I’m an intermediate/advanced graphite artist wanting to sell my work locally. I’ve been consigned to do some portraits and want to charge a fair amount for my efforts. How does one put a price on their drawings?
You will need to take into consideration the time it will take you, how much the supplies you use will cost, and how much the going rate is locally. You obviously want to get enough to cover your time, however, you don’t want to start to high and scare away all your business either. As you become more well known, and business is more prevalent, you can always raise your prices.
I am also a graphite portrait artist, and I did some research on the Internet to see what the going rates were. Most sell 8×10 or 9×12 portraits for between 75 and 110 dollars, depending on the skill and notability of the artist, and the quality of the paper. Prices for larger paper sizes go up from there. I would suggest you do little research. Search for pencil portraits on Google and see what others are charging. if there are other graphite artists in your area, try to get a list of their prices. You may be able to find them through a local Craig’s List or Yellow Pages internet search. Then take into consideration the other factors mentioned above , and come up with a reasonable price from there.