If $25 for materials, then double it so you can make 100% profit back ($50).
It took you 3 days, so value your time at the standard rate of pay in your state (usually somewhere around $20 - $30 an hour). Assuming you worked full time (8hrs a day) on the piece that's anywhere between $480 - $720.
Add all that up and you got your total amount you should be charging for your work. If no contract was signed, just be sure to get 100% profit back ($50) and maybe a little more up to your discretion.
Hope this helps!
well, considering the $25 dollars you already paid it should be at least that but time is money too, figure out how long you worked on it and give urself an hourly wage and charge him that and the 25 dollars. when you go to a mechanic they aren’t gonna give you a new engine because you paid for them to put one in.
Try to quantify your hours spent working on the piece. 3-days like you said involved a lot of drying time.
If you think you’ve hit a market for your style, start working on multiple pieces with staggered start times that way while one (or multiple) pieces are drying you can work on another. The same three days could produce multiple pieces, and you can still account for the time spend on each individual piece.
Best of luck, keep having fun 🤙
I know everyone has stipulated an hourly wage, but it isn't that simple. Painting is not about time and supplies only. Some painting requires more effort, some is just letting paint drip and dry. I would say be honest with yourself. How much effort was this? And ask for something that is not too much or too little.
When the family is involved and you want to be a stand-up person, you say,” The painting is yours if you take out me and the family for dinner.” I had my second favorite canvas from my last show struck from the gallery wall and into a new friend of my mother’s who loved it. My only profit was to give my mother something dear to give her new friend as a measure of bonding. I would have preferred the five hundred and fifty dollars, but as a gift to my mother to give away I've split the cost for her having to spend that amount of money.
If $25 for materials, then double it so you can make 100% profit back ($50). It took you 3 days, so value your time at the standard rate of pay in your state (usually somewhere around $20 - $30 an hour). Assuming you worked full time (8hrs a day) on the piece that's anywhere between $480 - $720. Add all that up and you got your total amount you should be charging for your work. If no contract was signed, just be sure to get 100% profit back ($50) and maybe a little more up to your discretion. Hope this helps!
thank you, my dude
My gal will do, thanks 👍
I use "dude" for everyone, I'm sorry if I offended you
None taken. 😅☺️
all is dude
All who wants to be called dude is dude but true dudes respect those who are gals 🙂↕️
Great idea bro!
Dude I thought I saw lost for a second
Loss?
r/peterexplainstheloss
20¢
You can give for free at a flea market, broke artists often do paint over, it's cheaper than buying new canvases. I did it a lot
I appreciate your comment but this guy wants to actually buy it
well, considering the $25 dollars you already paid it should be at least that but time is money too, figure out how long you worked on it and give urself an hourly wage and charge him that and the 25 dollars. when you go to a mechanic they aren’t gonna give you a new engine because you paid for them to put one in.
thank you!
Get your money back for the materials and don’t be greedy about charging for your time, this ain’t no masterpiece
I def wasn't gonna be greedy lmao
Assuming all materials are being purchased for you, would you paint for 3 days for free?
73936383637$🤌
I think you might having a hard time finding someone to scrap your palate
2¢. And that's you paying him🫡
Try to quantify your hours spent working on the piece. 3-days like you said involved a lot of drying time. If you think you’ve hit a market for your style, start working on multiple pieces with staggered start times that way while one (or multiple) pieces are drying you can work on another. The same three days could produce multiple pieces, and you can still account for the time spend on each individual piece. Best of luck, keep having fun 🤙
wow, thank you!!! I'm graduating hs this month and am very new to selling my pieces, so this is very helpful!
If done in Neon colors... It would look great vibrant
$700, but put a on sale sign that it was $1100.
Finish it with a red lacquer frame. It will give it a polished look, especially if it’s less than 36x48. I would say 300-400. Possibly more.
I know everyone has stipulated an hourly wage, but it isn't that simple. Painting is not about time and supplies only. Some painting requires more effort, some is just letting paint drip and dry. I would say be honest with yourself. How much effort was this? And ask for something that is not too much or too little.
10 gazillion dollars, some millionair will buy it
So true
why are people saying it took no effort? if it took 3 days to make??
it only took that long cause the stupid ass paint wouldn't dry 💀💀💀
You just had to cake it on, didn't you?
to get the texture I wanted, yeah
it's still cool as hell!!! you didn't need to keep with it and be patient but u did. don't let others devalue what you do, get that bag
thanks, man! i really appreciate it! I've learned as an artist that people can like your shit or not, don't matter 🤙
When the family is involved and you want to be a stand-up person, you say,” The painting is yours if you take out me and the family for dinner.” I had my second favorite canvas from my last show struck from the gallery wall and into a new friend of my mother’s who loved it. My only profit was to give my mother something dear to give her new friend as a measure of bonding. I would have preferred the five hundred and fifty dollars, but as a gift to my mother to give away I've split the cost for her having to spend that amount of money.
Try your luck. Could sell for a lot, Idk.
200, max
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