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Originally Posted by PoisonElf
I think they expressed themselves crystal clear. It's very obvious how they feel about the worth of art and the artists.
But for the sake of argument...
Indiegogo takes 5% off the top, btw, plus CC processing fees per transaction. So they're out $25-$50 at the start.
So $475 (being generous) divided by two (assuming), minus say 15-20% for taxes give or take depending on where they live. Minus any additional web hosting expenses for Jacyee.
The artist would walk away with maybe around $190 for pencils, inks, letters and colors of a one page strip. Barely close to industry standard for just pencils at any company worth their weight.
So, say they make enough to do a whole month! Wow, they made around $650-$800 each.
Hope they both have second and third jobs. |
In my experience, the artist tends to get quite a bit more than the writer. I write comics professionally and I wouldn't expect to be paid anywhere near $190 for writing four panels.
Also, if they're trying to make a LIVING off of this, they'd wanna be doing more than four strips a month. Even $2k a month isn't that much, especially if it goes between two people.
But it's not BF fans' job to support them entirely, or subsidize their whole cost of living. People are free to spend their money however they choose - but $500, in my professional opinion, is too much for a single four-panel strip.