@mar_lynx's post on Artfol
Any advice for starting commissions? Like the process and how to price your art?Mar 5, 2021
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•Set your prices based on your medium, hours you spend, size, amount of characters you will draw, etc.
•Decide what you can draw and what you're comfortable with. Don't fprce yourself to draw something that can disturb you.
•Never start without payment.
•Give lots of updates to your customer.
•Decide on a certain amount of time. Even if it takes a long time, having a clear date will gain trust.
•Never give in to strangers that keeps asking for free art. "I need it." isn't an excuse, art is a luxury not a need.
•If you didn't make a huge mistake (like breaking your tablet, or missing the deadline for a month) don't make refunds, people sometimes try to get free art by asking for refund.
•"Aren't they too cheap?" "Aren't they too expensive?" are questions that doesn't matter since only one that has a right to change the price is you. Only your opinion matters on the standart price.
•Don't stress to much about not having any or too much commissions, this can affect your mentak health.
•Decide what you can draw and what you're comfortable with. Don't fprce yourself to draw something that can disturb you.
•Never start without payment.
•Give lots of updates to your customer.
•Decide on a certain amount of time. Even if it takes a long time, having a clear date will gain trust.
•Never give in to strangers that keeps asking for free art. "I need it." isn't an excuse, art is a luxury not a need.
•If you didn't make a huge mistake (like breaking your tablet, or missing the deadline for a month) don't make refunds, people sometimes try to get free art by asking for refund.
•"Aren't they too cheap?" "Aren't they too expensive?" are questions that doesn't matter since only one that has a right to change the price is you. Only your opinion matters on the standart price.
•Don't stress to much about not having any or too much commissions, this can affect your mentak health.
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1. Don't set your prices too low. If I can get takeout for two for the same price it's on the LOW END.
2. Set some rules - what you will or wont draw, and how many correction rounds you'll do with the finished thing.
3. Don't start without payment. At least 50% upfront is standard, with cheaper commissions it's not unusual to get the whole sum.
4. Keep your costumer updated. If you have the sketch, get clearance before you work on. Do that with every mayor step, like lineart, flats, shading...
5. Keep up your end of the bargain, don't let people hang for months. Be honest about how long you will take before, and inform them if you run into (time or other) trouble.
6. Have fun with it!
2. Set some rules - what you will or wont draw, and how many correction rounds you'll do with the finished thing.
3. Don't start without payment. At least 50% upfront is standard, with cheaper commissions it's not unusual to get the whole sum.
4. Keep your costumer updated. If you have the sketch, get clearance before you work on. Do that with every mayor step, like lineart, flats, shading...
5. Keep up your end of the bargain, don't let people hang for months. Be honest about how long you will take before, and inform them if you run into (time or other) trouble.
6. Have fun with it!
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