I seem to have an average skill, but no one takes a commission from me :(
I wanted to sell half for 25 dollars, but they still don’t take it that way. Should I lower my prices?
#I need help with commissions prices...
rancid nymph
onyx pelican
no. your artwork is REALLY good. this looks amazing - anatomy is very nice and coloring is awesome.
Its hard to say why people dont buy - it might be because you did not sell many commissions yet, so people dont know you. People love to buy from artists that have some fame OR that they know personally.
I for myself did not yet sell anything here or via social media. Until now I've only sold over discord servers where I engage and connect with people over a shared hobby (world of warcraft in my case) and I also sold by word of mouth (friend recommended me to a friend and so on)
As far as I can tell - personal connection and word of mouth are your best selling chances in the beginning.
Of course it will help to not have astronomically high prices - but you dont, so you should be fine.
lucid sigil
Absolutely do not lower your prices and try to reach out to more places and grow on social media if you can. I've noticed people that post here don't want to spend more than $5 on a full body piece which is NUTS.
It's hard when you're starting out because you don't have that big of a following but keep at it and treat yourself with the respect you deserve. Your art is worth more than $25 and people will come to you if you keep at it!