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@forexposure_txt is a Twitter account dedicated to compiling quotes from artists who were expected to work for free. It was created by artist and writer Ryan Estrada, and we previously wrote about it here.

Well now an artist has decided to take some of those quotes and use them to inspire various portraits of what she imagines those people look like. They're part of a series titled "For Exposure," and they were created for Format Magazine by Emmie Tsumura, a Toronto-based illustrator and graphic designer. Check out some of our favorites below. If you're an artist then chances are that more than a few of them will resonate with you!

More info: Twitter | Instagram (h/t: juxtapoz, format magazine)

#1

The People Who Want Artists To Work For Free

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Mark Jaress
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Will you please take your smileys down to the supermarket and buy me some groceries? Thank you for the support

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#2

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Scully
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who draws traditionally and is trying to learn the digital medium, it's not as simple as clicking a 'do art' button. You have to learn brushes and if you don't have one of the pricier tablets you have to really figure out hand eye coordination. It's pretty difficult and I respect anyone who excels in digital art making.

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Michel M. Prins
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And in the end the end the artist doesn't receive a single penny out of the hard work he/she might've done, while the business makes thousands of dollars BECAUSE the artwork helped with it. That's "business" for ya!

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#5

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Michel M. Prins
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who say this always think that artists live from stuff like hopes, dreams and unicorn magic. They don't realize that the artist is actually a human being who needs to buy food in order to live.

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Carl Frank
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are these to be good-a*s pics, or good a*s-pics? Either way, better pay some good-a*s money, or get to grabbin' your selfie stick.

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Aaron Pie
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dropped acid once and ARRRGGG!! THE SPACE GIRAFFES ARE STEALING MY CORN FLAKES AGAIN!

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Tamia Müller
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't have capital, you don't have a business. Hope is not a strategy.

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