To be asked to be involved in art commissions is for any budding artist the ultimate compliment. A hotel, corporation, or a perspective collector is keen to embrace your style of painting whilst enabling the artist to create a unique piece for the client. While it may sound like a great way of becoming successful, Latest Sale has found that many artists are unaware of the key factors that will lead to success.
Here are the top 5 tips to ensure that projects for art commissions are a success:
1. Meet with the prospect and have a guided tour of the location in which you will be painting and also where the final artwork will be hung. This will give you an idea of how to manage the project.
2. Don’t hesitate to ask questions and encourage clients to explain to you their vision. This is so that both artist and client will know firsthand what to expect. Artists will also be able to ascertain the project for the art commissions in detail, know their limitations and communicate well with the client to meet their demands.
3. Whether you know the client well or have worked with them before, it is wise to sign a contract for all art commissions.
4. Do request an advance payment from the client. An advance payment is usually 1/3 of the total cost of the art commission.
5. When showing your concept to the client, only show the thumbnails or rough sketches of preliminary paintings, but don’t give them too many choices so as not to confuse your client.
These are just a few tips to help artists create great work whilst they carry out art commissions and for sure we will be touching on this subject again.