Advice on starting commissions?
6 years ago
Wassup guys, it's fuzzbutt Daniel again!!
Hi there!
So as you probably should all know by now, I've set up the first payment method for art I've ever done--Patreon. It's worked out so far, and I've had some really kind people donate. It was especially fun and rewarding making a commission earlier this week for the first time :D
I have, however, gotten messages from a couple people who don't want to pay through that site and would rather do one-time payments for things like YCH's and commissions. I'm all up for that, I'm just wondering--anyone who's experienced doing that kind of thing, how would you recommend I go about doing that? I have a paypal set up, I'm just not 100% sure how to get payment from people through it as of yet and how to direct people to it.
My thanks for any help you could give ^u^
So as you probably should all know by now, I've set up the first payment method for art I've ever done--Patreon. It's worked out so far, and I've had some really kind people donate. It was especially fun and rewarding making a commission earlier this week for the first time :D
I have, however, gotten messages from a couple people who don't want to pay through that site and would rather do one-time payments for things like YCH's and commissions. I'm all up for that, I'm just wondering--anyone who's experienced doing that kind of thing, how would you recommend I go about doing that? I have a paypal set up, I'm just not 100% sure how to get payment from people through it as of yet and how to direct people to it.
My thanks for any help you could give ^u^
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I'd also recommend having a limited amount of slots so you aren't overwhelmed with commissions.
And indeed, I'd limit it to three for now so it doesn't interfere with Patreon monthly requests (5 sketch commissions and 2 B&W commissions)
You're asking about payment methods etc but that stuff is easy enough to figure out. There is one mistake that many artists make, starting out.
Think about the time, not the money.
What do I mean by that?
A lot of people start to do art and go "well, sketches for most people are $___ so...I should price myself like that."
No.
Think about the amount of time it takes you. Think about the energy and resources you put into it, think about the set up and clean up time, the external costs (photoshop? SAI? Tablet? etc.) and realize that an image is not just an image.
If it takes you 8 hours to do a color piece but you charged $20 for it, you're really paying yourself $2.50 an hour, which is ridiculous.
Your time has value. Your energy has value. Don't forget that!