I have a friend I follow, charges $60 to start and the prices just go up, and they ain't a popufur.


And glad to hear you still kicking Sharra :D

I exist lol, I don't draw anywhere near as much as I wish I could, my life is jam-packed to the nines of every adult responsibility any human being could be saddled with x_x how are you, darling?

doing ok, turning 41 in a few weeks

Good to see ya back! And, yeah, some folks are getting that kind of green...

My goodness. Well, us two dinosaurs can just sit around and talk about how things used to be, I suppose, lol

(grins) Well, Zeph still appears in the Couch Kitties each week. Amazing it's been going for over a decade, now...

Some artists even charge more insane prices. I have seen some YCH (Your Character Here) prices go past $800 in some cases. But I guess that just means an artist can only charge what people are willing to pay for the art. If they go past that, then the artist won't get commissions and will just sit there constantly posting "reminders".

WHAT

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WHAT
OMFG. Back in the late 90's / early 00's, that was absolutely unthinkable. Around 2005ish, there was ONE time I saw an Adam Wan "I will literally draw anything" commission go over $600 before the auction started winding down, but I'm floored to hear that. Good heavens. I go to the local Texas furry convention every year (except for COVID disruptions) but I haven't actively hung out with furries not from my original circles in years. Mercy.

I miss the good ol'd days. Now everything is overpriced. But that is the way of things.

Really it does depend on the artist you commission from. I’ve seen some artists charge astronomical prices for just ONE character sketch! YCHs don’t get me started on, either! It makes no sense to me, but I’m no artist, so I’m one to talk.

I didn't even know what YCH was XD hahaha ahhhh I'm so out of it ::curls up:: XD other than being a chattybug on facebook, I mean. I'm sorry about the recent Capcom disappointments, love

Go to TFF and see what they charge for art now!

Literally scared to do that XD btw did you know the African Violet you gave me only died a couple of years ago? That thing lasted foreeveeeerrrr

Realllyyy?

There's a huge push for artists to respect their worth and to charge more. why kill yourself over 10 $10 commissions when you can do 2 $50 dollar commissions for to earn $100. It's especially important for artists who take commissions as their job to to charge what they are worth! it's a good thing!!

I mean, I AGREE with that lol, I'm just also like.. the rest of the world isn't caught up on liveable wages, how does anyone afford commissions? Are they just super rare to land as a result? Is it as competitive and cut-throat as it used to be?

people who have high paying jobs, or living outside of their means maybe? *shrug*

Idk as far as cut throat and competitive, I've been out of the game for a long time. There's also the whole market saturation thing.

I remember youuuuuu. :)

I've seen (and acquired) single character flat or full color pieces for $60-80, so yes, that's true, and it's not just the popufurs.
We're also seeing a lot of Your Character Here stuff that's taking numbers like that, as well.

That sounds cheap to me. I've seen a LOT of artists on Twitter selling single character for over $100, though not all of them furry artists.

I made a list of great artists in Furaffinity. the can go to $100 to $300 ... ow
Supposedly there are SO MANY artists here that you can find cheaper artists here if you want.

Yeah, a number of the artists I watch end up getting a TON for their pieces. They are all talented in their own rites. One furry artist I know of has pretty high prices, but seems to do almost everything with traditional media and has AMAZING quality. That would be Kacey. https://www.furaffinity.net/user/kacey/

She has a journal entry at the top of her profile with prices. I could never afford to commission her, but when you consider the quality of her work and the mediums she uses. WOW! Like you, I've been aware of her since the good ol' VCL days. As awesome as her work was back then, (her VCL gallery is still there), it's improved off the charts, imho, since those days. Since she uses traditional media, that cost has to go into the commission prices, so unlike with digital artists, her work probably garners a fair bit less than the actual commission price. Once the materials cost comes out that is. Other artists I watch who also do YCH auctions are quite popular and can sometimes pull in $100-$200 for a single image YCH, even though they work digitally. Makes me wish I were better at drawing anthros. lol

I commissioned one user about 8 years ago for my character. It's digital work and I think it was around $60. lol It's been 8 years so I don't remember exactly. I'm surprised it wasn't more, because that artist had been around for ages doing commissions and posting awesome stuff, also on VCL at one time, but, the commission was for a digital painting, not a traditional work. So I'm glad I got the price I did, especially for the quality of work she did.

ANYWAY, so yeah, in these times of craziness and crazy price-inflation, you might consider returning to drawing and offering commissions! Things are too tight for me to commission you or anyone, but I would certainly enjoy seeing you post here again, especially more art.

Hope you are well.

Yeah, even amateurs have boosted their prices to ridiculous levels since the pandemic. I can hardly believe the number of people trying to charge $200+ for adopts, let alone regular commissions.

I seriously doubt any of this stuff is selling. People are just falling prey to "the banker's solution" (ie, if you're not making enough money, just raise prices). Sorry, but there's no reason to believe that furry art is worth the equivalent rate of $200/hr.

On top of that, at least half the submissions and journals I get these days are just spam. Nobody seems to treat furry like a hobby anymore. It's really turned me off to buying any commissions these days.

I'm not sure if or when you'll see this, but I charge $100 per character, and another $100 for the background for full color. More if it's soft-shaded! Double for any of those if they're complicated characters(s) or background!

I price it by hour worked! And it's still no longer near the industry standard (much higher priced). I basically take minimum wage and double or triple it, so it comes out to about $20/hour!

My Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....it?usp=sharing

Like, here's some pricing for an industry professional magazine illustration:
https://voxillustration.com/blog/ed.....for-magazines/

And it's not because I'm a popufur! It's because I realized I burnt out many years ago working for way less than minimum wage even back then.