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		<title>By: old former illustrator</title>
		<link>http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/2010/01/30/weekend-forum-what-do-you-wish-you-knew-when-you-started/#comment-11790</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[old former illustrator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[that i&#039;d never really get rich as an illustrator,...oh well,...i worked hard [for going on 30 years at it!],made a rather totally mid-level income[45-60000 dollars a year, totally freelacing illustration],..but sort of came late to the realization that i&#039;d never made 6 figures,...i&#039;ll tell you one of the wisest things i ever did though as an illustrator,...I MADE A LIFE FOR MYSELF OUTSIDE OF ILLUSTRATION!,....[got married, had kids,...HAD A LIFE&quot;]please, take my advice,...and date,...marry, have sex,...relate,...love,...talk about other things!,..TO OTHER PEOPLE!.i saw WAY too many fellow illustrators consumed with their careers,..to the detriment of having &quot;a life&quot;,...now, many are single, and i&#039;m going to be presumptuios here, but i don&#039;t care,...THEY ARE LONELY!...i saw that pattern early,...and decided, wisely i now know, NOT to let illustration be my &quot;be all and end all!&quot;,...these folks are to me really sad, with all their &quot;awards&quot; and plaques for this show and that,...and yes, they made more money then me,...but look at that terrible toll,...DON&#039;T DO IT!!!,...get a life outside of illustration,...join the world,...cause when you really put all this in perspective,..who gives a rats ass about your &quot;wonderful illustration&quot; if you don&#039;t have someone to share it with,...sorry if thats a bit harsh,..but there are way too many &quot;teacher&quot; illustrators out there teaching cause they can no longer support themseives as illustrators,...and i see how sad that is,...remember,...when your 60 years old,...like me,..no one will care about your illustration career,...but you&#039;ll have a whole other life!,..i now work in my wifes business, and LOVE IT!,...GET A LIFE!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that i&#8217;d never really get rich as an illustrator,&#8230;oh well,&#8230;i worked hard [for going on 30 years at it!],made a rather totally mid-level income[45-60000 dollars a year, totally freelacing illustration],..but sort of came late to the realization that i&#8217;d never made 6 figures,&#8230;i&#8217;ll tell you one of the wisest things i ever did though as an illustrator,&#8230;I MADE A LIFE FOR MYSELF OUTSIDE OF ILLUSTRATION!,&#8230;.[got married, had kids,...HAD A LIFE"]please, take my advice,&#8230;and date,&#8230;marry, have sex,&#8230;relate,&#8230;love,&#8230;talk about other things!,..TO OTHER PEOPLE!.i saw WAY too many fellow illustrators consumed with their careers,..to the detriment of having &#8220;a life&#8221;,&#8230;now, many are single, and i&#8217;m going to be presumptuios here, but i don&#8217;t care,&#8230;THEY ARE LONELY!&#8230;i saw that pattern early,&#8230;and decided, wisely i now know, NOT to let illustration be my &#8220;be all and end all!&#8221;,&#8230;these folks are to me really sad, with all their &#8220;awards&#8221; and plaques for this show and that,&#8230;and yes, they made more money then me,&#8230;but look at that terrible toll,&#8230;DON&#8217;T DO IT!!!,&#8230;get a life outside of illustration,&#8230;join the world,&#8230;cause when you really put all this in perspective,..who gives a rats ass about your &#8220;wonderful illustration&#8221; if you don&#8217;t have someone to share it with,&#8230;sorry if thats a bit harsh,..but there are way too many &#8220;teacher&#8221; illustrators out there teaching cause they can no longer support themseives as illustrators,&#8230;and i see how sad that is,&#8230;remember,&#8230;when your 60 years old,&#8230;like me,..no one will care about your illustration career,&#8230;but you&#8217;ll have a whole other life!,..i now work in my wifes business, and LOVE IT!,&#8230;GET A LIFE!!!</p>
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		<title>By: linnethatrjeh</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[linnethatrjeh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi!     
This is my first post on this forum     
I want to put a link to my website on your forum     
If you&#039;re against it, just delete my account     
10% of the profits will be directed to charity     
Thank you for your understanding]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi!<br />
This is my first post on this forum<br />
I want to put a link to my website on your forum<br />
If you&#8217;re against it, just delete my account<br />
10% of the profits will be directed to charity<br />
Thank you for your understanding</p>
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		<title>By: Morroonyfex</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Morroonyfex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello!  what about   !!   </p>
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		<title>By: attersollmget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[attersollmget]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi!!! Nice forum. This my first post.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi!!! Nice forum. This my first post.</p>
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		<title>By: apoxyaffili</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[apoxyaffili]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Arogex</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arogex]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Geriimmispeft</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geriimmispeft]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Chittechienox</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chittechienox]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 12:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Всем привет! В общем, наверное, люди не зря создают такие темы, даже если просто хотят узнать, в чем смысл жизни для каждого. Как и многие, я зарабатываю с помощью интернета. Пожалуй, немного о себе. Я студент, мне 20 лет. Сначала я закончил колледж (после 9-го 4 года отучился), теперь поступил в универ, сейчас на 1 курсе. Особо универ не посещаю, учусь на тройки, в основном &quot;ухожу&quot; в себя, сижу дома, что-то &quot;придумываю&quot; с интернетом) миллионы не зарабатываю, сео - как хобби=))). Проблема в том, что ни в колледже, ни в университете, я не учусь на ту специальность, которая оч. нравиться. Я - инженер. Вроде более-менее престижно, но - это не мое. И самое интересное, что на КСС-е или програмировании я бы тоже не хотел учиться. Всегда хотел быть врачом. С детства нравиться биология, медицина и т.д. Вот благодаря Интернету, как бы так выразиться, немного успокаиваюсь. Создаю сайты на биологическую тематику, или про медицину, когда вылаживаю материал, сам его &quot;взахлеб&quot; читаю - не могу оторваться. Прихожу в универ - все нудно, все не то. Хотел на зимней сессии бросить, но... не бросил) Живу без отца - только с мамой, которая постоянно твердит, что необходимо иметь хотя бы &quot;корочку&quot;. Знаете - ненавижу получать что-то для того, лишь бы оно было. В общем - учусь для родителя) 
 
Я понимаю, что многие здесь взрослые люди, которые, возможно, в штыки воспримут и напишут &quot;будь мужиком&quot;, &quot;ты наверное забыл свои яички в детском садике&quot; (люблю сериал &quot;клиника&quot;=)), но я тоже так думал. Почему-то депрессия, началась больше полугода назад и никак не проходит. Вечно пытаюсь себя чем-то заинтересовать, но в конечном итоге все оказывается не то... Каждый месяц я возвращаюсь в себя и думаю &quot;а все ли я делаю правильно&quot;. Ведь в глубине души, каждый хочет делать именно то, о чем он всегда мечтал, но получает то, что нужно. Понимаю, что заниматься любимым делом в наше то время - это что-то на грани фантастики. Но все-равно, люди же находят для себя &quot;нишу&quot; и живут благодаря ней всю жизнь. 
Сопли, сопли... но тем не менее - в чем смысл жизни для каждого, кто прочитает это? К чему Вы по-настоящему стремитесь? Что бы Вы хотели сделать именно в свое удовольствие?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Всем привет! В общем, наверное, люди не зря создают такие темы, даже если просто хотят узнать, в чем смысл жизни для каждого. Как и многие, я зарабатываю с помощью интернета. Пожалуй, немного о себе. Я студент, мне 20 лет. Сначала я закончил колледж (после 9-го 4 года отучился), теперь поступил в универ, сейчас на 1 курсе. Особо универ не посещаю, учусь на тройки, в основном &#8220;ухожу&#8221; в себя, сижу дома, что-то &#8220;придумываю&#8221; с интернетом) миллионы не зарабатываю, сео &#8211; как хобби=))). Проблема в том, что ни в колледже, ни в университете, я не учусь на ту специальность, которая оч. нравиться. Я &#8211; инженер. Вроде более-менее престижно, но &#8211; это не мое. И самое интересное, что на КСС-е или програмировании я бы тоже не хотел учиться. Всегда хотел быть врачом. С детства нравиться биология, медицина и т.д. Вот благодаря Интернету, как бы так выразиться, немного успокаиваюсь. Создаю сайты на биологическую тематику, или про медицину, когда вылаживаю материал, сам его &#8220;взахлеб&#8221; читаю &#8211; не могу оторваться. Прихожу в универ &#8211; все нудно, все не то. Хотел на зимней сессии бросить, но&#8230; не бросил) Живу без отца &#8211; только с мамой, которая постоянно твердит, что необходимо иметь хотя бы &#8220;корочку&#8221;. Знаете &#8211; ненавижу получать что-то для того, лишь бы оно было. В общем &#8211; учусь для родителя) </p>
<p>Я понимаю, что многие здесь взрослые люди, которые, возможно, в штыки воспримут и напишут &#8220;будь мужиком&#8221;, &#8220;ты наверное забыл свои яички в детском садике&#8221; (люблю сериал &#8220;клиника&#8221;=)), но я тоже так думал. Почему-то депрессия, началась больше полугода назад и никак не проходит. Вечно пытаюсь себя чем-то заинтересовать, но в конечном итоге все оказывается не то&#8230; Каждый месяц я возвращаюсь в себя и думаю &#8220;а все ли я делаю правильно&#8221;. Ведь в глубине души, каждый хочет делать именно то, о чем он всегда мечтал, но получает то, что нужно. Понимаю, что заниматься любимым делом в наше то время &#8211; это что-то на грани фантастики. Но все-равно, люди же находят для себя &#8220;нишу&#8221; и живут благодаря ней всю жизнь.<br />
Сопли, сопли&#8230; но тем не менее &#8211; в чем смысл жизни для каждого, кто прочитает это? К чему Вы по-настоящему стремитесь? Что бы Вы хотели сделать именно в свое удовольствие?</p>
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		<title>By: Diana Ponce</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Ponce]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many great responses!  I&#039;m chiming in a little late but would like to add... 

I wish that when I first began established artists were as open and sharing as they are today.  Having to figure out how to properly deal with illustration as a business (which was not taught in school) was tough.  Many others I knew floundered and left the field because of it.  That is really unfortunate.  As someone who has worked in the field for 20 plus years, I find helping educate those coming up only helps strengthen our community as a whole.  We all benefit from it.  

Thanks so much for sharing through EFII!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So many great responses!  I&#8217;m chiming in a little late but would like to add&#8230; </p>
<p>I wish that when I first began established artists were as open and sharing as they are today.  Having to figure out how to properly deal with illustration as a business (which was not taught in school) was tough.  Many others I knew floundered and left the field because of it.  That is really unfortunate.  As someone who has worked in the field for 20 plus years, I find helping educate those coming up only helps strengthen our community as a whole.  We all benefit from it.  </p>
<p>Thanks so much for sharing through EFII!</p>
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		<title>By: Mark Fullerton</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Fullerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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