People Kept Asking This Artist To Draw Them For Free, So He Decided To Teach Them A Lesson
You don’t walk into a pizza place and
demand a free meal because you’ve heard good things about it. And you
certainly don’t storm into a football stadium demanding a free ticket
because you’re a fan of the team. Then why would you contact an artist
for a free drawing only because you’ve checked out his Instagram
account? Well, maybe you wouldn’t but there are plenty of people who do.
In fact, Jon Arton from Birmingham, England has received so many free
drawing requests, he started trolling the ones that have the audacity to
make them.
“I’ve always drawn since I was a kid,” Jon told Bored Panda. “I love art and it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”
The
artist has been getting requests for free drawings since he was a kid,
too. “I’d spend my time in class doodling insulting images of the
teachers. It got me in trouble a few times but was worth it for making
people laugh.”
Surprisingly, even
though Jon’s art career has progressed way beyond those offensive
drawings, at least a couple of people still ask him for
free illustrations every week. “It can be a bit irritating,” he said. “I
take it as a compliment and most people are a bit unaware of how much
time can go into a piece of art. I thought a silly doodle may get this
point across and hopefully make people laugh.”
“Art
isn’t really seen as a job/career but more of a hobby which you enjoy,
so people assume you would be happy to do it for a little bit of
‘exposure.'”
“I wish I could do
drawings for free,” Jon added. “It is something I have done for
giveaways to my followers online or for charity. Sadly, I have to fund
my expensive pencil habit.”
Scroll down to check out his savage responses to the annoying messages and tell us what you think about them in the comments.
Jon Arton from Birmingham, England has put in a crazy amount of time and effort to become an amazing artist
Image credits: jonarton
But not all respect that, and some people have the audacity to ask him for free drawings
Image credits: jonarton
Little do they know, they’ve messaged the wrong guy
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