I despise doing artwork as a way of life. Freelance projects dealing with character conceptual art, game scenes, or story illustrations are not something I have ever cared for, because everyone has an image in their mind, and they seem to think that because they can visualize it, they can tell you what medium, line strokes, ect. you MUST use to do the piece in question.

Worse still is the writer of a story who says, "Read pages... to get the image and feel of the character and scene." When you try to ask questions, they retort back, "Well, didn't you READ IT!?!" Just because I read the passage you wanted doesn't mean I'm able to envision it the same way you have.

I've given up on art again for a while, because of people like that. I'm only doing personal sketches and doodles. I've put away my brushes, paints and canvases once more, and filed away the contracts so I won't have to deal with such nonsense for a long time to come... if ever again. I'm not happy with much of my art, as it is, but when people send you back the piece you did with corrections scribbled on the work, or notes attached saying, "I don't know why I even bothered, I should have just done this myself." I want to yell at them that they should just do it themselves and leave others alone.