How Much is Your Art Worth? [Scribble Kibble]

We evaluated head, bust, and full body character art, character sheets, landscapes, full illustrations, and traditional art. Traditional art should be broken down into categories but it was a much less popular submission type, as were landscapes - hence why there are two traditional pieces under landscapes. I wanted to include background art because it is often underlooked as a market for independent artists. Most of my viewers only consider character art!

►► Panelists ◄◄
*Please don't contact panelists asking for pricing or critique. Thanks!*
Kallenin - casual art viewer
C. Prince - freelance animator

►► Judging Info ◄◄
Every panelist assigned a price range to each of the art pieces using the scale in this video. Except in cases where the artist signed their piece, creator was unknown. Hours of work into each piece was unknown. Panelists voted blind, so they did not know how others on the panel were voting. The panel also provided written tips and critique on a few pieces of their choosing. Some of those comments are featured in the video.

Art is sorted by category according to the median price of the 6 votes. Honestly I was not sure if there would be any agreement at all, but all 6 panelists consistently voted. It was very clear to everyone whether a piece was a low, mid, or high cost. There were a few exceptions, usually with regards to more abstract art.

►► Music ◄◄

►► Scribble Kibble ◄◄
Twitter: @CrownePrints

[CrownePrince]

Are you going to raise, lower, or keep the same commission prices after watching?
Thanks to Amino for sponsoring this video.

[kezzerz]

What I learned in this video:
The Art Industry is tough.

[renookami]

If you find charging for a single image difficult, just imagine the headache it is for animators to price their works. xD

[lisafenixx]

i charge almost $200 for thigh-high fully shaded pieces, i've been drawing digitally since i was 13 (i'm 26 now). When I started out I was charging $7 for years, I never thought I'd be able to charge what I do now but just slowly increased my prices by $5-10 every time I noticed my skill increase.
i really hope all of the artists out there who are watching this vid keep working hard, drawing as much as possible, and be compensated fairly for your wonderful art!

[noahbrando]

Skilled artist: $100 at most
Banana on wall: 80K

[jamiwells]

please also take into consideration your customer base. i probably wouldn’t spend 150-200 dollars on a bust of a character but some people might. if your entire customer base is filled with younger teens they probably won’t want to spend much more than $30 if they’re really interested in your art. a huge part of making money is taking into consideration your audience. price your artwork accordingly to your fan base at the time, and gradually increase from there as you grow.

[sagebauland]

I spend about 4-9 hours making very very detailed pieces that are the size of an average piece of paper. Some people that have taken my work tells me that every time they look at it they see something else they didn’t see before because it’s so detailed

I thought it was worth maybe $15-20 but now I’m thinking I should be pricing them like $50-75

[PaoloDiego]

I would really like another video like this, but focused on 2D animation... cut-out, frame by frame or both

[oceanman]

Meanwhile modern art be like:
A black line and a few Orange circle.

*oh yeah that'll cost like, a million dollars*

[CosmoniYT]

Before watching: $2

After watching: $25 (+2 each character) (fullbody)

[bordoggo]

my friend takes 4 hours to make a digital drawing, and he makes it free for everyone because he thinks he draws very bad, F.

[evergreen]

“How much is your art worth?”
Like 2 cents lol

[jestembardzo]

Tfw you sell 15+ hours illustration for a 10$ because you are scared ppl won’t pay more



But let me tell you, when I got my first payment I was ecstatic for a days

[KennyWlr]

I'd like to stress the point you've mentioned at the end:
Low prices don't necessarily bring you more customers.
They also have the tendency to attract cheap customers who don't value the work you do (whom you don't want as regulars anyway), and they also give the impression of low quality work.
The last bit is more true for my field (programming) than it is for art, but outsiders don't have an eye for good art and they don't recognize quality as well as artists do, so many do rely on the price as an indicator as well.

Just saying, I'd never commission anyone for less than $10 to draw anything for many reasons, including the two I mentioned. So unless you're a beginner - don't undercharge to attract customers, you're attracting the wrong kind of customers and pushing away the good ones.

EDIT: just to clarify, the last paragraph is not referring to something like a quick headshot sketch that might just take 5-15 minutes, of course.

[toryanderson]

My family: you need to charge more than $5 for your comissions
Me: eh
This video: you need charge way more than $5 at your skill level
Me: *surprised pikachu face*

[bakurasgirl]

i never took into consideration that traditional art would cost more for its impermanence. ive never touched digital. this puts a lot into perspective

[sphynx_luvr]

Me: **draws picture and inks it**
Also me: *25 cents please*

[poweroffriendship.]

_Bold and Brash? More like it's belong to the trash._

*~ Monty P. Moneybag*

[ghostwizard]

Beginner artist: *draws stick figure with a little bit of color and shadow, thinks anatomy is for weirdos* I only commission for 75 USD UwU

[pixelfish]

What’s my art worth?

A slice of cheese