Price calculations
The calculations for commissions are calculated from the work expenses and license.
Work expenses:
How much time I need depends on scale, details and complexity of the scene.
The table below shows the estimated costs for an custom illustration. But this is an approximation. Feel free to contact me in order to discuss your project. I am very dedicated to the wishes and expectations of my customers. Afterwards I can make you an concrete offer.
| simple picture | complex picture | very detailed picture | |
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very small illustration ca. 10 cm or Full HD 1920 x 1080 Pixel |
250 € | 400 - 600 € | |
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(Mengenrabatt ab 10 St.) |
180 € |
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small illustration ca. DinA 4 |
400 € | 700 - 900 € | |
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medium illustration ca. DinA 3 |
600 € | 1.000 € | 1.600 € |
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big illustration ca. 50 cm x70 cm |
800 € | 1.200 € | 1.800 € |
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very big illustration ca. 60 x 90 cm |
1.000 € | 1.300 € | 2.000 € |
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Illustration of a basic character or item with a simple background. | Illustration of a complex character with background. | Illustration of a complex character with a fantastic background. |
| Simple characters are humans or animals which pose can be deriven from a photography or another art piece. | A Dragon or fantasy creature with a freely definable pose. | One ore two characters with a freely definable pose. | |
| The background is a color, a gradient or an indicated landscape. | The background is a normal landscape. | The brackground is a very detailed freely definable landscape. |
In order to get the best printing results I always work with 300dpi.
If you give me the permission to sell the resulting work you get a 25% discount.
license - rights of use
If the image is used in a private and non comercial scope there are no additional costs for the license.
In a commercial scope for example: CD-Cover, card deck, Book cover or advertising in all forms. The license costs are calculated from the usage duration and scope.
| Rights of use | ||||
| Type of use | ordinary | special (exception) | exclusive | |
| 0,2 | 0,6 | 1 | ||
| Contract term | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years |
unlimited |
| 0,1 | 0,3 | 0,5 |
1,5 |
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Expected sales (Area & scope) |
1000 regional |
10.000 national |
100.000 continental |
1.000.000 global |
| 0,2 | 0,6 | 1,7 | 3,5 | |
Calculation example according to the guidelines of the AGD
remuneration collective agreement design (AGD / SDSt)
| example: | design development | + | license - rights of use | + | finalization | ||||||||
| simpel | concept | + | design development | * | ( | exclusive | + | 10 years | + | national | ) | + | finalization |
| bookcover | 120 | + | 120 | * | ( | 1 | + | 0,5 | + | 0,6 | ) | + | 240 |
| 120 | + | 120 | * | 2,1 | + | 240 | |||||||
| 120 | + | 252 | + | 240 | |||||||||
| sum: | 612 € | ||||||||||||
Type of use
ordinary
The licensee is allowed to use the illustration for the in the contract defined scope.
The licensee is not allowed to distribute the license to other personas.
The licensor is allowed to use, sell and distribute licenses in a free scope.
special (exception)
I can offer this exception if the illustration can be sold as an art print.
The licensee is allowed to use the illustration for the in the contract defined scope
The licensee is not allowed to distribute the license to other personas.
The licensor is allowed to use and sell the illustration. He is not allowed to distribute licenses to other persons.
exclusive
The licensee is allowed to use the illustration for the in the contract defined scope
The licensee is not allowed to distribute custom licenses to other personas.
The licensee is allowed to distribute or sell his licensee to other personas.
The licensor is not allowed to use the illustration.
