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Raising Commission Prices
9 years ago
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So, I kind of hate to do this, but after taking on the last batch of commissions, I'm starting to realize that I won't be able to make ends meet at my current prices. My art takes a long time to do properly and if I undercharge, I'm just going to end up rushing artwork and have it not look great.
So over the next couple of days, I'm going to be revising my pricing structure to reflect that. If I get less people commissioning me, I'll just have to live with that, but that's much better than putting out substandard work.
I'll be offering discounts to patrons of my Patreon, of course, if you're investing in me for the long term, I will be able to put out better artwork.
If you're on my current list, don't worry, you're locked in at the old prices and won't have to pay any extra.
Tentatively I'm thinking about doing $125 for 2 char, full colour/shading + background. Yeah, I know that's more than a lot of you can afford, but honestly, I have to make a living on this now and I can't afford to charge any less than that with the hours I spend on a piece.
I'll be offering $50 for colour roughs, which will be full colour pieces, but without the time-consuming inking step. They'll be a little messy and loose, but they'll be doable at that price.
Again, if you were planning to get a piece from me currently, consider donating to my Patreon instead. Every last dollar counts and I will be offering discounts to commissioners who support me there.
I apologize to those of you who feel let down or dissapointed by this, but I need to value my work at what I think it's worth.
Commission Slot List:
1:
darkzigi (inking) (PAID)
2:
pinnacle (Shading + Colour) (PAID)
3:
eradragon (Shading + Colour) (PAID)
4: eradragon (rough sketch phase)
5:
ATung231 (sketch phase)
So over the next couple of days, I'm going to be revising my pricing structure to reflect that. If I get less people commissioning me, I'll just have to live with that, but that's much better than putting out substandard work.
I'll be offering discounts to patrons of my Patreon, of course, if you're investing in me for the long term, I will be able to put out better artwork.
If you're on my current list, don't worry, you're locked in at the old prices and won't have to pay any extra.
Tentatively I'm thinking about doing $125 for 2 char, full colour/shading + background. Yeah, I know that's more than a lot of you can afford, but honestly, I have to make a living on this now and I can't afford to charge any less than that with the hours I spend on a piece.
I'll be offering $50 for colour roughs, which will be full colour pieces, but without the time-consuming inking step. They'll be a little messy and loose, but they'll be doable at that price.
Again, if you were planning to get a piece from me currently, consider donating to my Patreon instead. Every last dollar counts and I will be offering discounts to commissioners who support me there.
I apologize to those of you who feel let down or dissapointed by this, but I need to value my work at what I think it's worth.
Commission Slot List:
1:
darkzigi (inking) (PAID) 2:
pinnacle (Shading + Colour) (PAID)3:
eradragon (Shading + Colour) (PAID) 4:
eradragon (rough sketch phase) 5:
ATung231 (sketch phase)
She would basically sell under cost. Traditional artist using copic, doing full colour pages for $20 (Australian).
She always felt that if she did raise her prices she'd lose clients, I sat down with her and did a break down of cost and she was essentially losing on average $8 per commission.
I eventually convinced her to raise it to $30. She has since raised it for $40. So at least with her art she's now making a profit -and- able to live.
However her other issue was defining her market. (she likes bara, and hates drawing ponies with DA, FA and HF being her main galleries)
But she's at least been able to define what she wants to do and is actually getting somewhere.