Chris-g1 wrote:
The Magic Man wrote:
Rubbish. I just had a look, I can hire a PROFESSIONAL artist who does this sort of thing for a living and has a lot of experience doing so, their work commonly used in magazines, businesses and on TV for $100 an image.
For $250 for an 800x600 image I could apparently hire someone with like 20+ years of experience.
Then do it.
You don't understand what he's saying. He's saying that freelance workers should be cheaper than professional artists, and that if he did have 250$ to waste, he would have a professional artist do it, not some 20 year old working out of their apartment.
I know what he ment, im just saying if he is complaining about the prices he has heard and has just found a professional that does it for less the half what he is complaining about, he should take it.
Dont forget this is peoples profession and for quality art comes quality prices.
Yes, it's true. A freelancer likely doesn't have the ability and experience of a professional. Essentially, this is the basic scale of ability: