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Link to actual poll~ First off, thank you all for participating in my little poll, I really appreciate all of you voting and commenting! It's something that I've been thinking about recently and your responses were very insightful. It will be really very hard for me to write a reply to every comment, so I'll try responding to some that stood out to me in a journal format! Obvious disclaimer: All this is just me rambling, I'm no authority on anything. Believe what you like, and feel free to disagree. Comparison can become something that's restrictive and crippling to all creators when overdone indeed. Personally I tend to lean towards art

Current Contest Theme With the release of Disney's Moana looming on the horizon, I think it's only fitting that our first contest be to celebrate the newest Disney princess! Moana is about adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in her quest to become a master way-finder. Together they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds. Along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she always sought: her own identity. - DisneyOur co

Hi, If you spend a lot of time in the DA forums, you will see this topic spring up again and again. Whether you want to earn a living doing freelance art, or you just want to do an occasional commission, the following guidelines may help you. For the purposes of this journal I'm going to assume that you developed sufficient skill for potential clients to want to purchase your work. If that is not the case, then get back to studying and practicing :) 1)  Why is it so difficult to choose a price? Why can't someone look at my art and tell me what to charge? Because your ability to sell something is not just a matter of assigning a price based