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2019-04-20 11:56:59


Pricing help needed!Hi guys! I just started a new kind of art that I would love to sell! It's fullbody + background pixel animation pieces like the one below. Now I'd like to get some input on how much to price these at.

I have already had some people say that they'd pay 5GB for a piece like the one below, so I'd like to start by putting things into perspective. I spent about 20 hours working on this piece. If I were paying by the hour, that piece would cost about 200 dollars, which is 400GB. I know that this seems like a lot of money, but I could be out there working a job and be making more money. And that's just paying by the hour, not counting the quality of the art along with the pain and suffering that comes with animation.

So, what I'm asking for is what you would be willing to pay, taking this into account. Remember that I can always sell off site for USD, then just buy GB. I just want to get a ballpark pricing for LD, since art tends to sell for less than what it's worth.

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Edited on 21/04/19 @ 12:38:52 by BONES (#166015)

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2019-04-20 12:29:00
I'm in! What do you need?



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2019-04-20 12:29:56
Pricing help!



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2019-04-20 12:36:44
Personally I think this work is absolutely stunning! Depending on the order I would probably suggest you price according to these things:

* Animation complexity (Is it a run cycle, or a little blink?)
- Complex animations (like the first example) should be priced I'd say at a base of 80 and additional charges would bump the price up!
- Simple animations (second example) maybe around 15-20GB as a base line and additional charges would (again) bump that price up!

*Character complexity -
If a character is much more complex, has a lot of markings or accessories that would make animating a pain I would charge extra! Considering how time consuming and painful animation can be lmao,

Complex characters - +10-15gb
Complex accessories - +20gb (these would be much harder to make move, especially with a complex animation! like a running animation with a cape or flowing necklace for example)

*Canvas size
The larger the canvas, the more expensive it should be! Things that are small, like icons or tiny page dolls should cost less while full/large pieces should cost a bit more. Mostly because its much more canvas to fill and more to animate

I would say no extra charge for small icons,


but I feel most prices would be up to you! I'd personally be willing to pay all the prices i've offered above and then some if i ordered an animation piece from you.
The quality is exceptional, and the animation is nice and smooth! Not to mention i've got a soft spot for pixels.

You should price accordingly for difficulty, time it takes to complete etc- and if people have a problem with the prices then they don't need to purchase.



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2019-04-20 12:38:04
What is your art style, my love?
It's easier that way to help.



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2019-04-20 12:38:18
hmm
id say around 60-100GB each, but i dont know anyone thatd be willing to pay that much ://
it IS really good, so id recommend cutting down on some of the details to be able to price it lower and get more people interested (ex- stars twinkle less often, rabbit has more motion blur, fewer frames, etc)



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2019-04-20 12:40:03
Thank you so much for the input! I'll have an opening for a large piece like the one above as soon as I finish a couple more commissions, so keep an eye out! I'm gonna fix up my art shop to include the example above, and I'll let everyone know when commissions are open again. :D



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2019-04-20 12:40:45
@Golden Tigress

How much would you pay for a piece like the one above?



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2019-04-20 12:42:57
People more than beautiful thing, I would pay between 10/15 gb's even more for being a gif. And I know how hard they are to do.
It covers between 10 and 20 gb's, depending on the difficulty. If you ask for more in the art, charge sb's per item.



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2019-04-20 12:43:29
Thank you!



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2019-04-20 12:45:34
you're welcome my love!



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2019-04-20 12:48:43
For something that animated, 40-90GBs maybe more depending on what exactly is happened/character complexity. Though it might be hard to find people willing to pay that much. For HQ cute and simple animated things, like for den eye candy and stuff, i would say like 10-20GBs [for simple animated and HQ pixels] But that really is amazing! :3



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2019-04-20 12:50:49
Thank you very much for the input! I understand that people have a hard time paying that much for art. (I'm poor and have never properly bought art before, so I 100% understand)

I just can't really underprice it since I can be making upwards of $200 for the same work on DeviantArt. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯



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2019-04-20 12:53:38
understandable. :3
And another thing to consider right now is the inflation of GBs and the fact that last month with ferus herbs really uh... left us with a scarcity of them. I've seen certain things like leopons go for really cheep in consideration to what the GB value was two months ago. So I guess that's another reason why it would be hard to find those willing to pay high bucks for art.



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2019-04-20 12:55:17
I agree with Tacatto - 40gb - 75gb would be the best estimate, 90-100gb being on the more expensive side, people would buy. ( on LD, i sell art quite a bit and my prices have gone down quite a bit from when i used to sell them offsite, Not many people are willing to spend 400gb on an art piece, unfortunately. ) You just gotta sell enough & work hard enough to where you have a decently large crowd of people willing to buy your stuff, and slowly but surely raise your prices as time goes on! I suggest starting out small, and working your way up. Your art is good. Good luck with your sales.

Scenes - 40gb-75gb
Complex animations can add 15-25gb extra

headshots probably wont sell for more than 20gb as a base price
for complex animations +10-15gb



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Edited on 20/04/19 @ 12:59:15 by Peachily (#149569)

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2019-04-20 13:01:22
Thank you very much for the support! :D



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