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10 years ago
Yo.
Just for fun, tonight I browsed FA, found artists who were approximately as skilled as I am, and checked their commission prices because, naturally, I would eventually like to do more commissions than requests. I found it hilarious that people who are only about as good as me have the gall to charge upwards of $200 (plus more for additional characters) for the types of requests I do for free, as a thank you to my watchers. I was shocked, though, that other people actually commissioned them! I would not dare to charge $200 for a commission at this level of skill. Even very talented artists like
wolf-nymph, 
kenket, and 
alectorfencer do not charge $200 for such basic pieces.
My mind is blown.
With that in mind, I would like to thank all of my watchers, and remind you that my requests are a thank-you to everyone who watches me. I am very grateful.
At the same time, though, I would exhort you all to dissuade any friends of yours from paying that much money for a commission that simply is not worth it. Point them towards lesser known artists who would do a picture of similar quality for less (coughmecough) or, rather, better known artists who would produce a picture of higher quality for less. Like, oh, say, I dunno,
Jailbird, whose commissions are all hugely discounted right now.
Am I being unfair for begrudging these artists their absurdly overpriced commissions? What do you all think?
-Jae
Just for fun, tonight I browsed FA, found artists who were approximately as skilled as I am, and checked their commission prices because, naturally, I would eventually like to do more commissions than requests. I found it hilarious that people who are only about as good as me have the gall to charge upwards of $200 (plus more for additional characters) for the types of requests I do for free, as a thank you to my watchers. I was shocked, though, that other people actually commissioned them! I would not dare to charge $200 for a commission at this level of skill. Even very talented artists like
wolf-nymph, 
kenket, and 
alectorfencer do not charge $200 for such basic pieces.My mind is blown.
With that in mind, I would like to thank all of my watchers, and remind you that my requests are a thank-you to everyone who watches me. I am very grateful.
At the same time, though, I would exhort you all to dissuade any friends of yours from paying that much money for a commission that simply is not worth it. Point them towards lesser known artists who would do a picture of similar quality for less (coughmecough) or, rather, better known artists who would produce a picture of higher quality for less. Like, oh, say, I dunno,
Jailbird, whose commissions are all hugely discounted right now. Am I being unfair for begrudging these artists their absurdly overpriced commissions? What do you all think?
-Jae
And completely agreeing with you.