What to charge when asked to create a custom original TL:DR Your base fee is the cost of your supplies. Don’t go under that amount.Your time is an estimated hourly rate, mitigated by interest, expectations and requirementsCharge extra for revisions to discourage...
Custom SCA scroll, based on a 15th Century Italian Bible It’s been almost two years now since I first started doing artwork based on medieval and renaissance art, specifically illuminated documents from the period. While I have dabbled a little in early period...
It’s now been nearly a year since I started studying illumination styles for SCA awards. Rather than try multiple styles, I’ve decided to try to master one first. My focus has been 15th century Italian as it depicts the most realistic human forms, and uses...
It has been a some time now since I have enjoyed painting or drawing. The fact of this has made me very sad in a way that is hard to put into words. Then, about a month ago, my husband said “hey, they are teaching a scribal class on Monday and need help painting...
Every designer knows that a portfolio is critical. Having spent most of my career either working on illustrations, or as a full time employee of various software companies, I am a bit behind the curve. Recently I have been attempting to fix this. The challenge has...
