just as an aside, from when I useta hang out with cartoon pros, they said when they were starting, something like $0.50 - $2.00 per hour was about normal. they did it because they loved it, and not for the money. but I quit hanging out with them. apparently, getting stiffed like that and having to hunch over their bristol boards for 14 hours per day makes them bitter and hard to deal with IMVHO.