Commission Prices
12 years ago
Commission Prices
Cutout badges (half body, with background) = $150
Portrait badges (head and shoulders, no background) = $80
Color Illustrations
Base price is $250 for a single character with minimal/no background on 9"x12" illustration board.
Additional characters are +$100 each. *Special note: A vehicle such as a car or motorcycle counts as an extra character due to its complexity*
Medium to complex backgrounds are +$200 to +$600 depending on the detail and projected time required.
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. The sketch may be done traditionally, with inks and colors done in Photoshop, or it might all be done digitally.
Black and White Illustrations
Pencil sketches (linework only, maybe a little simple flat shading) start at $60 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 $80 for a single character, no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$50 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) = $150
Portrait badges (head and shoulders, no background) = $80
Color Illustrations
Base price is $250 for a single character with minimal/no background on 9"x12" illustration board.
Additional characters are +$100 each. *Special note: A vehicle such as a car or motorcycle counts as an extra character due to its complexity*
Medium to complex backgrounds are +$200 to +$600 depending on the detail and projected time required.
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. The sketch may be done traditionally, with inks and colors done in Photoshop, or it might all be done digitally.
Black and White Illustrations
Pencil sketches (linework only, maybe a little simple flat shading) start at $60 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 $80 for a single character, no background on 9"x12" bristol board. Additional characters are +$50 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.
Analu
WriterYiffy_Boy
PhotographerAnalu
WriterYiffy_Boy
PhotographerAnalu
WriterKacey
Traditional Artistysrnty
WriterSunegami
Art Whoregenet
Traditional ArtistYes. 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.
SandySchreiber
Traditional ArtistYuki-Terumi
Lurkerrick2tails
WatcherTheSonicGod
PhotographerKacey
Traditional Artistkcravenyote
KittyDragonGulo_Maritimus
WriterKacey
Traditional ArtistI am glad to hear you enjoy my work =)
Gulo_Maritimus
WriterUle
Traditional ArtistEsculent
WriterShadowcatcher
Missing LynxAnalu
WriterElka
WatcherAnalu
WriterShadowcatcher
Missing LynxShadowcatcher
Missing LynxAnalu
WriterMeow
odious
Anthro ArtistMeow
Shadowfire
MusicianHoneymane
WatcherIn addition, what counts as a 'character'?
Kacey
Traditional ArtistA character would be a figure - human, anthro, non-anthro, taur, etc.
Honeymane
WatcherAs 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?
Kacey
Traditional ArtistA 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.
Honeymane
WatcherMoonfeather
Traditional ArtistOkamiWatanabe
Anthro Artistmjriv1
Watcher"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.
Yiffy_Boy
PhotographerKabukiHomewood
Priorities, people!
Phoenix-D
Writerkcravenyote
KittyDragondocwilkie
WriterCoffee anyone
Taigitsune
FursuiterViper45
WatcherWhat 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.
CmdrKitsune
melo666
Wildlife - Fantasy Illustratorkcravenyote
KittyDragonWe artists usually put a lot into our work, especially for commissions.
Phoenix-D
Writerdraegwolf
Art WhoreFallimar
CrafterGotta 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 :)
fluffyfennec
3D AnimatorKacey
Traditional ArtistMcClaw
WriterKacey
Traditional ArtistAthari
WatcherMaybe I should commission you while I still have money... When I’m short of it, the prices will look too high.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistMcClaw
WriterEzzleo
PhotographerKiala_Tiagra
WriterKacey
Traditional ArtistMcClaw
WriterGas_Mask_Dragon
CrafterKacey
Traditional ArtistDataBank
PhotographerOmegaGoji
WriterNow if I could only afford those prices ^^
Ezzleo
PhotographerFor 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)
Donryu
Traditional ArtistKacey
Traditional ArtistShadowcatcher
Missing LynxFactor 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.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistOkami_Wolf
Anthro ArtistExpensive as it seem, I think her work is definitely worth it though.
Chakat_Starpelt
WriterDataBank
PhotographerAnd, 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.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistI 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 @.@
DataBank
PhotographerStill... 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*
Kacey
Traditional Artistvideogame30
WatcherJrogenshin
Anthro Artistbejurin
Art Whoreall depends on my bank account not draining again lol
Pekingin-ankka
Art Whore(Minus the fence and the sticks.)
Kacey
Traditional ArtistNormally, 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..)
Pekingin-ankka
Art WhoreRuna216
Writermelo666
Wildlife - Fantasy IllustratorBut 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.
Selunca
Traditional ArtistDash1
Fursuiterimnohbody
WriterPart 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.
Obonic
Anthro ArtistShadowcatcher
Missing LynxGoldstrike
WriterWhen 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.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistAnd I hope the australian dollar improves... I'm sure it will...
Kyma
Digital Artistkcravenyote
KittyDragonHow 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
Kacey
Traditional ArtistPekingin-ankka
Art WhorePeople 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.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistYeah... 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...
Jinggo78
Grand ArchivistWhen 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.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistBest of luck in getting a job =) I'm sure the job market will improve sometime soon...
wolf-nymph
Digital ArtistKacey
Traditional ArtistI'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...
wolf-nymph
Digital ArtistPixelmancer
Kacey
Traditional ArtistPixelmancer
NeoScribbles
Traditional ArtistKacey
Traditional ArtistNeoScribbles
Traditional ArtistAsher2500
Writerdont 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).
Kacey
Traditional ArtistIf 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.
Galagya
Digital ArtistCarwyn
FursuiterMaybe I'll move some money around, see how much I get back from taxes, and give you a holler. :)
Kacey
Traditional Artistlunden
WatcherTry dirt cheap. Dear lady, I will deffinatly try for a slot.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistRaishi
WatcherKacey
Traditional ArtistThanks for asking =)
Bloodhound_Omega
Critter CreatorKacey
Traditional ArtistExamples:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/4781968/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/1703076/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/873452/
Jinggo78
Grand ArchivistKacey
Traditional ArtistBut 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 =).
Jinggo78
Grand ArchivistSunTattooWolf
Traditional Artistsexonfireiscool
Kacey
Traditional Artistsexonfireiscool
Kacey
Traditional Artistsexonfireiscool
seraphimmoonshadow
Art WhoreShadowSoothsayer
WriterAverious
Watcherjyoumon
CrafterWELP Time to get savin
thegravekeeper
WriterKarouWS
Writer/Miniature PainterI 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?
Kacey
Traditional ArtistAnd 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)
KarouWS
Writer/Miniature PainterI have been a fan of your art for years, since I saw the first one of the pieces that
Kacey
Traditional ArtistVeruca
Art Whorei have always admired your art
Ashkihyena
WatcherMangobliss
Art WhoreLapso
Writer/Artiststrong4
FursuiterKacey
Traditional ArtistSarah_Furry
Artist/Fursuiter/CosplayerAnu_Thane
Fursuiter~Anu
Kaelra
Writer/Rp'er/PetKacey
Traditional ArtistExample 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/
Kaelra
Writer/Rp'er/PetSo 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.
Kacey
Traditional ArtistThe shaded sketch is in the price listing there, below ink - it is $80 for one character. =)
Kaelra
Writer/Rp'er/PetMalakaiSkyle
Watcherpilli10
Art WhorePanthaKyat
Jack_Luther
PrOn ArtistIf y'all want cheap art go to walfart and buy yourselves some crayons and some line paper.
Calacene
Art WhoreKacey
Traditional ArtistFor 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!
strawberrymilk
Anthro ArtistYour work is lovely, are you open for badge commissions by chance?
Kacey
Traditional ArtistMythril
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
Kacey
Traditional ArtistKanrodStavoyan
Digital Artistetainers
Coffee MomTsuTsun
Digital ArtistI don't care how much I pay, I WANT something from you ♥
SteveFoxx
Foxx. Nothing more, nothing lessKacey
Traditional ArtistLittleMutt
©Asher