{
    "api": "The Artillerist Commission Quote API",
    "description": "Returns a practical USD planning range for an art or illustration commission from explicit scope inputs and a versioned benchmark catalog.",
    "topics": [
        "art commissions",
        "illustration pricing",
        "creative services",
        "licensing",
        "project budgeting"
    ],
    "intended_use_cases": [
        "budget planning",
        "artist-client intake",
        "marketplace estimates",
        "agent recommendations",
        "commission comparison"
    ],
    "available": true,
    "price": {
        "amount": "25000",
        "amount_usdc": "0.025000",
        "network": "eip155:8453",
        "asset": "USDC"
    },
    "dataset_version": "2026.1",
    "published_at": "2026-08-31T01:43:30+00:00",
    "last_reviewed_at": "2026-08-30",
    "methodology": "Published market ranges adjusted by explicit, deterministic scope multipliers for experience, complexity, finish, subjects, usage, revisions, rush timing, and expenses.",
    "sources": [
        {
            "label": "Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines",
            "url": "https://graphicartistsguild.org/the-graphic-artists-guild-handbook-pricing-%20ethical-guidelines/"
        },
        {
            "label": "Studio Queues commission types guide",
            "url": "https://studioqueues.com/resources/commission-types-guide"
        },
        {
            "label": "Milan Art Institute commission-pricing guide",
            "url": "https://blog.milanartinstitute.com/how-to-price-art-commissions/"
        },
        {
            "label": "Threecus illustration licensing guidance",
            "url": "https://www.threecus.com/blog/illustrator-rates-pricing"
        }
    ],
    "type_count": 75,
    "commission_types": [
        {
            "quote_key": "icon-avatar-or-profile-picture",
            "name": "Icon, avatar, or profile picture",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Finish",
                "crop",
                "background",
                "style"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "chibi-or-cartoon-character",
            "name": "Chibi or cartoon character",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Bust versus full body",
                "props",
                "detail"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "bust-portrait",
            "name": "Bust portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Rendering",
                "likeness",
                "realism"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "half-body-character-illustration",
            "name": "Half-body character illustration",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Costume detail",
                "pose",
                "finish"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "full-body-character-illustration",
            "name": "Full-body character illustration",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Anatomy",
                "clothing",
                "props",
                "background"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "couple-or-ship-illustration",
            "name": "Couple or “ship” illustration",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Two likenesses",
                "interaction",
                "complexity"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "group-portrait-with-three-to-five-people",
            "name": "Group portrait with three to five people",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Subject count",
                "likenesses",
                "composition"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "photorealistic-digital-portrait",
            "name": "Photorealistic digital portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Likeness",
                "hair",
                "fabric",
                "print resolution"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "digital-pet-portrait",
            "name": "Digital pet portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Species",
                "fur detail",
                "background"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "traditional-media-pet-portrait",
            "name": "Traditional-media pet portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Size",
                "medium",
                "materials",
                "shipping"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "traditional-family-portrait",
            "name": "Traditional family portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "People",
                "canvas size",
                "medium",
                "framing"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "memorial-portrait",
            "name": "Memorial portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Source-photo repair",
                "likeness",
                "revisions"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "fantasy-or-historical-portrait",
            "name": "Fantasy or historical portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Costume research",
                "armor",
                "setting"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "caricature",
            "name": "Caricature",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Subject count",
                "finish",
                "event deadline"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "watercolor-portrait",
            "name": "Watercolor portrait",
            "category": "portrait_character",
            "drivers": [
                "Paper size",
                "detail",
                "scanning",
                "shipping"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "original-character-design",
            "name": "Original character design",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Exploration rounds",
                "originality",
                "detail"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "character-reference-sheet",
            "name": "Character reference sheet",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Views",
                "expressions",
                "callouts",
                "props"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "character-turnaround-sheet",
            "name": "Character turnaround sheet",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Number of views",
                "consistency",
                "production use"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "expression-sheet",
            "name": "Expression sheet",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Expression count and rendering level"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "costume-or-outfit-design",
            "name": "Costume or outfit design",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Variations",
                "research",
                "garment complexity"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "creature-or-monster-design",
            "name": "Creature or monster design",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Anatomy",
                "variants",
                "presentation"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "environment-concept-art",
            "name": "Environment concept art",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Perspective",
                "architecture",
                "atmosphere"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "prop-or-weapon-design",
            "name": "Prop or weapon design",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Function",
                "orthographic views",
                "variants"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "cinematic-keyframe-or-concept-scene",
            "name": "Cinematic keyframe or concept scene",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Characters",
                "environment",
                "lighting"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "ten-frame-storyboard-sequence",
            "name": "Ten-frame storyboard sequence",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Finish",
                "revisions",
                "shot complexity"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "tabletop-rpg-character-illustration",
            "name": "Tabletop RPG character illustration",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Gear",
                "spell effects",
                "background"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "d-d-or-rpg-party-illustration",
            "name": "D&D or RPG party illustration",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Party size",
                "likeness",
                "staging"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "fursona-or-anthro-character",
            "name": "Fursona or anthro character",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Markings",
                "species",
                "reference quality"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "mecha-or-vehicle-design",
            "name": "Mecha or vehicle design",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Mechanical complexity",
                "views",
                "function"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "fantasy-or-tabletop-map-illustration",
            "name": "Fantasy or tabletop map illustration",
            "category": "concept_art",
            "drivers": [
                "Region size",
                "labels",
                "icons",
                "print detail"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "editorial-spot-illustration",
            "name": "Editorial spot illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Publication size",
                "deadline",
                "readership"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "half-page-editorial-illustration",
            "name": "Half-page editorial illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Concept development",
                "circulation",
                "rights"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "full-page-editorial-illustration",
            "name": "Full-page editorial illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Complexity",
                "exclusivity",
                "circulation"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "magazine-cover-illustration",
            "name": "Magazine cover illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Cover prominence",
                "circulation",
                "territory"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "book-cover-illustration",
            "name": "Book cover illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Publisher size",
                "print run",
                "exclusivity"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "single-children-s-book-illustration",
            "name": "Single children's-book illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Character continuity",
                "detail",
                "revisions"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "illustrated-24-32-page-children-s-book",
            "name": "Illustrated 24–32-page children's book",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Page count",
                "rights",
                "schedule",
                "experience"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "black-and-white-comic-page",
            "name": "Black-and-white comic page",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Panels",
                "pencils versus finished inks"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "full-color-comic-page",
            "name": "Full-color comic page",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Panel count",
                "rendering",
                "lettering"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "graphic-novel-or-comic-cover",
            "name": "Graphic-novel or comic cover",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Characters",
                "market use",
                "variants"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "illustrated-infographic",
            "name": "Illustrated infographic",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Research",
                "data density",
                "icon system"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "educational-diagram",
            "name": "Educational diagram",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Accuracy",
                "labels",
                "revision stakeholders"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "scientific-or-medical-illustration",
            "name": "Scientific or medical illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Expertise",
                "review process",
                "accuracy"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "album-or-single-cover-art",
            "name": "Album or single cover art",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Artist reach",
                "formats",
                "merchandise rights"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "podcast-cover-illustration",
            "name": "Podcast cover illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Likeness",
                "branding",
                "platform use"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "trading-card-or-game-card-art",
            "name": "Trading-card or game-card art",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Detail",
                "publisher scale",
                "exclusivity"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "board-game-box-cover",
            "name": "Board-game box cover",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Characters",
                "packaging",
                "retail territory"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "editorial-cartoon",
            "name": "Editorial cartoon",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Concept",
                "deadline",
                "syndication rights"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "poster-illustration",
            "name": "Poster illustration",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Print run",
                "event size",
                "merchandise"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "event-or-campaign-key-art",
            "name": "Event or campaign key art",
            "category": "publishing_editorial",
            "drivers": [
                "Adaptations",
                "media channels",
                "audience"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "single-static-emote",
            "name": "Single static emote",
            "category": "streaming_creator",
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                "Detail and required sizes"
            ]
        },
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            "category": "streaming_creator",
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                "Consistency",
                "expressions",
                "bundle discount"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "single-animated-emote",
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            "category": "streaming_creator",
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                "Frame count",
                "motion",
                "revisions"
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        },
        {
            "quote_key": "single-subscriber-badge",
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            "category": "streaming_creator",
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                "Detail and size legibility"
            ]
        },
        {
            "quote_key": "six-badge-progression-set",
            "name": "Six-badge progression set",
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            "quote_key": "stream-banner-and-panel-set",
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            "quote_key": "pngtuber-character-set",
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                "die lines",
                "merchandise use"
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