This is one of the reason why I keep pushing at people to raise their prices. It isnât to ârip someone offâ. Itâs literally to make sure you are at least making a living wage. At the very least.
I think a lot of the reason people say âyouâre ripping us offâ is because they donât understand exactly what theyâre paying for.
I like to break things down logically in my pricing, so that I know what to charge. It doesnât work for everyone, a lot of painters charge by the inch. But this is the way I do it, if itâs helpful to anyone. Particularly people who donât understand what the cost of that piece of art is.
So the first thing is materials. For people who donât do art, an artist has to account for things like.. brushes, paints, the board itâs painted on, pencils, lead, erasers, transfer papers, glues, and frames if you are ordering a framed piece. I know that can seem kind of weird for people who arenât artists? Prices are different all over the place, but I highly, highly suggest going to an art supply store and just.. browsing. Maybe check out lists of materials that classes on the type of art you want to by, lists for students to get. Check out framing shops, get a feel for what kind of expenses youâre looking at.
The next thing is the part thatâs hard for people to understand. So think of it in terms of retail. If you are working at say.. a coffee shop. While you are at the coffee shop you are paid for that time, right? Minimum wage usually⌠letâs say $7 an hour (because I donât want to play with change). Remember, while the artist is working on your work⌠they are not making money any other way. This IS their paid job. One 8 hour shift at $7 an hour is $56. Thatâs if the painting takes one day. Letâs assume itâs one day, youâre looking at at least $56 plus materials. Thatâs minimum wage, for the type of labor of someone who can flip a burger.
Think about that. Not a skilled labor, not training, weâre talking burger flipping. Remember, this is a skill that studies have said only 2% of the population possess, vs everyone having the capability to flip a burger.
Thinks about this. $56 for one dayâs work, not even including the cost of materials⌠and look at the prices in the fandom. $10. $5. $20. What are they making an hour? How is this making it a viable career choice? How.. is this making it so that the artist whoâs work you love enough to want to pay for it⌠be able to grow, to learn, to get even better, to be even more amazing? How are you supporting your favorite artist?
Thereâs a reason I charge what I do, and to be frank? My commissioners are people who I respect, and who respect what I do. I am taken seriously, and I work hard. But I never, ever let someone put me down because they think I donât deserve to have a living wage.
The starving artist, tragic picture is over. I am not longer content to be a tormented, horribly suffering and starving figure to be a ârealâ artist.
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