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Message: <blockquote data-quote="harpy" data-source="post: 4974065" data-attributes="member: 85243">I've been using the search feature for the forums to try and find a thread that was just a general discussion on the cost of artwork, however nothing came up.  So here goes...So how much can one expect to pay for original artwork?  I know that "it depends" is the first answer, but I love averages and generalities.  <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Deviantart</a> seems to be the first place to look, though even there I'm not finding a lot of general ideas of cost on good artwork.  It seems that you can hire someone generally to do line artwork for around $10 for each piece.  That sounds like a fair price.But what about cover art?  If you want your cover to be really impressive, how much are you generally looking at in cost for full color?  Is it $100, $1000?  It was here that I wasn't really getting clear rates from artists.  Anyone who was really impressive on Deviantart wasn't listing rates.Just out of sheer curiosity, how much does it cost to get well known RPG artistis to do a cover for you?  I'm sure its too much for a small time pdf author, but if I wanted to get someone in the industry like Wayne Reynolds (Pathfinder and 4E covers) to do a cover?</blockquote>