#pricing

always feel free to reach out if you have a question or whatever (and no, you won’t bother me <3), i’m here for you!!

i’ll explain in more detail down below;

what to expect?

simple sketch: basically your character, oc, etc in a simple wip/sketch. basic render, not too much detail but enough to represent your vision on a budget.

rendered sketch: a detailed sketch/painting of your commission, with gentle brush strokes, details without too much fuss.

full painting: a fully rendered painting in my style, with semi-realism, or a sort of photorealism to it. fully rendered features, nicely blended strokes to bring your commission to life!

pricing?

i don’t fuss over budgets. i’m pretty adjustable with my commissions, though they’re limited in availability. prices can vary and can always be discussed in chat, i don’t want anyone to feel left out because of some money. the art is what matters to me.

the payment will happen over PayPal or Wise and the commissioner pays the full price right away.

the pricing is in euro, since i am from europe, but i can convert your currency if you need me to. occasional my paypal doesn’t work so, there’s wise app or bank transfers too.

delivery?

delivery time from order to finish: between 3-14 days.

your commission will be delivered via google photos link for HD quality.

you own the rights to your commission, though i will add my watermark to ensure credit. commercial use (no watermark) does cost extra, again depending on your commission.

questions?

ask away, message me, email me or send me a pigeon if you must.

first, i want to address the fact that i've barely posted in the past few months. i'm sorry, my schedule was just been so packed with school, i forgot to update this blog! i'll try to be more consistent now.

anyway, girl math isn’t people being bad with money. it’s people being textbook examples of how behavioral economics works in real life.

the whole “if i pay in cash it’s free” or “i returned something for fifty so this sixty dollar thing only cost ten” logic sounds silly, but it’s actually kind of genius. it’s not a financial mistake, it’s data. it’s proof that we don’t spend based on numbers, we spend based on feelings, stories, and tiny mental shortcuts that make sense only to us.

behavioral economics was built on this idea. it says people don’t make perfectly rational choices; they make human ones. we value emotions more than math. we separate money into imaginary categories. we justify, compare, and reframe until a purchase feels right.

girl math is that theory in action. it’s mental accounting when we treat cash like it’s “not real money.” it’s loss aversion when we chase discounts just to avoid feeling like we “missed out.” it’s anchoring when a $300 coat suddenly looks affordable next to a $600 one. it’s instant gratification when future-me gets sacrificed so present-me can feel joy right now.

every behavioral economist should be thanking the internet for girl math. it’s a living case study, wrapped in humor and self-awareness. people are literally turning cognitive biases into memes. and what’s wild is that it proves the science works; the same patterns researchers wrote papers about decades ago are now trending audio on tiktok.

girl math isn’t financial literacy. it’s not trying to teach you how to budget. it’s showing, in real time, how our brains bend logic to protect our emotions. it’s the theory of behavioral economics playing out in public, in a way that’s funny, relatable, and way more honest than any econ textbook.

“I’m a Freelance Artist. How Do I Price My Work Fairly Without Losing Clients?”

there are a few methods that I use

1. by size. larger pieces means more clay, longer decorating times, more underglaze and glaze, and taking up more space in the kiln. it adds up. plus, it’s easier to be consistent if I’m pricing by size. the heron and snake are a lot larger than the tailorbird, so there’s automatically a price difference.

2. by amount of detail. if it’s a complex design, it takes more time and effort to create. the unicorn and fox trivets are the same size as the skull and bird trivets, but they’re much more complicated. that effects the time spent carving and sketching

3. by amount of time. this is often hard to estimate, and I sometimes lose track of this one tbh. though these four trays are all the same size, the time it took to paint the cat and the unicorn trays was substantial. the gator has a lot of detail and complex carving, but time-wise, it went faster.

unfortunately this one is tricky when it comes to skill level. if I’ve made 50 mugs, it takes me longer to make a mug than a ceramicist who has made 500 mugs. and they’re likely also making a more balanced and beautiful mug, having had more practice. so time also has to consider the months and years you spent perfecting your craft

4. by comparison. what are other ceramic artists charging for a similar size/design? etsy is a good tool for this. if possible, look for other artists with a style similar to yours. you don’t want to be overpriced, but you also don’t want to undercut other artists or devalue your work