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Charging by the hour VS Flat rates - Also, other stuff
12 years ago
Why would I charge by the hour for art, instead of setting a flat rate?
Probably because some pieces end up taking longer than others due to things such as complexity of clothing or pose, or extra body parts to try and fit in there (wings, etc).
It's simply much easier to charge by the time it takes me, instead of trying to estimate additional fees due to X, Y, and Z.
Frankly? Yes, I could charge a set price for a bust, full, portrait, etc - and thus probably make a decent profit margin on the easier/quicker commissions - and screw myself on the harder ones, thus making it not worth my time (or I could add fees to these commissions and piss off commissioners). But that's not something I feel like dealing with.
When almost all of my traditional sketches take barely 15 minutes, $25/h is a very fair price - since most people'd only be paying, what, less than seven dollars for a sketch? It's funny that people don't realize that and choose to rail against me or try and tear me down.
I really don't understand why we're so against each other getting what's worth our time.
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On more of a personal-success note, my digital art is finally speeding up some and no longer making me want to stab things as much.
Quite happy to note that design work on an RP in-character group is coming along smoothly and might be doing two small 'community' pictures for them. Hoping to see some other people participate in it - more PCs would be fun. Who wants to play with only NPCs? Anyone who RPs on furc and enjoys High Fantasy/Low Tech medieval RP is free to message for info :V This IC group is mainly for RP in Rayneth but can definitely be found elsewhere - they roam!
Probably because some pieces end up taking longer than others due to things such as complexity of clothing or pose, or extra body parts to try and fit in there (wings, etc).
It's simply much easier to charge by the time it takes me, instead of trying to estimate additional fees due to X, Y, and Z.
Frankly? Yes, I could charge a set price for a bust, full, portrait, etc - and thus probably make a decent profit margin on the easier/quicker commissions - and screw myself on the harder ones, thus making it not worth my time (or I could add fees to these commissions and piss off commissioners). But that's not something I feel like dealing with.
When almost all of my traditional sketches take barely 15 minutes, $25/h is a very fair price - since most people'd only be paying, what, less than seven dollars for a sketch? It's funny that people don't realize that and choose to rail against me or try and tear me down.
I really don't understand why we're so against each other getting what's worth our time.
--
On more of a personal-success note, my digital art is finally speeding up some and no longer making me want to stab things as much.
Quite happy to note that design work on an RP in-character group is coming along smoothly and might be doing two small 'community' pictures for them. Hoping to see some other people participate in it - more PCs would be fun. Who wants to play with only NPCs? Anyone who RPs on furc and enjoys High Fantasy/Low Tech medieval RP is free to message for info :V This IC group is mainly for RP in Rayneth but can definitely be found elsewhere - they roam!
