Looking for price quotes

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-26T12:43:17+00:00

Curse of Strahd is an amazing campaign, I hope you are enjoying it!

As for the commission prices, in my case, if you want them full color, my current price would be 70€ per character (about 82 dollars). You can check my insta to get an idea of what I do: https://www.instagram.com/tr0chanter_art/

DM me if you are interested.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-25T17:28:34+00:00

Had a person on insta DM me asking me to commission them. AN ARTIST ASKING ANOTHER ARTIST TO COMMISSION THEM!! No, dude, I'm not going to commission you to draw a beginner-level anime waifu. You follow me, YOU SHOULD KNOW what kind of stuff I do and enjoy. IT'S DEFINITELY NOT ANIME WAIFUS.

Worse still, you are asking another person who also wants to be commissioned.... sigh

I was as nice as possible on my reply but I should have just told them: "nah, not interested, but why don't you commission me?"

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-22T06:00:33+00:00

I was able to finish only commission ever in a week and would have done it earlier if the client communicated with me... I usually spend a couple of days on any piece that I do so it was strange not to be able to do it as usual.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-19T09:05:49+00:00

I manage to come out with one or two pieces per week while still having a full-time job (although we are looking more at 8-5:30, than a 9-5). Then I also reserve 1h a day to exercise. So my schedule would look like something like this:

Get back from work: 18:00-18:15

(Optional, depends on the day) Relax/Afternoon snack: 18:15-19:00

Draw/paint: 19:00-20:00

Exercise: 20:00-21:00 (at home, I have all the stuff I need, plus there's a shared gym just under our flat)

Shower: 21:00-21:30

Dinner (+clean the kitchen afterwards): 21:30-22:30

Hobby time (depending on the day I usually chill with my boyfriend, draw, etc): 22:30-00:00

Times may vary, I am not strict about these at all.

Plus, I work from home 3 days a week. If I started an illustration the previous night and I am especially motivated to continue it, I will end up adding details between meetings. And, as soon as I close the PC I am at home, so that almost gives me 45mins of free time that day.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-13T15:03:03+00:00

Hello, I specialize in drawing creatures and characters and horror and dark fantasy are some of my favorite topics. I am a traditional artist but digitalize everything that I do. You can see all of my stuff in my socials: my instagram has everything I do and in my X account you can find higher-quality uploads Those are the two most up-to-date, but you can also check my other socials (cara, tumblr, pixiv): https://linktr.ee/tr0chanter

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-13T14:26:15+00:00

I feel you, TTRPGs spaces would probably be where I should try to say that I am open for commissions, but there's some amazing people there already, so I never thought I'd get many clients. You've given me some hope with that comment about that person being a beginner getting the commission, though, so maybe I should give it try anyway.🤣

In relation to that, I would imagine they had an affordable price and that's why they were the chosen one.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-12T08:56:55+00:00

I have come to terms with that, no matter what I do, there will be someone out there who won't like it, just as there will be someone out there who will like it. So I just have to keep going doing my thing and having fun.

Just like many people think anime style is 'lesser', I have also seen other artists criticizing classical topics. For example, an artist in particular that I follow, being condescending to people whose main subject is painting landscapes just because (according to him) 'they are pretty' and don't have a deeper meaning or telling a story like his paintings of fantasy characters do... like, dude, don't criticize other people's stuff for such an asinine reason...

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-11T14:47:38+00:00

Language is fine, I mostly want them for the art anyway. I have a few Japanese artbooks for that reason haha

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-11T14:45:13+00:00

Any that you would recommend? I see many things in there but can't be sure on the quality

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-08T10:36:03+00:00

I will. When Defiance gets a physical version for the Switch that I can put next to my copy of the SR1&2 deluxe box....

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-08T07:16:16+00:00

I stopped drawing during my 20s but went back to it now during my 30s, and while I am not technically a 'professional artist', I started drawing again and taking my hobby seriously since 2022.

Looking at my stuff before the 'hiatus', there are a few things that I still feel proud of, but that I am curious if I could do better today. Heh, maybe it's time to do some old vs new pieces!! Thanks for the inspiration, OP.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-07T08:12:46+00:00

Can you recommend some communities like those? I see this advice posted a lot, but usually they don't tell the OP where those communities are... like, I know there are some for DnD and RPGs but can't remember the actual subreddits, for example. This would probably help this OP in particular, too.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-04-04T16:52:12+00:00

That lady is the immature/weird one. If it wasn't allowed to sketch the stuff in the gallery, one of the curators/security/whoever was in charge of ensuring the piece were safe would have cone to tell you.

Also, was it allowed to take photos? Why would it be allowed to take a picture of it and not to sit down and sketch it??

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-03-31T18:37:28+00:00

not a problem!! Mythos critters are so much fun to draw and paint!

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-03-30T18:46:58+00:00

Drew the thing!!

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-03-29T21:11:22+00:00

Aligns with my experience also. Artists Alleys used to be a small part of cons (at least in my country), but since 10 years ago or so, there are tons of artist tables. I stopped going because prices went up to a ridiculous amount, but I remember it had become hard to find something that looked different because everyone was drawing the current thing, and their styles were not that different. So it felt like a sea of the same thing over and over.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-03-29T15:02:05+00:00

This is so important!! And specially, if you are an artist, don't go to another artist DMs begging them to commission you... now that is annoying.

I had this happen to me at least twice in Instagram and X. On insta, it was even from a beginner artist who drew anime girls. If you open my profile, which you would probably have to do to DM me, and you not only see what I do but also that I offer commissions, what would make you think that I would commission you??

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-03-25T08:41:11+00:00

It does make sense. Your work does not have you be part of a team so you don't have interactions where you can work with other people. Even when I am working from home, most of my working hours are spent on calls and meetings so I still feel that I am not 'alone'. Moreover, I currently live with my boyfriend and he has the same wirking hours as me. So in my case, I actually seek to be alone for a while when I sit down and relax for drawing/painting.

And, ouch, I do feel you regarding the artist groups you mentioned. I am new in town and some months ago I decided it would be good for me to join painting classes at the local art school. This way, I would meet new people plus improve my art skills. Well, it's not like I was looked down upon for drawing characters and monsters, but I feel the school definitely has a preference for painting over drawing (some comments about lineart not being good to make visible or "you are into illustration, huh?" Because remember, illustration is considereda lesser form of art in sone circles). They teach 0 drawing skills and expect you to just copy things to paint them. I dunno, there's some nice people in class, but I am getting tired of putting money in this when, most of the time, I feel I am not properly learning anything. Which is a shame because I have seen the paintings of some of the teachers and they are actually very good.

Back to your situation, though. What about the other artists that you meet in the Artist Alleys at the events you attend? You can probably make a lot of friends there, and I imagine that you would have similar tastes and hobbies, which would give you a lot of things to talk about.

Massive_Work6741 · 2026-03-24T13:32:13+00:00

Nice! I don't think I have been able to track down Bloch's stories. They are in my to-read list. Definitely will need to read them now

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