Let's get down to brass tacks.

Generally speaking, I’ve had to change a lot about my life, and art/design/web commissions have taken a back burner to many other things. I am, of course, still interested in writing the things that need writing.

That said, I’m happy to listen to your proposal.

So, how do art/design commissions work?

  • You tell me what you are thinking about.
  • You check out my galleries while I think about what you’re thinking about.
  • We agree on how much those thoughts will cost you, and how much time we’d like it to take.
  • We sign an agreement that says we will both do what we’ve said we’ll do.
  • You pay me part of the money. I give you basic sketches and ideas.
  • We agree that the sketches are awesome (they are), and I create the real deal.
  • Lunch, or in some cases, dinner. This one might repeat a few times.
  • I send you what I think is great.
  • You tell me it is great, unless there are a few things that aren’t great, in which case I’ll start working again.
  • You tell me things really are great this time!
  • You give me the rest of our agreed-upon funds, and I give you the rest of the agreed-upon art.
  • Pinky and I take over the world.

Let's go back to that price thing...

I don’t know what to tell you right now, since I don’t know what you want. Since I’m a couple of years off of the industry at the moment, I would want to do a bit more research before I tell you what my prices are.

I could be super low, and a family’s gotta eat. I could be astronomically high, and no one would ever hire me. It’s best for both of us that I research it.


Where do I start?

The best place to start is the region I like to call the end of all things. 

Social media. 

I am at the ones listed below, and it’s the best way to start. “Hey Russ, how about…”

After that, if we’re mutually interested, we can move on to emails, private messages, and the like.