How Much Should The Art Print Costs?

I don't think I really have as much talent as people say I do, I think it's more hard work that anything. So, whenever they're like: "Oh you have so much talent, this print is awesome! How much is it costs?" - it just really upsets me, because I have no answer....right? With practice...right?

When people ask me for a quote, I always follow the same process. I visit related sites with art prints for sale and determine the following: prices of similar artworks. Based on my experience, I have reason to believe that about 75% of all open edition prints cost around $300-500. But the original artworks often sold out at $1500-5000. So, about 80% of peoples who just saw my prices thought, “Gosh, that’s awfully expensive!” Nine times out of ten, my answer causes them to run for the hills.

Well, they’re right, but actually, they’re wrong too.

They’re right because $1500 is a decent chunk of change - for an individual. They’re wrong because art dealers throw this kind of bread around all the time.

Artists pass the flame after 30 years old

There are many art community (like Deviant Art or GF Artist) which help artists to sell artworks on-line. And if you pay attention to age group of such artists, the basic share - people from 20 till 30 years which have started to paint since 14 years old. On portals where sell reproductions of art prints and posters, hardly you will see these artists. Practically all portals which are guided by the modern art, sell artworks of 40-50 years artists.
It means that time for reception of popularity after 30 years is necessary for "newbie" artists. Art as wine, than longer endurance that it is more tasty.