Other worlds perfected in miniature

Regretfully, I won’t be able to to accept new private commissions for the foreseeable future as I am booked solid. I’d like to thank everyone who has expressed interest over the past year, and say I am always wishing I could accommodate more projects. If you are on my wait list, I will be going down the list as space opens in my schedule.

I am still accepting new commissions from miniatures companies.

I’m writing about some price/service changes that I’m putting into effect this month, and some changes to my overall strategy. The short of it is that I’m going to start charging a little more, but that extra money is going to give me the room I need to explore creatively and continue to push my limits with each figure.

Null Horizon has been open for a year now, and around the anniversary I began to review the studio’s progress from its humble beginnings. When I started, I set my prices such that, to look at it from the point of view of my hourly wage, I was sacrificing for the long term, anticipating I would both cut my speed and raise my quality of over time. I thought of it as a kind of subsidized art training, and a necessary step to get a leg up in the our tight-knit community. Looking back, I can point to a lot of successes and can say that I’ve entered a new threshold in terms of quality. My commissioned pieces go on to win awards, and I’ve even managed to carve out a little niche for myself in the chancy, fly-by-night land of e-commerce. It’s time for me to take a step forward, ask a little more, and push the ceiling up a little.

Perhaps the most important thing, though, is that I believe my new prices remain aggressively competitive for the class of painting I’m providing. Figures I’ve painted such as Be-Lakor, the Extreme Dire Troll Mauler, my work for Anima Tactics, and others best show what I’m capable of today, and with a little wiggle room, I plan to push my limits full force. I want to continue to give my all to every project. There is no difference between what I show here and what I paint for you. What you see is what you get.

For the nitty-gritty, please check out my new pricing guidelines under the commissions heading. Please note that under the old guidelines, I listed ‘starting prices,’ where actual prices were usually more. In the new guidelines I list ‘average prices,’ which is closer to what you can expect the actual price to be. This may make it seem like I’ve raised the rates more than I actually have.

Looking ahead, I want to reaffirm my pledge to provide the most beautiful figures for your games, period. I will continue to make custom-tailored quotes for every project, so that you will never be paying more for a smaller, less detailed, or otherwise easier to paint figure. And above all, I’m committed to giving you the best craftsmanship I’m able.

So, thanks to all my customers for helping Null Horizon reach its first anniversary. I couldn’t have done it without your patronage!

Lastly, please feel invited to give me feedback on my commissions rates and services. Do you like the ‘one size fits all’ approach I take where I give ‘the best I can’ for each figure, or would you like to see a split offering of two different tiers of quality, ‘display’ quality and ‘competition’ quality, like some painters offer? Which tier do you prefer? Do you have any other suggestions for me? Feedback will really help me improve my services. Thanks Again.

Nullhorizon.com is go for launch! The studio is live and accepting commissions. I’d like to extend a warm welcome all our visitors!

It’s been a lot of work, web design not being my foremost talent, but it’s here and it will only improve. I’ll be ironing out some small remaining kinks and adding some graphical flourishes in the coming weeks as well as new projects. See what you think of the site and drop me a line if you’d like.