Post by Sam on Oct 18, 2009 0:12:21 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
I'm glad to hear you are interested in starting your own commissions. Well, time to get straight to the point.
Selling commissions may seem easy, but it takes a lot of work and effort to do. You need to make sure that you have the time to do your best work for your "customers." This isn't a two second job, this is your usual, if not more, timing per picture. Say it takes you an hour to draw a nice/decent picture, these should take at least that long. Keep in mind, people expect quality, high quality.
You need examples, that's the number one thing. Examples tell the people what to expect and is the make or break decision on whether or not they buy your work. Examples doesn't mean doodles or stick figures, it means beyond your best work. Pictures you are really proud of. The more examples, the more people see what you can do. Try to have a variety but show your strong points up front and first.
List what you can and cannot do. For example:
Can: Anime, chibi, yaoi, yuri, etc.
Can't: Realism, machines, explicit, etc.
People need to know what they can and can't ask of you. You don't want people to go out of their way just to find out that you can't draw, say, animals. It wastes their time and might make you lose customers. Remind them that it doesn't hurt to ask first. You don't have to keep it anime themed, it can be realism, tattoo designs, or anything you can/want.
Make sure you stay organized and make easy to understand information for people to read and learn about your terms, examples, and prices. Don't make things complicated.
Prices are the biggie. Charging too much is very bad. People want quality at a decent and reasonable price. Finding out how much to charge can be hard but it doesn't have to be. I suggest looking at the prices of other peoples commissions and see how much they charge for their art. The best place (that I can think of) for that would be Deviantart. However, you can just ask your friends how much they would pay for your art. I suggest to keep it below ten dollars (school wise) because many students can't afford that (unless they really want it). Don't be restricted by a full dollar (example: $1, $2, $3, etc.). You can use cents as well. ($0.50, $0.24, etc.).
Anyway, to sum all this up; get examples, get organized, make prices.
I hope this information I just gave you helped! If you have anymore questions, don't hesitate to email me (conanroxyosox@gmail.com), message me through forum, or use the club email (animeyama@gmail.com) though I do check mine more often.
Have a great day!
-Sam
I'm glad to hear you are interested in starting your own commissions. Well, time to get straight to the point.
Selling commissions may seem easy, but it takes a lot of work and effort to do. You need to make sure that you have the time to do your best work for your "customers." This isn't a two second job, this is your usual, if not more, timing per picture. Say it takes you an hour to draw a nice/decent picture, these should take at least that long. Keep in mind, people expect quality, high quality.
You need examples, that's the number one thing. Examples tell the people what to expect and is the make or break decision on whether or not they buy your work. Examples doesn't mean doodles or stick figures, it means beyond your best work. Pictures you are really proud of. The more examples, the more people see what you can do. Try to have a variety but show your strong points up front and first.
List what you can and cannot do. For example:
Can: Anime, chibi, yaoi, yuri, etc.
Can't: Realism, machines, explicit, etc.
People need to know what they can and can't ask of you. You don't want people to go out of their way just to find out that you can't draw, say, animals. It wastes their time and might make you lose customers. Remind them that it doesn't hurt to ask first. You don't have to keep it anime themed, it can be realism, tattoo designs, or anything you can/want.
Make sure you stay organized and make easy to understand information for people to read and learn about your terms, examples, and prices. Don't make things complicated.
Prices are the biggie. Charging too much is very bad. People want quality at a decent and reasonable price. Finding out how much to charge can be hard but it doesn't have to be. I suggest looking at the prices of other peoples commissions and see how much they charge for their art. The best place (that I can think of) for that would be Deviantart. However, you can just ask your friends how much they would pay for your art. I suggest to keep it below ten dollars (school wise) because many students can't afford that (unless they really want it). Don't be restricted by a full dollar (example: $1, $2, $3, etc.). You can use cents as well. ($0.50, $0.24, etc.).
Anyway, to sum all this up; get examples, get organized, make prices.
I hope this information I just gave you helped! If you have anymore questions, don't hesitate to email me (conanroxyosox@gmail.com), message me through forum, or use the club email (animeyama@gmail.com) though I do check mine more often.
Have a great day!
-Sam