What's a fair price to charge to paint Miniatures?
KnowTheToe
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Azure Trance said:
And those pictures don't come close to doing her work justice.
Yeah they look 1000 times better in person. She sells on ebay all the time and even sold her Golden Demon winner from this year.
Here are a few sites of other painters work for you too look at.
http://miniature-painting.net/index.html
This is currently haveing a contest on the mini that was on the site posted somewhere above this post.
VIC will keep you busy for a while and has a ton of good information for a new starting painter getting into the biz.
Check out the many links he has here talk about jumping in to a large data pool.
http://www.wegotgame.net/jen/main.html
This is Jens original page and has the jumping point to her ebay sales ...for those who are interested. Some slimes bought Jens figures on ebay and entered them in a number of contests. Check this site out for details.
http://www.secondworld.net/
This is Anne's index ....was a website and she does sell on ebay under the nick Viatalla (I think that is how you spell it) she paints for a living and is reasonable when doing commission work about $35 for a basic figure. She basis her price on the number of hours and level of detail you want. Golden Demon level is $100 to start.
Now about getting paid to do what you love ....I believe that the artist should decide what he does with his art. Same with a writer, poet, sketch artist...ect. Treating it as a business is the right thing to do if you want to make a little side money. If your painting for friends then charging them $10-$15 is fair regardless of the fact you would be painting anyway. You would be painting your stuff not theirs ...so it is taking time away from your personal art.
I like this thread ..good work and advice guys keep it up.
Thanks,
Dariuus
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http://www.dark-age.com/main.php
Jens latest works of art... she is the painter for this game.
Here are a few sites of other painters work for you too look at.
http://miniature-painting.net/index.html
This is currently haveing a contest on the mini that was on the site posted somewhere above this post.
VIC will keep you busy for a while and has a ton of good information for a new starting painter getting into the biz.
Check out the many links he has here talk about jumping in to a large data pool.
http://www.wegotgame.net/jen/main.html
This is Jens original page and has the jumping point to her ebay sales ...for those who are interested. Some slimes bought Jens figures on ebay and entered them in a number of contests. Check this site out for details.
http://www.secondworld.net/
This is Anne's index ....was a website and she does sell on ebay under the nick Viatalla (I think that is how you spell it) she paints for a living and is reasonable when doing commission work about $35 for a basic figure. She basis her price on the number of hours and level of detail you want. Golden Demon level is $100 to start.
Now about getting paid to do what you love ....I believe that the artist should decide what he does with his art. Same with a writer, poet, sketch artist...ect. Treating it as a business is the right thing to do if you want to make a little side money. If your painting for friends then charging them $10-$15 is fair regardless of the fact you would be painting anyway. You would be painting your stuff not theirs ...so it is taking time away from your personal art.
I like this thread ..good work and advice guys keep it up.
Thanks,
Dariuus
**Edit
http://www.dark-age.com/main.php
Jens latest works of art... she is the painter for this game.
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Azure Trance
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I assume J Haley is also the one (or at least part of a small circle of artists) who paints all those nifty show minis I see for Confrontation that makes me want to add it in my shopping cart? So tempting ... yet unabashedly evil ploy. I want it for how it *might* look.
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Oh? What happened? Only contest I'm familiar with is the GD, and thats only because of my exposure to WD.
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Oh? What happened? Only contest I'm familiar with is the GD, and thats only because of my exposure to WD.
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She paints Confontation but the ones posted on the sites are the ones from France. I knew at one time who it was that painted them it was in an article that also showed the shop in Paris.
Games Day in canada and in Chicago were two of the places where the guys got caught putting her miniatures in the contest.
When she posts her figs now on ebay there is an agreement that you will not use this figure for any competitions where the figure will be judged on the paint job. I believe she also now signs them in some way so judges know it is hers.
She was selling complete squads of various characters at the booth at Origin2002 last year. They were very tempting. She also was fully dressed in Brom constume.
Check this out too...tons of information:
http://games.necrosys.com/
http://www.dreamwater.net/zaphodsminis/home.html
Painters Guild and painting service.
Games Day in canada and in Chicago were two of the places where the guys got caught putting her miniatures in the contest.
When she posts her figs now on ebay there is an agreement that you will not use this figure for any competitions where the figure will be judged on the paint job. I believe she also now signs them in some way so judges know it is hers.
She was selling complete squads of various characters at the booth at Origin2002 last year. They were very tempting. She also was fully dressed in Brom constume.
Check this out too...tons of information:
http://games.necrosys.com/
http://www.dreamwater.net/zaphodsminis/home.html
Painters Guild and painting service.
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I charge the paint used and tips. Just done a 39 man imperial fist and told the gentleman just that, paint and afterwards if he wanted to tip I gave him my PayPal.
I just enjoy painting. The tips are nice cause then I don't have to fund my own plastic addiction, but they aren't required.
I just enjoy painting. The tips are nice cause then I don't have to fund my own plastic addiction, but they aren't required.
William Arthur
Villager
I know i'm late to the party here, but the fella that said he would gladly paint a mini, for anyone, ive got 200 whats your address. I need them painted and I want them done by the end of the week ... K thanks
Also when you are done I plan on purchasing 600 more from a kickstarter, will you also paint those for free?
I have a few friends that need free painting done as well, not sure how many minis they have but shoot me an email and we can get it setup!
Also when you are done I plan on purchasing 600 more from a kickstarter, will you also paint those for free?
I have a few friends that need free painting done as well, not sure how many minis they have but shoot me an email and we can get it setup!
Myrdin Potter
Hero
If you are new at painting for money, I tend towards $15/hour plus an adder for materials (paint and brushes). I think $30/hour + adder is a reasonable rate for an experienced painter. For a renowned artist, whatever the market will bear.
Hourly rate is for time spent painting. Any sort of a layered paint job has a reasonable amount of drying time between layers, but if you time yourself, the time per figure tends not to be as long as it seems.
Hourly rate is for time spent painting. Any sort of a layered paint job has a reasonable amount of drying time between layers, but if you time yourself, the time per figure tends not to be as long as it seems.
MNblockhead
A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
So are flat rates uncommon? I would find it difficult to send out a mini without at least a price cap.
Myrdin Potter
Hero
The flat rate I would charge would be based on an hourly charge and the estimate I made in advance for how much time it would take.
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