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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 4974305" data-attributes="member: 50895">I've been paying for RPG illustrations lately...I've been commissioning illustrations for my first publication - Kaidan: The Gift: Part 1, and have been working with pros and semi-pros. Depending on how many pieces you're buying you can get a bulk deal, but that's buying 6 or more pieces of art. Depending on where you shop for fantasy artists prices vary. I've managed to get two great cover illustrations for my first two adventures, as in my Map Emporeum thread, and a third on the way for only $100 each. You'll notice that there's only one figure in each piece - that kept the price down. However the artist added in some background creatures for no extra charge, as that became what he wanted to do. If I had wanted five or sixes individuals in a design it might triple the price or more.<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/art-gallery-cartography-miniatures-painting/257465-gamerprinters-map-emporeum.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/art-gallery-cartography-miniatures-painting/257465-gamerprinters-map-emporeum.html</a>Interior art costs less than cover art. Color more than B/W. Size of art changes the price (full page, half page, quarter page).A B/W quarter page art can be $10 up to $50 or more depending on who is creating the art. The more experienced, the more published, the more money - usually.Basically I've got an art heavy set of adventures and the start of a setting manual, and only have spent about $600, though if the setting manual gets published, I may have $1000 to $1500 invested in art - but this is for a big multi-product project.Problems to worry about, especially from cheaper, less experienced artists is art that both best meets your needs and whether they can make a deadline. Plus some artists get burned, so they are more reluctant to work for less money.Expect to pay after work is completed, but you should also have some kind of contract and Non Disclosure Agreement that protects your IP.If you just need a few pieces and you can find good B/W art, except maybe a cover design, you could expect to pay at least $150 - $200, again depending on who, when is your deadline, size of art, etc.You could also troll your local college art department for talented unknowns that may do the work for lots less.I've only worked with semi-pros and pros and got deals from all of them. You just need to shop around.One of my artists is Mark Hyzer who is the most well known pro illustrator working on my project, having painted art for WotC Magic the Gathering CCG. Apparently he loves to create pencil illustrations, but nobody ever commissions him for that (and he is good), so I did for all my monsters in the setting, so he's doing bulk work and only charging $20 per illustration - which is an unbelieveable deal, but I will be spending almost $1000 just for his work, before the project is done.Here's a sample of his work... Same Bito (Shark Shapechanger)<img src="http://www.gamer-printshop.com/kaidan/same-bito-thumb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Of course, I create fantasy maps for publications - mine and others, and that's a different animal altogether. I charge $20 per hour, with most maps costing around $100 each, unless its requested as hand-drawn then it costs more.Another place to get decent deals on art is:<a href="http://www.avatarart.com/" target="_blank">http://www.avatarart.com</a>GP</blockquote>

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