I think the question above is the most difficult questions we as artists ask ourselves. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. Of course you need to consider your expenses which include materials, rent, utilities etc. as well as the number of hours put into creating a particular work of art. You also have to consider how well known you are as an artist. You may feel that one of your paintings is worth $800.00 but you don't have that much notoriety or experience under your belt to fetch much more than say $200.

Also, some artists work very quickly and do beautiful work while other artists work more slowly for a similarly priced piece. For awhile, I kept faithful records of the time spent working on each piece of art. I did this for a year or two and then stopped when I got disappointed to find that I wasn't even making minimum wage. It was a good experience though and I learned a lot about my own process. I could go on but I think you see my point...Pricing your art is a Bitch.

Luckily, there are some artist jobs that actually have standard fees. Just use the side menu to select the art job you need pricing information about to view a list of comparative fees. More lists will be added as I have the time.