If you're interested in illustration and you want to know what the best of them are up to, I recommend MuddyColors. Sometimes they annoy me because I see more than I wish to see, but their advice and input is very valuable and sound. This week, they've posted what I've known for at least two years now. Artists who are good at what they do aren't actually motivated by money. They do what they do cause they love to do it so they continue doing it and get better because they love it. Putting monetary value or commissioning can make the artist nervous and the creativity dies and with it the quality of the work. Been there, done that. Here's the video from the UK that Eric Fortune posted by Dan Pink. No, I'm not making up the names.
Left brain versus right brain. Outer-motivation vs. Self-determination. Very nice.
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