(Art people of the internet! I need some wise...)

Art people of the internet! I need some wise advice.

What do you guys charge as a base price for commissions? This is starting to become a issue for me, as initially I was charging extremely low (£5, £10, £15) because frankly, I thought my work wasn’t even worth real money and asking people to pay for it seemed sort of wrong. But now I need to start working properly and charging accurately for whatever level my work is at.

My tutors at college say it should be more like £40-£60 (or minimum wage per hour), so I started giving those kind of prices when asked for commissions. I think this has caused me to lose some potentially good work and because these people simply stop replying, I have no idea whether its because I’m over-charging.

Does anyone have any answers?

— 10 months ago with 2 notes

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#commissions #money #art #advice

paintitstrange said: I always add up my materials & time for 1 piece, then double it. That’s the average I always go by. Is the piece fanart or original? Fanart is cheaper, of course. Also remember to make copies (high res scans) for your portfolio & to make prints later
tinyspacebabe said: I think the lower the better! what you had was fine. ultimately, more people will come because your prices are low for good art and the cash will really start to add up versus one or two people buying one piece for 40 bucks.
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