First time doing conbadges

[Aeria]

...and unsure of anything and everything.

I'm mostly a digital artist but I dabble with Prismacolor art markers as the fancy strikes me. It's safe to say I have far less traditional experience than digital, which is why I'm really unsure about these (not to mention I'm new to the fandom). If I could get some crits on these conbadges I did for my friends, that would be really helpful.

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1748376/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1749037/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1753353/

Also, if anyone could give me an idea of how much I should charge for work like this, that'd be great.

 

[shepherd]

I don't really have much to crit on these. I think they're good badges.

The first and second ones might benefit from a complimentary background color like the third example. All of them have good detail for a badge-size piece of art.

What you may want to consider as you're laying out your badges:
- How is this badge going to attach to its owner? - If you're going to punch a hole in the top of the badge, you probably want to leave space for that, so you don't have to punch through the character or their name.
- Is the art easily identified from a distance? - Unless someone comes up close to see the badge, they won't be able to admire detail. I think that's one of the reasons that a lot of badges have the character's head or from the bust up only, like your second badge.

Great work!

 

[Aeria]

Shepherd, thank you very much! I'll admit I'm a little afraid of doing backgrounds on things this small, but the first one could possibly use one, I agree.

- How is this badge going to attach to its owner? - If you're going to punch a hole in the top of the badge, you probably want to leave space for that, so you don't have to punch through the character or their name.

Nah, I'm getting those plastic badge holders, but I'll remember that!

- Is the art easily identified from a distance? - Unless someone comes up close to see the badge, they won't be able to admire detail. I think that's one of the reasons that a lot of badges have the character's head or from the bust up only, like your second badge.

The first one was about the most I would show of a character on a badge, as I like the bust shots as well, but the third was specifically requested to be full body.

Again, thank you very much!

 

[Anbessa]

Sheperd has good advices, but let me add this:

I would price them some $10- 12. especially if you do quick bust prortraits. it depends on your supposed hour's fee, though. if you would take too long either try for a more efficient way to do them or raise your prices. but ten green is about what most artists take.

if someone requests the file instead of a printout-and-badgeholder, please make sure to size the file right.
good size: about the original's size (2.5" on 4" for example), in 200 dpi

bad size: 1/4" on 1/2 inch, but 600 dpi (happened to me once; the printout I made loo9ked like a very low resolution)
15" on 45" in 75dpi (never looks good sized down. it only looks good on a screen)

you wouldn't believe the ridicolous sizes I have received of scans and digital arts sometimes...