I do furry stuff geared towards a furry market on Furaffinity.net. (That's a whole lot of 'fur' in one sentence!) My rate for a full color image is $60 USD + $25 USD per character. Backgrounds are $25 to start. Not many people care for backgrounds unless they have a full illustration in mind. I certainly do enjoy doing them when someone does commission them.
If you're able to do a very Disney animal style? Then yes, FA is a decent place to set up. Just keep in mind that it can be difficult to get yourself going if you chose to stay a "clean only" artist or go to "cheese cake" max. With that said, it is most certainly NOT impossible to set up shop. I have a few people on my watch list that are clean only and they have no issues filling their slots when they are open.
Now, if you choose to do adult content, I've found it does help to have an "avatar" or main character to draw people's attention in. For a short while customers were able to get adult pieces of their characters with my main OC for double the price.
A few things to keep in mind is to be clear and concise with what you are offering. I've held sketch sales where people try to sneak in backgrounds or environments when the commission price does not allow it. IE: "I want my char sitting and watching tv!"
I don't have a lot of experience working on other sites like DA. I do a lot of porn, admittedly, so there's very little draw to my work outside of that. (Which is fine, so long as it keeps paying bills!)
I'm going to have to second Hellebore. Network. Network. Network. I've watched the accounts of prolific commissioners just in the hopes that they'll maybe see my work and commission me. :) Also be careful on how you conduct yourself on the site you're setting up shop on. I can't tell you how many times I've avoided artists just by how I see them acting.
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If you're able to do a very Disney animal style? Then yes, FA is a decent place to set up. Just keep in mind that it can be difficult to get yourself going if you chose to stay a "clean only" artist or go to "cheese cake" max. With that said, it is most certainly NOT impossible to set up shop. I have a few people on my watch list that are clean only and they have no issues filling their slots when they are open.
Now, if you choose to do adult content, I've found it does help to have an "avatar" or main character to draw people's attention in. For a short while customers were able to get adult pieces of their characters with my main OC for double the price.
A few things to keep in mind is to be clear and concise with what you are offering. I've held sketch sales where people try to sneak in backgrounds or environments when the commission price does not allow it. IE: "I want my char sitting and watching tv!"
I don't have a lot of experience working on other sites like DA. I do a lot of porn, admittedly, so there's very little draw to my work outside of that. (Which is fine, so long as it keeps paying bills!)
I'm going to have to second Hellebore. Network. Network. Network. I've watched the accounts of prolific commissioners just in the hopes that they'll maybe see my work and commission me. :) Also be careful on how you conduct yourself on the site you're setting up shop on. I can't tell you how many times I've avoided artists just by how I see them acting.