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.