I'll have to think about whether I can break a lot of that out usefully. Some of it, like the studio overhead & the hourly rate I have no idea about, since this is basically a lifestyle choice. Although I guess I could look at what my home office deduction has been XD
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Replying to @kendrictonn
sure, but you could interpolate and guestimate: - one canvas: $100 - one frame: $200 - paint: 1/4 of 10 tubes = 2.5 tubes = $40 - 20 hours model = $300 - brushes, general depreciation: $50 total: $690 materials / COGS sell price: $4k profit = $3,310 hours: 80 $/hr = ...
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Replying to @MorlockP
True! I'll see about breaking out some rough numbers when sit down for lunch.
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Replying to @kendrictonn
if it would be interesting / fun for you! you owe us nothing, of course I personally DO find it fun to compute such things
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Replying to @MorlockP
Oh, no, it would be, and these are things I should have at least a bit clearer in my own head anyway.
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Replying to @kendrictonn
that last bit is why I quite enjoyed doing it - let me truly understand the costs and benefits ...something I probably should have tried during the 14 years when I was running A COMPANY (ffs) GAH
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Replying to @MorlockP
Ahaha oy
but yeah, it's a little different for my case, since I've basically decided that I'll do this if I can afford it--and I'm willing & able to adjust the rest of my lifestyle to a high degree to find the slack.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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(not to suggest you didn't! I'd presume that running the business was less of the terminal goal, though)
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Replying to @MorlockP
In that case, apologies! Perhaps that isn't surprising, on further reflection.
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I mean, I certainly wanted / hoped for big success, but I also took a lot of my compensation in the satisfaction of being my own boss, etc
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Replying to @MorlockP
That makes a lot of sense in light of everything. Isn't that different from a large chunk of my own motivations for beating my head against making art.
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Replying to @kendrictonn
I even had a roommate in my house for most of those 14 years, so ... mini AirBnB ?
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