I Got Over 100 Digital Art Commissions By Doing THIS.

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Pricing is definetly difficult but I also want to remind people to not set their prices too low. Because Artists tend to have a bad case of imposter syndrome and that might have you undervalue your art and your efforts actual worth.

I think it should just be generally known to take your time taking commissions. It's happened way too often for me at least where I've gotten thrown into the idea of doing commissions and earning money doing what I love that I've taken them without fail, its nice to have the cash but now you have a good list of drawings to do in a time limit. This is not to say you can't take a lot, no, but KNOW YOUR LIMITS!

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Some advice from my end: Be responsible and accountable. -If you have different commission batches, don't draw any commissions from the newer batch before finishing the ones from the previous batch. -Don't interrupt a commission more than once. This goes for the artists whose drawings require lots of hours to complete. Telling the client you're taking a break from their commission to draw something else isn't a big deal if only done once. -If you tell a client you're starting his drawing this week, do not move it again and again to next month. -Many artists struggle with anxiety, depression, or have to deal with environments that really stress them, that's understandable and the client should be okay with you explaining to them that you need a break from their commission. Just don't use it as a repeating excuse to procrastinate their drawing because it may rub them the wrong way.

I’ve been posting my art online for 8 years now and commissions have always been a “i’ll do it one day” thing because of how complicated it seemed. who knew it was this video that would make it so much less scary than it needed to be

ive had people order sketch commissions from me, and i have a semi realistic artstyle, i think it depends on the artstyle <3

Generally, great video! Very solid advice overall. Only thing I'd disagree is the tiers of finish: I offer "rough" and "clean/coloured" finishes. Rough is monochrome with simple shadows and rough lineart. Clean is coloured with proper lighting and clean lineart. While most of my clients have asked for clean finished pieces, there is a subset of them that have consistently commissioned rough pieces from me - so much so, that despite being half price, have pretty much already made up the difference the in earnings. I think offering a sort of low-budget finish is good, not everyone will have the money to pay for a full piece, just make sure you don't segment it too much (sketch/lineart/flats/render is probably too much segmentation, just confuses people), and make sure the low budget option is also less time consuming for you.

another tip I'd say is really important is, when calculating a price for a big commission (background, lots of characters, etc, complex design or composition, etc.) for someone that has already shown interest in your work, don't be afraid of telling them the real price!! don't try to make it lower!! if they really want the drawing, they're gonna be willing to pay full price for it. if not, maybe you can negotiate a somewhat lower price or a less complex commission. experienced commissioners don't have as much of a problem with pricing as you may think!! the amounts of times I've felt guilty for telling them the price but when I did they were more than happy to pay it is actually crazy omg. 😭

As an artist that also gets a lot of commissions, this is the only commission advice video I advocate for. The tip on pricing is so fucking true GOD THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT. Pricing yourself for minimum wage as a commission artist is NOT the way to go. No one can tell how long a piece took, all that matters is the final product. It could take one artist 1 hour to do flats while another artist does it in 30 seconds because they were smart and used the fill bucket. Remember to use shortcuts and work smarter, not harder.

I put a gig for coloring lineart and I got a client that asked for stuff regularly. That was $15 × 4 and $20 × 2. I also had 2 people that would ask for fullbodies. Turns out befriending your commissioners is a golden tip. I was too insecure asking them for work even though they had undeniable liking of my work.

Thanks this is actually really helpful because I'm planning on opening commissions :^)

omw to get a gazillion commissions thanks to these advices 😼

Pricing according to market is just a good move regardless of the business. I had a friend that would consult small businesses as a side-hustle since he started 3 of his own, and pricing too low at first can sink a business. You’ll barely be able to keep the lights on at first and anger/scare away returning customers when you inevitably have to raise prices. Be confident that you’ll put in the extra effort to make your work worth it at first, and gain the skill to stay at that level with less effort later on.

this is very insightful. Ive been drawing as long as i know but ive only gotten my first commission at the age of 20. Whats really difficult is pricing myself at international rates.

these are all good tips!! however, I do find that some people prefer my coloured sketch commissions to my regular lineart commissions. it’s about a 50/50 split in terms of peoples preferences, at least in my personal experience! if you think your sketches are nice and people might like them, don’t be afraid to put them as an option. Ive had people willing to pay the same amount a regular comm would be for a coloured sketch. offer what kind of art feels right to you!

Love this, The advice is really good! The only thing I would disagree with is the 'no one wants your sketch' part. I've sold/traded/gifted a decent amount of sketch commissions rather than fully colored/lined/shaded ones!

YEAHHH, I've been thinking about doing commissions and was looking for something like this. I'm 18 next year and I'm ready for those COMMISSIONSSS

really solid tips, thank you! I'm definitely making some changes to my commissions once I reopen them!

I’ve been thinking of opening commissions but first I’m trying to get better at anatomy, I’VE BEEN WORRYING SINCE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO BUT TY SM ‼️