freelance t-shirt illo
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- dewilde0
i agree with kodap, royalties are tough, I have found that royalties are generally only given to artists that are pretty big time and generally from companies that are big time. i usually charge 200 to 300 dollars per shirt flat rate, get a couple free shirts, and move on. but i primarily work in the action sports industry and they tend to pay a little less. I would charge a lump sum and not worry about the royalty thing.
- GreedoLives0
set a price for an initial printing, then ask for royalties for subsequent printings, something like 5% of original asking price for a certain piece count
- jamble0
I guess I'd quote an project rate as it probably wouldn't take that long.
As for them using it for a long time, that's no different to a website you might build or anything else really so I doubt they'd go for a percentage of sales or anything like that.
- if they're selling it, actually making money off it, you're entitled to royalties.GreedoLives
- i_monk0
jamble - It's a product, not a website. They won't be 'using' it for a long time, they'll be producing copies and selling it.
- dopepope0
I've gotten upwards of 500 for such projects. The highest for one was around 750. On average I'll get 350-450 per. If they require a lot over time, consider going slightly lower.
Do not do it for 50.
- frost2150
ask for x amount for the illustration and % of shirts sold.
- kodap0
the "royalty" work is very tricky, unless you have access to actual sales report of the items you have designed, clients will easily fool you.
- Fortunately there are still a few companies left that are fairly honorable.GreedoLives