[macitect]

I do not do much 3D - my career has gone off in a different direction. However, I enjoy doing it and try to continue to get better, so I took on this project for a friend. I am not charging him, but a he is very financially oriented and both he and I are curious to know what this would cost from some of you pros...

I have no idea how much time I've spent on it, but that would be irrelevant because I was exploring and learning while doing it, so it wouldn't be a per hour charge anyways...

EVERYTHING is modeled by me. The furniture is all custom.

Just looking for some ballpark figures....

Thanks.

[Hervé]

Is it a lounge bar...? hehe.. how much.. well... between free and $500... depending the people you are working for...

[caryjames]

Really? Not that I am charging for my renders yet but I would think that for modeling and rendering an entire room that the price would be more. I would love to hear others chime in on this. NICE renders by the way!!!
Cary

[Hervé]

well the problem is that there is a ton of young starving wolves that would do it even for less... but there is no rules... bill it $10k if you feel your client has a large amount of green... the more the better.. off course..

But that was just my take... I know some people make good money.. but I also know starving people that are indeed pretty good... I also know clients that think it's a pretty image... but would barely pay you a big mac for it... and also intelligent clients that are aware of your pesonal bills and... wait... nahhh these don't exists.. ahahah..

If you think of making money in the previz biz biz... forget it... better be a trader... or a singer... or a drug dealer... or a vip.. simply... hehe..

[macitect]

Thanks Cary,

Yeah, I thought it would be significantly more than that myself... In fact I was going to send it to a render farm to really get the frosted glass/clear glass firm name cleared up, but $500 for all this wouldn't even make that worth it...

I earn a hell of a lot more than that just when I draft . I think $500 is either a joke or really unrealistic.

Hervé were you being serious? Is that all you'd charge? If so I'll talk to my associate if you are interested in doing Arc3DViz.

[macitect]

well the problem is that there is a ton of young starving wolves that would do it even for less... but there is no rules... bill it $10k if you feel your client has a large amount of green... the more the better.. off course..

But that was just my take... I know some people make good money.. but I also know starving people that are indeed pretty good... I also know clients that think it's a pretty image... but would barely pay you a big mac for it... and also intelligent clients that are aware of your pesonal bills and... wait... nahhh these don't exists.. ahahah..

If you think of making money in the previz biz biz... forget it... better be a trader... or a singer... or a drug dealer... or a vip.. simply... hehe..

That is pretty dismal... Well I am glad this is not the direction I am moving...
I'll continue to do this for fun or do some "in house" stuff for our clients, but that's it...

[Bubbaloo]

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[Bubbaloo]

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[Hervé]

Thanks Cary,



Hervé were you being serious?

well maybe a bit more.. but not really... I recall some people saying $300... but maybe not Maxwell and custom furniture..

I am sure Ben (Tora) does a lot more... really it all depend...

me archViz..?.. eerrkkkk..

[macitect]

Oh, yeah, very nice renderings and modeling, by the way!

Thanks a lot Bubaloo!

Your price range is more what I thought. In this case I would tag on another 1000 for some design that I had to do (the int. designer fudged the plan by not providing enough space behind the desk...). I know that the "client" is a really really cheap person and that this is just to convince his colleagues of the need for redoing the waiting room of their firm - so I know if he had an idea of price before hand he would never have asked...

[Hervé]

Oh, yeah, very nice renderings and modeling, by the way!

ahh forgot.. sorry I'm so rude.. off course nice renders...

as I said Bubaloo.. it really depend... who... where... how big the project... How large the renders.. how many renders..

[big K]

maitect,

i think hervé is a little off here.
don´t know how he gets paid for his images, but $500 for this is much underrated.
i would say about the same bubbaloo. $1,5k - maybe $2k, but as i am working in europe, this might be quite different in the US.

michael

p.s. looking nice, really !

[Hervé]

ok... big K, maybe be right... I never work for archviz... so it might be more... sorry for the confusion...

[caryjames]

Hi Guys: This is a good thread! I think that it is great to get an idea of what and how people are charging for their work. I think that Bubbaloo's pricing is more in line with what I would expect, especially if you have been commissioned to do that work.

I am currently trying to figure out how and where Maxwell fits into my workflow.

I am a goldsmith and think that Maxwell is a great tool for communicating custom design ideas to clients. The problem in my industry is that the retailers are notoriously stingy(with emphasis on stingy) when it comes to paying for things like artwork (at least that has been my experience in Canada). If you are the designer and maker they always expect that the artwork is free. 3D models and real to life renders are great for them but they expect that they don't have to pay for your time.

Eventually I am planning on opening my own retail shop where I will offer rendering as an option when building a custom item.

Anyway it is great that we are openly discussing this topic. A big problem in my industry has been people undercutting each other to the point where no one is making any money. I have avoided that by providing a unique product but it is always a danger.

Cary

Thanks for listening to all of that !

[Mattia Sullini]

I'd say $2k - $4k depending on how much time was involved...

Wow Bubba! I can right imagine the face of one of my clients if i asked for such a price! I want to be clear macitect: i really like your images, but if you are not a big and well-known firma you have to be happy for something like the half of that price, at least here in Italy, at least me
Trying to be serious, i just think that the right price is the one that makes you feel comfortable, and it can widely change during time, or depending on the different clients. You could need to promote yourself, and then make low prices, beeing sure that your clients will become soon addicted to the quality you can provide....and that will be the moment when your prices will misteriusly grow