Things NOT to say to an art major/artists in general.

phoenix-of-light:

magicalpouchofmagic:

sushinfood:

elisablogging:

your-fearless-leader-pantskat:

wannabeanimator:

adriofthedead:

disp0sableheroes:

  • You’re so lucky you don’t have to buy textbooks!
  • You’re a really good drawer.
  • Can you draw me?
  • Did you draw that? (No, I’m just running my pencil over someone else’s drawing for fun)
  • That’s so good, it looks traced!
  • Did you trace that?
  • Design my tattoo! (This is what tattoo artists are there for)
  • Draw this thing for me!
  • *pretty much expecting/demanding any art for free*
  • I can’t even draw a straight line. (Neither can I. There are these things called “rulers”)
  • Can you teach me to draw?
  • Was that freehand?
  • I wish I was born with artistic talent. (Saying things like this discredits all the effort we actually put in to developing our skills.)
  • *TOUCHING THE ART*

see also:

  • is that anime????
  • you should work at Disney!
  • “My cousin went to art school. They didn’t do anything with their degree.”
  • “It’s so great that you’re following your dreams. I just chose my major so I could make money.”
  • “Wow! I wish I could go to school and just draw all day.”

•you could make a lot of money drawing caricatures on the street!

TOUCHING THE MOTHERFUCKING STILL LIFE /WHILE I’M OBVIOUSLY DRAWING FROM IT/!!!

Can I ask, just because I am genuinely curious and because I don’t want to hurt the many amazing artists I know, why is “You should work at/for Disney” considered not a good thing to say?

Also, many young kids and adults say “draw-er” accidentally when they mean artist. I would still accept that as a compliment even if the mistake is there because what that boils down to is I LOVE YOUR ART! YOU’RE TALENTED! I’ve been called a good drawer and while I don’t believe it, I still appreciate it.

But yes, an answer, please! I would really love to know why the disney comment is a poor one! I’m REALLY not asking this to be attacked. I would just very much like to know.

Because some people don’t want to work at Disney/it isn’t the only place to go for art and hearing that all the time, over and over gets aggravating.

^^^^^^^ THIS!

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    Lmao i get like 5 of these phrases said to me + my art isn’t even as good as the people around me make it out to be, but...
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