@@KendyllHillegas Hi, Kendyll If my client wants to use my commission illustration on his/her youtube channel, is that consider as personal use or commercial use? Many thanks 😊
Thank you so much for this video! I know commissions for commercial use should be more expensive than private use, especially if they are using it as a logo. However, I really have no idea how much more is enough? Like 2x? 10x? Is there some sort of formula somewhere? I have tried researching on this so many times but I just couldn’t find an answer. :( I have many requests telling me they want to use my art for this business and because I really really really have no idea how much to charge them, I always end up turning them down 😱.
Such a broad, challenging topic which you've covered wonderfully! So many artists (including me!) have had their work used, manipulated, or stolen. The worst is when you don't even know or find out far later. "Artist" Richard Price made hundreds of thousands of dollars using stranger's Instagram photos (without permission) and selling them in galleries. He was heavily scrutinized, but the law sided with him. Crazy. Contracts are the only way to protect ourselves, but laying out the exact uses - and non-uses - can be a difficult landscape to traverse. I really recommend hiring a legal expert to help draft a general contract to work with - so well worth the investment. GREAT video, Kendyll! Thank you! ;)
Hi Kendyll Thank you so so much for sharing your knowledge! I've been binge watching all your videos these past few days, and I'm so grateful for them, and I really appreciate that you are openly sharing all those valuable information. xxx
I'm so glad I found your channel 💛💛💛 I have little experience with commercial art sales and I nearly charged a client WAY too low, until I saw your video. Thanks for your helpful content ❤❤❤
This was definitely helpful. Thanks for providing an insight on the business side of illustrating. I actually am trying to know more before I step into a proposal with a client. Thanks for sharing Kendyll!
This was very informative! Thank you for taking the time to explain the key points on commercial licence too, I hadn't thought that the exclusivity and length of the licence could vary so that was very useful information. :)
So glad you enjoyed it, Essi! Thank you for letting me know. The difference between the two really had me confused in the beginning, so I wanted to do what I could to help clarify!
Your videos are always so helpful! I appreciate the time you take out of your day to explain such complicated business. Thank you so much!!! Hope you are doing well!
Ahh I’m still trying to understand commercial pricing. I’ve been asked to design the cover of a novel, but I’ve been struggling with figuring out the best way to fairly price things. I’ll check out some of the resources you linked! This all feels a little over my head right now, but I need to learn it!
Hi Kelly, Thanks so much for this wonderful and informative video! I am also a freelance illustrator and am trying to tweak how I go about handling requests for private commissions so that I feel better about the whole process. To that end, I'm wondering if you can clarify one thing. You say that the private commission deliverable is the original work of art. However, you also mention that you allow for a color revision. I'm assuming that this doesn't mean that you'll redo an entire illustration for someone if they're not happy with the color in a portion of the illustration. Is the "original" that the private commission client receives your actual original artwork, or is it a unique print of the artwork? Thank you so much for your time in advance!
So helpful, thank you Kendyll! When working on a private commission, you mentioned allowing the client to make minor revisions to the color. When you're working in a traditional medium like watercolor, how do you make minor changes to the color without the risk of having to re-do the piece? I'd like to offer that option to my clients, but I'm nervous that I may have to basically start the piece all over again if I 'muck' around with the color! Lol! Would you mind further explaining just how much you allow changes to the color? Thank you! :)
Two questions: 1. How does this play into copyright? I'm a huge anime fan and see anime fan art sold all over the place. Is this legal? 2. If I'm planning on starting an online t-shirt store and am only a small start-up, what kind of prices or methods of pricing should I be looking for? For example, is it common to pay an artist a commission for all sales of the item using their work or exclusively something bought outright?
This was SO useful Kendyll, thank you! I have just ordered the GAG book this week, hope it will help me launch my private portrait commission service soon. I was wondering where do you sell your commissions from? especially private ones? do people just email you? Thank you, Rachel x
Hi Rachel! Thanks for the kind words! For private commissions people usually just email me, but I know a lot of folks use Etsy. You could also post on Instagram and let people know you're available for commissions. No one "right" way to do it. Good luck!😊👏🏻
Thank you for your advice on this! Really helpful. I actually have a question considering portfolio. I don't know wether you were planning to do a video about it but I thought I just pop the question. I'm just starting out as a freelance illustrator and I'm kind of stuck (or actually terrified) of the first steps and probably making my first mistakes in presenting my portfolio. There are so many ways to present your portfolio and I have the feeling the presentation expectations of it changes a lot and is handled differently in other countries. I live in Holland and although my experience is limited, I see a lot of publisher websites who tell you to sent your illustration portfolio by mail with postage so they can send it back to you after viewing (although they give you warning that this could take a while as they get so many portfolio's send in). And then there are the publishers who specifically ask for digital portfolio's. So I'm kind of confused. I'm thinking should I go for a couple of printed hardcover portfolio books to make it more professional (and sadly more expensive) and send it out to publishers while having a different form of portfolio for actual meetings? Or should I just focus on one basic portfolio? Prints in a sleeved portfoliocase? I'm just really afraid to get off on the wrong start. Do you have advice on this? How do you handle your portfolio and how do you present it? By the way I really love you work! Greetings from Lidewij
I'm also curious, since you own the rights for usage of a private commission...do you ever create prints or other merchandise with that imagery? I understand that certain commissions wouldn't work well (i.e. a portrait of someone's grandmother) as a print or on merchandise but certain things you could easily use (any food illustrations I'd imagine). Could those commissioners be upset you continued to use that imagery? Would that even (technically) matter if they don't legally own the rights to the design? Thanks in advance ^_^
I've watched over 10 commission videos and this is by far the most helpful. Thank you so much.
Ahh, thank you so much, Asma. Can't tell you how happy that makes me. 💗💗☺️
@@KendyllHillegas Hi, Kendyll
If my client wants to use my commission illustration on his/her youtube channel, is that consider as personal use or commercial use? Many thanks 😊
Thank you so much for this video! I know commissions for commercial use should be more expensive than private use, especially if they are using it as a logo. However, I really have no idea how much more is enough? Like 2x? 10x? Is there some sort of formula somewhere? I have tried researching on this so many times but I just couldn’t find an answer. :(
I have many requests telling me they want to use my art for this business and because I really really really have no idea how much to charge them, I always end up turning them down 😱.
on the description she has a link to the Dark art of pricing.. I'm considering getting it too for the same reasons
Such a broad, challenging topic which you've covered wonderfully! So many artists (including me!) have had their work used, manipulated, or stolen. The worst is when you don't even know or find out far later. "Artist" Richard Price made hundreds of thousands of dollars using stranger's Instagram photos (without permission) and selling them in galleries. He was heavily scrutinized, but the law sided with him. Crazy. Contracts are the only way to protect ourselves, but laying out the exact uses - and non-uses - can be a difficult landscape to traverse. I really recommend hiring a legal expert to help draft a general contract to work with - so well worth the investment. GREAT video, Kendyll! Thank you! ;)
You are always so generous with information! Thank you so much Kendyll. Love your content :)
thank you for clearing this up! i've looked for a straightforward answer before but i've never seen it explained in a way i understood.
Hi Kendyll
Thank you so so much for sharing your knowledge! I've been binge watching all your videos these past few days, and I'm so grateful for them, and I really appreciate that you are openly sharing all those valuable information. xxx
I literally started my research about pricing my art today and I already learned so much from you. Thank you for existing!
Thank you, Paulina! So, so happy this was helpful!
I'm so glad I found your channel 💛💛💛 I have little experience with commercial art sales and I nearly charged a client WAY too low, until I saw your video. Thanks for your helpful content ❤❤❤
This was definitely helpful. Thanks for providing an insight on the business side of illustrating. I actually am trying to know more before I step into a proposal with a client. Thanks for sharing Kendyll!
This was very informative! Thank you for taking the time to explain the key points on commercial licence too, I hadn't thought that the exclusivity and length of the licence could vary so that was very useful information. :)
So glad you enjoyed it, Essi! Thank you for letting me know. The difference between the two really had me confused in the beginning, so I wanted to do what I could to help clarify!
So much great info here. Thanks for sharing! Also... Will you please be my life coach? You're so good at advising! Haha ❤️
This was incredibly informative and helpful. Thank you for taking the time to help others!
Your videos are always so helpful! I appreciate the time you take out of your day to explain such complicated business. Thank you so much!!! Hope you are doing well!
Thank you, June. I'm so happy to know it's helpful!💕💕
The most helpful video I have found. Thank you so much!
Excellent advice. Thanks for sharing. You are helping future artists to ensure their success.
This was super useful. Thank you so much!
Thank you! So happy to hear that!
Ahh I’m still trying to understand commercial pricing. I’ve been asked to design the cover of a novel, but I’ve been struggling with figuring out the best way to fairly price things. I’ll check out some of the resources you linked! This all feels a little over my head right now, but I need to learn it!
hey, did you figure it out?
Hi Kelly, Thanks so much for this wonderful and informative video! I am also a freelance illustrator and am trying to tweak how I go about handling requests for private commissions so that I feel better about the whole process. To that end, I'm wondering if you can clarify one thing. You say that the private commission deliverable is the original work of art. However, you also mention that you allow for a color revision. I'm assuming that this doesn't mean that you'll redo an entire illustration for someone if they're not happy with the color in a portion of the illustration. Is the "original" that the private commission client receives your actual original artwork, or is it a unique print of the artwork? Thank you so much for your time in advance!
so helpful! thank you so much for taking the time to explain the process.
So helpful, thank you Kendyll! When working on a private commission, you mentioned allowing the client to make minor revisions to the color. When you're working in a traditional medium like watercolor, how do you make minor changes to the color without the risk of having to re-do the piece? I'd like to offer that option to my clients, but I'm nervous that I may have to basically start the piece all over again if I 'muck' around with the color! Lol! Would you mind further explaining just how much you allow changes to the color? Thank you! :)
So much information. Thanks for making it clear.
Thanks Kendyll. That was a very useful information ☺👍
So helpful, thank you!
Two questions:
1. How does this play into copyright? I'm a huge anime fan and see anime fan art sold all over the place. Is this legal?
2. If I'm planning on starting an online t-shirt store and am only a small start-up, what kind of prices or methods of pricing should I be looking for? For example, is it common to pay an artist a commission for all sales of the item using their work or exclusively something bought outright?
This was SO useful Kendyll, thank you! I have just ordered the GAG book this week, hope it will help me launch my private portrait commission service soon. I was wondering where do you sell your commissions from? especially private ones? do people just email you? Thank you, Rachel x
Hi Rachel! Thanks for the kind words! For private commissions people usually just email me, but I know a lot of folks use Etsy. You could also post on Instagram and let people know you're available for commissions. No one "right" way to do it. Good luck!😊👏🏻
Kendyll Hillegas Hey! Thank you so much for the advice 👍😊
Thank you for your advice on this! Really helpful.
I actually have a question considering portfolio. I don't know wether you were planning to do a video about it but I thought I just pop the question. I'm just starting out as a freelance illustrator and I'm kind of stuck (or actually terrified) of the first steps and probably making my first mistakes in presenting my portfolio. There are so many ways to present your portfolio and I have the feeling the presentation expectations of it changes a lot and is handled differently in other countries. I live in Holland and although my experience is limited, I see a lot of publisher websites who tell you to sent your illustration portfolio by mail with postage so they can send it back to you after viewing (although they give you warning that this could take a while as they get so many portfolio's send in). And then there are the publishers who specifically ask for digital portfolio's.
So I'm kind of confused. I'm thinking should I go for a couple of printed hardcover portfolio books to make it more professional (and sadly more expensive) and send it out to publishers while having a different form of portfolio for actual meetings?
Or should I just focus on one basic portfolio? Prints in a sleeved portfoliocase?
I'm just really afraid to get off on the wrong start.
Do you have advice on this? How do you handle your portfolio and how do you present it?
By the way I really love you work!
Greetings from Lidewij
Always on point! :)
Incredible video
Thank you, very informative as always.
Really good info thank you!
you´re my hero!!!!!!
I think I need a video on creating a sketch for a client. Perhaps you and your sister can role play.
So does buying comerical use give me authorization to create the art work as a NFT?
A question.
If they bought the commission for the price i asked for
Then after a while they wanted to sell merch with it
Should i charge more?
Absolutely!! Paying for a private commission and for commercial usage are two separate things.👍🏻
Are there contact that you need to make
?
So helpful, as always ^_^
I'm also curious, since you own the rights for usage of a private commission...do you ever create prints or other merchandise with that imagery? I understand that certain commissions wouldn't work well (i.e. a portrait of someone's grandmother) as a print or on merchandise but certain things you could easily use (any food illustrations I'd imagine). Could those commissioners be upset you continued to use that imagery? Would that even (technically) matter if they don't legally own the rights to the design? Thanks in advance ^_^
Good question, I've been wondering the same thing!