Lightningworks

That kid with the blue cat!

[lightningworks]

aaaa, i feel so stupid now. Ive been worrying and panicking like crazy, all for nothing ;^; my dumb brain was telling me the worst had happened but IT HASNT and YOURE OKAAAAYYY ;w;

You're gonna have to skype me or something so we can actually chat though, I'm really sorry I just went quiet, I had no other way to contact you asides trying deviantart ;w;

[lightningworks]

heeeeey, pay your phone bill! ive been texting and calling like crazy for a few days, but a quick google search says odds are its cause you havent payed the bill, so communication is down. that or ive been blocked. so um. hopefully its just the phone bill... please fix it! --brighty

You're not blocked! My phone was stolen and I don't know when I can get a new one DX

[lightningworks]

Blade is this really your blog? like blade from all the old youtube cat videos?

Yep, that's me cx  my internet activity has dropped significantly, but it's really nice to hear from someone who knows about my BSB days <3

[lightningworks]

Hello, I just kind of randomly came across your deviantart and although it's been years, when I was younger I'd always watch your Youtube vids so I just wanted to drop by and say thanks because they made me really happy ^^

Aww, thank you so much. It's really great to hear that. Even after all this time you guys can still bring a smile to my face~

[lightningworks]

Visit Original Link

I've never played Golden Sun tbh but here's a WIP of a requested arrangement of the song "Isaac's Battle Theme" :D

[coolbloggermom-deactivated20250]

[ohsocialjustice]

A very good way of going about explaining this issue. It’s good to see something positive come from Tumblr.

[n1ghtm4r3-p01s0n]

REBLOG THE SHIT OUT OF THIS.

[mandopony]

And the reblog button was hit so quickly that it actually was reblogged BEFORE it was clicked

[ambris]

Will always reblog this.

[ribstongrowback]

I just like being girly. But what I like more, is having people noticing without minding. Just the fact that they’re aware of what I am and want to be without seeing anything but god old little me makes me happy, and most importantly, comfortable.

[thekusabi-deactivated20151203]

What Japanese students do in their free time.

[candiedrust]

now these all make sense

[lightningworks]

You are the prey and we are the hunters! *trumpets*

[earldense]

Shots from my MAP part

[lightningworks]

Ooh. Is this the next generation of Warriors animation? :D

[miimows]

Stay away from Fiverr. Promoting this sort of thing is NOT okay.

It’s ruining an industry.

[milkyego]

Wtf wow

[leigh-way]

What bullshit. Yeah, don’t worry people, you’re getting so ripped off, paying an already moderate amount for something your company is young to use and advertise either every minute of everyday for the rest of it’s existence.

Jog like artists need to eat, or pay bills, or have a roof over their heads or anything. Not like they’re PEOPLE trying to make an honest living or anything.

[coelasquid]

Every time I see that picture on my dash I expect it to be a prank and that I’m going to scroll down and see a bunch of examples of their $5 logos that amount to crudely drawn dicks.

[naiadestricolor]

Oh boy, logo mills.  I just want to pull up something from The Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines about these kinds of companies.  It’s long but I think it’s worth reading the full thing:

Graphic designers are facing similar assaults on their profession by companies that devalue professional design services by competing unfairly on price with shoddy design, sub-standard services, unfair labor practices, and with no regard to copyright.  So-called “logo mills” are online operations that hire “designers” at ridiculously low rates to pump out off-the-shelf logos that are marketed to consumers at cut-rate prices.  Most of these pre-made logos are simply pieced together clip art with mundane type treatment.  The same logos are sold over and over again.  Buyers can pay higher prices to get a “unique” logo, which means the company promises not to resell the design and the buyer simply owns the copyright as part of the package.  “Customization” may consist of little more than providing the same logo in a different color scheme or with adjustments to the font.

A second type of logo mill offers “original” logos.  The price of their services is based on the number of concepts, rounds of revisions, and designers working on the project (the greater the number, the higher the price), yet their prices are still below the prevailing market rates for professional design services.  Their success, despite such low prices, is due to their abusive labor practices, which treat designers as just another expendable commodity instead of highly-trained professionals.  Logo mills are the digital sweatshops of the design world.  In one such company, designers work on per project basis (earning $25-40 per project) in extremely competitive conditions with no assurance of continued work and no copyright fees.  Designers sign up for a project on a first-come, first-served basis.  Since multiple designers work on a project, they “compete” to have their design accepted by the client.  Successful designers are awarded points as well as a monetary bonus.  Designers are required to critique each other’s work with points being deducted from those whose work is panned.  A loss of points mean that the designer’s fee will be lowered on future projects.

Logo mills have an insidious impact on the perception among business owners regarding copyrights.  By simply ignoring the existence of copyrights in the pricing structure, logo mills are completely devaluing copyrights.  The result is a business community that increasingly is unaware of the existence or value of copyright and unwilling to pay what to them seems to be an unfair or unnecessary fee tacked on a job.

Also, even $100 for a logo (does that even include copyrights or…?) is incredible low.  If you’re curious how much a logo should go for:

Very small businesses (ie law firms, retail, etc.): $1,200-3,000 for a simple logo with all rights included

Minor corporation: $1,200-12,000

Major corporation: $4,000-25,000+

Obviously the price will also depend on the designer’s experience, copyright transfer, how fast the client needs the logo, revisions, tech specs for the logo, etc etc but you get the idea. 

If you’re an artist or designer, don’t go anywhere near companies that will treat you as a commodity.  And if you’re a client, do some research on how much these types of things actually cost and what is involved in the cost.  If you go to one of these companies for design services, you helping perpetuate these gross practices and further undervaluing art/design and copyright.  It’s why the Graphic Artists Guild and their handbook exists, as a resource for both artists and clients.

[katzenprince]

I would like to input that big big big companies are even willing to spend millions on a logo. 

BECAUSE LOGOS ARE YOUR CORPORATE IDENTITY. YOUR COMPANY’S IDENTITY. it’s like giving a face to your baby.

[mikiko-art-deactivated20231207]

I usually don’t reblog, but this is important. You thought Deviantart point commissions were a bad joke, this is a whole new level of wtf.  The reason people say ‘You can’t live off art’ is because of people who think this is okay.

[lightningworks]

I barely get paid $100 for my logos... ono Ouch my self esteem. LOL

[ladyinterior]

Magnificent Trees Around the World

[lightningworks]

Oops I arted for once

[helpfulharrie]

Source: FOERVRAENGD

List of tutorials that helped me with environmental painting: “How to make your own Perspective Grid in PS” <—- this one is the best thing I’ve ever discovered. Srsly CHECK IT OOOOUUUUT! Snuffen’s Background Tutorial P1More or less ALL tutorials by Griffsnuff is awesome, so make sure to check out the rest of them! More or less ALL tutorials made by AquaSixio! List of youtube channels that also helped and inspired me: FZDSCHOOL - More or less one of the most known concept art-related resources I know on youtube. It’s great to sit and draw and just listen to the talking. SinixDesign- This guy is also great! He has some design workshops ever now and then where the viewers can send in their stuff for critique! very encouraging and inspiring! moatddtutorials- This guy is more into drawing than painting, and has a more cartoony style. He has interesting methods when it comes to perspective. And he also challenge himself in some of his videos (the engine block video is a great example of this) foxOrian- Also known here on dA for his awesome perspective and composition tutorials. He has a youtube channel where he posts some videos that might be interesting as well.

[lightningworks]

I fixed it

[shiny-meowstics]

What if Sky Tower hadn’t ended so smoothly

based on a blog idea I had a while ago but never went through with(also the picture’s split in two so that tumblr won’t do the resize thing)

[lightningworks]

sobs profusely

[lightningworks]

NEW PHONE YOU GUYS

if those of you who had my number would be so kinda as to text me again, I would really appreciate it~ that way we're not just like "who the hell are you" "why did you stop texting me every day" "is that spaghetti between your teeth?"

else if you're new and wanna tro- I mean, join my new contact list...! my number's the same, I just lost all my contacts~ 307-257-0509

...UPDATE So I've had this up for 9 hours and apparently Deadpool has my number and thinks I'm Spiderman, someone sent me a image of their ass for their caller ID picture, and I have an anonymous someone who's happily married to a tree???...the tree's name is Woody btw

[liivinyoung]

[lightningworks]

I'll give you a hint, Nik is grey

[lightningworks]

GR3ATE5T AN1M4T0R EV3R