Back, and need opinions on opening commissions...
6 months ago
Six months after losing my official job, and still no new leads nor interviews that end successfully on jobs I've been applying to, I may need to try to force myself to return to doing commissions, although with some stipulations...
- I'm still not at my usual drawing speed and motivation, partly due to my hand still not at 100% after years of work abuse, and I'm still having depressive episodes that kill my will to do anything...so I can't do same day/overnight turnaround on most drawings like I used to...it'll likely take a week or two to belt something out...and I'll probably avoid comic and very large sequence commissions...
- I'm unsure yet how much I should charge per image...could use some opinions on what people feel like some of my drawings would be worth...I'd like to have a solid base line, and want to say I'd charge minimum $15-20 per hour spent on an image, but that's for when I can fully dedicate myself to an image...
- I can't see myself getting enough income this way to make it work like an actual job would, but depending on how well it does go, I might try to invest in doing art streams again and make it as close to a job as possible, until I can find proper employment once more...(if I can...)
Just to mention it, this isn't an official 'open for commissions' journal, just getting opinions and if anyone wants to be first in line for them if I do open...
- I'm still not at my usual drawing speed and motivation, partly due to my hand still not at 100% after years of work abuse, and I'm still having depressive episodes that kill my will to do anything...so I can't do same day/overnight turnaround on most drawings like I used to...it'll likely take a week or two to belt something out...and I'll probably avoid comic and very large sequence commissions...
- I'm unsure yet how much I should charge per image...could use some opinions on what people feel like some of my drawings would be worth...I'd like to have a solid base line, and want to say I'd charge minimum $15-20 per hour spent on an image, but that's for when I can fully dedicate myself to an image...
- I can't see myself getting enough income this way to make it work like an actual job would, but depending on how well it does go, I might try to invest in doing art streams again and make it as close to a job as possible, until I can find proper employment once more...(if I can...)
Just to mention it, this isn't an official 'open for commissions' journal, just getting opinions and if anyone wants to be first in line for them if I do open...
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All the same, it's good to see you back! ^^