How much should you ask for commission for your own artwork?

Question

What to charge for prints of your own artwork?

Answer 1

Galleries set their own commission - count on anything from 20 to 50 percent of the selling price, depending on the gallery's location, their clientele, and the services they offer. Most mid-range gift shop/galleries charge 35%, gallery-only 40%.

So set your price according to the highest commission. Your art should sell for the same price regardless of where it hangs - whether it's in a fancy gallery, at a weekend show, hanging in a restaurant, or at your studio. If your customers see the same work priced differently around town, you'll lose their confidence and their business, plus lose your gallery contacts at the same time.

If you sell prints, don't bother with photocopies. Galleries won't accept them, and your customers deserve better than a piece of typing paper with ink that fades in 5 years. Check prices on Giclees, and double to triple the cost.

Your art is worth what someone will pay, not what they can beat you down to. Never undersell your art.

Answer 2

It depends.


Are you good?
Have people shown an interest in your work?
Have you researched the price it would cost to MAKE a print?
Do you feel good about giving away your artwork?


Try deviantart.com. They have a print shop. You can look at similar artists to your style and base the price of your prints off that.

Answer 3

How much is your client able to pay? Your work's perceived value is largely rooted how much it's sold for in the recent past. If you don't have much of a recent sales history then you should think about getting as much as you can, especially since this will heavily influence any future sales.

If you're not sure how much your client is willing and able to pay, try multiplying cost-of-materials times 4, and round up.

Answer 4

WHATEVER YOU THINK THE ART ITSELF IS WORTH....IF YOU GO TO A GALLERY....THEY ARE GOING TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT....EVEN THOUGH YOU DID THE WORK.....YOU SET THE PRICE..