[Chris Saper]

Hi Susan,

I would probably figure my price for two subjects first, then apply the complexity premium to the total, but that's just because it seems logical to me that way. Frankly, I think you can go either way, as long as you are consistent in the way you calculate your pricing approach. Otherwise, you may forget how you quoted a price, and find that the client who asks you to remind him of the quote finds himself with two different numbers.

After all, the only sensible basis (in my view) upon which a painter would adjust charges, once his or her basic prices are established, is how much more time (and time here can also be aggravation), relatively speaking, is needed to complete the adjusted piece.