Commission Info and General Pricing Guide

[Update: I realized this was horribly out of date... due to cost of living and now doing this as my full time job, rates and billing have changed, so this needed a rewrite.]

I receive a fair amount of inquiries from people who have little idea what to expect as far as my rates so I thought it would be a good time to put together a rough guide to the way I price things at the moment.

For all work I now use a rate of $25 per hour. I always ask for half the estimate up front as an advance, and then once the work is completed I calculate the total time spent and bill the difference upon delivery of the final, high-resolution piece. I always include a round of revisions in my estimates, typically during the sketch phase when everything is being laid out and it is quicker and cheaper to make large fixes to the image. I will often check in during the process with low resolution version of the work in progress image for any small issues but any additional large changes will add to the final price! As of this moment I only work Digitally and the final piece will consist of a full resolution TIF (or other if requested).

Single character illustrations sans background will usually take about 8+ hours (minimum $200) and full page illustrations will most always take 20+ hours (minimum $500). These will both vary widely so for more detailed quotes feel free to get in touch!

In addition to the above cost there is a fee for anything that is intended for publication or use in a licensed product. The standard licensing is for a year of use or one print run, anything longer than that or even full ownership will cost more.

For billing I use paypal for the simple ease of use it provides. If that doesn't work for you for some reason we can try to work something out but I rarely use anything else. If paypal is used I do add a small fee to cover the cut they take (2.9% + $0.30).

If you have any questions or would like further information feel free to drop me a note through DA, or you can more reliably reach me at GEillustration@gmail.com.

Thanks all,
-Graey Erb