Haha! Wow, can't say anything after that. I understand that situation.

well.... not sure if this is funny or not

For once I'm gonna have to agree with your mother on this one coming from someone that is trying to sell artwork as well. You gotta take everything into consideration not just the drawing but the amount of time and effort you put into it. IF you're gonna sell yourself cheap as dirt, you won't go far in supporting yourself not even have enough money leftover to buy other things besides paying bills. You still gotta blog and post much to increase your reputation and not just pictures alone, but talk about stuff as well.

oh man tell me about it I've had the same problem with my mom man it suck they just don't get it

My parents dont understand why I keep saying that ppl makes money out of drawing, but then I always draw for free because of my values... 0n0
I just can't put a price on my art myself.

I'm gonna have to agree with your mom on this one.

You have the quality. It would be worth buying for like... $10-25

to be honest im agree with ur mom, uur drawings are awesome u should charge more

Your mom's right! :)

I think you should make more money because you're a really good artist :)

Tell your mother I said, hello.

im agree with her xd

I can agree with your mom. I always love seeing your work and you have such awesome quality. Even a $15 sketch is pretty cheap compared to what an industry professional charges.

good point..

I'd say you should get paid what you feel you should get paid for your work.... having said that, How do i get on your commissions list?

and... are you ok? you said you died a lil inside... are you okay with her knowing you do such things as commissions? I er.. wouldnt want to ask you for anything your uncomfortable doing any more.

Lai, it wouldn't be a crime if you charged a little more for your work. Seriously, you're a step above most.

I can't hear your Mom's tone-of-voice, but maybe she is giving you the complement you deserve?

You do very good cartooning - worth a good price for the workmanship. I think it is also good to be able to do work for yourself. (A way to work & experiment.) Being able to share gifts is also good.

When and where to be 'professional' in billing for your work & costs is a problem I have had, and it is also a problem many other cartoonists have.

It's certainly a compliment for her to say that! I think her concern is that you're putting a low value on your own time spent on doing the drawing, which is the common argument for people who charge quite a bit for very good work. It's completely justified to charge for your time.

But you always can set what you want. Just don't undersell or you might end up being skipped because people might worry about the cost being so low.

I agree with her, you should be charging like $10 for a simple character pencil sketch.

... my parents chew me out for being not being minimum with how I spend my cash...

Your mother is absolutely right. Your commission slots fill up IMMEDIATELY -- and they'd fill up immediately if you charged TEN TIMES what you are now. I'd pay.

I agreed with your mom Pokelai.

OMG

I kinda agree with your mom.

At your artist skills right now. The commission line-art would be at least 10-15$ per a non-colored ink. With 5$ extra for an extra character.

But hey. You charge how you want to charge for commissions. You even may do great special deals from time to time.

I'd agree with your Mother. ^^ You're a fantastic artist, and could easily get far more than a mere $5 for your artwork. :) Think about how much you're getting paid hourly for your job, and how long it takes to make your art. Work is work, after all!

i personally think your art style is great; I don't see why you couldn't get a job at Disney with your skills.

Yer mom is right, you could charge higher prices, though yer pretty nice to keep them so low.

Oh, I think your mom is right. O.o

Your art is worth so much more! You are so talented!

You only charge $5?!

Your mom is absolutely correct. There's nothing wrong with charging $10-$20 for a sketch. I mean, it's still not very much, but you're highly skilled. Plus, you deserve it!

Well, there are many ways you can look at it. From what I can think is that your mom, like everyone here, loves your artwork and is so impressive. And might feel that your selling yourself short and your prices are too cheap for your talent.

Though that last comment she made was kind of hurtful

Simple economics, you should charge as high as you can where you still fill all your available slots, and that would be a lot higher than you charge now!

Well, let's think of it this way: Depending how you use that 5$, you can get various and lots things. Or a single pricy thing.
Then again, I've personally have taken more or less priceless view of point on most of the things...