heh probably need to up it a lil bit to be honest hun *coughs* hope all is well with hun.

Things could be much better.

But yes... as an example, I recently sold a doubled japanese 6-in-1 cuff (seen on  closetmonstercreations ) for 25$. I'd be much more comfortable selling it for more like 45... but I don't think it'd sell.

Likewise a full color portrait in watercolor I'd -like- to be charging for 35 or so. I'm lucky to get 20.

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2825645

This one hun? and it may be easier if we talk on YIM ;3

Well, that one too, but this one actually was the one I was talking about.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2582217/ Sold two of them at an art show, 25$ each, as well as one of the one you pointed out for 20$.

I like your prices... it makes them affordable to the less fortunate>.>

Fair to say.

$49 would be a lot more reasonable for the Ti necklace, but when one is starting out, low prices can help to spread reputation. Raise it to $29 immediately, $39 in about 6 months, and $49 in about a year. That is also true with your drawings. Unfortunately, FA is comprised mostly of starving students who are infamously impecunious, which is not the case with everyone attending the craft shows. If you color anodize the Ti jewelry, you could immediately double the price without reducing sales volume.

*blinkblink* Now why didn't I think of that o.o

'Cause you are an artist, not an aerospace engineer.

I really don't what to say to that, or why it stung a little. You're right, of course; I'm no aerospace engineer. Engineering has always fascinated me as a field of study and much of it makes sense to me. I just haven't had the chance to really study it seriously. Which is a pity, as I'm told I demonstrate great aptitude for it in general.

But I am first and foremost an artist, and art isn't a practical matter for me, it's a spiritual endeavor. Tempering it with a practical discipline might not be a terrible idea.

Doubling your income per hour of work might be rather enticing. I certainly didn't mean my comment to sting; it was just a way of saying that the material aspects of metals used in art are special knowledge more likely known to engineers than artists. But the colors of anodized titanium are awesome!

Oh, no disagreement! I just can't afford to set up anodizing equipment yet. I really would love to when i can afford to, but the opportunity hasn't come yet. Art isn't my only interest in the metals I work with, it's merely the most practical and therapeutic extension of my interest at this time. I'm an individual with a multitude of talents. I know a little about the metallurgical properties of my materials where it's relevant to what I'm doing with them, but for making chainmaille not much knowledge is necessary beyond a basic understanding of the wire's durability. For things like blacksmithing and casting in the lost wax method, which i am also setting up to do, knowing the material properties of your media is invaluable.

It's my eventual goal to have a studio that can support all the things I love to do; I adore making things, and I'm talented in a wide variety of crafts. It's just very, very slow going ^^;;; I'm sure I mentioned at one point that before I became disabled, I was aspiring toward biomedical engineering, specifically because of that field's applications in powered armor and automated prosthesis. To some extent, I still have those aspirations, but my mind.... I just don't think it's what I'm supposed to be doing with myself right now. I don't have it in me to undergo formal education, much less to operate in a competitive environment. I can barely deal with the demands of everyday life; given that, it seems like madness to try and pursue anything more serious.

The equipment isn't expensive. Just a variable current DC power supply and some chemicals.

*nods* hmmm....*looks* Okay, so not prohibitive. Need to make a few sales and setup a space in which to safely conduct this activity before I can justify the expense though.

Cheap. Spectacular results.

Yeah. Need to quit paying attention to books that try to put a price tag on equipment. i realize now that the reason I've been dodging around it is because I was expecting to pay x, when in reality it could be done for y.

Yeah. Need to quit paying attention to books that try to put a price tag on equipment. i realize now that the reason I've been dodging around it is because I was expecting to pay x, when in reality it could be done for y.

Yup!