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Think about this the next time you even dare suggest an artist lower their prices.

Me when people at cons say $5 sketches are ‘too expensive’ or are upset that I now charge $10 for full figures.

Honestly I have never seen a tumblr artists’ commission prices and thought “too expensive.” I understand it’s a fan community, but when the average retoucher charges 100$/hour and artists are charging like, 20$ max for like a FULL COLOURED THING PERSON THING??? i’m like WHAT??? I CAN”T EVEN FUCKING DRAW A BLOB that would take me 500 years why is it 20$ and i just sit there bein glike. so. what if i bought 20. or whatever.

the point is I think tumblr should look at creative services and what they charge. I shot casual grad photos as a favour for someone and it was 70$/30 minutes. FANDOM ARTISTS ARE GIVING IT TO YOU EASY LSKDJFLSDKJ give them your money as fast as you can i don’t think this is sustainable nad you should get it while stocks last.

please remember that tipping someone when you commission them is absolutely something you can do! artists have to set their prices to what the market average is on this site (which is woefully low) so tipping an extra £5 or £10 can really help. consider it next time you commission someone.

It’s the same for jewelry - even if it’s fandom-related jewelry. Tipping is always appreciated, by artists of all mediums.

Don’t ever set your prices only on the market average of one particular website though. You need to look at what people of comparable skill are charging, as well as your own costs. Do you need special materials for that commission? If you’re selling at a con do you put commissions into special packaging? If you weren’t using the time for commissions, what would you be doing with it? If it’s cutting into your time working another job or something, what is the minimum you can afford to work for per hour and still make all your bills? Shoot a bit above that, especially if you have years of experience with your medium and especiallyif other lives are depending on you to bring in money so you can all survive. I’ve got another human and three cats depending on what little I drag in. Setting a price per hour is what has kept us barely skating by all year.