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15 years ago
Fight her all you want you'll never win
Couldn't we just once leave her in bed
Let the dry air cut her happy throat
Hide her heart and lose her happy head
What would you say is fair for my artwork? Price wise?
Like I ain't doing that crap where I only charge 20 bucks for a full colored, backgrounded image. Because quite frankly I know I'm selling myself short. I put a lot of work into all of my pictures, and hey lets face it. I'm not the worse artist out there, improvement needed defiantly. But still I'm better than a few.
I raised my prices to
Sketches- $5
Inkings- $15
Color-$30-55 (depending on background)
Full Body Badges-$25.00
Pop Badges-$20
Monster Badges-$15
Tiny Tag Badges- $3
What do you think this to high? Or am I still selling myself short?
Also keep in mind I do traditional, there is no undo button for me, there is no paint can, there aren't any filters that make my pictures look cooler for less amount of time. But there is a solid copy I can carry in my hands.
So, because of this what do you think?
Like I ain't doing that crap where I only charge 20 bucks for a full colored, backgrounded image. Because quite frankly I know I'm selling myself short. I put a lot of work into all of my pictures, and hey lets face it. I'm not the worse artist out there, improvement needed defiantly. But still I'm better than a few.
I raised my prices to
Sketches- $5
Inkings- $15
Color-$30-55 (depending on background)
Full Body Badges-$25.00
Pop Badges-$20
Monster Badges-$15
Tiny Tag Badges- $3
What do you think this to high? Or am I still selling myself short?
Also keep in mind I do traditional, there is no undo button for me, there is no paint can, there aren't any filters that make my pictures look cooler for less amount of time. But there is a solid copy I can carry in my hands.
So, because of this what do you think?
As you use materials, you need to add that on there too, and at this rate, you're maybe getting paid 4-5 dollars an hour, without material costs.
I think you're an amazing artist and could be charging more. :)
But its true, my markers cost like 5 bucks a piece (And thats getting the cheapest blick brand markers) the prisma colors, and even worse copic (though there by far the best markers I've played with) range up to 8 bucks a marker :C
Them my paper which I only work on bristol smooth, which gets expensive. I think it's like 7 bucks for 20 sheets? And if I get larger sizes sometimes it gets up to $15.
Then the ink pens...Of which atm I'm working with only one pen cos the others died, cost 8 bucks a pack for the cheap runny pigmas. Or like 3 bucks for one pen, and the pens I do love using, the copics cos there interchangable are $7 a pen.
But I don't think I can honestly get more than what I've raised them to right now. Then I wouldn't get any commissioned work at all.
Maybe when I'm a bit more popular :)
But thank you sweetie <3 your to kind
You seem to work similar ways I do, with similar materials, just trying to give an idea of what other people do, without technically losing money in the long run due to gas to go get materials, the materials themselves, and the nibs/ink refills for most markers.
Good luck getting more commissions though; I know it can be hard especially as a traditional artist - people nowadays would rather have something digital slapped together that's barely worth the money they spent, only to have it not a day later.
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