How different is your pricing should be between private commissions

>>2727416
Charge based on the budget of the client. Some book publishers are small and so you might charge only a few hundred. Some publishers are big and can afford thousands, so you charge that. Most private commissions pay poorly so they're usually not worth it, but go through the motions and bargaining and see how much you can charge someone.

>>2727416

I'm bothered by the perspective on that piece, especially the ground plane. Either change the perspective on the bird or shoe placement.

>>2727427
Your right, the tail should be lying flatter on the ground based on her feet. cant unsee it now

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As an artist myself who might be looking to hire a better artist for an extended project, I'd say that it is situational. Don't disrespect yourself and the rest of us by working too low if you don't absolutely have to, but there are things that would change in the situation of long-term employment. For example, Steven Silver says in one video that he charges $100 an hour for caricature sessions where he goes to people's houses and draws party guests. Seeing as he'll probably only be there for a few hours, he'll be drawing from the moment he's there to the moment he leaves and it's a one-off thing that's a very sensible amount. However, he says in the same video in so many words that a studio isn't going to pay you $100 an hour for a 40 hour a week job as an artist, it's just untenable. That would be almost $900,000 a year for an individual artist among dozens or hundreds, several times more than what some of the most hot shit artists make today.

Charging $20 for a quick sketch of something for a one-off commission that takes you fifteen minutes to do is normal, but if you're working with a client long term and there's possibly tens of thousands of dollars at stake they will want to pay you by the hour instead, for which you should expect like $20-25 minimum if you're competent. It's a lot less than what you'd get for a one off commission, but stability comes with a price I suppose.

>>2727416
Charge what you can get away with.

Holla Holla, get dolla. Remember that when it comes to negiotating prices, first guy to say a number loses.

i will bump this, family

>>2727440
in the small commissions is also included the time to negotiate with the client, not just the actual work