5 Tips on how to PRICE YOUR MURALS, Get PAID & Not Get SCREWED | The Business of Murals Part 2

On this part we talk about how to get paid for your murals, how to price your murals, how to not get screwed as an artists. We also talk about art deposits and some other tips and insider secrets on painting murals.

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[tubbstercole]

Next tip for artists is to make sure and not get carried away with a job. Sometimes you get so excited about a possible job that you go above and beyond and try to do way more than requested of you and create all these complex and intricate designs that you're proud of only to then have the client not like it or fall through on approving the project. Be sure to find the balance between offering a quality service and being adequately compensated for you expertise

[ShanaramaNS]

Brilliant advice! Thanks so much from London, UK✨👌

[Dunelailamusic]

Really glad I found your channel. Just got the gig fro my first mural so I have really been learning from your vids! A video about how you make your concept art and apply it to buildings and walls on photoshop would be really helpful :)

[joes]

Awesome video with very helpful tips, thanks!

[walkinsol]

Im about to do my first mural for this local shop where i live. Went immediately to this video for tips. Thanks ten hun ☺

[ATLbench]

You should definitely mention something regarding taxes. When you work for yourself, this can be a rude awaking at the end of the year.

[nbartistry]

How do you go about getting the deposit if the company is shopping around a few different artists?

[MHTutorialsD]

Hey TenHundred, I am not a murialist but as a 3D artist I found your video very helpful and applicable to digital artist. Thanks !

[tiwantiwaabibiman]

Another tip: The contract should include a clause that the mural can not be intentional destroyed or covered up without notifying you/the artist prior to removing/painting over the work. If the person/company commissioning the work doesn't own the building/wall they need have permission from the owner and hopefully get them to agree/sign the contract that they will contact the artist to repair/freshen the art work and that they will not remove/coverup or destroy the work before the artist has a chance to document/photograph the work or a way to remove it (i.e. if the mural was painted on detachable panels).

Never sign away your copyrights or Intellectual Property Rights for original/concept art!!! Unless the client is willing to pay double or triple the price depending on who it is and what they're going to do with images of your work. Also include a line that you/the artist will receive name credit for any images of the mural (whether partial or full) appear in print or digitally.

[SMOENOVA]

yes - thanks for the video, I can underline everything you said. Especially doing photomontages decreases a loot of problems - BUT NEVERRRR NEVERRR let the client alone with your print and the finished mural... Dunno why, but they start to compare, like they want to find a "mistake"... Destroy the print immediately when you are nearly done. And never let the client compare... this seems to be some psychological thing... good video - in case of pricing it is a little bit more complicated, but having a fixed price is always better than getting money per hour - especially if the client is staring at you while the whole process.... looking forward to more videos like this!

[TENZING_]

Super valuable info! Your channel is growing so fast!

[artistjazz]

Im an illustrator and multi media artist (I do small murals on the side) and all of these tips are true! I had my last nightmare client and they taught me (I taught me afterward) so much about protecting myself and making sure we email eeeevvvveeerrryyything! If they can not communicate via email or messaging and thing We are going to just verbally talk about what they want... I run in the other direction. Thats been about 2 years ago and I haven't had that or any other major issues with clients since then! Just a bunch of angelic clients! Also keeping your ownership. I have illustrated over 200 books and unfortunately did not know how valuable I was. I no longer offer "Ghost" illustration after I saw my illustrations on a best selling book with another person as illustrator made me sick to my stomach! Yuck! You have as new Sub right here!

[thegraytergood]

Thus video is amazing, thank so much for sharing your knowledge and experience! Something else I’ve found incredibly helpful is to add in a late fee for any late payments - it can help that company’s accounts team magically work faster 😅

[chosenland]

You're top notch, Ten Hundred. I love your amazing artwork, but your super positive attitude tops everything. Thanks for uplifting the digital universe with these vids.

[raymondalexanderwilson]

This Video is worth a million. How would you approach asking a business to paint a mural? Would you just go to the owner and say, "hey, I'd like to paint a mural, is that something you're interested in? (plus, these are the benefits of having artwork in your business)"

peace, Ray

[MindfulAttraction.]

The best promo ever lol i can totally see myself doing this in a few years. It's cool seeing artist work, specially your video where you worked with an unknown company. It helps me see how difficult it was for Michelangelo to do his sistine chapel. It's quite beautiful

[robinaanstey]

Fabulous tips Peter, and thank you for sharing your expert advice. And folks, pls don't forget to get half up front before starting the job. That was a hard lesson I learned when I first started commissions a few yrs ago.

[danjones]

More Real, straight forward Art and content like this please.. Back to basics. July, 2022. Thanks, brother.

[defeyeart]

Hey man I really love your work, keep it up never stop and I was wondering can this video get Caption for deaf people or hard of hearing like me? But love your video tho

[unlink]

This is super important insight for any freelancer. People who design websites or software, take notes, this one is for you too.