Hey guys,

Looking for a little help/tips/advice, in the way of how to charge for artwork in general... (in this case, I'm doing album artwork)

I'm looking for an opportunity to quit my lousy grocery store job, or go to part time to cover living expenses, and spend the rest of my work time doing digital illustration work.
I've got a few jobs lined up for some friends, and now that I've finished one of them, I'd really like to be able to talk with him about payment, and be confident.

He's not being pushy, and neither of us really know what the payment ought to be, so I said I'd do some research and get back to him.


So, what do you think is fair?
I probably spent 30 or so hours working on this painting, but I admit I'm not particularly quick at my work, so I don't know if I'd want to charge an hourly rate.
At the same time, the amount of time I worked on it, I feel a flat fee of a hundred bucks or so wouldn't really be enough to cover my expenses..  Part of the reason is that I have another friend who does art like crazy, but charges very low prices.. makes me feel like I need to be competitive or that I'm valuing my work at too high a level..  I really don't know what I ought to be charging, and thought I should ask some of you in here, who have had some experience in selling their work, or at least may know more about it.

This may be unusual, I don't know, but what's a normal residual percentage for a product? I'd be more willing to accept a low, or even nonexistent upfront payment if I could get a percentage based residual income on it.  3 percent per album sold?  5 percent?  10 percent or more?  I don't want to charge too much.


What do you guys charge?  Are there any basic legal matters I should consider?

Anything else you could add would be appreciated.  Thanks for any input you have!   

Just a little hack... 

 This sucks, I really can't make tile, there is no logic I guess... Anyway, thank you all.

Don't give up.

That castlevania image isn't a single tile. Looks like a background piece indicating a cylindrical turret or something. Has quite a few pixels in it.

Start simple. Try working with a 16x16  or 32x32  tile. Don't draw straight lines. Keep it loose. Sketch the pixels in and like Pix3m says, don't keep all the bricks the same size or shape.
You may want to make a few variations with a pencil and paper first. Get a look you like, then try to replicate it in the pixel program.

Good luck!

Her breasts are more shapely, but I wonder if they've been a little too big all this time. Quite frankly, they're massive. 

Thanks. Good suggestion, head should be moving forward when she is shot in the shoulder.

You obviously didn't play the whole game. SH 3 also have the hospital level and nurses in it- > http://youtu.be/V8xsylWcpjI?t=4m14s

BTW The new movie is bad. As a fan I could say that it's a waste of time.

I'm just being picky. The SH3 nurses don't have the wrapped faces like in the film.