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Hi Mary -
After reading these posts and others, I have been feeling silly for offering pastels at essentially half-price of oils. But I did that only after researching going rates on many portrait artists' websites.
I wasn't even going to do pastels, but a potential customer wanted more than a charcoal drawing, but less money involved than an oil would have required. Who am I to turn down a commission at this point? Apparently, I am able to do pastels without too much struggling with the medium, so why not do it and at least get some commissions I might not otherwise get?
I, too, have put down "special introductory rates" on my advertising flyer, with a deadline for the end of this year. That way, there is a time limit for the current pricing and pastels can always be re-priced, depending on demand.
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