Does anyone around here do commissions, of shall we say, the inexpensive variety? Looking to get 9 Marvel characters from a few different artists (i'm working towards a set).

In total i was hoping to get a set of 45 done. Perhaps 3 or 6 would be better, but i thought i may run out of artists working in my meager budget.

Try on here

http://scoundrelpublishing.com/spart/index.php

Cheers. Looks like though they are all pros already commissioned by marvel, thus want some pretty decent cash. Not saying it isnt worth it, but over $1000 for 45 cards is way way over my budget

What Chris said, there's several at $10 per card. I have sent you an email with more specific suggestions.

Cheers guys. I guess i will go ahead and get the blanks with template made up. Is 14pt a decent card thickness?

I recently commissioned these two artists for skecth cards. They were both fast and the cards came out awesome.

Nestor Celario
http://jesterretsej.deviantart.com/

Jayson Kretzer
http://jayson-kretzer.deviantart.com/

Here are the cards they did for me...
Thor & The Crow

Thor & vs Juggs

This message has been edited. Last edited by: wgf351, June 18, 2012 12:56 AM

wow nice stuff there. Seems some of the ones i like are around $15, however there definitely seems to be some good ones at $10 so i will start there. I originally didnt even budget for 10 but that is looking unrealistic. Perhaps i should revise down from 45 to 36 cards for now.

Don't be afraid to ask for a deal. You might be able to save a bit more.

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Originally posted by Andy28:
Cheers guys. I guess i will go ahead and get the blanks with template made up. Is 14pt a decent card thickness?

I take it you are wanting the same background for all. Artists will have card stock so you don't need to provide blanks. You should check with a couple of the artists about the card thickness. You also need to worry about the material, some blanks are hard for artists to work with.

I am going to get my own "blanks" printed up with a template. A logo and a thin border on the front, and similar on the back with some additional text (character and artist name will also go on the back).

someone recommended this site

http://www.versicolorproductions.com/index.php

so if they ship to Australia it seems like the premium stock will be good.


Do you think i should aim for the same background for set cohesion? Or maybe no background?

Don't shy away from Scoundrel artists. Although the work is always high-end, it doesn't mean the price is. Almost every artist have deals going on at some point. I got this 4 card piece of art (way too good to be called a sketch) for $40 in. p&p. Superb value

Nice one Graham. I forgot about Darren Chandler. This is one he did for me...

He was recently only charging $10 a card.

Does anyone know if its possible to search Deviant art for artists currently offering commissions?

Also are there any more recommendations for artists currently at $10 a card?

Here's a link to a Deviant group called Sketch Card Artists. If you like a more cartoony style, Josh Lyman was doing cheap sketch cards awhile back.

thanks for that i will take a look!