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Question: What is a reasonable budget for hired artist!?
I need to commission a professional artist for a private game-based organization website!. (the level of detail on par with some comic books)

I am a bit ignorant in the art field and was curious what a reasonable budget would be; as well as how a mass art commission is commonly paid (ie: lump sum before or after completion of project, per piece, per hour)!.

If you need an idea of what the project consists of in order to determine an appropriate answer!.!.!.!. I am looking for the following:

-4 thumbnails/buttons for different sections of the website!.

-Background work for a main page banner!.

-4 small-sized banners for different sections of the website!.

-Detailed concept art consisting of roughly 6 hero characters!. (5 of which with three tiers of clothing and equipment which can be layered on top of each other for simplicity)

-Three scenes featuring a couple of these featured characters!.

-A portrait featuring the main character in a napoleon-like pose, mostly everyone's seen the painting (Napoleon Crossing the Alps)

Any information you can provide would be great; most of the work we do is voluntary and while we are on a tight budget I don't want to be cheap and underpay the artist!.!.!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
TJ,
You have two different disciplines here!. The first is the art your website is focused on!. The second, the website itself!. Your list is very well presented, so finding the people you need to build the website will be the next task!. What you will pay for these services will vary according to the education and experience of the artist and the web site builder!.

When contacting these artists with your list be sure to require their resume!. Ask for their education and samples of their work!. Naturally, the best educated and most talented people will be the most expensive!. You will need to look at the work of each person, and ask for a general idea of what each person would charge for their work!.

How you will pay for services may be up to state/local authorities, so be sure to research that!. Www@QuestionHome@Com