News How a struggling artist escaped poverty by designing a Warframe scarf

[lashman]

How a struggling artist escaped poverty by designing a Warframe scarf | PC Gamer

Drowning in debt, Frelling Hazmot had nothing until he started creating cosmetics for Warframe.

Take a look at the in-game market in Warframe and you'll find a staggering number of cosmetic items to customize every inch of your cybernetic ninja armor. After all, what's the point of slaughtering capital ships full of gruesome mutant soldiers unless you look stylish doing it? Most of these items can be purchased using 'platinum,' a currency you can earn (or buy) easily, but many are only purchasable using real cash. Take the Teplo Syandana, for example. It's a scarf with tattered threads that hum with golden energy, and it costs $5. But the money doesn't entirely go to developer Digital Extremes—a good chunk also goes to the artist who actually created the design. And, boy, does he need every penny.

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[Panda Pedinte]

Thanks for sharing. I'm so glad the artist is managing to put his life om tracks again. It also helped me remember that I still need to purchase the Octavia's Diva skin.

 

[lashman]

yeah, stories like that are always good

although, to be fair - 30% is ... kinda low tbh
i mean, sure - it's their game and all, but ... 30% should be what they're getting, not the person who actually made the thing they're selling

 

[Panda Pedinte]

Indeed the split should be higher to the artists.

 

[Nahkapukki]

For some reason people don't think art should be paid for when the artist is making the art for them but when they are selling the art it's suddenly expensive. I have a few friends who do art stuff and they are annoyed that they get paid with stuff instead of money or just plain "yournamehere" promotion.

 

[lashman]

For some reason people don't think art should be paid for when the artist is making the art for them but when they are selling the art it's suddenly expensive. I have a few friends who do art stuff and they are annoyed that they get paid with stuff instead of money or just plain "yournamehere" promotion.

that's capitalism for you ... and i'm not even joking ... basically - if you don't hate your job, you should be doing it for free, because it's a hobby (you know - a hobby is a job you actually like doing, apparently)