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This was done in ink & grease pencil for David Feldman Worldwide, a court reporting firm.
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Q.
1) "Do you accept credit cards?"
A) So far,
I can only do so through an online service called PayPal.
Q.
2) "Would
you be able to draw a caricature if I mailed you a picture of
someone to you? I want to reproduce it on invitations to invite
people to a party. What would you charge for this?"
A) What I charge for this (as well as most work I do) depends
on a few things;
-1) How soon can you send the photos & how soon do you need
this done? (How soon does your printer need my art to meet your
deadline?)
-2) I get the impression you've seen www.dalegladstone.com?
What samples were like what you want? For instance, work like
the samples on this page w/Jack Nicholson are more expensive than
work like the samples on the page w/Elvis
. Please send me your fax # with your selection. I'd like to send
you an invoice so you can send a deposit with the photos. It's
best to send as many photos as possible because it's better to
let me judge which images will best help me render a good likeness.
Please put in writing any details I must include in the art. Also
put in writing anything I must not include. The reason for this
instruction is best explained by the following story:
Once I was asked to do a marker drawing of a man at his desk.
No instructions were given regarding his attire, so I drew him
in a jacket & tie. When the client saw this, they said, "Oh
no, he musn't be dressed that way, no jacket & tie..."
With a marker drawing, the only way to fix this would be to put
him in a black turtleneck or do the whole drawing over again.
They didn't want a black turtleneck. They finally understood why
I had to charge them for 2 drawings to give them what they did
want, but I wish to avoid such unhappy situations in the future.
That's why I always ask clients to put their do's & don'ts
in writing. Not all changes require a double fee. Some are even
free. I only charge for needed changes that are not my fault.
How much I charge depends on how much work is required & how
much time is left to do it.
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