Suggestions about NFTs for artists/Financial Help

[Juan]

Hello everyone,

I’m currently on a financial situation because I need money to pay very soon my rent and all of the sudden this person appeared for a commission/project for me to make her some pieces so she can sell it later as NFTs.

Personally I don’t feel like supporting at all the community since I’ve seen quite some of researches and some bits of documentaries such as: 

and I also don’t want to affect the environment more than I should.

I feel in a hurry in order to pay my rent if not I guess I’m just gonna “bite the bullet” with the commissions that I currently have so I can pay my rent, is just taking some time on complete them,I been slacking a bit with them to be honest because is a few of commissions so I’m trying to focus at least on 1-2 pieces weekly. I wish there was a “healthy” way to make NFTs. 
 

I’m pretty sure I’m answering myself,I was asking to some others possible perspectives.

My current profile picture is a painting I did digitally as a example.????

Thanks for read and love you all.❤️

Edited January 30, 2022 by Juan

[Yarco]

When you normally do commissions for people, do you have any power to say how they use them or what they use them for? Do most people disclose this ahead of time? What if you were creating art that would be used for some cause you disagree with? What if you didn't find out until afterwards?

If you sell your art and someone owns all the rights to it, then I feel like they should be able to do whatever they want with it. The moral burden surrounding NFTs is entirely on them at that point.

This is probably the best-case way to capitalize and profit off of NFTs. You don't have to take on the risk of paying gas fees and learning all the technical stuff. You just make the art and someone else does all the dirty work for you.

[Juan]

2 hours ago, Yarco said:

When you normally do commissions for people, do you have any power to say how they use them or what they use them for?

Depends, mostly is up to them to decide what to do, if we are sharing some % of a sale let’s said a brand, sure we need to keep in touch in order to keep it balance our endings. If I’m making a portrait of you and that’s it,sure I have no control at all over what you do afterwards, is your piece now. 

2 hours ago, Yarco said:

Do most people disclose this ahead of time? 

Yes, we talk about it.

2 hours ago, Yarco said:

What if you were creating art that would be used for some cause you disagree with? What if you didn't find out until afterwards?

I wouldn’t accept it to being with. That never happened to me yet but we would have some serious talk, depending what I see I’m selling,sure, the ideal is to take legal action, sign papers let’s said a logo for a company. I have to work better in this area, I can be at times very reliable/trustworthy of people that I just ignore the paperwork, I gotta keep it professional, what I do is a invoice for the work.

2 hours ago, Yarco said:

The moral burden surrounding NFTs is entirely on them at that point.

This is probably the best-case way to capitalize and profit off of NFTs. You don't have to take on the risk of paying gas fees and learning all the technical stuff. You just make the art and someone else does all the dirty work for you.

This is a take I don’t like because for me is like saying “sure,do the artwork so we can use it for our cigarettes or beers” and I don’t support that, is not helping humanity at large and I’m still somewhat responsable for what they do with my art. NFTs of course doesn’t directly affect humans but sure indirecly as it goes to the enviroment, that is my only dilemma.

Thanks for letting me know your view.?? Anything you see to disagree I’d be happy to read it or your pov.

Edited January 30, 2022 by Juan