#please help an artist

[morggo]

I Will Not Apologize

Happy Pride, ya'll.

$3 download (includes version where you can color in your own Pride flag. Limited restrictions, mostly don't be a fascist or major company: https://ko-fi.com/s/ac6c284e8c

Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/mxmorgan/

Shirts: https://mxmorgan.threadless.com/mens/t-shirt/regular

[evilgoodguys]

he’d forgotten how much he missed that smile.

[ahmed0khalil]

Hello, among the hundreds of tragic stories, I am sharing my painful story.

My name is Ahmed Khalil, I am 6 years old. I was at the beginning of my education, trying to learn, participate, and play with other children. My family consists of 8 members, including my mother and father. My father has diabetes, my brother Fathi is blind, my other brother Abdullah has autism, and my brother Mohammed was injured in his leg by shrapnel from rockets.

On October 7, 2023, the war began and has not stopped since. The airstrikes and Israeli shelling caused fear for me and my family. We could not endure the massive explosions that felt like recurring earthquakes and the red flames sweeping through the area. We were forced to flee to southern Gaza based on orders from the Israeli forces, leaving our beautiful apartments behind. We went to a UN refugee school in Deir al-Balah to escape the terror and death.

We stumbled into a different life full of suffering from every side, living through the most painful hell of war. I developed malnutrition due to contaminated water, poor hygiene, and the spread of infectious diseases with no suitable medicine available.

The situation is catastrophic and unbearable. “There is only death left in Gaza. Even death has become a privilege because it provides a sense of relief.” My older brother Mohammed and I begged our father to leave Gaza, but it was extremely difficult due to the high costs. My father lost all his property during the war, including his electronics repair center and apartment, which were completely destroyed, so he has nothing to help us travel out of Gaza. There is no safe place in the Gaza Strip.

I pray every moment for the end of this war and a ceasefire. The ceasefire is not just a call; it is a desperate cry to end the helplessness and despair spreading to every corner after more than 11 months of war. We flee from death every day, only to wake up the next morning to try to escape it again. My heart is heavy, unable to bear the recurring nightmares, and the overwhelming flood of news about blood, displacement, loss, and despair pouring from Gaza.

Every minute feels like a struggle. No one should have to endure this injustice, segregation, and discrimination. The ongoing shelling in southern Gaza and the intense bombardment of residential buildings in Deir al-Balah make everyone feel unsafe, believing they might be the next to face tragedy. Communications are cut off. We are exhausted and cannot bear more tragedies and losses. We are currently living in a classroom of the UN center, which is crowded with people, including my relatives and cousins. My poor father sees our pale faces and weak bodies and stands helpless due to the lack of money and resources.

I am still six years old, and I never thought I would witness such a brutal attack with complete disregard for human values. I am deprived of my basic rights, including health and education. I need to rebuild my life with my family abroad and receive better healthcare. Traveling to Egypt would cost at least $5,000 per adult and $2,500 per child, which is an enormous amount given the harsh living conditions and the blockade that has lasted for 17 years.

Therefore, I ask you to donate so that we can evacuate Gaza to safety. Please continue supporting our campaign by donating if you can and sharing it with your friends and family. Every contribution, no matter how small, helps us get closer to our next goal and brings us nearer to securing a safer future for my family.

[lamahourani7]

🚨Please, don't skip‼️‼️

Very important... 💔🍉

This campaign is vetted by association Click

1,997$ / 10,000$ goal

I'm very sad because the campaign is moving slowly,and I want to reach the goal to perform a necessary operation for my husband "Mohammed" to improve his health and I suffer from skin diseases and eczema due to contaminated water, air, and unhealthy food, and I need medicine. 😞💔🍉

‼️Tent life is very difficult. This is our life before and after.‼️

Help us to collect the goal to carry out the operation, buy medicine, and get out of Gaza.🙏🍉

Save our lives and donate to us as much as you can...🙏🫂❤️

We are under bombardment...

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[maikaartwork]

Artists, let’s talk about Instagram commission scammers

There’s been a huge rise in commission scammers recently, mostly on Instagram. A lot of new artists don’t know what to look out for, so I figured this might help people.

How they begin

Usually the scammer will write to you asking about a commission. Something deceptively cute - mostly I encounter asks about pet portraits, with one or two photos sent. They’ll probably try to sell you a sweet little story, like “It’s for my son’s birthday”. They will insist that they love your artwork and style, even though they don’t follow you or never liked a single piece of your art.

What to look out for:

Their profiles will either be private, empty, or filled with very generic stuff, dating at most a few years back.

Their language will be very simple, rushed or downright bad. They might use weird emojis that nobody ever uses. They will probably send impatient “??” when you don’t answer immediately. They’re in a crunch - lots of people to scam, you know. 

They’ll give you absolutely no guidelines. No hints on style, contents aside from (usually) the pet and often a name written on the artwork, no theme. Anything you draw will be perfect. Full artistic freedom. In reality they don’t really care for this part.

They’ll offer you a ridiculous amount of money. Usually 100 or 300 USD (EDIT: I know it might not be a lot for some work. What I mean here - way higher than your asking price, 100 and 300 are standard rates they give). They’ll often put in a phrase like “I am willing to compensate you financially” and “I want the best you can draw”, peppered with vague praise. It will most likely sound way too good to be true. That’s because it is.

Where the scam actually happens

If you agree, they will ask you for a payment method. They’ll try to get to this part as soon as possible. 

Usually, they’ll insist on PayPal. And not just any PayPal. They’ll always insist on sending you a transfer immediately. None of that PayPal Invoice stuff (although some do have methods for that, too). They’ll really, REALLY want to get your PayPal email address and name for the transfer - that’s what they’re after. If you insist on any other method, they’ll just circle back to the transfer “for easiest method”. If you do provide them with the info, most likely you’ll soon get a scam email. It most likely be a message with a link that will ultimately lead to bleeding you dry. Never, and I mean NEVER click on any emails or links you get from them. It’s like with any other scam emails you can ever get.

A few things can happen here:

They overpay you and ask for the difference to be wired back. Usually it will go to a different account and you’ll never see that money again. 

They’ll overpay you “for shipping costs” and ask you to forward the difference to their shipping company. Just like before, you’ll never see that money again.

The actual owner of the account (yes, they most likely use stolen accounts to wire from) will realize there’s been something sketchy going on and request a refund via official channels. Your account will be charged with fees and/or you get in trouble for fraudulent transactions. 

You will transfer the money from your PayPal credit to your bank account and they will make a shitstorm when they want their money back, making your life a living hell. They will call you a scammer, a thief, make wild claims, wearing you down and forcing you into wiring money “back” - aka to their final destination account. 

Never, EVER wire money to anyone. This is not how it’s supposed to go. Use PayPal Invoice for secure exchanges where the client needs to provide you with their email, not the other way around.

You can find more info on that method HERE.

What to do when you encounter a scammer:

Ask the right questions: inquire about the style, which artwork of yours they like, as much details as you can. They won’t supply you with any good answers.

Don’t let the rush of the exchange, their praise and the promise of insanely good money to get to you. That’s how they operate, that’s how they make you lose vigilance. 

Don’t engage them. As soon as you realize it might be a scam, block them. The sense of urgency they create with their rushed exchange, and pressure they put on you will sooner or later get to you and you might do something that you’ll regret later.

Never wire money to anyone. Never give out your personal data. Never provide your email, name, address or credit card info. 

Don’t be deceived by receiving a payment, if you somehow agree to go along with it. Just because it’s there now doesn’t mean it can’t be withdrawn. 

Here is a very standard example of such an exchange. I realized it’s a scam pretty fast and went along with it, because I wanted good screenshots for you guys, so I tried going very “by the book” with it. 

Please share this post, make it reach as many artists as possible. Let young or inexperienced artists know that this is going on. So many people have no idea that this is a thing. Let’s help each other out. If you think I missed any relevant info, do add it as an rb!

Also, if you know other scam methods that you think should be shared, consider rb-ing this post with them below. Having a master post of scam protection would AWESOME to have in the art community.

[fatmabassem]

Hi everyone

I’m fatma from Gaza Strip and I really need your help

We need you now more than ever- please donate what you can even if 1$ it will be a big help & share my GoFundMe widely. I'm depending on you. Thank you🙏🇵🇸

If you can’t donate help me share it widely like comment and reblog this post!

[asala-almashni]

🛑 Save me!!

Attention please!!🙏🏻🥺

Don't let them kill me like my dad 💔

I lost my father in the beginning of the war😔 and now I am completely alone💔 forever I need your help every donation 🔗with me will save my life🍉🇵🇸

Please🙏, you are my last hope🥺, don't leave me alone in this cruel world💔💔I have no choice but your support and sympathy,don't forget me!!🥺🙏🏻

Can you put yourself in my place for a second?

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[alaa-pales]

Urgent medical evacuation needed for Inshirah, a cancer patient‼️👇 🔴🔴 Donate as much as you can to let her evacuate safely to Egypt.👇🔗

Donation Link👇🔗

Verified by Operation Olive Branch line 395 master line 👇🔗

We still very far from the goal. I hope everyone will donate even a little. I am confident that you will stand with me and support me until I reach my goal and remove my family from the danger of war. Share my story. Pin my story to your page. Everything helps.

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[namarikonda]

Jesus showing off his top surgery scars to the boys (John. 20:27)

[plushlikecreaturesgallery]

so my life is once again in danger

I'm a venezuelan refugee in Spain since 2019. My focus was entirely on escaping and staying in a safe country. When I got here, I got the help of an accountant/manager to start working legally.

He committed fraud in my name without telling me and refused to take responsibility. I was penalized to pay €8600 for his mistake.

I'll add the whole explanation after the read more because you need context to understand what he did.

And now if I can't pay this thing, my residence will be taken away. I will be deported.

I've tried so hard to raise this money. More work, more marketing, preorders, asking for a loan, but nothing has worked.

I have until next month to pay it so I can renew my residence.

All I wanted was to do things right. I thought seeking a professional to handle the legal aspects of my business was the right thing to do. I thought I could finally breathe after being treated like a criminal for years in Venezuela, when all I want is to make my silly little figurines in peace.

I need to take care of my babies (cats) and my parents who are still stuck in Venezuela. I only make enough to live + take care of them, and it's become clear that I can't raise this money by work alone.

So please, any help is appreciated. Reblogs, orders, commissions. I'm so incredibly embarrassed to make this post, but I'm desperate. I don't want to be deported. I don't want to be an illegal alien. I don't want to live in constant fear again.

Here's my Ko-fi link, thank you for reading

https://ko-fi.com/marlikesunicorns/goal?g=0

and this is my shop

There's some context needed to understand what happened, so here it goes.

In Spain, you need to pay a monthly fee of €300 in order to run a business. This goes to the Social Security.

The fee is mandatory, but the government realized it was unfair to charge it from the beginning to a business that's only starting. So they established a reduction of €240 for new entrepreneurs, for 1 year. After that, they'd slowly raise it.

They also gave benefits to people living in certain areas, especially small towns. The fee reduction extended for 6 extra months with this, but only applied as long as you continued to live there for 4 years.

I lived in a small town for 1 year. Then I moved to the closest small city.

But this accountant guy asked for this 6 month extension in my name without my consent.

So then the government demanded I pay the whole €240 for each month ever since I started my business. I went through all the legal processes to ask them to review this thing but it was impossible. They ignored everything. It didn't matter that I only received the benefit for the 1 year that I would've been given anyway for being a new entrepreneur. It didn't matter that I would never be able to afford to pay this in the 15 days they gave me.

If that wasn't enough, I got sick with covid twice, and missed 4 months of work in total, months I got 0 income because they also won't ensure me until I pay the thing. So those fees were also added to the debt + late fees that continue to grow.

Summary: Basically he promised the government I'd live in a small town for 4 years, and when I moved before then (because I had no idea he had done this) they demanded I pay back ALL the benefits they had granted me in the past year.

[mohamedabushaban06]

https://gofund.me/a8606c82

🙏🚨

‼️ VERY URGENT APPEAL ‼️

😭

I APPEAL THE WORLD AND ANYONE WHO CAN SHARE, OR DONATE I HAVE LESS THAN 10 HOURS 😭 UNTIL THE DEADLINE FOR MY COLLEGE REGISTRATION CLOSES IF I DIDN’T PAY THE TUITION FEES FOR 3000€ MY EDUCATION FOR THIS YEAR IS GONE AND MY RESIDENCY IN THE COUNTRY I EVACUATED TO AFTER THE WAR SURVIVING IS GONE. MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE, PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭😭😭😭 NO DONATIONS SINCE OF YESTERDAY, PLEASE IF YOU CAN DONATE PLEASE HELP ME 🥹PLEASE🙏‼️ KEEP SHARING, REBLOGGING WITH YOUR FRIENDS EVERYWHERE.

1583€ raised of/3000€

thanks to anyone who is trying to help..😭❤️✌️🇵🇸🥹

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[pisscentral]

.just . yeah

[lamahourani7]

Please, We need you & your humanity 🤚‼️

🚨Winter is coming🚨

My campaign vetted by association click

Mohammed and I live in this tent and don't protect against the winter cold or the rain. 🥶😞💔

The roof is worn and there are holes, and the windows are also open. Rain enters inside, and the door also has holes, not closed, and water leaks inward. ‼️🍉💔

We need to buy a shader to cover these holes so that the rain doesn't leak on us. This cover is very expensive.😭

🤚If you feel free and have some humanity, please help us and donate to us... link campaign

Protect us from the winter & cold.. Stand with us🙏🫂

[couchcouchcouchcouch]

HEART. LUNGS. LIVER. NERVES. HEART. LUNGS. LIVER. NERVES. HEART. LUNGS. LIVER. NERVES. HEART. LUNGS. LIVER. NERVES.

[dee-the-red-witch]

It's in [REDACTED]. Back closer to reality. Thank fuck. But I have a place willing to rent to me that's the right size and everything.

This just means I need to have 3k together to secure the place. By next tuesday, so I can sign the lease on wednesday.

Um. Help? Please?

I need every bit I can get/Mom says it's my turn on the family queer 20 bucks. Seriously, anything you can kick in helps: http://paypal.me/tormentedartifacts

Wanna get something arriving late january in return for helping out? Go order stuff: http://tormentedartifacts.com

Obligatory, please share and bump the fuck out of this post, please, this finally gets me out and set up on my own safely.

[hazemsuhail]

important (#1)

The Pain of Living

Mental Health Struggles in Gaza

In the devastated streets of Gaza, 29-year-old Samer lives in a constant state of conflict. He suffers from bipolar disorder, which makes his mood swings reflect the chaos of the war around him. Every bombing ignites painful memories in his heart, and every loss deepens his suffering.

Each morning, Samer wakes up surrounded by destruction, searching for hope in a place where it seems to hide. The medications that once restored his balance have become elusive. The ongoing blockade has turned pharmacies into distant dreams, where essential medications are rarely available and often overpriced.

One day, he decides to visit a health center, believing there might be a chance to receive treatment. But upon arrival, he finds the center's doors closed or overcrowded with patients suffering from similar issues. Samer feels isolated; hope fades amidst the harshness of reality.

Returning home, thoughts swirl in his mind as he spirals into anxiety and depression. He recalls the times he felt stable and knows that life is not as it once was, yet there still lingers a glimmer of hope deep within him.

With each new day, the question remains in his mind: how can he find peace in a world filled with destruction? Samer’s struggle is not just an individual story; it is a cry from the heart of Gaza, where war meets psychological pain in an unending cycle.

If you want to help Samer access the medications he needs, any contribution, no matter how small, can make a difference in his life and the lives of many like him.

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Please show support and help reblog. 🙏💚💙

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