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That's great work but yeah 15USD is a bit much. Are you throwing in the full size art along with the bust icon? I think you should charge around 5USD for one but I wouldn't expect the same quality. Maybe you can be like: 5USD for lineart then add 1.50USD for inking and add 2.50USD for rough color and another 2.50USD for the quality you're showing us now. That total would be 11.50USD. Of course the person paying would expect the full size of the art alongside the icon version too. But yeah, I'm a cheapskate living on ramen so take this with a grain of salt.

Thank you for the input! I do understand my regular commission prices are high but those I also usually do in large sizes with a simple background as well (and I also understand most people probably won't have too much to spare).

Mmm, I'd be willing to offer different options but I think I'd probably just narrow it down to lineart and colored maybe? I'd still show bigger sizes too. Then additional costs for a number of expressions?

Lineart and color sounds good since some people like to color the art themselves too! For the lineart, just make sure to include the full size so the buyer can have it colored themselves if they want. As for expressions, I find that most icon commissions actually offer budget deals the more you order? I say take 1 USD off if they're buying three and an additional 50 cents off for each additional icon they buy after three on the colored ones. On the lineart, take a dollar off if they're buying five and an additional 50 cents off for each additional icon they buy after five colored ones. So a little like this:

Colored:
One icon - base price for colored let's say it's 8USD
Two icons - 16 USD
Three icons - 24USD with a dollar discount so 23USD
Four icons and up - 23USD plus 7.50USD for every icon after that

Line art:
One icon - base price for line art let's say it's 4USD
Two icons - 8USD
Three icons - 12USD with a dollar discount so 11USD
Four icons and up - 12USD plus 3.50USD for every icon after that

This business model entices people to buy more so you get more customers with a minimal loss to your profit margin. You're getting customers you might not otherwise have gotten since their reluctant cheapskates. Nothing draws a cheapskate in more than a discount and I speak from experience. :)

Also offering BULK DEALS would also do you good:

If they order fifteen colored, charge at a rate of 6USD each so that's 90USD.

If they order fifteen line art, charge at a rate of 3USD each that's 45USD.

That's just how I'd price things based on what I learned in marketing to draw in maximum potential customers but yeah charge what you want at your discretion. I hope this helps though!

Ooh I thank you for taking the time to type this up! I'll definitely refer back to this a lot as I decide on a price. :D It's very helpful~ I was thinking of having a discounted bulk price anyway but I didn't know on what I'd base it on.

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