PheonixRising opened this issue on Jun 13, 2001 ยท 22 posts
soulhuntre posted Thu, 14 June 2001 at 3:33 AM
Sheesh - I don't know where you live pnevai, but around here $30 an hour isn't a salary any graphic designer I know would take to do more than scut work. The decent designers here are running 65-70$ per hour for contracts, or around 100K a year + benefits for salaried jobs (though they don't take them much). 3D modelers in my locale command just over $100 an hour if they are good. Hell, as a a 3D artist myself (and I am not very good as yet) I run around $65 an hour and as a programmer I run about $130 or so. When I am doing graphic design work I drop to about $65 an hour or so. So... $120K a year for a 3D hair design (even if that is all Anton did... and from his other models you can see he has incredible talent) isn't all that crazy. Oh yeah, your loan shark comment? Renderosity takes 50% too :) Personally, I think Anton's pricing is just fine... because I only care about ONE number. Is THAT prop/item going to save me more time/money than it costs? If the answer is yes, then I don't care if he is making $300 an hour or $5. Rock on Anton!