You can really get burned by doing free art for other people with the promise of money depending on what happens with the game.
From personal experience I have worked in generally the same situation.
While I didnt have to deal with a ton of edits, edits did need to be made, and art was expected quickly without upfront money. There was always the promise of money, and after four years, not a single one of the artists saw a cent. It took everybody rising up and quitting for the game to fail, but this is after the Leader had made a lot of profit off our free work.
Dont get wrapped into that, dont give your work away for free or even for the promise of profits, more so if you are working your butt off for it. I have seen it, I have done it, and it is more stress then it is worth. Even though you have completed something for them, you can either ask them for money up front to keep it as you leave, or you can leave and take it with you. It still belongs to you as they have not paid you for the work. The promise of payment is not the same as actual payment.
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Date: 2012-10-07 06:25 am (UTC)From personal experience I have worked in generally the same situation.
While I didnt have to deal with a ton of edits, edits did need to be made, and art was expected quickly without upfront money. There was always the promise of money, and after four years, not a single one of the artists saw a cent. It took everybody rising up and quitting for the game to fail, but this is after the Leader had made a lot of profit off our free work.
Dont get wrapped into that, dont give your work away for free or even for the promise of profits, more so if you are working your butt off for it. I have seen it, I have done it, and it is more stress then it is worth. Even though you have completed something for them, you can either ask them for money up front to keep it as you leave, or you can leave and take it with you. It still belongs to you as they have not paid you for the work. The promise of payment is not the same as actual payment.