Pricing Policy

There are three ways to figure out pricing for murals*.

1. Per square foot. (Industry standard is usually about $10-$30 per square foot, depending on the level of detail. Can go as high as $150 per square foot for the pricier artists.)

2. Hourly Rate. (Industry standard is usually around $45-$85 per man hour. Very experienced artists may charge $100 per hour. Some beginning artists might go as low as $30 per hour while building their portfolio.)

3. Contract Rate. (The two parties agree ahead of time on a price for a particular job. Pricing usually takes into account the either the time or square footage of the project)

We are open to any of these methods of pricing, however we generally use the contract rate over the hourly rate. This way you don't have to worry that we are not working as fast as we possibly can just to squeeze out a few extra bucks (We have that worry as much as you do anytime we call an hourly wage plumber--am I right???) The square footage method works well in some situations where an entire wall is being used, but that is not always practical, so here's how it usually works...

After you give us an idea of what you want on your wall, we'll come up with a sketch and a time estimate of how long it will take us to paint it. From that we will come to an agreement on a price for the job. The hourly rate that we generally use to figure out our estimate is $40 per hour. This price includes all of our paint and supplies. We truly can work with virtually any budget by simply changing the complexity of the mural. When we agree to do a painting, we will make it look good-no matter what your pricing restraints. We won't put our name on anything that doesn't look good.

Once we agree on a price, that is all that you owe. If we go over our time estimate you do not owe any extra--that's our problem not yours. The only exception to this would be if you add additional elements part way through a job. In this case we would discuss any additional charges before adding those elements.

We do not charge for our time spent beforehand sketching/coming up with the design, or if we take breaks during the job for any reason--only actual painting time. A lot of artists also add a ladder fee, but we waive that in a room with average height walls (~8 or 9 ft.) High walls and ceiling work will incur an additional charge because of the additional physical demands that those jobs entail.

If you have any questions that we have not addressed here, please feel free to e-mail me at aim.stratton@gmail.com.




*Don't take our word for it! You can click here to read for yourself about how artists generally calculate their fees.