Thank you for being patient with my uploads! You'd think staying at home would push me to work on art more..too bad Animal Crossing just came out lmao. Here are the Timestamps for easy navigation: TIMESTAMPS: What Are You Offering?: 01:01 What You Won't Draw: 02:06 Pricing: 02:57 Under-Charging: 07:21 Making a Commission Sheet: 09:33 Method of Contact: 10:36 Keeping in Contact: 11:13 Payment: 12:21 Terms and Conditions: 14:51 My Personal Tips/Advice: 16:24
a tip i have for artists wanting to accept payment through paypal is to make use of invoices!! they can help protect you from scammers that’ll abuse the chargeback feature, and you can add a terms and conditions note onto the invoice itself stating that by paying the invoice, you’re accepting all of those terms!!
@@nearyyin5648 Its like a bill. Its a commercial document the seller gives to a buyer, relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller had provided the buyer. Payment terms are usually stated on the invoice. There's losts of templates available as examples, and there are billing apps available that have invoice templates for you to customize and easily track and send to buyers.
I once drew 21 small drawings for a friend for a dollar a pop because I don't know how to stand up for myself. Each drawing took AT LEAST an hour. Really made me feel worthless. Would never do iit again
I legit spent 3 days doing 4 commission drawings for a friend and only charged £25 ($34 ish) and they were super detailed and difficult as I had to learn a new art style to do it.. I feel this pain it is so hard to say no to a friend!
YES absolutely please make a video on ToS details! I've done so much research about some people needing to sign digital documents for formal agreements and etc and I just wanna know where and how to make them as concise and safe for me as possible. Like what are the best sites/forms to make the terms, what exactly is this written agreement as "proof that your client agreed" etc etc.
I recently worked on a large commision where the commissioner paid 80 dollars as a deposit, and three weeks later after I finished it, the person emailed me “I’m going to cancel my order and I want a refund”. She acted as if she was canceling an order at McDonalds lol. It was so frustrating, because I spent over 60 hours on it. I didn’t give her a refund, and she spammed my Instagram that I was a conman. The entire situation was horrible. But I’m happy to say that I’ve learned from the experience, and it hasn’t happened again. I charge more for a deposit
I really wanted to make commissions! since my parents keep saying that I don't do anything with my life... I wanted to show that at least one person could like what I do and prove that people could pay for it! Even if it was a single coin... Unfortunately, I'm not famous enough for that, and I don't even have paypal or any bank account abroad. x'3 But even so,i plan to use these tips in the future,i guess---Thanks for the video,btw! :> Ur hair looks kinda cute!✨
A guy wanted to trick me into getting a full body(!) portrait of himself done with oils(!) for free and he thought he would convince me that it was an equal exchange because he would be providing his time and body as a model(ugh) and I would be getting practice. The problem was that he is a creep that I was afraid of being alone with. If that's an equal exchange then build me a house and I'll tell you how tall I want it, it will be good practice for you.
All of your commission tutorials are very helpful, thank you for bestowing us such beneficent knowledge about your experience! I do recommend you to put tutorials like this on a playlist. Wish you all the best, have a great day and God bless～
If we aren’t very experienced and have a hard time drawing still (ex: i cant draw fullbodies too well, or some drawings turn out better than others) should we wait to do commissions?
i really wanna do art trades,art collab,and commisons but i have none to the trades and colllab with and people would probably not like my art to buy it
Pleeeaassseee can you show an example of a commission sheet in a next video and what you use to make it? I'm trying to branch into a more "professional" field for my art and could use all the guidance I can get! haha I love your videos and your vibe it's so easy to learn from you as opposed to other artists on youtube because I don't really know technical terms for it I'm self taught and you explain things so well!
Elephant in the room (I'm sure many have heard about this by now, especially to those who are fresh at their journey). Would you say Fiverr might be a good place to start? There are several videos about people hiring different price range and getting mixed results. Some quite impressive, but many crap. I would imagine we'd experience dealing with a lot more shit than having our own websites or social media in Fiverr?... I mean it is a solid existing starting point than building our own website or building our portfolio.
whats better in fiverr is if you have high rating, the site itself will promote your gig, and if your work is good you might find someone that will personally hire you and pay you directly so fiverr won't take a cut
Hey, so im an indie dev, i make games and i do commisions as a programmer but i am also an artist and wuld like to do commisions for art aswell, so i was wondering where do u get clients for that? i mean commisions drawing random stuff for people. drawing for games takes alot of time and im not a big fan of animating and such, im more of an illustrator, putting the idea on the screen as a drawing. also you are very beautiful.
Same same I’m the same age as you and planning to do commissions to help my family (since my mom is the only one working) I don’t think your art is worth 5$ I think it’s worth more
Is there sales tax on art commissions? Because my dad told me if I did commissions I'd have to pay taxes, but I've never heard anyone talk about that before
Mr. Maxibillion, I think it honestly depends on how much you make per year? As far as I know, if you make above the minimum amount, you do have to pay some taxes. Sadly, I'm no accountant, but I would do some research in case you have to include a sales tax in your area. If you're old enough to file your income taxes, ask someone for specific financial advice for commissions if you can!! (:
Hii, i have a question. I wanted to price my commissions around 3-10 USD bcuz if i inverted it to my country's bucks, it will turn out a lot. I don't want to price it higher, bcuz i'm pretty sure that the ppl from my country won't be intrested in it much bcuz of the price. And i rlly do feel like my art is worth that amount of money, bcuz it provided a lot to my country's bucks. What do you think abt this?
If you live in a country with low forex rate (like me), the common practice is to separate the USD prices and the local prices. That way you can still respect the budget of the locals without undercharging yourself to foreigners.
this video is really useful but I have three questions to ask 1. when you say 100% upfront does that mean when the whole commission is done! 2. now with the payment at the end of the full commission how does that work? would u add all the prices up and that would be the total cost altogether? 3. if you're a new artist how do you get your commissions out there to people?
I know it's sort of late, but you can try this Discord Server that I use that's called *Art Commissions* and its a nice, safe place for artists and where you can post your commission sheets and stuff. Good luck!
I have a question and I hope you see this! Is it necessary for me to have some licsence or some kind of permission to receive money through online/selling stuff online? Also am I supposed to be at a certain age before I sell anything online?
Yes you need a DBA and a registered business title. I believe you can get one at age 13-14 if you have working papers and a guardians permission. You might be able to get away with selling traditional art on Craigslist under the table to local buyers. Of course if your young please get some help and supervision from your parents or an adult you and your family trusts. Honestly if your that young though it might be better to work on your craft & start studying the business side of being a professional artist. Work on building your social media following & getting your art recognized by as many people as possible. Do commissions under the table until you've laid down the foundation for your business & you will succeed! Becoming a successful professional artist is a marathon journey. This is something that on average takes many years of grinding and growing before it takes off. Some get lucky & many fail & give up. Not every artist is destined to be professional artists & that's fine as long as you love what you do that's all that matters. I'm currently in the process of establishing my own art business, currently centered around Stylized portraits & character design. I've spent the last 2 years laying down the ground work, improving my skills & building up my portfolio & social networks, learning about the legal & business aspects of running my own company. I have been periodically been getting more requests & commissions letting me know that my art skills are desired & marketable. I plan to officially launch open commissions in January 2022, a little over a month from now. Anyone interested in checking out my art can find me @ instagram.com/savagefoxcoe/ www.deviantart.com/savagefoxdesigns Professional website coming next year. Will follow for follow if your an artist. Any skill level, any medium! I don't follow non-art related pages unless its friends or family. I love discovering new inspiring artists & watching artists grow! I do appreciate everyone who takes the time to appreciate my work from the bottom of my heart! I just don't want non-art related posts filling my news feed, I hope you understand.
In my opinion, I think it depends. If it's like a large audience or something then yeah maybe, or ask to be credited clearly with that merch. I don't have experience with it, so I'm just thinking about what id do in that situation lol but with the amount of fees that's involved in making merch in the first place, it may be the best decision to stick with what you asked. sorry this probably wasn't helpful lmaoo
@@randomartist6047 thank you very much for responding 🥰🥰 I’ve learnt later that making merch will change it from a personal commission into a commercial commission, in which case the pricing will be different !
@@nearyyin5648 basic answer is that now they’re changing their rights to the artwork from personal use to commercial use (they’re making a profit from your art). Hence you would charge more so that you’re compensated for the copyrights of using your artwork for profits.
I'm really struggling with where i should take commission are there any platforms you guys recommend ? I tried discord and Facebook but really couldn't do much
I have a question: minimum wage in my country (converted to dollars) is ~$1,50. It is not that much, internationally speaking. I can’t charge $7,50 for a 5 hour digital painting because, as you said, it would cause harm to the art community business. Should I charge an international price average then? I don’t know, it sounds weird.
I would maybe try to base it between how much time, effort and supplies are needed? That's what I've been doing w my planned prices. I've not done less than $10-$15 USD since that's around the min wage I believe, and hike it up by $5-$10. So like 10 for headshot lineart, 20 for half body, 30 for full. Then for ever colored version of them, i added +5 Don't be afraid to fluctuate your prices depending on the complexity of the designs. That's also what I've seen/heard
Use minimum wage from another country, particularly one with a large online population, like the US, UK, or Canada. The minimum wage recommendation is based on the assumption that your country's minimum wage has decent international buying power, and if yours doesn't, use another.
I really wanna do commissions but I'm underage (17 in a few months) and I don't have any way of payment bc my parents will take all my money if they manage my account and they don't even want to help me earn my own money which sucks bc I don't need to save up bc I graduate next year and I may get kicked out. Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions??
the one thing im mainly worried about (which probably isnt a big deal but im dumb lmao) is whether i should charge in dollars or british pounds since i live in the uk... i have no idea what to do about that XD
may i ask how to get my first costumer? i really want to do commission , i even start taking it ,and it's a small cute stickers for people to use on WhatsApp stickers or telegram etc. but i really don't know how to start , how to find the people who want to buy , can anyone tell me how to do it? -thank you
if your a digital artist, do you just send like artwork to the commissioner, you didn’t go over what to do if digital and you probably say what to do, but I’m very dumb, sorry if I’m a bother 👉👈
i know this is a old vid and u might not reply but is using google forms good for a commission form and would creating another email be best for doing commissions So it's all in one area? --------- Also thanks for this vid it helped me a lot :) -----
so far i’ve really liked using google forms and i def recommend having a separate email! you’re going to want to keep everything as organized as you can! 👌🏼
Any artists who has used PayPal for commsions, I'd like to ask which account are you using? Personal or business account? If so, does the business account need a legal business name?
from what i heard, use personal of you are doing it for extra money or as a side gig and not a business where you are dependent on it. Use business if you are receiving alot of commissions and you are running a big art business. Not sure about the business side of paypal. Business is more secure transaction, personal is a quick send and receive money. Just from what I heard! I suggest you research more.
this is a late response, but in addition to what the other person said, if you don't want your legal name to be displayed to commissioners then you can switch to a business account and choose a different name. I think. I'm also new to this but I think this is important if you don't want your full name out there
do you have any ideas on pacing yourself work schedule-wise? i do the 2 person payments at a time like you said (thank you that tip helped a ton!!) but i still tend to get overwhelmed knowing there are more people waiting for me. it just hangs over my head so i just put everything else in my life on hold until i’m done with all 10 and then never want to open commissions again lol. i felt too guilty any time i wanna take a break to play a game or relax.
Is it ok if I use a PayPal for commissions? I want to start commissions soon and I just want to make sure on what app I should use and how commissions work first!
when it comes to safety, when receiving new email how do you know the email is for a possible commission and not a scam or a virus? I want to start doing art commissions but I am nervous about having my business email out in the open for potential viruses. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, and have a good day!
Would offering headshot sketches for 5$ be considered underpriced? I wanted to start off doing that but now I dunno it takes me less than twenty minutes to make them so I think it’s ok in terms of minimum wage but I’m not sure
@@feelings298 if your art isn't good enough to deal with a little competition then maybe you should consider lowering your prices💕 plus people have low prices for different reasons, not just for profit but also to lessen the pressure a more costly commission would bring. Again, what other people do with their own money is none of your business. And 5$ for 20 minutes of work is 15$ per hour like... idk about you but that's way above minimum wage in my country.
@@ohno-wx6jz yes I agree with you BUT it is also quite unfair for other artists because commissioners will only pay for low prices putting other artists out of business. I know it is none of my business what prices you charge as long as it doesn't put other artists who relay on the pay e.g me
I don’t like pricing should be based off of time because when you become more skilled the time becomes less so the better the art could be cheaper than ass
![How to Create a Commission Form! [Timestamps Included]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/UH2-VcOyvAs/mqdefault.jpg)
Thank you for being patient with my uploads! You'd think staying at home would push me to work on art more..too bad Animal Crossing just came out lmao. Here are the Timestamps for easy navigation:
TIMESTAMPS:
What Are You Offering?: 01:01
What You Won't Draw: 02:06
Pricing: 02:57
Under-Charging: 07:21
Making a Commission Sheet: 09:33
Method of Contact: 10:36
Keeping in Contact: 11:13
Payment: 12:21
Terms and Conditions: 14:51
My Personal Tips/Advice: 16:24
a tip i have for artists wanting to accept payment through paypal is to make use of invoices!! they can help protect you from scammers that’ll abuse the chargeback feature, and you can add a terms and conditions note onto the invoice itself stating that by paying the invoice, you’re accepting all of those terms!!
what is a invoice ?
@@nearyyin5648 Its like a bill. Its a commercial document the seller gives to a buyer, relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller had provided the buyer. Payment terms are usually stated on the invoice. There's losts of templates available as examples, and there are billing apps available that have invoice templates for you to customize and easily track and send to buyers.
That bun looks amazing.
You know honestly I'm not a big fan of yellow but it was like red or blue I would like it but I like the sweater but it's just I don't like yellow
Dread, the Mad Smith it’s impossible to put all my hair into a bun lmao i’m surprised it didn’t fall apart half way through 😅
*L.gaines*
I once drew 21 small drawings for a friend for a dollar a pop because I don't know how to stand up for myself. Each drawing took AT LEAST an hour. Really made me feel worthless. Would never do iit again
How much did u get for each one?
@@RoyaltoonzHD they got a dollar for each one
I legit spent 3 days doing 4 commission drawings for a friend and only charged £25 ($34 ish) and they were super detailed and difficult as I had to learn a new art style to do it.. I feel this pain it is so hard to say no to a friend!
YES absolutely please make a video on ToS details! I've done so much research about some people needing to sign digital documents for formal agreements and etc and I just wanna know where and how to make them as concise and safe for me as possible. Like what are the best sites/forms to make the terms, what exactly is this written agreement as "proof that your client agreed" etc etc.
I recently worked on a large commision where the commissioner paid 80 dollars as a deposit, and three weeks later after I finished it, the person emailed me “I’m going to cancel my order and I want a refund”. She acted as if she was canceling an order at McDonalds lol. It was so frustrating, because I spent over 60 hours on it. I didn’t give her a refund, and she spammed my Instagram that I was a conman. The entire situation was horrible. But I’m happy to say that I’ve learned from the experience, and it hasn’t happened again. I charge more for a deposit
What method of payment did you use? I'm really scared that people are going to get refunds without my consent off paypal
@@ohno-wx6jz she payed in cash
Lol I love how u mentioned that were all writing this down because Im actually taking notes like I’m at school here XD
I really wanted to make commissions! since my parents keep saying that I don't do anything with my life... I wanted to show that at least one person could like what I do and prove that people could pay for it! Even if it was a single coin...
Unfortunately, I'm not famous enough for that, and I don't even have paypal or any bank account abroad. x'3
But even so,i plan to use these tips in the future,i guess---Thanks for the video,btw! :>
Ur hair looks kinda cute!✨
A guy wanted to trick me into getting a full body(!) portrait of himself done with oils(!) for free and he thought he would convince me that it was an equal exchange because he would be providing his time and body as a model(ugh) and I would be getting practice. The problem was that he is a creep that I was afraid of being alone with. If that's an equal exchange then build me a house and I'll tell you how tall I want it, it will be good practice for you.
All of your commission tutorials are very helpful, thank you for bestowing us such beneficent knowledge about your experience! I do recommend you to put tutorials like this on a playlist. Wish you all the best, have a great day and God bless～
thank you for making this!! starting commissions is a scary prospect, but having access to videos like yours is really helpful :)
Yay, thanks Leslie I don't have a job anymore so I need to know how to do this also online school sucks!
If we aren’t very experienced and have a hard time drawing still (ex: i cant draw fullbodies too well, or some drawings turn out better than others) should we wait to do commissions?
Polar Pepsi you can if you want but i know some people only take headshot commission or chibi. it’s okay to only offer what you’re comfortable doing!
i really wanna do art trades,art collab,and commisons but i have none to the trades and colllab with and people would probably not like my art to buy it
LOVE YOUR HAIRRRRRRRRRRR
I am learning so much from you I appreciate you doing this.
thank you this helped so much I was so nervous to start them💓💓
Pleeeaassseee can you show an example of a commission sheet in a next video and what you use to make it? I'm trying to branch into a more "professional" field for my art and could use all the guidance I can get! haha I love your videos and your vibe it's so easy to learn from you as opposed to other artists on youtube because I don't really know technical terms for it I'm self taught and you explain things so well!
Elephant in the room (I'm sure many have heard about this by now, especially to those who are fresh at their journey). Would you say Fiverr might be a good place to start?
There are several videos about people hiring different price range and getting mixed results. Some quite impressive, but many crap. I would imagine we'd experience dealing with a lot more shit than having our own websites or social media in Fiverr?... I mean it is a solid existing starting point than building our own website or building our portfolio.
whats better in fiverr is if you have high rating, the site itself will promote your gig, and if your work is good you might find someone that will personally hire you and pay you directly so fiverr won't take a cut
hiiii! your videos always help tysm
You're a good person
@@smacky879 tyy
Why you think you me you are a good person you seem like a pretty chill guy
I'm always thinking when will I start to do commissions..But I dont have any confidence when to start yet 😕
same
Hey, so im an indie dev, i make games and i do commisions as a programmer but i am also an artist and wuld like to do commisions for art aswell, so i was wondering where do u get clients for that? i mean commisions drawing random stuff for people. drawing for games takes alot of time and im not a big fan of animating and such, im more of an illustrator, putting the idea on the screen as a drawing.
also you are very beautiful.
When should I start offering commissions? Like how much art should I have put up/advertised?
Your so pretty
Well she's a great artist and yeah
🥺 thanks
THANK U FOR THE TIPS😭😭♥️♥️
*me who is planning to start to do commissions at 11 y/o*
“Dont think ur art is worth 5$”
OH THATS HARD TO UNTHINK-
It is true, your art is much worth than 5 dollars, im 14 and i promise you, your art is way more than 5 dollars
@@itsme-hp3tg I agree, usually it takes hours to make something you'd consider worthy to sell- I'm 13
@@itsme-hp3tg may i ask how you make yr customers pay you? I want to start a commissions but I do not know who to make customers pay me...
me
Same same I’m the same age as you and planning to do commissions to help my family (since my mom is the only one working)
I don’t think your art is worth 5$ I think it’s worth more
Thanks for your advice 👍
hope it’s helpful!!
I like your video and love the way you narrate .... way to go ... keep rockin gurl .... we are with ya .... cheers 🍻
Ayyy eddy burback merch yes
Is there sales tax on art commissions? Because my dad told me if I did commissions I'd have to pay taxes, but I've never heard anyone talk about that before
Mr. Maxibillion, I think it honestly depends on how much you make per year? As far as I know, if you make above the minimum amount, you do have to pay some taxes. Sadly, I'm no accountant, but I would do some research in case you have to include a sales tax in your area. If you're old enough to file your income taxes, ask someone for specific financial advice for commissions if you can!! (:
Hii, i have a question. I wanted to price my commissions around 3-10 USD bcuz if i inverted it to my country's bucks, it will turn out a lot. I don't want to price it higher, bcuz i'm pretty sure that the ppl from my country won't be intrested in it much bcuz of the price. And i rlly do feel like my art is worth that amount of money, bcuz it provided a lot to my country's bucks. What do you think abt this?
If you live in a country with low forex rate (like me), the common practice is to separate the USD prices and the local prices. That way you can still respect the budget of the locals without undercharging yourself to foreigners.
@@alfaridarizka865 Tysm! This helped a lot
this video is really useful but I have three questions to ask
1. when you say 100% upfront does that mean when the whole commission is done!
2. now with the payment at the end of the full commission how does that work? would u add all the prices up and that would be the total cost altogether?
3. if you're a new artist how do you get your commissions out there to people?
They pay first then you start working on there commission.
Thank u so much for this . This was so helpful 💜💜
The main problem a following I did a commission post and I havent got a single one btw I use instagram rip
I know it's sort of late, but you can try this Discord Server that I use that's called *Art Commissions* and its a nice, safe place for artists and where you can post your commission sheets and stuff.
Good luck!
@@nyuxiie wait whats the discord?
Start point is the hardest step here.
I have a question and I hope you see this!
Is it necessary for me to have some licsence or some kind of permission to receive money through online/selling stuff online?
Also am I supposed to be at a certain age before I sell anything online?
Yes you need a DBA and a registered business title. I believe you can get one at age 13-14 if you have working papers and a guardians permission. You might be able to get away with selling traditional art on Craigslist under the table to local buyers. Of course if your young please get some help and supervision from your parents or an adult you and your family trusts. Honestly if your that young though it might be better to work on your craft & start studying the business side of being a professional artist. Work on building your social media following & getting your art recognized by as many people as possible. Do commissions under the table until you've laid down the foundation for your business & you will succeed! Becoming a successful professional artist is a marathon journey. This is something that on average takes many years of grinding and growing before it takes off. Some get lucky & many fail & give up. Not every artist is destined to be professional artists & that's fine as long as you love what you do that's all that matters.
I'm currently in the process of establishing my own art business, currently centered around Stylized portraits & character design. I've spent the last 2 years laying down the ground work, improving my skills & building up my portfolio & social networks, learning about the legal & business aspects of running my own company. I have been periodically been getting more requests & commissions letting me know that my art skills are desired & marketable. I plan to officially launch open commissions in January 2022, a little over a month from now.
Anyone interested in checking out my art can find me @
instagram.com/savagefoxcoe/
www.deviantart.com/savagefoxdesigns
Professional website coming next year.
Will follow for follow if your an artist. Any skill level, any medium! I don't follow non-art related pages unless its friends or family. I love discovering new inspiring artists & watching artists grow! I do appreciate everyone who takes the time to appreciate my work from the bottom of my heart! I just don't want non-art related posts filling my news feed, I hope you understand.
it;s weird ive been thinking of doing commissions
Telling you it looks bad now don't worry going to get a better job I wish you luck my friend God bless
Huh?
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?
In my opinion, I think it depends. If it's like a large audience or something then yeah maybe, or ask to be credited clearly with that merch. I don't have experience with it, so I'm just thinking about what id do in that situation lol but with the amount of fees that's involved in making merch in the first place, it may be the best decision to stick with what you asked. sorry this probably wasn't helpful lmaoo
@@randomartist6047 thank you very much for responding 🥰🥰 I’ve learnt later that making merch will change it from a personal commission into a commercial commission, in which case the pricing will be different !
@@lottikun5926 please could you explain that to me ?
@@nearyyin5648 basic answer is that now they’re changing their rights to the artwork from personal use to commercial use (they’re making a profit from your art). Hence you would charge more so that you’re compensated for the copyrights of using your artwork for profits.
I'm really struggling with where i should take commission are there any platforms you guys recommend ?
I tried discord and Facebook but really couldn't do much
I have a question: minimum wage in my country (converted to dollars) is ~$1,50. It is not that much, internationally speaking. I can’t charge $7,50 for a 5 hour digital painting because, as you said, it would cause harm to the art community business. Should I charge an international price average then? I don’t know, it sounds weird.
I would maybe try to base it between how much time, effort and supplies are needed? That's what I've been doing w my planned prices. I've not done less than $10-$15 USD since that's around the min wage I believe, and hike it up by $5-$10. So like 10 for headshot lineart, 20 for half body, 30 for full. Then for ever colored version of them, i added +5
Don't be afraid to fluctuate your prices depending on the complexity of the designs. That's also what I've seen/heard
Use minimum wage from another country, particularly one with a large online population, like the US, UK, or Canada. The minimum wage recommendation is based on the assumption that your country's minimum wage has decent international buying power, and if yours doesn't, use another.
I really wanna do commissions but I'm underage (17 in a few months) and I don't have any way of payment bc my parents will take all my money if they manage my account and they don't even want to help me earn my own money which sucks bc I don't need to save up bc I graduate next year and I may get kicked out. Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions??
Why won't your parents help you earn your own money?
Hmm maybe deviantart points or gift cards?
Maybe try making a PayPal account that a friend you trust can take care of. Idk, ik my sibling did this for a while.
Spiritually Not There idk why they won’t help. My parents just refuse to help me out.
Bruh Guerrero with PayPal you still need to link a debit card , credit card or bank account in order to take out money and actually use it.
super helpful!
Hii!! This was a very helpful and insightful video AAAA tysm for the tips😭💕.
Hmm I have a question
Should I use a personal or business acc on paypal?
I would like to do commissions but idk if my art is good enough. I'm just too afraid that no one will commission me because of that.
So that means you shouldn't even try? You'll never know till you try.
same
the one thing im mainly worried about (which probably isnt a big deal but im dumb lmao) is whether i should charge in dollars or british pounds since i live in the uk... i have no idea what to do about that XD
I am thinking of doing a commission but I have no idea where to start can anyone give ahead start
may i ask how to get my first costumer?
i really want to do commission , i even start taking it ,and it's a small cute stickers for people to use on WhatsApp stickers or telegram etc.
but i really don't know how to start , how to find the people who want to buy , can anyone tell me how to do it?
-thank you
if your a digital artist, do you just send like artwork to the commissioner, you didn’t go over what to do if digital and you probably say what to do, but I’m very dumb, sorry if I’m a bother 👉👈
If ur a digital artist,then u can just send the final product through DMS :)
i know this is a old vid and u might not reply but is using google forms good for a commission form and would creating another email be best for doing commissions So it's all in one area? --------- Also thanks for this vid it helped me a lot :) -----
so far i’ve really liked using google forms and i def recommend having a separate email! you’re going to want to keep everything as organized as you can! 👌🏼
Aaah i would love to do commissions but i have 0 followers on ig ?:'(
Any artists who has used PayPal for commsions, I'd like to ask which account are you using? Personal or business account? If so, does the business account need a legal business name?
from what i heard, use personal of you are doing it for extra money or as a side gig and not a business where you are dependent on it. Use business if you are receiving alot of commissions and you are running a big art business. Not sure about the business side of paypal. Business is more secure transaction, personal is a quick send and receive money. Just from what I heard! I suggest you research more.
this is a late response, but in addition to what the other person said, if you don't want your legal name to be displayed to commissioners then you can switch to a business account and choose a different name. I think. I'm also new to this but I think this is important if you don't want your full name out there
That's so cool
do you have any ideas on pacing yourself work schedule-wise? i do the 2 person payments at a time like you said (thank you that tip helped a ton!!) but i still tend to get overwhelmed knowing there are more people waiting for me. it just hangs over my head so i just put everything else in my life on hold until i’m done with all 10 and then never want to open commissions again lol. i felt too guilty any time i wanna take a break to play a game or relax.
Is it ok if I use a PayPal for commissions? I want to start commissions soon and I just want to make sure on what app I should use and how commissions work first!
you can
Anyone know where the sweater's from?
I think it’s Eddy Burback merch
i got the video from 999 to 1k!!
Thank you very much that's really helping but how about how to take commisions on comics! :c Especially how to price it!
do you think i could accept commissions through discord and paypal?
(not advertising on discord i mean advertising on twitter but communicate on disc)
when it comes to safety, when receiving new email how do you know the email is for a possible commission and not a scam or a virus? I want to start doing art commissions but I am nervous about having my business email out in the open for potential viruses. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, and have a good day!
Hey Leslie and friends, how can I "don't accept the payment"? Is that a option in PayPal? Also, thanks for the tutorial!
Bro what if you're 17 and trying to use PayPal 😭🥺
Would offering headshot sketches for 5$ be considered underpriced? I wanted to start off doing that but now I dunno it takes me less than twenty minutes to make them so I think it’s ok in terms of minimum wage but I’m not sure
Yes mate, charge 10-15 $
Nah you can always raise them if you get a lot of work. Nobody can tell you what to do with your work and your money
@@ohno-wx6jz You do realize that a lot of people (artist) would be affected by the person decreasing the price, right?
@@feelings298 if your art isn't good enough to deal with a little competition then maybe you should consider lowering your prices💕 plus people have low prices for different reasons, not just for profit but also to lessen the pressure a more costly commission would bring. Again, what other people do with their own money is none of your business. And 5$ for 20 minutes of work is 15$ per hour like... idk about you but that's way above minimum wage in my country.
@@ohno-wx6jz yes I agree with you BUT it is also quite unfair for other artists because commissioners will only pay for low prices putting other artists out of business. I know it is none of my business what prices you charge as long as it doesn't put other artists who relay on the pay e.g me
I’d did two characters full colour for $30🤦♀️
I wish I didnt start underpricing myself
I don’t like pricing should be based off of time because when you become more skilled the time becomes less so the better the art could be cheaper than ass
i can get 10 dollars and feed my hole fam bruh HAHAHA
LESLIE CAN YOU HELP ME WITH INTRO, OUTRO, AND BANNER COMMISSIONS BECAUSE IM DOING THAT FIR PEOPLE UA-cam CHANNEL! @LeslieLu Marie
Didn't answer the most important question? WHERE TO SELL COMMISSIONS?
Yikes Forever
Ok, I guess I'm learning art from a total cutie now I guess.
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