Look man either pay them or learn art yourself to feed your fat fetish.
bitch 40 for lineart should be the standard, art is a damn luxury and some of these artists need food
@ whatever greyshades is these days, Like I said, they’re kids who don’t know how to haggle.
>Lineart – 2 hours for pencils, 1-2 hours for lines = 3 hours at $40
>$40/3(aprox) = $13/hr – paypal fees and bank transfer fees = 10/hr
>Colour – 2 hours for pencils, 1- 2 hours for lines, 3-6 hours for colour = aprox 9 hours at $120
>$120/9 = 13/hr – paypal fees and bank transfer fees = 10/hr
Art is an extremely specialised skillset that takes anywhere from 5-20 years to develop, costs around 500 minimum entry to be able to create digital art due to requiring a tablet and software, along with enough RAM to run high-layer drawings depending on your program. Thinking you have any reason or right to haggle with someone because you don’t like their prices is some entitled shit my friend. You don’t walk into an autoshop and try to barter with them for their hourly wage and their parts cost, why the fuck would you do it in something else? It’s capitalism, if you don’t like it, don’t buy it but don’t think you have a right to special treatment.
I guarantee you we’d charge hourly if that was a possible standard but because the industry has no standards peope have to charge what will sell and that is ultimately much lower than it really should. Especially considering most of us have standards against drawing furry mpreg vore.
People don’t realize just how cheap commissioned art online actually is. Most of the time you pay the artists minimum wage.
Just think about that for a second.
Where I live, that’s LESS than minimum wage
I know artists who have made it in the comic or otherwise commercial art industry, and they comfortably charge hundreds for their time, talent and name on commissions.That’s the MINIMUM. We’re talking people who can make several hundred dollars per PAGE of narrative.
Get your heads out of your asses and start supporting online freelancers and their dirt cheap pricing—it’s your fault they’re all valued so low to begin with.
Hey, uh… can fic writers start charging for commissions? Though I strongly suspect no one would be willing to pay, because it’s a lot harder for people to recognize writing as a specialized skill. That, and some of us remember the days when we put disclaimers on our fics promising that we weren’t making any money from them.
anybody out there have a mighty need for fanart of some random underappreciated story/character and are you pissed about how sparse the fan content is for them, for whatever reason?
I’m currently willing to open some quick commissions, since my regular ones I finish in around 2-3 weeks for full rendering and full detail/backgrounds ~
But these quick commissions rn I’m offering single character portraits (shoulders and up) for a lower rate: This would mean a good chance to consult with me on illustrating OC portraits. You send me descriptions and/or it would be awesome to provide as many visual references and face claims as you’d like. Keep in mind my style is semi realistic though and never cartoony, that’s all ~
A bust/portrait from me would price at just 25$ and would mean a colored torso but no background besides just lighting, like this: Chest and up–
Status Currently / OPEN / email: winterofherdiscontent@gmail.com / DM on tumblr
note – I will only be offering 5 spaces at this time so if you’re interested in commissioning me please do be quick as once those spaces are filled my commission list will be closed for the remainder of 2017 note ii – updated pricing guide + terms and conditions are effective 4th november 2017 onwards
commission rates rates will vary slightly depending on the complexity of your proposed project however the basics are as follows
sketch work (graphite pencil detailed concept design only) head $12 bust $18 half body $22 full body (1) $28
line art drawing (black and white moderate detail ink work) head $16 bust $21 half body $25 full body (1) $30
monochrome drawing (simple colour work with moderate detail) bust $25 half body $31 full body (1) $35 *additional background (minimal detail) $15
digital painting (fully rendered complex colour work with detail and shading) bust $45 half body $60 full body (1) $70
*additional background (detailed and complex) $30
• all prices are per character
• sketch work and line art have minimal background with very little to no detail which is included in the cost of the character(s). adding a more detailed/elaborate background setting to a monochrome or painted illustration will come at an additional cost (determined by the complexity of the requested background but still at a reasonable rate relevant to the project being requested)
general info – i retain full rights to all my art my commissioned work is for personal use only unless agreed upon in writing by all parties involved prior to my taking on the requested project if it is going to be for commercial use. i will often post a low-resolution watermarked image of the completed work on my social media however i’ve absolutely no problem refraining from doing so upon request
i will not draw – hate related/affiliated content of any kind II violence/gore/seriously explicit content that is in poor taste II content i personally find uncomfortable (if you feel unsure if the project you would like to request falls within any of these categories in any way feel free to communicate with me i’m always happy to clarify on any of these areas)
payment type – Paypal only *all prices listed are in AUD
terms and conditions – – i retain all rights to the usage of my art and commissioned work i.e. reprints/archiving/etc. – a minimum deposit fee of 30% is settled before the project is started – the final product will be a full resolution digital art file sent to you within a reasonable time frame upon completion of the project – waiting time for the final artwork will on average be up to 3-4 weeks unless agreed upon in writing by all parties involved before the project is started
refund policy – i will always refund the percentage paid in advance if i am unable to complete and/or deliver the agreed upon commissioned work
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