3 ms·
It's a legitimate idea hard to express without sounding condescending. Artists get annoyed by "I never needed to go to art school because I taught myself photos
by matt4077 10y ago
It's a legitimate idea hard to express without sounding condescending. Artists get annoyed by "I never needed to go to art school because I taught myself photoshop" as much as others are annoyed by "oh, you're a computer scientist? Can you fix my windows?"
- hayd 10y agoTo which the answer is "yes. my rate $200 an hour"...
- lumenwrites 10y agoAnd professional digital artists get annoyed when their work is being referred to as "teaching yourself photoshop". To better understand what digital artists actually do, I highly recommend to check out http://artstation.com http://artstation.com
- WhitneyLand 10y agoMatt, I understand what you're saying - but that wasn't his main point. I object to the summary dismissal of anyone who has a job as unable to be a legitimate artist.
- duaneb 10y agoI'm interested in what you think my main point was.