Pricing Your Artwork | A Practical Guide

Most artists have no idea how to price their work — and it's costing them sales and credibility. In this conversation with Maria, a two-year veteran of the RSA teaching team, we break down a practical, numbers-first system for pricing your paintings and building a sustainable career around them. We cover everything from calculating price by the square inch, to bracketing your work against comparable artists, to the exact moment you cross the threshold into being a professional (spoiler: it happens the instant you sell your first painting). Maria brings the working-artist perspective. I bring the school-owner side. Together we answer the questions every artist is afraid to ask out loud. What you'll learn - How to price your work by the square inch - How to bracket against similar artists to find your market rate - The career-stage milestone that makes you a professional - The emotional trap — why you should never sell the work you love, and always price on facts, not feelings - How to keep pricing consistent across every platform (and when a 10% gallery surcharge is okay) - How to factor framing costs into your price - When and how to raise your prices (3% minimum per year — 10–20% if you're selling well) - A full recap to lock it in Drop a comment below and tell us — what's the hardest part about pricing your own work? --- 🎨 Raminfard School of Arts has been teaching drawing and painting since 2000 — now in the heart of Agoura Hills 📍 Agoura Hills, CA | raminfardart.com 🔔 Subscribe for weekly painting and drawing tutorials 👍 Like and share if this helped you think about your pricing differently Chapters 0:00 Intro 00:41 Pricing 02:27 Bracketing 04:26 Career Stage 06:54 The Emotional Trap 08:06 Consistent Pricing Across Platforms 09:33 Framing and How to Price It In 10:56 Raising Your Prices Year Over Year 11:56 Recap --- #HowToPriceArt #ArtPricing #SellingArt #ProfessionalArtist #ArtBusiness #PricingYourArt #ArtistTips #FineArtPricing #ArtCareer #GalleryPricing #OilPaintingForSale #ArtMarket #ArtistAdvice #RaminfardSchoolOfArts #AgouraHills #ConejoValley #ArtEducation