(A quick disclaimer- prices do vary according to specific commissions, so don't be surprised if your piece costs less or more depending on the complexity of your character. If it's Kirby's evil twin, I'm obviously not going to charge as much as if you had requested a portrait of your hyena-maned wolf-coyote-pronghorn with two heads and twelve arms and, like, a bajillion piercings and this really specific costume drawing from Regency period military uniform designs. You get the idea.)
Character Illustrations
This encompasses what I usually get in terms of commissions- portraits of characters with or without some sort of background or setting. The primary focus of a character piece would be, as the name would imply, the character- less focus would be placed on storytelling. Multiple characters may or may not impact the price of the piece.
1. Digital sketch (none of that shipping nonsense)
$10 - $15
2. Sketch (traditional or digital print) www.deviantart.com/deviation/2… , www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
$15 - $25
+ $5 for simple setting (spot illustration) www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
+ $10 for background (full bleed)
3. Lineart (traditional or digital print) www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
$20-30
+ $5 for simple setting
+10 for background
4. Simple colour (digital, flat colours with minimal shading)
$25 - $35 www.deviantart.com/deviation/1… ,
+ $10 for simple setting
+ $20 for background
Simple colour (traditional, flat washes & toning)
$25 - $40 www.deviantart.com/deviation/3…
+ $10 for simple setting
+ $20 for background
5. Complex colour (digital, finely rendered)
$50 - $90 www.deviantart.com/deviation/1… , www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
+ $15 for simple setting
+ $30 for background www.deviantart.com/deviation/2… , www.deviantart.com/deviation/2… *(see note below)
Complex colour (traditional, finely rendered) www.deviantart.com/deviation/2… , www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
$50 - $90
+ $15 for simple setting www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
+ $30 for background www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
*Full Illustrations
The two illustrations above are the only examples I had on hand for pieces with full bleed backgrounds, but considering the setting, lighting, character interaction, story, etc, I'd definitely count them as full illustrations. Full illustrations may still focus primarily on characters, but atmosphere and story play a larger part- think something more along the lines of a book illustration. I can't put a specific price range on these more complex illustrations, so they'd be addressed on a piece by piece basis.
Colourist jobs, landscapes, logos, etc.
For all of those pesky commissions that don't fall into the categories above, I'd prefer that you contact me directly explaining the commission, and I'd throw out a price for it. I love doing more obscure commissions from fantastic landscapes to prop and costume design to logos, so please feel free to contact me about such things- some of my favourite things to do at Neopets were the items.
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If'n my commission status is open, make sure you detail what you want your commission of- pose and attitude information is always helpful, as is any background on and/or reference of the character in question. If you have a particular medium in mind, make sure to let me know- traditional doesn't automatically mean trias, and digital doesn't automatically mean Flash cel shading.
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To contact me, you can e-mail me at chummelATrisdDOTedu, IM me at shoomlah, comment in my livejournal (again, shoomlah) or just send me a note here on DA- I check all these venues quite regularly, so it shouldn't be too hard to track me down.
Hope this helps everyone get a handle on things,
-C
