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Explaining Myself/Artist and Artwork's Worth
17 years ago
Oookay, so I just bid (and won) on an auction yesterday that was by one of my favorite artists: 
odylic-force It was a sketch lot of 16 original sketches and 2 prints. Now, in the first place some may think "you paid for mere sketches?". Yes, I did, but that is not the least of which I have been confronted with. As you can see (you can view the auction page here: http://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1006921.html ), the price I bid is 127.00 USD. Plus the shipping it totals at 133.00 USD. This is about 170 CAD, 106 EUR, and 90 GBP.
So what I have been asked by a couple individual is something along the lines of: 'Why in god's name did you pay so much for SKETCHES!!" For those who may be thinking the same, let me explain it to you:
Whenever I bid on artwork, be it multiple pieces or a single piece, I base the maximum amount that I will bid on how much I think the piece(s) is/are worth. I try to take into the account the amount of time, effort, and materials, but not being artist makes all of this hard imagine. Of course, whether it is a print or an original piece is a big factor, as well as how much I enjoy the style (favorite styles= higher max bids).
Now for this auction in particular, I priced the prints according to how much I've paid for Malachi's prints in the past, and then I estimated the value and how much I would pay for each individual sketch, adding all the values up in the end. Trust me, I was being a cheap bastard when pricing these sketches, even though I would pay more for many of them if I were to buy them individually. No matter how cheaply (within reason) I valued them, the total came out to at least 160 USD, and this doesn't include the shipping charge! So actually, I feel like what I'm getting quite a bargain for ORIGNAL work (even though they are sketches) and a couple prints.
So obviously, I do not feel much remorse (there is of course the typical buyer's remorse when you lighten your wallet significantly) at all, and I feel like it was well worth it. After all kiddies, traditional artwork costs a bit more to produce than digital works, and it takes more than just a few flicks of a pencil to create detailed sketches. Artists and their artwork are worth much more than you would like to think.
odylic-force It was a sketch lot of 16 original sketches and 2 prints. Now, in the first place some may think "you paid for mere sketches?". Yes, I did, but that is not the least of which I have been confronted with. As you can see (you can view the auction page here: http://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1006921.html ), the price I bid is 127.00 USD. Plus the shipping it totals at 133.00 USD. This is about 170 CAD, 106 EUR, and 90 GBP.So what I have been asked by a couple individual is something along the lines of: 'Why in god's name did you pay so much for SKETCHES!!" For those who may be thinking the same, let me explain it to you:
Whenever I bid on artwork, be it multiple pieces or a single piece, I base the maximum amount that I will bid on how much I think the piece(s) is/are worth. I try to take into the account the amount of time, effort, and materials, but not being artist makes all of this hard imagine. Of course, whether it is a print or an original piece is a big factor, as well as how much I enjoy the style (favorite styles= higher max bids).
Now for this auction in particular, I priced the prints according to how much I've paid for Malachi's prints in the past, and then I estimated the value and how much I would pay for each individual sketch, adding all the values up in the end. Trust me, I was being a cheap bastard when pricing these sketches, even though I would pay more for many of them if I were to buy them individually. No matter how cheaply (within reason) I valued them, the total came out to at least 160 USD, and this doesn't include the shipping charge! So actually, I feel like what I'm getting quite a bargain for ORIGNAL work (even though they are sketches) and a couple prints.
So obviously, I do not feel much remorse (there is of course the typical buyer's remorse when you lighten your wallet significantly) at all, and I feel like it was well worth it. After all kiddies, traditional artwork costs a bit more to produce than digital works, and it takes more than just a few flicks of a pencil to create detailed sketches. Artists and their artwork are worth much more than you would like to think.
