Commissions: Hourly Pay Structure
8 years ago
Instead of a long list of different prices, I simply charge a flat rate of $50 per hour of work, regardless of the type of commission wanted.
STANDARD COMMISSIONS
Want me to work for you for one hour? How about two hours? Here is what you can expect within that frame of time. In one hour I can get a nice line art done of your character. With a second hour I can add some coloring and simple shading to it.
Interested in three hours? With that extra hour I can spend more time doing smoother coloring and shading.
Commissions featuring multiple characters or characters with complex designs (including wings, additional limbs, complicated body markings etc) will take longer to achieve a certain level of completion. The same goes for any additional background details you might want, so please keep that in mind when placing commissions.
TELEGRAM STICKERS
Bust-sized stickers (head and shoulders) are 3 for $50.
Waist-up stickers are 2 for $50.
Sticker packs are also expandable! Which means new stickers can be added to an existing pack at any time!
As with standard commissions, stickers of characters with complex designs may take more time to produce.
REFERENCE SHEETS
It's difficult to put a price on these because it varies depending on the character's design, the number of viewpoints wanted, or any sample expressions, outfits or accessories you may want to have shown with them.
For a character with a relatively simple design, a ref sheet including front and back views of the character with color swatches and some character info will take 4 hours. Given the nature of creating a reference sheet, we will discuss price estimates before hand. I would also prefer that you schedule a time you'd be available to watch a streaming session while I work on your sheet, so you can give on the spot feedback if something doesn't look quite right. For example, this sheet took 4 hours to make and this one took five hours.
COMICS
Comics are a HUGE investment for both the artist and commissioner. I am not always accepting comic commissions, as they take a lot of my time to complete, especially if I have a few other larger projects I'm juggling at the same time. They can vary wildly in price from page to page, as the time each one takes can vary depending on the characters and situations involved. As a VERY rough estimate, you can expect to be paying for at least 6 hours of work per page. If you are interested in such a project let me know, and we can discuss the details.
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Commission Form:
If you're interested in a commission, please check out my commission form, which can be found here!
Payment Plans
I prefer to break large projects like multi-character pictures and comic page commissions down into sessions. I'll work on the picture a few hours at a time and you pay for these shorter sessions as we go, until the commission is completed. It helps me avoid getting burnt out from working too long on the same thing, and it's easier on your wallet.
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FAQ
How do I know how much time a commission will take?
When you first contact me about a commission and tell me what it is you're wanting, I will give you an estimate on how long I think the commission will take me to complete.
Alternatively, you can set a budget and I will see what I can get done for you within that amount of time.
What if you don't finish on time?
I will do everything I can to ensure a commission reaches the agreed-upon level of completion, even if it means working a bit of overtime.
I will only ask for additional time on the clock if the commissioner asks for numerous adjustments to made to the piece, or changes their mind on something that will require a lot of redrawing.
If I drastically underestimate the amount of time a piece should take, I will bring this to your attention as soon as I suspect I've made an error, and we will discuss how to best proceed from there.
What won't you draw?
I'm fairly open in terms of what I'm willing to draw. I couldn't possibly hope to know every single kink out there on the internet, but off the top of my head: no baby/cub stuff, no bathroom stuff, and nothing involving dreadfully bad hygiene. A good measure is, if it's something generally considered 'gross', I probably won't want to draw it. If you're unsure whether or not what you want falls under this list, feel free to ask about it below, or send me a note.
Do you do art trades, or accept Amazon or Steam giftcards?
Yes and no. I'm not entirely closed to the idea of art trades, but don't be surprised if I turn you down. Money from commissions is how I pay my expenses, and I can't buy groceries or pay rent with art! For me to accept an art trade, I need to both be interested in your style, and be able to set aside time to complete my half of the trade. I usually don't accept giftcards on the same premise that I can't use them to pay my rent.
Will you draw for anybody?
Usually. But I will be hesitant to accept a commission from you if you have a blank profile. Especially if the commission you're wanting is large. Blank profiles make me worry that the commissioner will vanish partway through the process before paying, because they have nothing at stake and can easily abandon the profile. At the very least I will be requiring payment up front, or evidence of activity on another art platform in the event you've been active elsewhere and are just new to FA. I have not had this problem yet, but I prefer not to take chances with it.
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STANDARD COMMISSIONS
Want me to work for you for one hour? How about two hours? Here is what you can expect within that frame of time. In one hour I can get a nice line art done of your character. With a second hour I can add some coloring and simple shading to it.
Interested in three hours? With that extra hour I can spend more time doing smoother coloring and shading.
Commissions featuring multiple characters or characters with complex designs (including wings, additional limbs, complicated body markings etc) will take longer to achieve a certain level of completion. The same goes for any additional background details you might want, so please keep that in mind when placing commissions.
TELEGRAM STICKERS
Bust-sized stickers (head and shoulders) are 3 for $50.
Waist-up stickers are 2 for $50.
Sticker packs are also expandable! Which means new stickers can be added to an existing pack at any time!
As with standard commissions, stickers of characters with complex designs may take more time to produce.
REFERENCE SHEETS
It's difficult to put a price on these because it varies depending on the character's design, the number of viewpoints wanted, or any sample expressions, outfits or accessories you may want to have shown with them.
For a character with a relatively simple design, a ref sheet including front and back views of the character with color swatches and some character info will take 4 hours. Given the nature of creating a reference sheet, we will discuss price estimates before hand. I would also prefer that you schedule a time you'd be available to watch a streaming session while I work on your sheet, so you can give on the spot feedback if something doesn't look quite right. For example, this sheet took 4 hours to make and this one took five hours.
COMICS
Comics are a HUGE investment for both the artist and commissioner. I am not always accepting comic commissions, as they take a lot of my time to complete, especially if I have a few other larger projects I'm juggling at the same time. They can vary wildly in price from page to page, as the time each one takes can vary depending on the characters and situations involved. As a VERY rough estimate, you can expect to be paying for at least 6 hours of work per page. If you are interested in such a project let me know, and we can discuss the details.
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Commission Form:
If you're interested in a commission, please check out my commission form, which can be found here!
Payment Plans
I prefer to break large projects like multi-character pictures and comic page commissions down into sessions. I'll work on the picture a few hours at a time and you pay for these shorter sessions as we go, until the commission is completed. It helps me avoid getting burnt out from working too long on the same thing, and it's easier on your wallet.
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FAQ
How do I know how much time a commission will take?
When you first contact me about a commission and tell me what it is you're wanting, I will give you an estimate on how long I think the commission will take me to complete.
Alternatively, you can set a budget and I will see what I can get done for you within that amount of time.
What if you don't finish on time?
I will do everything I can to ensure a commission reaches the agreed-upon level of completion, even if it means working a bit of overtime.
I will only ask for additional time on the clock if the commissioner asks for numerous adjustments to made to the piece, or changes their mind on something that will require a lot of redrawing.
If I drastically underestimate the amount of time a piece should take, I will bring this to your attention as soon as I suspect I've made an error, and we will discuss how to best proceed from there.
What won't you draw?
I'm fairly open in terms of what I'm willing to draw. I couldn't possibly hope to know every single kink out there on the internet, but off the top of my head: no baby/cub stuff, no bathroom stuff, and nothing involving dreadfully bad hygiene. A good measure is, if it's something generally considered 'gross', I probably won't want to draw it. If you're unsure whether or not what you want falls under this list, feel free to ask about it below, or send me a note.
Do you do art trades, or accept Amazon or Steam giftcards?
Yes and no. I'm not entirely closed to the idea of art trades, but don't be surprised if I turn you down. Money from commissions is how I pay my expenses, and I can't buy groceries or pay rent with art! For me to accept an art trade, I need to both be interested in your style, and be able to set aside time to complete my half of the trade. I usually don't accept giftcards on the same premise that I can't use them to pay my rent.
Will you draw for anybody?
Usually. But I will be hesitant to accept a commission from you if you have a blank profile. Especially if the commission you're wanting is large. Blank profiles make me worry that the commissioner will vanish partway through the process before paying, because they have nothing at stake and can easily abandon the profile. At the very least I will be requiring payment up front, or evidence of activity on another art platform in the event you've been active elsewhere and are just new to FA. I have not had this problem yet, but I prefer not to take chances with it.
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After agreeing upon an amount of time for that level of work, I'll do all I can to achieve that level of completion, even if it means a bit of overtime.
However if the commissioner makes any changes to what they want, or something ends up being vastly more complicated than I predicted, then I would ask that they purchase more hour slots if they want it completed.
Frankly, per-hour is a scary term for me, and I'm sure a lot of another commissioners, because of that "Oh god, oh god, are they gonna run out of time? I can't afford more...."
I've unfortunately not commissioned a few artists because of this fear, but, thank you for explaining that to me, I truly and genuinely appreciate it.
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since youre open right now, do you think we could do this again? :0
Like, you are absolutely a great artist and I would definitely like a commission or two... but I have a personal hard limit of not spending more than $50 on a piece of art. Which, according to the per-hour payment, would be two hours. My issue is... with my 'hard limit' of $50, I'm afraid I may commission something that you THINK might take two hours, but instead takes three. If I wanted, let's say, two characters in rubber (one domming the other), what could I expect out of 2 hours?
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Can you make Bowser dress like this?