Comments | urufudo: Asking for a bit of help!

urufudo

Asking for a bit of help!

Nov 20, 2009 10:21

Does anyone have any advice to give, to someone who's looking to start up with commissions? Or where I can go to see what other people are doing, how much they're charging for things, and what services they use to make their own buttons, prints, etc ( Read more... )

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commanderteddog November 20 2009, 16:03:40 UTC

There's some stuff here you might find interesting:
http://thornwolf.livejournal.com/tag/business+tips

urufudo November 20 2009, 16:17:43 UTC

Thanks!! So far it seems to be stuff I already know or sorta guessed right about but I haven't read too far into the entries yet. It IS really sad to see talented artists selling their stuff for next to nothing... and if it's one thing that our multimedia program and my years of professional experience has taught me, is that clients are people you gotta be pushy with if you ever want to see your money. ~_~

Oh! I like this link they post: http://www.allfreelancework.com/articlef1017rates.php :O Very helpful! XD

commanderteddog November 20 2009, 16:43:54 UTC

Also, here's a commission list from an artist I know IRL:
http://www.flyingarmadillo.com/commissions/

She's established, which might explain the higher prices. She does freelance work for LucasFilm and the like.

commanderteddog November 20 2009, 16:51:08 UTC

And some more that just came to mind:
http://naiadstudios.com/commish.htm
http://home.golden.net/~marg/commish.htm

Those two sell prints for a LOT less than the commission. I own a print from Diana that I got a Fan Expo for... $20? I think? I know the two of them will do work for small publisher RPGs to help pay the bills. These two are older and established artists, again. But it gives you an idea of what you can move up into.

I might be able to get a bigger pool of pro artist references if I ask my buddy pyat, but he's on a roadtrip until Sunday - he has a decent amount of info because he writes for the RPG market. XD Think you can wait?

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urufudo November 20 2009, 23:19:03 UTC

Mn, yeah, there's certain things about freelancing that I'm already familiar with. Like actually dealing with clients themselves. I won't be working with any client that expects me to make changes to whatever it is that I'm doing and not get paid for the time it takes to do it. I'm also completely familiar with the staging process; clients are babies, gotta hold their hand for the entire time ( ... )