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Not every artist can justify the price.
6 years ago
... Pretty much the title.
Though before the "but, entry level is $15/hr USD." defense comes up.
Yes, that is generally correct... But, the question that seems to be missed in this is "but are you good enough as an artist to land an entry-level position?"
... There are a lot of artists that, as much as I hate to sound like a salty bitch, simply cannot justify that kind of pricing (and if their level of skill does, their work-ethic pulls it right back down.)
Though before the "but, entry level is $15/hr USD." defense comes up.
Yes, that is generally correct... But, the question that seems to be missed in this is "but are you good enough as an artist to land an entry-level position?"
... There are a lot of artists that, as much as I hate to sound like a salty bitch, simply cannot justify that kind of pricing (and if their level of skill does, their work-ethic pulls it right back down.)
There are some artists who value their art way too highly.
I blame the tendency I've noticed of furries never allowing anyone to say anything negative.
Professional artists don't tend to make a lot of money per hour - illustration work is sometimes hard to find and entry-level illustration may only net you $20/hr (in my line of work this is about entry level even for modelers).
Assuming a reasonable pay rate of $25/hr (about what I made as an engineering intern in my field), you're looking at valuing a 5k commission at 200 hours of work, or five work weeks. That's a LOT of time to put into a single piece.