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Commission Prices
Cutout badges (half body, with background) = $250
Portrait badges (head and shoulders, no background) = $150
Color Illustrations
Base price is $300 for a single character with minimal/no background on 9"x12" illustration board.
Additional characters are +$150 each. *Special note: A vehicle such as a car or motorcycle counts as one or more extra characters due to its complexity*
Backgrounds are priced on a case-by case basis and vary based on size, medium and complexity. Simple vignette-style backgrounds start at $200, complex backgrounds start at $600.
A size upgrade to 11"x14" or larger illustration board would be quoted individually based on the amount of detail and projected time required.
Character Reference Sheets
$350 for a character reference sheet in color. May have 3 full-body poses, or 2 full body poses and a closeup of bust/face or extra details.
Reference sheets are colored digitally in flat colors for ease of use as a visual reference.
Black and White Illustrations
Pencil sketches (linework only, maybe a little simple flat shading) start at $80 for a single character, with no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$50 each.
Ink linework drawings (no shading, or a little bit of flat shading) start at $100 for a single character, no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$60 each.
Fully shaded drawings (volumetrically shaded, either entirely in pencil, or inked linework with greyscale marker shading, your choice) start at $120 for a single character, no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$80 each.
Backgrounds for black and white work would have to be priced on a case by case basis depending on how long I think they would take to do.
Other custom media, sizes, or concepts would be priced on a case by case basis.
Prices above do not include shipping/handling which is $10 within the US, or more internationally depending on the destination.
All prices are in USD, and are subject to change.
Cutout badges (half body, with background) = $250
Portrait badges (head and shoulders, no background) = $150
Color Illustrations
Base price is $300 for a single character with minimal/no background on 9"x12" illustration board.
Additional characters are +$150 each. *Special note: A vehicle such as a car or motorcycle counts as one or more extra characters due to its complexity*
Backgrounds are priced on a case-by case basis and vary based on size, medium and complexity. Simple vignette-style backgrounds start at $200, complex backgrounds start at $600.
A size upgrade to 11"x14" or larger illustration board would be quoted individually based on the amount of detail and projected time required.
Character Reference Sheets
$350 for a character reference sheet in color. May have 3 full-body poses, or 2 full body poses and a closeup of bust/face or extra details.
Reference sheets are colored digitally in flat colors for ease of use as a visual reference.
Black and White Illustrations
Pencil sketches (linework only, maybe a little simple flat shading) start at $80 for a single character, with no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$50 each.
Ink linework drawings (no shading, or a little bit of flat shading) start at $100 for a single character, no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$60 each.
Fully shaded drawings (volumetrically shaded, either entirely in pencil, or inked linework with greyscale marker shading, your choice) start at $120 for a single character, no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$80 each.
Backgrounds for black and white work would have to be priced on a case by case basis depending on how long I think they would take to do.
Other custom media, sizes, or concepts would be priced on a case by case basis.
Prices above do not include shipping/handling which is $10 within the US, or more internationally depending on the destination.
All prices are in USD, and are subject to change.
Yes. It is expensive. But many people tend to forget that paintings like Kacy's take a lot of time and effort, not only to do the actual painting, but to get to a skill level to produce the artwork. Add in supply costs, and... well.
It's the same reason a qualified mechanic is expensive.
I am glad to hear you enjoy my work =)
In addition, what counts as a 'character'?
A character would be a figure - human, anthro, non-anthro, taur, etc.
As for a character, I mean, lets say I commission you to do a image of a chakat in a toystore, would the dolls/etc, count as 'characters' or would they be part of the 'background'?
Or for example, in one of your pictures you drew a while a go (this one http://www.furaffinity.net/view/882854/) does that figure and those people in the picture frame, count as characters?
A chakat in a toystore would be a single character with a complex background... a small plush, toy, or cub I'm normally happy to define as a prop, rather than a character. But if they are a large and integral part of the composition, then I count them as a character. There's a little wiggle room, and I like to price descriptions on a case by case basis - but its good for me to have a scale to fit things into...
And no - the small figurine and the figures in the photo do not count as characters, I counted those as props... and that piece was a single character with simple background piece.
"If you want quality oats then you must pay quality price, if you want the oats after they have been through the horse, that can be arranged too."
Divide 50 - 120 hours of work by the price. She does very good work. I have commissioned her before.
Priorities, people!
Coffee anyone
What exactly do you mean by "spendy"? If you mean the above prices are a bit costly, well you have to look at what you are getting for your money and how much work the artist is putting into the piece.
In Kacey paints all her color works (except for the digital badges.). Take a look in her gallery and see how much detail she puts into her color pictures. Painting fur detail is a painstaking process. Looking at her work, you can not tell me you do not get your monies worth from her.
One of the problems is a lot of people in the fandom are only experienced with art prices in the fandom. They get used to a certain price range and anything outside that range, seems insanely high to them. If you were to go outside the fandom to say a comic convention, and shopped around prices there, a single character piece ranges from 60 to 100 dollars for pencils, sometimes inks, depending on the artist. And that is for a black and white piece with no background at usually a 9X12 size. Now try getting the same thing from a well known artist in the comic biz and you are looking at, minimum two to three hundred for the same black and white piece.
So truthfully Kacey's prices are not outrageously high at all.
We artists usually put a lot into our work, especially for commissions.
Gotta remember, people, pieces like this take a LONG time to do (for the majority of artists) and the amount of time and effort to get to a standard like this means that you need to charge what you're worth. Whether people have the money to pay for it or not, if you start undervaluing yourself you're just going to end up burnt out and jaded.
Good prices for fantastic work :)
Maybe I should commission you while I still have money... When I’m short of it, the prices will look too high.
Now if I could only afford those prices ^^
For example, with holiday money coming, I can probably get three full colored pieces for less than one color from Kacey. (I love your stuff Kacey but I'd have to save up a bit more, XD)
Factor in the time it takes to compose, sketch, and complete a piece, and it's a lot of work. I for one am really developing an appreciation for the sweat that goes into it.
And then there's talent. Kacey's talent puts her in the upper echelons of the furry artist ranks. Greater talent is worth more, especially if what you commission is going to be displayed in your house.
That's my 2 cents.
Expensive as it seem, I think her work is definitely worth it though.
And, yes. Some of the art you've made is proudly on display - particularly at the moment "Trimming the Tree", though not in the usual manner. *clears throat* It's my PS3's background.
I really didn't mean this journal post to be an enticement or an advertisement ^.^,, I know right now everybody is worried about the economy, and also gearing up for Christmas, which is a time when I think less people commission art (unless its for gifts... ) so I wasn't trying to make an ad, but it looks like thats kinda what I did @.@
Still... it was informative, as I hadn't been aware that you'd opened icons as a regular fixture of your repertoire. Now I know *reverb*
all depends on my bank account not draining again lol
(Minus the fence and the sticks.)
Normally, a simple background consists of a shape behind the character with something inside the shape (a scene, an abstract mix of colors, a color, or even just a border) The shape itself depends on the composition and what I feel looks best... so sometimes a simple background can extend almost to the edges of the piece...
While a complex background is a full-frame environment for the character to exist in, and I allow for a lot of detail put into complex backgrounds - sometimes putting background characters in for atmosphere like in the piece "At Anthrocon"...
I guess the best difference is that a simple background is a 'backdrop' for the character to complete the scene as a finished piece of art - but a complex background is an environment that the character exists in, and the character is fully affected by the lighting, and whatever other environment effects there would be...
The snowy background that you link to could go either way, depending on how I did it... if I painted it in a shape behind the character, it could be a simple background... but if I painted it out to the edges of the paper, with the character *in* the snow, it could be complex...(though it would be on the simpler side detail wise for my complex backgrounds..)
But long story short:
Yeah, the economy sucks. I understand this. But us artists need to make money too. Doing art is our job for the most part.
So go Kacey for not selling herself cheap.
Part of the source of all the "too expensive" complaints is, I think, that a lot of furry artists tend to undervalue their work. Given that, when someone makes a more realistic assessment of what their time's worth, compared to "the norm" that assessment looks excessive.
Mind you, being understanding of what seems to be the cause of the issue (or one of the biggies, at least) doesn't mean I don't sometimes want, in general, to strangle people whining about how someone's work should be priced a lot lower because others charge less.
When i get enough money i will request a comission.
However....
The Australian dollar has taken a severe plunge. At the moment, on paypal, 1 AUD = 0.636163 USD. So for a US$20 icon it will cost me about AU$32. And don't forget the charge they have on the exchange.
I wish that i could comission Kacey. Maybe when the exchange gets better? Who knows? Maybe i will just bite the bullet and pay more.
Anyway. Good to see a full price list here on FA. There is a price list on her web page but it is not as complete as this one.
Keep up the good work Kacey.
And I hope the australian dollar improves... I'm sure it will...
How can people honestly be so rude about this stuff? I see it as completely fair to price things like that, and frankly, it's worth it for all the detail you put into your work...and I'm sure it can be time consuming too. It's not like we DON'T spend time on this stuff for other people, we aren't machines and it takes a heck of a lot of work to accomplish something nice for someone.
Anyway, you have my support. I've always been happy to commission you. :3
People are usually horrified of the prices of my plushies and they tell me I should sell them cheaper. But there just is no point selling cheaper because it takes me about 30 hours or more to finish a plushie. And a very large plushie takes a month to finish (when I work every day). :P So when people commission plushies from me they usually have to pay a week´s or a month´s salary to me.
Yeah... many people simply don't realize the amount of hours that go into quality work.. so on a per hour basis, we are being rather generous with our prices...
When I finally (oh please God soon!) get a job I will put aside some money to commission you. Maybe this will the final motivator to get me to try harder to get interviewed. I'll think of how good my characters will look drawn by Kacey.
Best of luck in getting a job =) I'm sure the job market will improve sometime soon...
I'd love to do a commission for you someday =).
And I encourage other artists to ask more for their work, too - there are too many fandom artists who seriously undervalue themselves...
dont get me wrong, i came across your art and i think you have TREMENDOUS talent...but theres no way i would ever put that much money into something i can get done by someone else for half that and get more with it...
i realize it takes time and effort to make stuff this good but those prices in todays world are kind of shocking to me. Ive never come across an artist asking for this much. :/ which is sad cuz i wanted to get a commish from you.
as for others not asking as much, its not a matter of undervaluing, its a matter of realizing that a majority of people can't afford to spend 80+ dollars on a picture so they try to make it as reasonable as possible in their eyes (which, i realize your trying to do as well).
If I did my work in markers and it only took me an hour or 2, I could charge way less, but I don't - I work in acrylics, which takes 8+ hours per, and I feel that the difference in quality makes it special.
But if its not worth it to you, I completely understand, and I'm sure that other artists would greatly appreciate your business... I'm merely offering my services at a price that I feel is fair for my time.
Maybe I'll move some money around, see how much I get back from taxes, and give you a holler. :)
Try dirt cheap. Dear lady, I will deffinatly try for a slot.
Thanks for asking =)
Examples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/4781968/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1703076/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/873452/
But there is no fee for the auction 'slot', simply the art itself. The prices for the ladder will be based off of my normal prices, though so you would know what to expect... I think what I am going to do this time is run the auction on FA. I've never done that before, and I've seen lots of people doing it, so it should be interesting I think =).
WELP Time to get savin
I will happily save and scrimp, so that I may eventually capture a piece of your awesome work.
Just a minor question : do you charge more for text descriptions that don't have any reference images related to them?
And nope, I do not charge more for a description without reference images. References make things easier for me, but they aren't absolutely necessary - and if I have any questions about a description, I'll ask =). (or you can point out any errors in the sketch phase)
I have been a fan of your art for years, since I saw the first one of the pieces that
i have always admired your art
~Anu
Example of a simple pencil sketch: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/11087758/
Example of a shaded pencil sketch (NSFW nudity): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/11494470/
So the difference is just in the level of detail as well as a preliminary sketch? I-If I might ask another question- Are the prices similar between the two? If the pencil sketch is 40$ I understand that the increased detail of the 'shaded pencil' would result in a higher price... b-but was just curious if it was still close in cost >////<. I understand that you aren't open for commissions now, but I just had a female character that I hope one day I could get a commission of >.<. This was my last question, I apologize if you posted this information elsewhere and I didn't see it.
The shaded sketch is in the price listing there, below ink - it is $80 for one character. =)
If y'all want cheap art go to walfart and buy yourselves some crayons and some line paper.
For smaller things like badges and black/white sketches, I can usually take those more frequently without the need for commission slots, but that also depends on what I'm working on at the time.
Thanks for asking!
Your work is lovely, are you open for badge commissions by chance?
True, Kacey's not the cheapest artist on FA.. but she is one of the best and you can trust me; it's worth it!
Every creation has been better than I described or even hoped for, and her gift of finding the EXACT expression on each character's face matches the moment perfectly.
Nice to say hi again, old friend. Good to see you're keeping busy <grin>.
Mythril
I don't care how much I pay, I WANT something from you ♥
Is payment plan possible? I'm planning to commissioning you