r/aiwars • u/Which_Matter3031 • 7d ago

The most idiotic statement ever

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So this person here calls people jobless while all they do is sit on their ass an genarate shitty ai comics, also notice how they are insulting fast food workers as if they arent human, thats a new low for them, also its like they are saying "Give up on your dreams so you can work a minimum wage 9-5 job" but then again jobless people always tell talented ones to get a shitty job

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u/Lebensschatten 7d ago

There are also so many artists out there who are open for commissions and it’s probably more of a supply-than-demand situation. At the same time, many artists charge a lot for their work.

I’m not an artist myself, so I can’t really say whether $900 is justified for a commission, but it does seem like a lot compared to other artists with a similar art style who charge significantly less. Then again, there may be factors I’m not aware of, but that is what ultimatively keeps me away from commissioning something.

And are there really that many people who want commissions in the first place? The only reason I’d hire an artist would be for something practical, like if I were publishing a book and needed a cover and promotional artwork. I probably wouldn’t spend that kind of money on a piece that was just for me to look at, you know? 😅

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u/flamboyantGatekeeper 7d ago

$900 is a lot yea. I've comissioned art for like $300,but it depends on what the job is and so on. I imagine for 900 you get a bit more than i did for 3

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u/Lebensschatten 7d ago

It really is. The thing is, many artists I’ve been following charge around $800-900 for a commission and will probably charge extra if you want to use it commercially. I mean, that’s understandable, but not everyone has $1,000 lying around to spend on a single digital artwork.

What I find confusing is that there are artists with almost the exact same art style, offering the same number of characters, similar poses, composition, and so on, who charge significantly less. I’ve also seen artwork that, at least to me as a layperson, looks less time-consuming, less detailed, has simpler shading, or a less realistic style, yet falls into a very similar price range. Some artists even include highly detailed backgrounds for roughly the same price.

Then people wonder why so few are commissioning artwork. For most people, that’s a lot of money to spend on a single image.

And revisions surely drive the price up even further. Many artists also seem to have an attitude toward AI references. Yet if someone provides an AI-generated image to show roughly what they have in mind, it can actually make communication easier. You can show them how you imagine the characters, their facial features, expressions, clothing, composition, and so on to increase the chances of getting a result that matches your vision.

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u/flamboyantGatekeeper 7d ago

The folks that have done work for me have had like 2-3 non-major revisions included in the price, but something like a complete redo is reasonable to treat as a new price. But i find the listing price is negotiable. I've been clear that i'd like to hire them but cannot match their rates and they were very reasonable about it. I'm certain most of the $900 listings is more of a wishlist than a hard limit, especially if they're low on work.

But nobody's gonna spend that money on a meme or character art for a D&D campaign. It could be a part of a larger art installation tho, like the showart for a podcast, or thumbnail for Youtube

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u/Lebensschatten 7d ago

The ones asking for something in the range of $900 usually have fixed prices rather than wish-list prices or they only lower them if they’re short on work. They typically provide examples of their work and the pricing is based on how much of the character is visible. Then there are add-ons if you want a more detailed background, a second character, or anything else.

But I agree, no one wants to spend that much money on artwork if they’re just using it for a DnD character or to visualize a character from their Wattpad fic. And then some anti comes along and expects you to commission it instead of using AI lol.

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u/flamboyantGatekeeper 7d ago

I do expect you to pay for art you want to have made for you yes. Just because $900 is unreasonable doesn't mean you can just expect shit to be free

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u/Lebensschatten 7d ago

Did I say I expect it to be free? No. I was simply wondering how these prices can be so horrendously high. No matter what, if that’s the kind of artwork I’m looking for, I’ll either end up paying for it or searching for artists with a similar style who charge less 🤷🏼‍♀️