Hungry Artists

 Was reading about increasing decline of Cartoonist's pay in the modern day. Not a good way to start the day out. It's  pretty amazing to see that in an age where the comic book is more prevalent in our culture and media that the pay and job market for cartoonists have stayed basically unchanged since the 70's.  Art really is a labor of love. For those looking for a career in art, and I mean a career that can sustain an individual in this day in age,the outlook is pretty grim.  Like the article says, its not uncommon for today's artist to be working multiple jobs or working in projects not specific to cartooning or illustration in order to make ends meet.  A bunch of people I know from college as well as myself, know to well this fact. [ Via The Village Voice ]