Hey guys n ladies

I think I'm destined for greater things, that's why I don't quit. The world is telling me quit working for people and work for the sake of passion to art and care for myself. I've got nothing left to lose at this point except my health and life.

It is the artist lament, there is a book called, The Artist Way, perhaps that might be helpful.


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Artist%27s_Way

Thank you for your kind words. I'm not just n artist, I mainly weld on really expensive machines for junk yards earth movers etc and structure n pipe work sometimes. I recently did a German sbl orange peel grapple I had to re engineer because the prints were not only wrong machine but they were also written in german, I did a hot rod, roof for a diesel fuel farm. Then this tombstone.

They are worth a lot......

My husband does airbrush, not the same but it's still in the Art Creative dept, so yea it is
He has been known to get $65-$85 for putting images of cars/trucks/fantasy syfy images on t-shirts

Real tattoos (good quality) can run $100 or more

In the past, when they would ask us how much we would charge to put their tat on a shirt, we would give them a price of say $70
The minute they bitched we would say, well how much did that tattoo cost you....they would stammer around and say $150
My husband was like "Well...."


The old cliche of "Time is Money" holds true in this area



Your time and artwork is what costs, not so much the material itself
( of course, one must figure that in, but it's your talent that costs more)
 


I've seen woodwork, which is a lot easier to work with than messing with steel, but a piece similar to your cross/rose I've seen sell for approx. $100, give or take
Blown glass pieces are small and yet run $50 and up....



What you have shown of your work looks to be top quality, even for a beginner


Never hesitate to price it too high 
You can always come down on price, all the while giving the customer the satisfaction of getting a deal

brotherman, here are those pictures you sent to me, I assumed you wanted them added here.

I sent u another with sand n base paint too :p

brotherman,

Your average Joe Blow won't pay that, no
Only those who know and respect Art will

Same goes for our line of work


 

For this Cross/rose, I would hazzard a guess at approx $75
As I said, you can always come down
For me, I'm use to having to come up with a price

But it's worth a hell of a lot more than $10 or $20, unless you are just needing quick cash