>mfw I make at least $200 a month on commissions
Feels real good.
>>2567357
when do you know you're good enough to do commission work?
>>2567359
when you propose them and people say yes. Theres a ton of shitty people doing commissions.
>>2567357
How many hours do you spend on doing those commissions?
>>2567359
when you can post simpsons memes to back your words up
>>2567365
so when you have delusional amounts of self confidence and minimal skill? time to start proposing to people then
>>2567357
Dude that's like..
$2400 a year
Your time would be better spent improving your skills to make more money with art rather than stagnating yourself with commissions.
Watch this podcast, it talks about the dangers of using your passion for desperate money and how you should keep your day job until you're able to pursue your passion in it's purest form
http://seanwes.com/podcast/102-why-it-may-be-the-wrong-time-to-pursue-your-passion/
Where do I get comission work? And what do you usually have to draw?
I feel like I need to stop only studying.
>>2567374
>seankike
no thanks
>>2567374
>Your time would be better spent improving your skills
isnt doing commissions improving your art? its literally just practice except you get payed for it
>>2567357
Unless you charge pennies, that's pretty shit
>>2567371
That's the gist of it. People will buy crap for a crap load of cash. I've seen really amateur work sell for like 70 bucks, or worse, pic related.
>>2567374
I see that you've already figured out the secret to exploiting people's insecurity into cash. I'm thinking about learning to write motivational and self help things too.
>>2568196
Those are average gallery prices. A 5x5 oil with simple framing runs about 100$. Chuck in a BFA and solid reasoning/aesthetics and that shit goes up. Part of a finite body of work, ask the printmakers about limited runs.
It's not shit, it's what it's worth. Minimum wage at 8hrs nets about 100$ and can be trained in days. How do you value a lifetime of skill/study/experimentation that goes into these works?
Although I watched a landscape artist net 50k in 10 minutes at a reception the other day. Midcarrear stuff, nothing groundbreaking or over 5000$ but it sold.
Dollar menu artworks are a crime.
Post your work.
>>2568207
>mfw I've wasted my life playing video games when I could have been making a jizz ton of cash right now.
>>2567374
I can't handle all your assumptions
>$200
>and considering it a lot
Holy fuck, I should really finish my non-art-related studies and get good in area that isn't commercial art because shiiiieeet...I'd rather keep art as hobby and paint for myself than scraping for generic ideas of others just to make ends meet while rejecting everything else in life that isn't "art".
>>2567357
Yeah and I make $5000 a month as a concept art intern.
Do you charge $10 or $20 for your tumblr commissions?
>>2567357
That's really not much money at all. Have you broken it down hourly? The lowest price I'll take is about $400 and that's for one tiny little editorial piece, black and white. I mean shit that will take me 5-6 hours from sketch to completion to do. No bigger than 4" on the longest side.
Is there any way to do commissions without anybody knowing your real name?
>>2569113
>intern
>5k
where the fuck is that?
>>2569522
What you'll do for $400, I'll do for $75. Though I typically get about $250 for a full size color piece.
Beats having a real job.
>>2569523
Yeah, stop being a paranoid retard. Your name ain't shit.
>>2568240
You're trying too hard, anon.
>>2567357
>being proud of earning $200 a month laboring on commissions
Just end it
>>2569587
except the client will get what they pay for. Your $75 job will look like a $75 job.
$200 a month does not replace a real job when you don't live with your parents. I spend that much each week on bullshit like records, clothes and books.
>tfw no one has ever asked for a commission or really showed enough interest so it's pointless to even offer up commissions bc no one would probably by anything and I'd just feel worse
good thing I'm just an artist for fun, haha
>>2570792
My $75 jobs look like $400 jobs, I've just been at it long enough where it only takes me a few hours.
>>2570983
This is the part where you post your blog/portfolio to back them words up.
But we already know you're full of shit anon, so it's OK that you won't deliver.
Sorry if this is a noob question or not alowed in this board but what are the average prices for watercolors, oils or other comissions?
What's the 'fair' price?
I mean, I know it's very subjective and relative but I'm pretty lost and any insight would be appreciated
>>2571033
https://www.amazon.ca/Graphic-Artists-Handbook-Pricing-Guidelines/dp/0932102166
this is industry prices. if you're some guy drawing furry porn for degenerates then you're gonna have to do a little research yourself
>>2570988
>show your work
Good argument.
>>2571067
Don't post those, they're fucking garbage. The prices in that guide are for professionals that people actually want to hire, not amateur jackoffs from Craigslist. Would you rather be painting or working at McDonalds? McDonalds pays $7 an hour to start, so if you're making more than that, you're golden.
Wow 200 whole dollarydoos in a month
>tfw $100+ a day in stem
>>2571719
>more like $100+ an hour
>>2570792
>I spend that much each week on bullshit like records, clothes and books.
Not everyone is a hipster anon.
>>2567359
>good enough to do commission work
People would pay for garbage if it appeals to them
The question is how much?
>>2571780
>The question is how much?
this is what intrigues me, anyone has a experience they want to share?
>mfw I make $200/day with affiliate marketing
>>2568183
I wouldn't say so.
I personally would try not to experiment or try anything new when commissioning, out of respect for the client, so it's just pulling from what you already know you can comfortably do.
>>2567357
i make 2k nigga. but good on you for getting started.
Is there a way to selling drawings and illustrations?
I would do it online, but I don't know how it works
unimpressive
>>2571790
what does that even mean, affiliate marketing?
>>2571790
could you please share more info?
>>2574256
what website is this and how do I do it
>>2574259
>affiliate marketing
>200 dollerydoos
>in a month
>>2569526
Mobile game company in San Francisco.
>>2567357
Explain how commissions work to someone who's never done it before. Can you seriously earn mad dosh from NEETs and weeaboos?
I literally make more than that per day working in the library
>>2576630
Yes, but $200 a month is absolutely nothing.
Just paying rent is more than that for me.
>>2576559
How did you get started with that? What was your path?
>tfw made $20 an hour at my internship but I'm not working again until August
>>2577400
Went to art school, did well, got recommended for internship through teachers.
>>2571732
>he's a hipster because he likes having a bookshelf of art books to reference while making his own art and because he wants to hear high quality audio instead of shitty degraded mp3's of some electronic fart noises some asshole made on his laptop.
>>2578512
>records
>not FLAC
>>2578524
most good shit is not available in FLAC, plus, it's weird, but I'm an artist, so I actually like, you know, art. Having a record sleeve and insert to look at is nice.
You clearly like anime, so you I'm sure you don't understand.
>>2578507
Nice, which school? AAU, Art Center?
>>2574503
JMGN COME BACK HOME
>>2578524
third Lain is best Lain
>>2578605
>You clearly like anime
>SEL
Piece of shit. I hope you suffer in hell watching moeblob shit for all eternity.
>>2578605
I bet your record setup is shit.
>>2567357
>mfw I make at least $200 a month
I got 1200$ 2 months ago for character animation for an indie game.
I had fun.
I got better.
I got money.
You just drew 1 autistic waifu character/futanari porn/furry scat porn/whatever you did for that cheap price.
>>2570983
Then why are you only charging $75?
>>2578611
AAU
>>2567357
either you live in a 3rd world country, or underage with your parents, or both.
one day maybe you'll realize allowance money isn't the real deal kek.
>>2571711
Well I make 2k for each commission I shit out every 10 minutes.
You want to know how I do it? To bad, It's a secret. ;^)
>>2571711
>b-b-b-ut I'm scared of proving to ppl that I'm successful, I'm scared of the ppl on the internets! plz no bully!
and/or
>I take commissions but I have no body of work to show
and/or
>I don't need to post my work, I have all the commissions I can handle right now
Suuuuuure
This is why "show your work" is the best argument for threads like this. It's a meme for a reason. Threads like this are absurdist bullshit, it's like /ic/'s own indigenous artform - make believe storytime / delusional play by post.
But then again this is my favorite part of ic, so keep it up!
>>2579170
Gib proof
>>2570983
I'll be the judge of that, show your work.
How do you know when to start charging more?
I'm making like...less than $5 because I'm slow and I don't feel confident enough to raise my prices.
>>2579861
*$5 an hour
woops
>>2574256
Hmmm How much time was spent on this uhhh... "Work" total anyway? I'm actually curious to know. It looks competent but little more. Background looks like it was an after thought.
>>2574256
Serves as inspiration to get marginally better every time I see it.
>>2567357
thats not enough to make a living off
that's enough for extra supplies each month
>>2580277
>paying for supplied
>not making a one time investment into a tablet PC
Cucked
>>2581060
>not using both digital and traditional
Never gonna make it. kys asap my man.
>>2567374
>watch this podcast
Who the fuck are you
I'll draw doodles for 3 bucks :'3
>>2583992
Furry pls go
>>2567374
You're quite hated, so I'll hate you too. Blacklisted
>>2583992
that construction holy kek
how could you get any amount of money for that
>>2578761
not him, but probably because most people can't afford paying 400$
How can you get into commissions? Is there a specific website?
Should I just post on deviant art my work and wait?
>>2578761
>>2584843
What he said. I'd rather draw for $10-20 an hour than not make any money at all. I've been paid $75 for an unfinished sketch that I wasn't trying to sell, and I've been paid $300 for book covers. They each probably took the same amount of time. I've also worked on RPG books amd boardgames, typically for between $75 and $150 per illustration. $75 per piece doesn't sound like a lot, but when you're commissioned to do 54 at one time, it fucking adds up fast.
>>2567357
You realize if you worked retail you'd make a little over $200 a week on around 30 hours? (give or take where you live)
$200 in one month isn't an impressive number. It's not something you can live off of. Being able to make enough money to live off of is the dream.
If you live somewhere where you can survive on $200 a month you either don't pay rent (How's your mom's basement?) or live in a shitty area. You have nothing to brag about. Feel good about it, it's still an accomplishment, but it's not worth bragging about yet.
>>2586421
Have you even stopped to think about your own question?
>>2567359
>Get a good amount of people asking why I don't take commissions.
I feel like I can't do it at this moment, I'm definitely not ready to start taking money for work. I think my work is pure junk
