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Originally Posted by Joy Thomas
Extensive training and years of practice are required to develop the skill set one needs to become an accomplished portraitist. When well executed the product is uniquely rare and will become more valuable with time. Fees should reflect that.
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It is a very delicate balance the artist has to negotiate between the client and him or herself . Often the artist is poor and needs the commission badly. This puts the artist on the defensive both artistically and financially. I have noticed that we often explain our fees ad infinitum, as if we ourselves are guilty of charging SUCH an exorbitant fee. We all to often think it is a large fee vis-a-vis our own perspective. We often quake inwardly (at least I do) when coming in contact with extreme wealth, I don't mean Mercedes, I mean Bentleys and Rolls. Just give them the fee as confidently as you can, try NOT to bargain, it makes you look needy.
I here a lot of whining on this site about how little one gets for a piece of work. The reason I quoted Joy above is that all too often the artist has NOT done the heavy lifting required to become an accomplished artist. If you look a the really big stars in the business, whether you like their work or not, they all have tremendous skill sets. All of them can accomplish their portraits from life. Today the artist has his back against the wall in this regard because clients refuse to sit today. They know all too often all the artist has to do is snap their picture and they are of the hook time-wise. However, a portrait artist worth his salt SHOULD be able to accomplish this.
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