Advice: Commission Prices

[paradedemon.livejournal.com]

EDIT: Please note, I'm under the age of 18, so I can't take money commissions yet.

I've been getting people seeming to call me "greedy" or "crazy for having commissions for 400 points and more.

are people getting greedy right now and want more for less?
i think my art is really quite good so I take points commissions on DA for points all 10 $ worth or less.

yet people ask to take that and such to 100 points?
It bother me that people call me greedy for wanting a decen money for commissions? It's not even money, only virtual currency that's purchased for money but cannot be sold for money P:

I've only had people "satisfied with my prices" when I sold things for less than 40 points a year ago pretty much P:

Comments

[grandioze.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I'm super slow myself (wooo... details) so I'm probably not the best person to ask on times. To me, as long as you aren't taking, like, 400 hours to make a picture, I don't see the problem. Speed is something you shouldn't really focus on by itself because it comes with experience (I can already tell that I'm faster now than I was last year).

[paradedemon.livejournal.com]

Slownesssssssssss. <3

And Indeed! I've definetly not only improved in ability, but speed as well! I like to do quick sketches, only up to 10 minutes per sketch, to practice.

I'll have to think over all pricing and such, and then have a major repricing. c:

[otherscape.livejournal.com]

I'd actually slow down and work on the fundamentals more. You may be fast now, but you also have to think about what you are doing in order to improve. Once you've gotten the hang of those fundamentals, you can increase your speed without loss of quality, since it would become natural to you.

Looking at your gallery, I got to say, you have some great potential, especially for a 13 year old. If you seriously started studying now, you could have some amazing art, if not professional quality, by the time you're 18 or 19 (it doesn't take that long to improve if you do it correctly, actually). If you wanted to have a career in art anyway.

[ljmydayaway.livejournal.com]

Actually, speedpaints and gesture drawings are two things that help artists the most, especially artists who are just getting started and just learning about anatomy/color theory. I think this artist is learning just fine, in a way that's obviously working well for them.

It wouldn't hurt to do some in-depth anatomy studies, but being quick doesn't mean they aren't learning.

[paradedemon.livejournal.com]

I currently have an anatomy book I found on the bookshelf in the depths of downstairs, and simply pondering through it and drawing some of the things in there can give a much different look on how to draw things such as bodies, not just as squares.

And thank you ^3^

[otherscape.livejournal.com]

Meh, I guess it depends on the person. I've found I don't learn anything from speed paints when it comes to color theory, though gesture drawing is very useful.