Any artists out there?

[Kale the Quail]

Can I get some feedback on something? I was talking with someone about my commission prices and they said I was underpricing my headshots.
I have them priced at $10
Do you all think this is a good price or was that person correct that I'm underpricing my art??
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Examples of my headshots:
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Those are really good! I'd say $20.
are they stickers, or do you have them on other things too?

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Those are really good! I'd say $20.
are they stickers, or do you have them on other things too?

They're just digital pieces.

 

[Anime2lover]

Hey @Anime2lover, how's that comic turning out?
No pressure

Don't write comics. I like to do stories when I'm inspired.

 

[Yowza Wowza]

Can I get some feedback on something? I was talking with someone about my commission prices and they said I was underpricing my headshots.
I have them priced at $10
Do you all think this is a good price or was that person correct that I'm underpricing my art??
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Examples of my headshots:
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I agree you should be at least charging $20, from my view $10 is either grey-scale or just the sketch.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Don't write comics. I like to do stories when I'm inspired.

Me too, I have written SO MANY stories that are currently short stories.
My mistake...

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Can I get some feedback on something? I was talking with someone about my commission prices and they said I was underpricing my headshots.
I have them priced at $10
Do you all think this is a good price or was that person correct that I'm underpricing my art??
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Examples of my headshots:
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Those are amazing, but I wouldn't pay 10 dollars personally... no offense?
But either way I like your art style!
Where do you sell them, DA I assume?

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

@KikiDeAnime, were you working on a lion king comic?
I was wondering how it's turning out if so...

 

[CrazyCochin]

They're just digital pieces.

You're great, I love the style as well! Where do you sell them, I was looking into ToyHouse, to see if I could sell stuff like that, character adopts, do you know anything about that website?

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Me too, I have written SO MANY stories that are currently short stories.
My mistake...

I have a few original stories in progress.
My fanfics, on the other hand... I think that, last I checked, I had some 30 or so in progress. That's counting documents on my computer -- the one-shots bump it up to about 35.
*Sigh...* inspiration is so fickle.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Can I get some feedback on something? I was talking with someone about my commission prices and they said I was underpricing my headshots.
I have them priced at $10
Do you all think this is a good price or was that person correct that I'm underpricing my art??
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Examples of my headshots:
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This is a complicated subject and there's not a hard and fast rule. Lots of variables impact the prices of art. Things like name recognition, exposure, subject matter, format (like digital vs physical), availability, and even trendiness and whim all come into play. I'll give you a bit of a brain dump based on my experiences with various types of art. Hopefully they can at least get you started down a path.

If they're digital art, flat rate per hour. Say it takes 2 hours to create one of these and you charge 10 bucks an hour, that means 20 bucks. Most Graphic design shops run 60-90 an hour depending on the work involved, so you're not crazy at 10, 20, maybe even 30 an hour if you can get it (this si where being an established artist and having some recognition helps. The better you are known, the more you can charge). Printing costs are separate and you price those at 200% cost of materials or a minimum rate like another 10 bucks for 2 8x10 hi res print.

For hand drawn art, Price them by size and time. A certain amount per square inch of the size with your time added in to that price. So for example, let's say you charge 50 cents per square inch and the drawing is 5x5 inches. (max height and width, you don't have to know each and every little curve's surface area here)

so 5x5 is 25 square inches. so at 50 cents per sq in, you'd be at 12.50 for that. Now, how much time does it take? Add that at a flat rate. Say you charge 10 bucks an hour and it took an hour to complete. Now you're talking 22.50.

These are just example prices. You might try and see if you can find some similar work on etsy and get a range from artists doing the same kind of creative work you are. Then fins what seems like a sane price point you are comfortable with in that range and start there. You can (and likely will) adjust as you progress and learn what your fans will tolerate.