Asking for a friend - how much would you pay for a painting like this of your dog? (photo and painting attached)

[LimitIsUp]

She has painted this for a friend and its gone down well - to the extent that others have seen it and want her to do a painting for them. She has no idea what to charge.

Thanks

Thanks Katymaus - I've also been looking at the Royal Drawing School website and Brighton's BA in Painting. They look promising

£300 mark

I'd say costs plus 25%.

I think minimum £100 depending on how big the picture is.

I think it is great! I don't have £300 spare for art so wouldn't pay that though might if I had lots of cash. I'd probably go to £120.

She’s super talented!

Oops sorry, I didn’t read all the posts. For A3 size I think more like £200

I was going to say even before your comment I would expect to pay £150 or even up to £300 for work like this. I know the time that would have gone into it as I do know someone that does something very similar. Your daughter shouldn't underpriced herself. There is a lot about how to price art and craft online. It's says you should charge an hourly rate and then double that plus materials. If you undercharge people then think your work isn't worth anything.

She needs to work out how many hours it takes and how much materials cost, then work out a price at an hourly rate (plus materials) that she's happy with. :)

Starting out the hourly amount needs to be less as it will take her a while to perfect her techniques and become fast at it. As she does more she will be able to do this is a day and charge a flat rate.

I think its a fair point that it takes her longer to paint than it might in a few years time

Another thing your DD needs to take into consideration is the light fastness of her materials if she's going to be selling her art as people won't be happy to find the picture starts fading out really quickly. More light fast quality paint is more expensive and you use a heck of a lot more acrylic than watercolour in a single painting so she needs to consider that in her costs.

Ah, thank you - good point

[quote LimitIsUp]On a related subject, if anyone knows anything about Art and whether there is a single solitary Art school left in the UK which teaches traditional art skills then let me know. Dd was going to go to Uni to study Fine Art, but its all about piles of bog roll stuck on a parachute or similar, so she has elected not to.

This very much resonates with dd inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/art-schools-traditional-skills-young-artists-opinion-alexander-mccall-smith-345825[/quote]
A friend of mine did a Fine Art degree at Aberystwyth University which she really enjoyed - has your DD looked at that course?

At A3 I think probably more than £200.

Some people don't value art or understand the hours of work. She needs to sell to those who do appreciate what she's doing. Price her time and materials and go from there.

Lots of the very cheap prices online that people are talking about will be for digitally manipulated photos rather than paintings.

The grass makes no difference imo.

Wow that's really great. I looked at the painting first and I was thinking she hasn't got the eyes quite right. Then I looked at the photo - she's got it spot on!

The bank ground is not for me at all, it distracts from the focus and is far too fussy. An artist in a similar market that does beautiful effective backgrounds and also has a patreon account is LAW Lisa Ann Watkins. Your daughter could sign up for a few tutorials to refine her skills a little and she could easily enter the market charging £10-15 an hour plus materials. Lisa also does professional kits for you to complete some of tutorials exactly the same way that she does. I don't know her, but I have followed her progress since not long after she became a full time artist.

£180-£250 depending on complexity of image and background. So probably £180 for the example given. It's a lovely painting!

I suppose it's highly subjective but I honestly don't love the background in that example 🤷‍♀️

that's brilliant OP just brilliant 😱🌺

I'd change the background colour to more natural or natural .. but Im a bore 😂... its just fantastic 🎉

I would prefer plain white background and water colour

Would pay £100

She'll definitely be consulting her client about background preferences

It depends on how long it’s taken, what size it is and what kind of paints she has used to create it.

I do a mixture of size based and time based charges depending on the person, their budget and requirements.

Size based makes it easier for a buyer to know what they’re paying for, time based relies on an artist knowing how long it will take or a buyer trusting an artist with their timings. If that’s about a3 size in acrylics I’d say about £100-150 in oils £150-200 depending on the level of detail required. If it’s a custom size I’m more likely to charge artists union rates £28 ph plus materials on top.

Always ensure your daughter takes a deposit prior to starting a commission as you’d be surprised the number of people who don’t pay up (or take delivery) once you’ve finished