A million dollars or ability to draw?

[Chocolate]

Hey guys!
So what if you had to choose between having a million dollars or your own ability to draw... What would you choose? And no, you cannot cheat your way out of having a million dollars and then create art somehow. In all seriousness, even though I'm poor to boot; I will always choose my ability to draw. Back when I was a child; I was bullied, depressed, and had no money. However; art have always put a smile on my face and others around me. I'm still poor even now; but I'm happy. Not even a million dollars could bring me the same joy as art. Money comes and go, but art stay forever (philosophical voice). What about you guys? What would you pick? I'm curious!

[mariusthered]

well having been loyal to art and poor most of my life my answer is ..... is that cash Dude?

having a million bucks to invest in my company would be the best option even if it means i gotta hire new artist . I will draw the line however at my writing and imagination . sometimes the best place to escape the crap in this world is inside your own head ( it's the only place we really have a say what's going on)

[zelkats]

I'm gonna be unromantic and practical and say money.

Neither being able to draw nor having money can ultimately give you happiness, as happiness itself is relative. But money is pretty much the one that's going to lessen much more burden. Your debts will be gone, treatment for mental and physical illnesses becomes affordable, and if you want to learn new things or visit places when your (life) time is running out, money's there to help.

And there are other ways to tell my stories if I don't have the ability to draw. There's film, prose, video games, acting and so on.

[Vikiro_Hop]

If I wanted money I would be in college right now. Hmm well if I couldn't draw I'd still write music and write novels but for the sake of this argument lets say I had to give up all artistic endeavors for one million dollars. No singing song writing, no stories and no drawing and then I get a million dollars...I wouldn't make it to the end of the year with the rampant alcohol abuse I'd suffer. I can't cope without some sort of outlet.

Less melodramatic answer. If I just couldn't draw but could still do my other artistic interests...ya know I don't know.

[carloswebcomic]

Well, you can just about buy a house in Sydney for that amount of money and have very little change afterwards, then again, Australia is hardly a country where you are truly desperate for money, so no. I much rather draw.
Talk about a billion bucks and I would think about it... then I can make music instead.

[Luie]

I don't know how to answer this question properly. Of course I'd want the money, but the ability to draw is learned so I'd just re-learn how to draw. The only way a person wouldn't be able to draw is if they had no limbs and if that's the case I think I'd just rather not answer at all. :U

[Thesleepypencil]

Even though I'm paying off a massive debt for college.
I'd choose draw. Drawing is apart of who i am and i don't know who I'd be without it and i don't want to find out

[VermillionWorks]

Hmmm....a million's not nearly enough.
I'd choose drawing. XD

[rainbowolfe]

I mean really, what's a million dollars gonna do besides pay for some of college? I'd rather have my artistic ability.

Not to mention, with how I grew up, having the money over art would've had me as the real-life equivalent to Jigsaw.

[pottedlilgoree]

people can pay me 1 mill right now to erase my memory and skill of drawing
I'll just re-do it - will take a few years
doesn't count as cheating, no?
or if

for the sake of this argument lets say I had to give up all artistic endeavors for one million dollars

then nah. i like my style now

[blastryoku]

One millon dollars is not much so i'll choose my drawing ability.

[Zannen00]

I choose... Money. 1mil, I can start a business with that and once I'm settled, I will hire an artist to draw for me.
See? Money DOES solve EVERYTHING.

[joannekwan]

1 million won't get you too much in California, even in the more rural parts. So I'll stick with drawing.
Now 1 billion, that's another story.

[scythe]

Give me 500k and I keep the ability to ink. That's my final offer.

[CalimonGraal]

Even though I'm kinda poor myself, like hell am I gonna give up my ability to art just for money. XD
Not only is it really my only far developed skill that I have, but it's also an outlet for my stress and the only way i could best jot down my ideas since i think in images :V
Giving up my ability to draw would be like giving up my soul >n<

[Aspie_Gamer]

Art. I can make do with just a few hundred dollars per month.

[Wolven_Sister]

This may sound bad, but I would probably choose the money. Aside from drawing, there's so many more ambitions and goals I want to reach but I can't for lack of funds.

I want to be a wildlife biologist, go on expeditions and monitor/improve animal life and environments. I would be traveling around the world to help species of all kinds and inform the public on endangered species and what we can do to protect them. I would also fall on my plan B and go back to writing, I already have an agent, and with the funds she and I would be unstoppable with marketing, and making a screenplay to pitch to producers. The funds would also really help my family and my husband and I could settle down and buy our own place with some land. And my love for art would still be my own, so I would finally be able to support other artists.

[Doubtcent]

I'd say the ability to draw. That way I could eventually earn that million dollars and then some through hard word and diligence.

[jonufele]

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[justieno]

0ne million dollars would give me the time and resources to learn to draw really really well hahah