Free tools for artists
Tools for artists working through pricing, opportunities and direction. Built from real conversations with artists.
Need a human read on the result? The tools can show a pattern. An artist strategy session helps you understand what it means for your work, opportunities and next decision.
Artist Career Compass
A free assessment that shows where your practice sits now, where you want to take it, and which creative ecosystems it aligns with. It takes around five minutes.
Commission pricing calculator
Estimate a fair commission price. You set your own fee and the tool builds the full quote, then shows the minimum your fee should be to cover the time the work takes.
Brand collaboration fee calculator
Estimate a brand collaboration fee. You set your creative fee and the tool adds a licence fee on top, kept in line with standard practice.
Want to talk it through?
If a result raises more questions than it answers, that is usually the useful part. Artist strategy sessions are 90 minutes, £250, and built for artists making decisions about pricing, opportunities, direction, representation or next steps. Start an artist strategy session or get in touch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much should an artist charge for a commission?
There is no single figure. A fair commission price covers your time, your materials and production, the overheads of running your practice, how the work will be used and a contingency margin for the unexpected. The commission pricing calculator lets you set your own fee and builds the full quote around it, then shows the minimum your fee should be to cover the hours the work takes.
How do I price a brand collaboration?
Brand work is priced on how the work is used, not just the time it takes to make. You set a creative fee for making the work, then add a licence fee on top based on the scale of the brand, the reach of the usage, how long the licence runs, the territory it covers and any exclusivity. The brand collaboration calculator builds this for you and keeps the licence in line with standard practice.
What is a usage or licensing fee?
A licence fee is what a brand pays for the right to use your work, separate from the fee for making it. The more prominent, widespread and long-lasting the usage, the higher the licence. A limited social post is worth a fraction of a full global campaign that runs for years with exclusivity. Keeping ownership of the work and licensing specific uses usually serves an artist better than handing over full copyright.
Are these pricing tools free to use?
Yes. Both calculators are free and run entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is saved or shared. They are built to give artists a defensible starting point before a conversation with a client.
How accurate are the figures?
The tools give a considered starting range, not a fixed quote. Real pricing depends on the specific project, the client and the context, which no calculator can fully hold. Use the numbers to anchor your thinking, then pressure-test them. If a project is significant or unfamiliar, talking it through with Nonesuch Works is the better route.