2K, Is this a fair price for upcoming project?

[mantisforceone]

$2,000.00 is my target budget for a Sci-Fi, Concept project coming up next month, which requires 12 to 15 images total, the images are a mix of objects /environments / characters.

The images dont need to be created in 3D but that would be an added bonus for me. the images need to be as detailed as possible , including some front, side, back shots to be used for modeling and so forth.

Some of the images include complete body armor, space ships, obelisks etc.....,

I also need someone to explain what different styles of art thier are for sci fi?

I hope this is a fair price for a work for hire project.

I aslo need a timeline for such a project to be completed, any suggestions?

Thanks for your

[mickeymao]

This section of the boards has pretty low traffic, fyi.

It's hard to say exactly, without a breakdown of what you need, but I think 2k is a bit low if you want a lot of detail (especially on the enviros). Having said that, there are enough hungry artists here who are eager for any work at all, that you will get plenty of takers at that price. But you might get inconsistent quality and/or low professionalism into the bargain.

As for time frame, again it depends on how much detail and the level of finish you need, how many environments, etc. Do you want everything fully painted, or will drawings do? Sketches by a good artist might serve you better than full paintings by a mediocre one. Also how many iterations are you going to go through in the sketch stage, if you don't like the initial designs? That can eat up a lot of time.

Good luck.

[vrt]

Well, it's some simple math, really. For $2000, you'd be paying an average of $130 for an image, if you get to 15 images. This isn't too much, but that also depends on the amount of work to be put into it. If you want them (all) to be movie-quality, then yeah, the price is more towards the low end of the spectrum.

However, if you'd want a number of sketches/speedpaints next to 2-3 completely polished pieces, the price would be far more fair. Of course, that also largely depends on what kind of artist you find to do the pieces. In example, I'd rather do a $130 project of which half is paid upfront, than a $200 one where I'd only be paid upon completion. A bit of security like that is a nice way to get prices to drop a little.

As for styles within sci-fi, there's about as many as you're willing to dream of, but the most common ones can be linked to the popular movies within the genre. You've got the clean looks from Star Trek, the rough-but-fancy Star Wars (4-6), dirty industrial Blade Runner.. Really, it's about as limited as you make it. Look at Apocalyptica (the game - the band is great, but doesn't really apply!), where medieval weaponry, demons, angels and robots are combined into one.


As for the timeline, it all depends on the artist you're working with as well as how much creative control you want to have. If you'd want to verify every step of the image, there's undoubtedly going to be a bigger delay than when you only check the major steps - then again, that's risky if the artist goes of course. Depending on how much time you have, it'd be more worthwhile for you to get an artist that shares your vision, than one that's just fast.

[m.v.studio098]

i agree with both artist peers here.
It depends on time spent. For me, tightness, research painted work all eat up time. Of course, iterations also take up time.
Time is money.

[Jacobkennedy]

I work on small budget and no budget films as well and so I know from experience that you can get professionalism and good quality if you outsource your jobs to less fortunate countries like Poland or Pakistan. But the big thing is to be careful what you get in to, some contractors aren't as honest as others. You could also offer it to college students who are now attending or graduating. They'll be glad to get experience and the amount of money you offer them. Especially the one who are attending it now, they need to pay there tuition too so any amount can help. I hope this helps, good luck with your project.:confident

[Seraph Fawkes]

Offtopic, but Jacobkennedy, please, learn some geography, and never ever put Pakistan and Poland on the same level! OMG, Poland less fortunate country...