Independant Leeds Opportunity!

Today Independent Leeds contacted me asking if I would like to make some illustrations for their April/May issue. They have been following my Instagram account since I helped George Addy paint his mural and have been commenting on a lot of my recent work that I have uploaded. They messaged me through Instagram and said they will give me the full brief later on if I am interested (which I am). 

However, the message states they work on a 'contra basis' - pretty much unpaid. After the whole situation with Pump'N'Grind this isn't really what I want to hear; why does everyone think it's ok to just ask for free work?! I am going to reply and see if I can come to some sort of agreement when they give me the full brief and see how much work they want from me. It will probably be better to do this over the phone rather than message as well.

I will definitely do the illustrations - it's a fantastic opportunity for my work to be published in a highly regarded magazine and for people to see it. I just want to get paid!