Paintings

[storm_child]

Hey,
I have a really hard time pricing my art work and i may be participating in an art show around april(lots of time for me to get paint to my elbows:):)). So im wondering if i show you guys 2 of my painting is you could help me price them? If possible tell me in canadian currency, and if to lazy to do the math(like i am) just let me now its american pricing. Thank you very much and here are two pics. they are both 14x18, first i have called passing and the second the boat man

ps. they look a bit differnt in person, my camera didnt pick up all the hues and changed some, but you get the idea.

[TWILIGHTSKY]

First off all- nice paintings! The boat man is pretty cool- color is so hard for me to work with.

It's hard to say how much to price them at; I'm a cheapskate, so I wouldn't buy a painting for more than $20 (US), but some people will spend a lot more. Maybe if you try for $50- $100, it would go? I don't know. Good luck!

[greenwitch]

I"d spend a couple hundred for both :)

you're really talented, keep it up

[charmedkisses1]

i like both, the secong one intrigues me though

[LadyTrinity]

I like the 1st one. The tomb stones sightly visable.. Feels like im there.
I usually pay between $1.00 - $15.00 for paintings. I used to go to Auctions and thrift shops. Good Luck on your sales! _pounce_

[storm_child]

I"d spend a couple hundred for both :)

you're really talented, keep it up
WOW a couple hundred, i feel special now:D:D. im only 17 so that is a HUGE compliment.

And to all that replied so fast i poked you all. :T

[savannahrose44]

First may I say...AWESOME WORK! Second I wouldn't take less than $50-$100. Always shoot higher and then if people want they can try and talk it down. I would most likely put a pricetag of $150 on it and see how much I could get for it. Can't hurt to try! :hehehehe:

[savannahrose44]

WOW a couple hundred, i feel special now:D:D. im only 17 so that is a HUGE compliment.

And to all that replied so fast i poked you all. :T
YOU'RE 17!!!!!!!!!OH MY GODS!!! Keep it up kido! If you have this much talent at 17 you can go miles beyond! That is so awesome! :tongueout

[audi]

wow! ive never bought a painting so i have no idea. but i did want to let you know how much i liked them both! so super! :fpompoms

[Viseux]

Very nice. What's the medium? Oil on Canvas? Take into account your costs. I tend to think around the $75.00 to $150.00 per piece for original art, oil on canvas.

Blessings,
Viseux

[happyprincessfairy69]

I sell my art too. I'm not sure what the market for it is like over there, or what media those paintings were done with, but here I wouldn't go under $80 AUD. Definitely not. Underselling yourself is really bad because it makes it harder to up your prices later if you start building a reputation. Don't worry about your age, just think about the work itself. And if your works don't sell, don't worry about it because sometimes it can take a while for something to sell. Don't let anyone discourage you!

[greenwitch]

you're only a year older than I am!!!
I wish I could paint like that!!!

seriously, they're worth at least $150 if not more... I buy a lot of artwork and you're pretty damn good! if you keep it up who knows how far you could push your talent!

[storm_child]

Well its only acrylic so that would make it less cost than oil (i have a hard time with oil, fumes=migrain) but i know of artists that sell pencil crayon pictures so.. meh acrylics good.
LoL yea, depending on how i do in the art show i may just try to sell some off on here. *shrug* but thanks everyone for the compliments:D

[Invidosa]

Yeah, I dig the problem, artist tend to undervalue their own work significantly. For example, I made a wedding dress for a friend and at first was just going to ask $100 for it, but on further consideration I decided to charge $10/hour for labor, plus the cost of overhead, which worked out to about $500, she then decided that it was not enough (she is a good friend) considering that the ones she was looking at in stores which were similer, were priced at $1500 or so. I finally settled for $800. As for your work, which is really amazing, I would probably price around the $75-$100 range

[SilverClaw]

I have a really hard time pricing my art work and i may be participating in an art show I asked about pricing art work at another forum was told to look at it this way: How much time did you put into? How much materials and supplies did you use? With these two things how much do you think it is worth. I am still working on some of my stuff but it helped.

I still cannot see hwo my sister though prices hers for 900 dollers or more, that sure would not be me. I would be just as happy to sell something to someoen who likes it for a resobale price then something that will not sell at all due to the price tag :D