where's my switch

please understand that this concept does not actually help anyone. the sensible thing to do if an artist is undercharging is to tip them for what you think their work it worth, and be sure to let them know that. even if this doesn’t cause them to actually change their base prices, at least YOU’RE paying for what it’s worth, and THEY’RE getting business instead of nothing.

by essentially boycotting artists who are already unsure of the value of their own work (and are thus underpricing) you’re not sending any positive message. no one is going to up their commission prices when nobody is buying them. the only thing the artist gets out of it is that people don’t want to buy their art for some reason, and people who’s products aren’t selling aren’t going to say “oh i guess it was because i wasn’t charging enough, i’ll pump up the prices!”

♡   PAYPAL   ♡   PATREON   ♡   ETSY   ♡ i’m gonna put some of my recent posts together for organization’s sake! i’m ellie and i’m a 21 year old gay, nonbinary, disabled latinx and artist. this is me! 

right now im in a very bad financial situation. i go to school full-time and, along with grants and scholarships, i am taking out both subsidized and unsubsidized loans to do so. that amount is nowhere near enough to live off of anyway but on top of that, i just got through a pretty big financial crisis regarding a shitty landlord AND over summer i don’t get any of that money. so i’m essentially scary dirt poor until the end of august. (here’s a screenshot for verification)

aside from just having enough money to eat and pay off that credit card debt (which kinda seems impossible to me from where i’m standing) i am also trying to save up money so my partner and i can move out of an incredibly toxic living situation which is becoming more and more necessary every week. so needless to say, your support would be so extremely appreciated 

here’s the thing!! i do have a PAYPAL and would definitely love straight donations, but i am an freelance artist looking for work and 

i have art to offer!!  

i have a PATREON where you can get monthly rewards, including character commissions like these (pic below)!! other rewards are: a thank you doodle! ability to submit questions for the q&a comics! weekly diary sketchbook dumps! a thank you card mailed directly to you! ability to submit a request for the monthly illustration/comic! full psds! random prints and other merchandise mailed directly to you! and again full body full color character commissions!!

also you can cancel your subscription at any time! lets say if you want to give me 30 bucks once and get a character commission but don’t have the funds or interest to do that every month, you can just pay the first month and then cancel after that!! 

i also have an ETSY where u can get prints of some of my work (if you have a specific piece in mind that isnt listed let me know and i can put it up for you!)  i’ll also be putting some pottery up there soon! 

ok thats it for now! i want to emphasize that you do not have to donate, whether that be because you feel this is not a the best use of your money or because you yourself do not have the funds.  thank you!! 

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