Pencil Drawings

Originally Posted by ArtyLady

You could probably charge quite a bit less though if you are just starting out and dont have much in the way of overheads.

I'll pass you on any pencil requests I get - as I dont do them!

I always envy folks who can use pastels/oils/paints (in your case ArtyLady very well!) as I find them too fiddly! Nice and simple does the job for me

As for passing on requests thats very kind of you indeed to offer but I think I'd need to be a bit more practiced...!!

bit more practiced?!? wtf missYC?? those drawings are excellent!!
If I had a pet, I'd be dipping my hand in my pocket (if I weren't typing, oh and if I had a pet)

As for prices/market ... I've seen a lot of stalls in markets that sell this sort of thing. You could always pop down to your local market and see if there's one, and see what they charge ... might even be worth asking if you could supply them with some.

MissYC - I have sent you a PM

I think they`re fantastic drawings.. you obv have talent. I think that people are alway looking for ideas for presents and something so personal would be great.

Does this link help?? keep going down the page to the prices for pencil drawings and you could also compare the standard of drawings to your own to give you some idea.

http://www.ukpetportraits.co.uk/Prices.html

I learnt over the years that most artists are far more critical of their work than their customers.

Take any advice Lorna (Artylady) offers, this is her living and experience like that you can't knock.

Ebay can be a very good medium when used right. It can give you international exposure at a very small cost - the world suddenly becomes a very small place when you ship your work to Australia!
But how you would generate one-off work... take Lorna's advice on that one. Most of my custom work is generated by stock pieces; people see it and yet have a particualr design or theme in mind and simply ask me if it can be done. It may work in a similar fashion for what you want to do, but Lorna's the best to ask.

For things like shipping costs, you can get prices/weights from the Royal Mail on line and many Staples stores also operate a DHL collection point - so you can get prices there.
Also don't forget to factor in the costs of packaging too. Work out an estimate for standard sizes (A4/3/2 etc) and approximate weights - then either offer this as a guide price or add on a little bit to cover travelling to shops/post office etc and set a standard rate per size.

For frames, again, best ask Lorna - though my simple advice would be find a small reasonably priced range and factor that into your costs. If you can later source them cheaper then you scrape in a few extra quid by not changing your prices.

Whilst working on an hourly rate is a good guide, it's also often the case that you need to keep an eye on the accepted market value too.
Simply put the more established you are the more you can shift your costs to truely reflect your time rather than the general market.

Lastly, and back to my first point, don't underestimate yourself.

Originally Posted by Furry Ginger One

A quality drawing of me on my bike would be worth paying for.
Have a think of what you think you would charge and I may be interested.

+1
yeah i,d be interested in that to,if you could work out some kind of price range.Enjoy drawing/sketching myself and passed exams on it at school,but have to say you wipe the floor with me.You are one talented lady and i,m sure you could make good money from this.

Miss Yorkie..I am truly in awe of your talent. Maybe stick to animals and people as from what I have seen the results are often much more impressive.

A good theme could possibly be sports personalities? The Moto GP guys have massive following these days and sort of head and shoulders drawings of them could prove lucrative? Football is another highly popular sport today as well?

I would drop in to as many bike forums as possible and show a couple of examples. Maybe also again tell why your doing this. I am sure the bike peeps would be more than happy to help your cause and receive a great item for them to treasure in return.

Good luck with it as your talent and cause certainly deserve it.

Crikey!
All the ones shown on here are brilliant.

I have problems drawing a pencil (as per the thread title).

Maybe you could approach Grinch and see if he wants to be a life model? Save him suffereing the embarrassment of having his more "artful" photos getting rejected by Boots...

K: I think Ebay would be a good option in the future perhaps, when my degree is over and I can maybe concentrate on it more

The only thing with an hourly rate is that I'd be worried people would think I was "taking too long", not good! A set price would probably be best and then when I actually get a good idea of how long one will take me with a "deadline", so to speak.

Great advice K thankyou

Originally Posted by Pedrosa

Miss Yorkie..I am truly in awe of your talent. Maybe stick to animals and people as from what I have seen the results are often much more impressive.

A good theme could possibly be sports personalities? Football is another highly popular sport today as well?

I would drop in to as many bike forums as possible and show a couple of examples. Maybe also again tell why your doing this. I am sure the bike peeps would be more than happy to help your cause and receive a great item for them to treasure in return.

I must admit animals are what I prefer and love to draw so I'm guessing I should stick to those! Thanks for the ideas though


Thanks for all the help guys, all being taken on board

Originally Posted by rpwoodman

Maybe you could approach Grinch and see if he wants to be a life model? Save him suffereing the embarrassment of having his more "artful" photos getting rejected by Boots...

eeeep!

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ever done life drawing Maria???? No...best not have grinch as your first subject......he'd put you off for life





only kidding grinchy