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General Discussion / Re: how to calculate your rates for pixels?
« on: March 18, 2018, 03:02:43 pm »
cool, thanks for the different perspectives! i definitely see the advantages from your point of views. i really appreciate the input.

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When I quote prices, I give my hourly rate for that type of work, and a range of hours I expect to be able to do it in, and we either agree on that range or on a fixed price in that range. If I do it faster, then I still get paid the agreed amount (or the minimum of the range). If it takes me longer, then they don't pay beyond the upper agreed-upon price, because it's not fair for the client to pay for my ineptitude.

i actually never thought about giving a quote for the amount of hours, this method is really clever. i'm still a (college) student though so i don't have much knowledge behind the business of mostly anything yet.

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How long something takes depends to a large part on the client, how much information he gives, whether he provides concept art, how often he asks for revisions, etc. Having a hourly contract makes this relationship much clearer to the client.

i never thought of it this way either, i always thought that the hours began when the art starts, not when the negotiation begins. thats very interesting!

do you guys use a desktop app to log your hours for proof?

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General Discussion / Re: how to calculate your rates for pixels?
« on: March 17, 2018, 11:50:07 pm »
i agree, i never felt like hourly rates were really fair either, especially since i churn things out pretty quickly. i saw quite a few people charging hourly though around here, so i was curious if that was a common thing for professional pixel work.

thanks for your feedback, thats awesome!

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General Discussion / how to calculate your rates for pixels?
« on: March 17, 2018, 11:13:07 pm »
obviously pricing is very subjective, but i'm wondering how individual pixel artists charge their clients. how much for sprites? tiles? do you charge per tile for backgrounds? or do you charge hourly? if so, how did you calculate your hourly wage?

i want to get my foot in the door when it comes to pixel art and games. currently i do small deviantart commissions and charge anywhere from $15 for a 50x50 icon to $30 for a pixel ~500px. im not sure if im undercharging or overcharging myself in the pixel game industry's standards, but i guess that depends on the client.

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