Pricing isn't about how it feels — it's about square inches, studio hours, and material costs. The calculator does the maths so you stop second-guessing yourself.
An emerging artist and a mid-career artist shouldn't price the same painting the same way. The tool factors in your sales history, your gallery situation, and your local market.
No black-box. The breakdown shows exactly how each variable nudges the price up or down — so you understand it, can explain it to a buyer, and can override it when you need to.
Yes. Use the number it gives you as a confident anchor. Round it. Test it on a buyer. Watch how people respond. Adjust if you have to. The maths is honest, but the market always has the final say.
It's tuned for originals on canvas, but the same logic carries to limited prints — drop the materials cost, drop the hours, and add a unit-cost-plus-margin line. I'll add a print preset soon.
For fully-custom commissions — absolutely. For my One Word Commissions, I take 25% off the calculated price because the creative trade is part of the deal. See the commissions page for the full pricing.
I built it for myself first, then realised every other artist I knew was guessing too. Spread it around — share it with anyone who's underpricing themselves. The art world needs less anxiety about money and more painting.