Protect Yourself from Scams Targeting Concept Artists-featuring

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Hardy Fowler - Digital Painting Studio

Hardy Fowler - Digital Painting Studio

Күн бұрын

Great news! AAA game studio wants to pay you $1 million to be the lead artist on the next (insert favorite game franchise) sequel!
Scammers suck and they can be really good at targeting vulnerability. Artists work so hard to build a great portfolio - to reach that professional, hirable threshold. So when that golden email finally shows up, the excitement and validation that we feel can make us blind to red flags.
In this video, I'm joined by must-subscribe art KZfaqr @KelseyRodriguez to discuss red flags to watch out for and strategies to protect yourself from scams targeting concept artists. We'll share our own war stories and offer practical advice that could save you some headaches in your career.
Don't miss out on this important discussion - join us for a short video that includes a fun painting taking shape in the background. And if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest tips and tricks for concept artists, be sure to subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell.
0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Kelsey's Scam Stories
3:55 - Kelsey's Advice
6:20 - List of Red Flags
9:13 - How to Protect Yourself
• Connect with Kelsey! / kelseyrodriguez
• Kitboga Show - Funny and educational channel about scams / @kitbogashow
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Hardy Fowler is a professional Digital Painter with work seen in productions for Disney, Games Workshop and Neon District among many others.
Hardy's online academy, Digital Painting Studio, teaches the master-level skills, process and mindset he's learned from decades of experience as a professional digital artist.
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@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Red Flag Update - Beware of any job offer that includes a *_Phase One, Phase Two_* structure. Seeing this a lot lately and it is a clear indicator of a refund scam.
@vampireantihero
@vampireantihero Жыл бұрын
The scams have been rampant lately. That, coupled with some personal setbacks and the popularity of AI portraits, has really stalled my freelancing. It's unfortunate that people think artists are easy targets. Great video! Thank you and Kelsey for this.
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Hate to hear that. I hope that things get better and I'm glad this was helpful.
@samreevesartist
@samreevesartist Жыл бұрын
I feel the same way. Also, I am older (52) and have dreamed since I was in my 30s of making art into a career. Now that I am retired and have the time to devote to it, I often wonder whether it is worth the fight.
@vampireantihero
@vampireantihero Жыл бұрын
@@samreevesartist it's never too late! Despite the scams and things happening, I think it's worth it if it's your dream.
@Linnzy
@Linnzy Жыл бұрын
A scam that goes around alot rn is a very generic one where the persons asks for a comission (usually asks for a picture for their kid and dog), then offer like 500bucks 'if it's not too steep' they say. And the scammer usually arn't even a follower and havn't liked any of your stuff (instagram, facebook) and yet saying they love your art...
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Great points - thank you!
@ochavezart
@ochavezart Жыл бұрын
ha, I got that one from two different accounts at the same time at instagram. They wanted a painting for their dog. One had no posts. Also their typing was the same exact format and words, what a small world.
@alexbaez9238
@alexbaez9238 Жыл бұрын
I literally was approached with a scam job offer right before I was notified that this video had been published. The Universe was speaking to me. Thanks for the info! the timing was impeccable and incredibly useful!
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that's crazy! Yeah, they seem to really be flying around lately. Good luck and keep your guard up.
@dougieladd
@dougieladd Жыл бұрын
One major piece of advice from me... Assume you are going to be scammed every time... this way you will do your due diligence for every purchase or email, and not fall foul to BS scams. Trust No One. Until they prove they are worthy of trust. Be careful out there...
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Sad, but that's a wise strategy. Keep the guard up and followup on leads before trusting blindly.
@TAGAPAW
@TAGAPAW Жыл бұрын
Within past 2 years, i got lot of "virus" commission, they behave like real client, always communicative , then they gave you zipped references/NDA form etc file with password (the reason its passworded so it wont be scan by your email AV etc). People beware whenever opening links (and if you not sure, try open it up on virtual machine)
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Great points and solutions. Thanks!
@markghammartist
@markghammartist Жыл бұрын
had a scam the other day from someone ( probally a BOT ) trying to buy some art from me as an NFT. for me, as soon as i see the word NFT i back away....it was very convincing tho so i can see how they fool people not in the know.. great video hardy!
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
I get a lot of NFT related stuff on discord too. I agree that NFT related projects often give me pause, but I have actually had plenty of freelance jobs in that space that have ended being great so I am gradually gaining comfort. I think you're right though, trust your instincts if those red flags pop up.
@fuzzydragons
@fuzzydragons Жыл бұрын
so many scams, instagram has gotten really bad lately. since i dont offer commission or say im working freelance, i say no to anyone
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm getting most scams through email, instagram or Artstation messages and they seem to travel in waves. It makes me imagine these giant scammer strategy meetings :)
@fuzzydragons
@fuzzydragons Жыл бұрын
i havent gotten any on artstation thankfully, but that might be because i hardly post there. im sure if i started to use it more i would be spammed with scams :/
@MidoriGaleart
@MidoriGaleart Жыл бұрын
I'm in the opposite side of the bridge. I suspect everyone, so much that I usually miss commissions posibilities, my guidelines are too long and detailed 😅
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
That's the really crappy part of these scams is that it makes us all so guarded that we filter away everything or start seeing everything as a threat. Sorry to hear that.
@maureenpenton-theartofthedraw
@maureenpenton-theartofthedraw Жыл бұрын
Thanks to you both for this informative and important topic. I am new to another popular social media site and was offered the purchase of some of my artworks as or for NFTs. Knew it was too good to be true. Person was rather aggressive, but I remained polite and said “no thanks”. So sad that we have to navigate this swamp for the good of our creativity.
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
I agree, it's hard enough for artists - this is not cool.
@MrNocilla123
@MrNocilla123 Жыл бұрын
Great video! this is one of my greatest fears the moment I want to start getting comissions
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Glad this was helpful! I totally get it, such a tough thing to navigate at such a critical moment.
@learnartwithme3766
@learnartwithme3766 Жыл бұрын
Keep an eye out for Unicode characters used in emails, e.g there an a character that looks like an a but isn’t an a, so these characters can be used for fake but real looking domain names.
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that's really clever of them. Great to know - thank you.
@zinzolin14
@zinzolin14 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering why I was getting so many messages asking for commissions of my work earlier this year. I had a feeling something was off because I stated I wasn't taking commissions in my IG bio.
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it really seems like these are spiking recently. Not sure why but we definitely have to keep our guard up. Definitely don't close yourself off to all opportunities, but really investigate any offers that have those red flags. Good luck :)
@douglasalexArt
@douglasalexArt Жыл бұрын
Great Video.
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Thanks! glad you enjoyed it.
@ArtStuff__
@ArtStuff__ Жыл бұрын
😮
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Yes - agreed!
@brap97
@brap97 Жыл бұрын
Well there goes my respect for this channel.
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear it!
@bobc4d
@bobc4d Жыл бұрын
I get text message emails on my phone with "we have noticed unusual traffic on your amazon account and it has been locked. follow the link to unlock your account" or variations on this theme and the email link is a gmail account. I immediately delete it and block email. what makes these bad is they seem to come in during the early morning hours 0200 to 0400..
@fowlerillus
@fowlerillus Жыл бұрын
Good to know - I haven't yet encountered that one. Thank you
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