FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Every commission stands alone as none compare in every detail. I have a price range for portraiture based on whether the client is a national client and the image will be reproduced in a publication, how many times etc., and, a price range for regular private one time clients for their personal usage.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Most of my contacts come via Email, U.S. mail or telephone. I usually ask for a detailed written list of details and specifications all of which we discuss. Upon agreement of the bid price and time element I follow up with a standard Graphic Artists Guild contract which clearly lists all the agreed details. The art process starts with a working layout drawing for composition and size. Any changes are made at that point. Upon acceptance of that layout finished art begins to completion.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Minnesota and completion of the Art Instruction commercial art course in my teens.