Every creative professional has been asked to work “for exposure” instead of pay. Nobody wants to work for free, but, as aspiring artists, it's necessary to work for less than market value. However, they still expect something. Not this.

After seeing the response to artist and writer Ryan Estrada's Twitter account asking for quotations from people who want artists to work for free, Jessica Bloom of Format Magazine commissioned artist Emmie Tsumura to draw those people. These are the results, some of which hit pretty close to home if you work in a creative field...