The thought of Commissions

sometimes i've felt like my art skills are developed enough for me to fully pursue public commissions. i've worked with other people before, and i THINK my music sounds good, i might as well open commissions now!

this is when self-worth comes into play for me. well, my art can't be THAT good, right? i don't think anyone would buy something like this. what if the person commissioning me turns it down because it just wasn't that good enough for them? what if NO ONE commissions me because my art isn't good enough for anybody? the thought terrifies me!

going back to having worked with other people before, one could use that experience to be able to handle commissions. if people know i've worked with other folks before then they are likely to think i'll be as professional as possible!

but i'm not a professional, right... ??? a professional will know how to work with clients better and price their work fairly.

oh. right. prices.

how much IS my art worth? if i'm not too sure on the quality of My art, how would i know how much people would be willing to pay? i THINK it's good, but i'm not sure how much money i would spend on it. maybe low prices are a fair choice.

but what if i'm underselling? what if my art IS valuable and i'm charging half of what it's actually worth? it's not like they'd actually buy from me anyway, right? there's still plenty of other artists that are 10 times as better out there...

hmmm... maybe asking my friends will help.

but... wouldn't they just be nice to me regardless? instead of really telling me from an objective point of view? actually, that's probably a completely different concern.

i'll think about it more. i still have plenty of time.

thanks for reading.

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