Artists, What Are Your Art Rules? Halp.

Artists, What Are Your Art Rules? Halp.
Posted 2022-03-01 01:13:32 (edited) #680127 I'm making my very first art sales thread on Wolvden and I don't know what kind of rules to put. Thread Here. Should I offer refunds? I feel like if I did ppl may take advantage and ask for refunds but then still use my art. :/ Should I ask for payment upfront and in full? If I didn't what if they never pay and then still use my art after I show them? I also don't know what to charge for my art. Dx If you guys have any other rules and stuff worth sharing please do share! I'm kind of lost. Edit: And if you have any tutorials or knowledge about setting up a payment thing for real money, please do share.	Gacheru #742

Posted 2022-03-01 01:13:32 (edited)

#680127

I'm making my very first art sales thread on Wolvden and I don't know what kind of rules to put.
Thread Here.

Should I offer refunds? I feel like if I did ppl may take advantage and ask for refunds but then still use my art. :/
Should I ask for payment upfront and in full? If I didn't what if they never pay and then still use my art after I show them?
I also don't know what to charge for my art. Dx

If you guys have any other rules and stuff worth sharing please do share! I'm kind of lost.

Edit: And if you have any tutorials or knowledge about setting up a payment thing for real money, please do share.

Gacheru
#742

Posted 2022-03-01 14:10:37

#680869

Hey! Here to help.

1. I don't think doing refunds is good for after the art is complete, if you show them a WIP sketch (with a watermark) then they ask for a refund, I think that's viable. Always keep a watermark until they've paid in full and confirmed they want it.
2. What I do is have them pay half upfront, show the sketch to prove I'm doing their commission. After they send the rest of the payment I finish it.
3. I don't have any reccomendations for real currency, my sales are in GC... Sorry, lol. You could set up a Paypal, though it takes a bit of a fee. I'm not sure what other options there are.

Funa | HALYCON FAN
#60714

Posted 2022-03-01 15:17:17

#680910

Thank you! I completely forgot about watermarks.
I will be doing this stuff for sures. Gotta finish setting everything up. x3

Gacheru
#742

Posted 2022-03-01 15:18:45

#680914

awesome! good luck!
and some shameless promo haha i have adoptables up if u- (/j /j /j /j /j im kidding lmao)

Funa | HALYCON FAN
#60714

Posted 2022-06-15 10:32:39

#772702

For refunds, what I use to do was offer demissishing returns based on how far in the art I got. For example: 100% refund if they canceled during the first rough sketch, 75% refund if I had done a clean sketch/rough line art, 50% if if it was completed line art or basic coloring, then no refunds after it was mostly complete or entirely finished. This method requires a LOT of showing WIPs and communication through the whole process, but that helps prevent mistakes.I would also ask for half payment up front, do a clean sketch, then ask for the other half to continue.

As for what to charge? Charge a little more than you think your art is worth. You'll get burnt out very quickly if you underpriced yourself, especially if art takes you a while to do. Constantly changing your prices to be lower will drive buyers away, why buy from you now if you might sell for even cheaper? No one wants to feel like they got ripped off because your incoming commissions are slow.

Varlus
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