knowing how to price your artwork

snorlax

Hi everyone,

im interested in selling my work and was just wondering how artists decide what to charge for their work (given the current economic climate)? thanks!

Dramatik

It's a tough one all right, I usually start with the price of the canvas and then work upwards from there. Taking into account such things as: size, materials used, time spent, is it framed ect. I then work out a rough average of how much I think the piece is worth vs how much I think someone will pay for it. I'm not sure if there's another way of doing it, that's just the way I do it.

Kold

Hardest thing ever. This thread is relevant to my interests. I just had my 3rd year show and I just looked at what others were charging.

Someone told me once to never underprice your work but I want to make some money..

Dramatik

If you want to make money, the trick is to sell many pieces cheaply rather than trying to sell one piece that is highly priced.