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Life Update, New Prices, COMMISSIONS REOPENED!
7 years ago
Hey everyone! How are you guys doing?
My last day of my senior year was yesterday, so I no longer have to worry about assignments, which is a huge relief for me! This being said, I wanna talk with you guys about something that is super prevalent in the art community.
And it is: Artist do not price their services high enough. I have/am doing this and I've seen millions of others do this as well. I think for me, I'm scared that people won't buy from me anymore because I'm a small artist. I'm not super well known in the community. Because of this I have all my work priced super low so that I get people to buy. As a result of this, I get burnt out really easily because I have to do a lot of art to make any kind of money. I also put a lot of effort into my work and get paid very little for it. If I looked at how long it takes for me to make something, I would be getting paid way less than federal minimum wage, and it's really sad. I know part of this is the time I take, but it is also a larger issue of me not pricing my work what I think it is actually worth.
I think it's really important for artists to price their work higher because most of us get paid next to nothing. Besides, art is a luxury and artists should be able to make decent money from their services, right?
Anyways! I am officially opening my commission again, but I am raising my prices! I will have a new sheet to reflect the changes soon. The people who have contacted me before today about doing a commission will receive my old commission prices, simply because I promised they would be first in line once I opened them back up.
Tell me what you guys think! Are there any artists that you like that you think should charge more than they do? Are there any other small artists that you really like? I'm looking to follow more small artists like me!
TL;DR- My senior year of college is over, no more assignments for me. I'm opening my commissions and raising my prices!
My last day of my senior year was yesterday, so I no longer have to worry about assignments, which is a huge relief for me! This being said, I wanna talk with you guys about something that is super prevalent in the art community.
And it is: Artist do not price their services high enough. I have/am doing this and I've seen millions of others do this as well. I think for me, I'm scared that people won't buy from me anymore because I'm a small artist. I'm not super well known in the community. Because of this I have all my work priced super low so that I get people to buy. As a result of this, I get burnt out really easily because I have to do a lot of art to make any kind of money. I also put a lot of effort into my work and get paid very little for it. If I looked at how long it takes for me to make something, I would be getting paid way less than federal minimum wage, and it's really sad. I know part of this is the time I take, but it is also a larger issue of me not pricing my work what I think it is actually worth.
I think it's really important for artists to price their work higher because most of us get paid next to nothing. Besides, art is a luxury and artists should be able to make decent money from their services, right?
Anyways! I am officially opening my commission again, but I am raising my prices! I will have a new sheet to reflect the changes soon. The people who have contacted me before today about doing a commission will receive my old commission prices, simply because I promised they would be first in line once I opened them back up.
Tell me what you guys think! Are there any artists that you like that you think should charge more than they do? Are there any other small artists that you really like? I'm looking to follow more small artists like me!
TL;DR- My senior year of college is over, no more assignments for me. I'm opening my commissions and raising my prices!
and WHOOOOO YOU DID IT YEAHHHHH! congratz! :D