I have never sold any of my Artwork before, How much do you think I should sell my Paintings for?

[Tylor]

I Have been painting for years, drawing evening longer then that. but I have never sold any of my art work. Here is a link to my Art Page on Facebook. (If its its easier you can go to my website instead, http://www.twadair.com/ )
Please give me a good estimate at what I should be selling my work at.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tylor-Way..._new_likes

[doughnut]

I started selling art earlier last year for the first time, and since I'm a communist I usually charge low prices, basically to cover the material costs like the canvas and amount of paint, plus the money for the painting itself, which means about 5-20% additional to the material costs depending on how much I like the painting. But I'm a commie so I sell cheap

[Sarah]

If you're just starting out and have not sold very much, pricing your work based on time, labor, and cost of materials is often the best way to go. Set yourself a sensible hourly wage, add the cost of materials, and make that your asking price. If materials cost $50 and you take 20 hours to make the art at $15 per hour, then you price it at $350. Don't forget the comparables, though. You still want your final asking prices to be in line with what other artists with similar credentials to yours are charging (and getting) for their work.

[758]

why wouldn't you know yourself how much you think youre worth!!! seems suspicious to me!!! to be aware that you have a golden touch with the hands is a rarer skill!!!

[That Art Kid]

Have an auction! Start off with a low price and see how much others are willing to pay for your work.

[John T]

Since a woman who bought a painting by Renoir at a Thrift Shop for $7.00 and the street artist (now widely respected and acclaimed ) sells his work in well respected places for thousands of dollars then turns around and sells his work for sixty bucks as a street vendor well quite frankly I think the market value for art is quite fickle and one should get what one can and to heck with any certain measurement of square inches of value or timespent value etc.
I have always felt that if I can pay for my supplies and a little bit for my time I'm actually doing quite well, so if your new just place a small value on it. If you want to blow your own mind place a 'dream value" on it....whatever you do one always seems to make to big of a deal with their prices, so place a value that you wouldn't feel ashamed of once it is sold so you don't feel bad once someone purchases it.
Its really a compliment when someone wants to spend money on something you made well, so just do what will make you happy. Just don't believe that part of you that tells you that something will sell as such an such a price cause you just never know.
Good luck and enjoy the part of the artworld where you get to talk to people about what you did, that's what I enjoy. One meets the most interesting people this way and its a nice thing for you to be known for doing the art you do.