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Phil's actually quite reasonable price-wise for straight black-and-white pictures.
In general, pencil is the most inexpensive option; inking doesn't add a lot to it. If you want colour, that does add a bit more depending on complexity.
I tend to hang around the artists' areas when I go con-hopping now, partly because I like to watch the people drawing so I can marvel at their expertise (and the faint hope that I might pick up something by osmosis from being close to their talented selves ^_^ ), partly so I can just chat with the folks I'm friends with, and finally because I believe in supporting the artists.
I stopped getting 'Stuff' at conventions a couple of years ago because I really had all I needed in terms of collectibles. Now I take a blank sketchbook with me to all my conventions, and I'm slowly getting it filled with artwork by my favourite artists.
Anyhow, there are three basic guidelines that I've found over my time frequenting the artists' alleys at conventions.
First, how many characters do you want in the picture? Usually that's around $30-40 per character, and that varies from artist to artist. Full-body portraits of a character are not terribly expensive.
If there's a detailed background in the picture (like a Council base, street scene, whatever), that adds a little bit more. Again, how much depends on the artist.
Adding colour adds to the base cost. Again, costs vary by artists.
Hope that helps as a mini-primer.
Later!
Bert V.V.
skyknight@sentex.net
Phil's actually quite reasonable price-wise for straight black-and-white pictures.
In general, pencil is the most inexpensive option; inking doesn't add a lot to it. If you want colour, that does add a bit more depending on complexity.
I tend to hang around the artists' areas when I go con-hopping now, partly because I like to watch the people drawing so I can marvel at their expertise (and the faint hope that I might pick up something by osmosis from being close to their talented selves ^_^ ), partly so I can just chat with the folks I'm friends with, and finally because I believe in supporting the artists.
I stopped getting 'Stuff' at conventions a couple of years ago because I really had all I needed in terms of collectibles. Now I take a blank sketchbook with me to all my conventions, and I'm slowly getting it filled with artwork by my favourite artists.
Anyhow, there are three basic guidelines that I've found over my time frequenting the artists' alleys at conventions.
First, how many characters do you want in the picture? Usually that's around $30-40 per character, and that varies from artist to artist. Full-body portraits of a character are not terribly expensive.
If there's a detailed background in the picture (like a Council base, street scene, whatever), that adds a little bit more. Again, how much depends on the artist.
Adding colour adds to the base cost. Again, costs vary by artists.
Hope that helps as a mini-primer.
Later!
Bert V.V.
skyknight@sentex.net