:
Do you work in art? Do you think it is worthwhile? If not why not and do you wish you did?
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: rtil on February 28, 2014 01:23 AM
Quote from: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 12:41 AM
rtil fans

:wile:
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: BluPhoenix on February 28, 2014 01:30 AM
Quote from: JasonDog on February 27, 2014 10:23 PM
Google says you are not married otherwise it would be a thread.
Quote from: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 12:41 AM
my question was why there wasn't a huge thread on it because it would be of interest to rtil fans and if it existed it would be on google. And Everything is on google don't be silly.
Quote from: JasonDog on February 27, 2014 10:23 PM
Google says you are not married otherwise it would be a thread.
Quote from: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 12:41 AM
my question was
Quote from: JasonDog on February 27, 2014 10:23 PM
Google says you are not married otherwise it would be a thread.
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Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 01:37 AM
Dear Blue anime man.

The link I posted explained the criteria.
The question can easily be inferred by it, because any contested information automatically demands a response
if he was married and posted about it before, it would be on google.

I also suggest not posting silly pictures.

Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: zwimmy on February 28, 2014 01:42 AM
loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: BluPhoenix on February 28, 2014 05:14 AM
Quote from: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 01:37 AM
Dear Blue anime man.

The link I posted explained the criteria.
yes lets hear it
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Quote from: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 01:37 AM
The question can easily be inferred by it, because any contested information automatically demands a response
if he was married and posted about it before, it would be on google.
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebackalleys.com%2Fdump%2Ffiles%2F1091%2F356Xz0_1392611123258.gif&hash=8a51141352062ea2d1cf9d57185e9f21fdd0dcfa)
backtrackin

Quote from: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 01:37 AM
I also suggest not posting silly pictures.

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Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: BluPhoenix on February 28, 2014 05:53 AM
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Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: rtil on February 28, 2014 06:12 AM
Quote from: JasonDog on February 28, 2014 05:48 AM
I also wish to apologise to rtil too, I was not calling him a liar, but major absences like this in the Google database demand answers.

i am a private person, google can only tell you so much about me
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: Kött on February 28, 2014 01:54 PM
His wife is 2D but his love for her is real.
Don't diss him for that, man! Only because society and google do not accept this relationship, it doesn't mean that it is less wonderful, precious or true than something that bigoted people like you consider normal.
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: crackers on February 28, 2014 04:31 PM
JasonDog is a fucking mongo hahaha
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: soup on February 28, 2014 04:46 PM
a few people do work in art here yes
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: Vorespammer on February 28, 2014 05:45 PM
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Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: crackers on February 28, 2014 05:49 PM
why the fuck would you make vore from tales of graces

you sick bastard

I liked that game you inbred vorespamming son of a pellet
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: Evelynn on March 16, 2014 02:01 PM
Vorespammer is my waifu
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: Thor on March 16, 2014 04:17 PM
I can never tell when I should post a serious reply or not here
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: JasonDog on March 16, 2014 07:10 PM
Quote from: Thor on March 16, 2014 04:17 PM
I can never tell when I should post a serious reply or not here

Dear All-Mighty-CGI-Artist.

I am serious. You can post your Y/N vote to me.
I am Jason Dog.
It is other people that are silly.

It would help to get some perspective since most others here work in 2D animation.
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: Thor on March 16, 2014 11:19 PM
Ah okay

To answer your question, I work at a video game studio in Boston (Turbine, part of WB Games):

Paid well: Not exactly, but only because Boston is the 4th most expensive city in the US to live in. I am paid well enough to have bought a new car last year when I got the job and to fuel my sushi and archery addictions

Worthwhile: Absolutely. It's a ton of hard work, but there's nothing like working side by side with other people who genuinely care about the quality of the game and put a lot of effort and love into their work.

That being said, getting a good job in the gaming industry is very hard-- I went through a year of hell working at a smaller studio (there for two years but it was that second year where things really became crazy) and there's a lot of competition to get the good jobs, but when you're in it's a blast (and since I work in VFX, it's literally a blast every day unless I'm setting something on fire).
Title: Re: A few people work in art here
Post by: JasonDog on March 17, 2014 01:56 AM
Thanks.