The idea to write this entry was based on the horrible experience I'm going through now. It's an easy trap to fall into, students and young artists are always desperate, and there are always people who are going to take advantage of that. Always, always, always. Never accept cheap or pro bono work, never ever, and I'm not talking about art trades or whatever, I'm talking about legit work. Industry work. What happens is that, this gives an excuse, and a profit margin, for the industry to lower the value of the artist.
The clientele are almost never artists themselves, they want to exploit you, get you to do work for shit, and let you thin