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How To Price Quote An Art Commission
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By Ben Zoltak
How much will it cost me?
When I meet someone from around the world, someone not from my home country of the USA and I tell them I am an artist they tend to ask a question that my countrymen don't often ask. Namely they ask, what is your art about? In my country people sometimes get around to asking that question, but more often they ask, how do you make a living as an artist? Or how much does your art cost? It can be daunting at times to jump right into bottom line figures for creatives who feel the entire reason they pursue artistic endeavors is because they don't want to fill their heads with the trappings of commodity or materialism. But talk to an artist who has lived in this money-driven world for awhile and you'll find they aren't afraid to throw some numbers at you. As well they shouldn't, the so called starving artist is just another stereo-type that the world would do well to be rid of completely. Artists need to gain vigor when speaking about the worth of their art.
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By Ben Zoltak
How much will it cost me?
When I meet someone from around the world, someone not from my home country of the USA and I tell them I am an artist they tend to ask a question that my countrymen don't often ask. Namely they ask, what is your art about? In my country people sometimes get around to asking that question, but more often they ask, how do you make a living as an artist? Or how much does your art cost? It can be daunting at times to jump right into bottom line figures for creatives who feel the entire reason they pursue artistic endeavors is because they don't want to fill their heads with the trappings of commodity or materialism. But talk to an artist who has lived in this money-driven world for awhile and you'll find they aren't afraid to throw some numbers at you. As well they shouldn't, the so called starving artist is just another stereo-type that the world would do well to be rid of completely. Artists need to gain vigor when speaking about the worth of their art.
Click here to read full article.
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Regarding justifying price... I always wonder when someone asks "How long did it take to make that painting?" (referring to a completed work). Makes me wonder if the question is based on the concept of hourly wage. We all know that working on a painting longer does not promise to make it better. Sometimes the best work happens quickly. The more experienced you are, the more likely that is to happen. My answer to such a question nowadays is 61 years. Each artwork is preceded by my whole life... years of study, visual observation, experience, credential building, skill building, evolved expertise, and miles of painted canvas. Who each of us is as an artist today is ultimately founded on where we've been so far.
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