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[luco]

Need help with something.....

See picture below?




(tis a crappy scan btw....)


Well it's just a very small part of a larger picture (11 x 14) and well, I have several people interested in buying it (the original, not the print) when it's completed and I have no idea how to price my work... The picture has already taken about 8 hours and will require probably a solid week of just drawing to complete...

Can anyone offer any suggestions or a guideline?

Please??

Comments

[darthneko.livejournal.com]

Oh wow... well, I'm no real use at judging how much to sell originals for, but for that large, the original piece, that detailed/long to do... I've seen pieces like it go for 1-2 hundred.

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

Putting a price on art is a pain in the ass....I'm going to need a manager or something when I"m older...

But 1-2 hundred huh....hmm...well it's a place to start ^^;;

[darthneko.livejournal.com]

Honestly, that's probably on the low end. alltrees has a point, though - it frequently depends on how established the artist is. Realistically, you should give yourself a "by the hour" fee and then work out the math based on how long it took you to do it.

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

Well I'm not established.....so hmmm.....

At least I have a clearer idea..

(although I can't see myself ever making $1700 on one pic....O__o)

[branchandroot]

Yeah, originals of that quality generally go for a couple hundred. If it's by a well-known artist, I've seen them bid up into the thousands at con auctions. If the whole is 11x14... maybe 200-300? Depending on how you end up finishing it. You might take a look at Nene Thomas' pricing, keeping in mind that she is established. (http://www.nenethomas.com/originals/index.html)

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

She's expensive......I'm not quite up to that quality yet.....^^;;;;

So around $250.......hmmmm....I might be able to get my tablet with that ^____^;;

[the-sublime-cat.livejournal.com]

Wow. O_O That's amazing! I say you let them fight for it. Whoever offers the most gets it!

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I like that idea ^_______^ Kinda like an ebay bid...or...I could just put it on ebay.....

Hmmmmm........

[inklacedfeather.livejournal.com]

I'd say $150-280. Thats amazing work.

For future referance to price you gotta factor in the paper, the meduim, the size and of course the time you put into it.

My sister says she'd price it $80-200.

I love it babe and if I had the money I'd buy it myself. ^__^ Though the E-bay idea's really good too. Happy gobble gobble.

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

I will of course be making prints for a far cheaper price....

But...it seems everyone agrees somewhere around the $200 mark...or else ebay.

Thanks ^____6

Btw.....haven't heard from you in awhile...school keeping you busy??

[uccello-piccolo.livejournal.com]

you know who this is!

[kyatia.livejournal.com]

I have a perfect solution, darling: give it to me for Christmas! LOL! J/K! I would buy it, though. That is so pretty! It's awesome! The detail is amazing...
I'd say $200 for that would be selling yourself short, but if you aren't established at all, maybe a little more would be about right.

Sorry it's been so long.. :-( So busy...
My Winter Formal is on Dec.11 so I'll e-mail you some pictures as soon as I can. Have I ever sent you any of me?

If not, slap me and make me send some. My e-mail is down, so if you want to e-mail me, use my Phantomess@gmail.com account.

Loves!

~Amanda