whoring my skills out

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So I've been getting nagged a lot of late to paint some stuff for other people.
Any of you who have had painted models in public before will probably know how this works...

Some guy (or girl) sees your models and asks you how much would it cost for you to paint their entire army.
The initial reply usually confuses them and you have to explain how long it takes, how you'll need time off work to do it in this lifetime and therefore you're charging at least how much you earn in your day job just to stay afloat.

Most often that will chase off most people and encourage them to try painting for themselves. Besides, if I paint a model for someone, it'll stand out like a sore thumb as the style will be completely different. Even people who I have sat down and taught have developed their own style under my tutelage.

However, I have decided I will cave in just a little bit and offer my services for a single model commission to be completed within the space of a week.
No reason to restrict it to people in my area though once they find out I may well have an application or 2 right away.

So if any of you out there want me to paint a miniature for you then send me a note on DA and we can talk prices.
Chances are people here live overseas so I will most likely purchase the model locally, prep and paint it then send it off.

I may be convinced to extent my offer to a small squad/unit, but it's something that I would want to discuss on a case by case basis.

If you like my painting and want me to do some for you, feel free to hit me up about it.
This time I won't bite any heads off. Promise :P

~Matt

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Tundra-Sky's avatar
Good luck with the commisions; a single model would most certainly be more achievable than an entire army and probably more beneficial for you cash wise in the end (hopefully).