If it is for a wedding or business, start this at $1000 possibly higher. If the subject is a child or beloved pet, start this at $500. This starts at $100, for a simple portrait. There's just way too much hassle involved in the process of shipment, and people frequently blamed me for problems caused by the shipping company (and they'd expect a discount for it.) If I ever went back to accepting commissions, I don't think I would accept anything other than digital deliverables. Good quality packaging that will protect artwork is on the expensive end, so one should expect a minimum of $60 here, just on the packaging. If the deliverable was digital, I didn't charge for this. The third cost is shipping, packaging, and delivering. For custom pigments, I factor in reusability and the rarity, availability, and expense of the ingredients used to make the pigment. I estimate my material cost based on how much would be consumed, plus the price of the canvas. Some of the pigments I use are those that I make myself. I never used inexpensive materials for commissions. You are not a replaceable cog in a machine, and don't let clients treat you as such! (Not even if you're an anime artist.) You were chosen on commission for your unique talent and style. You're a professional, and you should be paid professional rates. If a client so much as mentions the words "minimum wage" to you, terminate that client. One other thing I need to stress is this: under no circumstances should you price your time at minimum wage. If you have a client that insists for you to be physically present, you should absolutely bill for this time. There's way too much there that can go wrong. ![]() In my case, if they insist that I travel to them, or if they insist on watching me paint, I terminate the client. I never travel to the client, so I never have travel costs. If I must have lengthy discussions or meetings with the client that's billable time, too. The only time I didn't bill for was the time I spent literally watching paint dry (as I can do other things, and paint can take awhile to cure.) I try to plan for efficiency so that I can work on a different part of the painting while waiting for previous portions to touch-dry. I considered "an hour" to be any time in which I was actively working on the commission, including preparation and sketches. Nowadays, I'm more skilled and the median hourly wage is likely closer to the $30–$40 range. For fine artists, it was around $20.00 an hour at the time. Here's how I got the estimate:įirst, I looked up the median hourly wage for my field. Instead, I'd give a price estimate based on a range of factors. ![]() Prices in USD for convenience, even though most of my commissions weren't!īack when I accepted commissions, I never had a flat commission rate. ![]() Not sure if this will help as much, because I haven't accepted commissions for awhile, and the market could've changed (likely increased). Please contact the mods before advertising your subreddit here. So kick back, relax, and tell us your latest art story and/or ask us your latest art question! Related Subreddits If you are looking to hire an artist please reach out to them directly, post in /r/forhire, or check the /r/redditgetsdrawn artist directory.ġ0) All business, career, social media, and marketing related posts should be posted in /r/artbusiness If you see this sub as simply a means for self promotion and marketing then you have completely missed the point of this subreddit.Ĩ) Any requests or intent to promote another sub needs mod approval before posting.ĩ) Please do not make posts with the sole intention of soliciting or hiring artists. Thinly veiled attempts to direct traffic to your website by claiming you are looking for critiques on the design of your site (or similar requests) will also be removed. Posts that are simply just a link to your website or portfolio are no good. Do not submit artwork unless you intend to engage with the community. You are more than welcome to post links to images from your personal website, but any direct links that only serve the purpose of selling artwork will be removed.ħ) This is a discussion focused sub. If you would like to sell your work, you should visit /r/artstore or /r/ArtisanGifts. Comments or posts pertaining to this theme in any way will be removed.Ħ) /r/artistlounge is not a store front. This is a place for all art-related discussion! RulesĢ) Users must be courteous to other users at all timesģ) Posting photos and requesting art isn't allowed here - those should go in /r/redditgetsdrawn.Ĥ) All forms of art are allowed: High-quality Photography, Drawing, Painting, 3D sculpting, Graphic Designs - it just has to be something you crafted or made.ĥ) This sub is not a place to complain about the rules or modding at RGD, or about RGD itself. ![]() Welcome to /r/ArtistLounge, sister sub of /r/redditgetsdrawn.
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