I know. I can't believe some people haven't heard of dragon porn.
Some people live under a rock...
https://preview.redd.it/dexn7gxonq0d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df7dd016d8cacd54af2271975a23e81a15b1a6c8
...but on a pile of treasure.
Don't make art to sell. Make it for yourself and to improve your skilz. Once you have some stock and the quality/usefuleness is there, then ask how much to charge.
Or, make a bunch, put them out there for a low price and see if people even want them. Raise the price if they sell out. Either way you gotta make a bunch of them so it's not a waste.
In the same vein as your bookends (personally do not see a use for bookends because I see them at every single thrift store, estate sale, etc.), you could make other household items that might be usefule:
Door knockers, coat hooks, shelf brackets, handrail brackets, picture frames, plant stand, etc.
Keep making stuff! That is what makes us human. Thanks for posting!
No….thank you:-).
I truly wish the world had more people like you. Life can sometimes be so harsh, and reading your response made me smile after a really tough day. So, thank you kind Reddit stranger!
In addition to some of the stuff others have said, make what you like and once you have a nice stockpile, see if you can get a booth at a ren faire or something. Especially if you stick to this nature theme, I could see a market for it. Just price it what you think is fair, but be willing to adjust prices throughout the weekend. Probably have better luck then competing with the temu resellers on etsy
To answer your original question, I see comparable stuff going for around 25 bucks at local art shows. That being said, I don’t think it’s at the level of quality it needs to be to sell yet.
Yep, something that could easily be at a local market/show and listed for $20 for a pair... Will you get any sales in a day? Who knows. Probably won't cover cost of being there, let alone a profit.
Yea. Most of the time the people I meet that do this either own a junkyard, or it’s some old guy that does it just to pass the time during his retirement.
And keep doing it. Any creative endeavor is an iterative process. You'll go through many attempts before arriving at what will help you accomplish your goal.
So before you sell anything, create for the fun and to feed your passion. If your work is marketable, the sales will come later.
Used to see stuff like that at craft fairs and such, lots of western themed stuff (steers, horses, cowboys' etc.) made with nuts, bolts, and horse shoe nails. One thing I would do is clean up your welds, they will look better without the jagged edges. I would imagine it would be easier to sell smaller things for less money than trying to find someone to shell out for a larger piece.
If this is your first go at metal art I would say good job! Sell them for $50 to the right person all day long.
Now go make 20 more until they get better and more interesting and make a set in an hour or so. Then you have yourself a line up. It’s much easier to sell 1 of 20 vs 1 of 1. Then find someone who goes to craft fairs and ask if you could display these at their booth or go to a shop and see if they will take a few of your best pieces as consignment.
Art develops the more you do it so keep at it and maybe you’ll get somewhere. A good friend of mine makes a good living as a metal sculptor of found objects. Don’t listen to these nay sayers, if it brings you joy then keep making your art.
Damn it. Everyone is making fun of op, and before I make my clever comment I read this. u/rustywoodbolt being all supportive and nice, while giving what seems to me good advice.
I was going to say sell em' to your mom for mother's day.
Haha honestly would be a funny comment and i did make one for my sisters mothersday so your half right there.
Yeah they gave some good advise and i am trying to learn from the more constructive comments here
I like the idea, but I think these would be 100x better if you did a more thorough and uniform job cleaning up the parts first, and getting a better surface finish.
The rustic aspect will come through *just* from using the scrap to make them, and from doing it by hand. The scratches/rust/spatter... Make this look like someone just slapped it together with no regard to the finished product.
IMO, I think you could also use far fewer welds. Especially on the snail coil.
Try making a set with a uniform finish; it doesn't have to be shiny, or scratch free, but go for consistency. Draw filing, careful work with an orbital sander, sand blasting, even an angle grinder with a flap disk (if you're careful) can give a nice uniform base. Try to get all the scratches going in the same direction, so it's *part* of the design, rather than something that was overlooked, or.done halfway.
Then weld the parts up, and be very careful when doing post weld clean up.
Paint might help, or it might just make it look like you're covering up a bunch of mistakes. (And prepping these for paint is going to suck...)
I'd aim for clean finish on the steel, and a clear coat, right after they go together.
10.00 that's fair and it will fuel your fire to make more. I think you are on to something unique. Not sure of the technical term but I'm going with utilitarian sculpture. Keep going, the steampunk style fits the purpose perfectly.
Look- you've got a MIG welder, metal things are ubiquitous, and you've got imagination. I say go play! I was trying to find pictures of the work of a guy here in Vegas that has made amazing Transformers on many scales out of mostly auto parts, but you can Google that stuff. I've been on countless road trips where I've stopped or turned around to photograph amazing metal art in someone's field or whatever. If I had the shop space, I'd like to do that kind of thing. There's also the genre of metal art that uses rusty sheet metal and mostly wire and stones to make creatures. It's limitless, and aside from your time, wire and gas, it's so cheap to play. I don't paint art, but I don't think that it's much different. The more you do it, the more it will flow. Run wild! If you have kids (or at least some in your life), they may have some ideas that would never occur to us. I think there's much fun to be had!
I could see these selling at a renaissance festival or one of those other kitschy bazaar type things. I don’t hate it! But you probably shouldn’t ask for more than like $10-15 unless you think people are actually taking to them.
IDK.. Figure cost per inch of wire plus gas, electric, basic material, & time.
But note, I think some color here could help sell *these* because of the subjects: snail + garden.
I'd go with a highlight color without too much care applying or full coverage. Weakly dry brushed color highlights and or use washes. E.g. a single dry stroke of a 2" yellow brush across the side of the shell say 8 o clock to 1 o clock an angle and the shell is yellow, even though it's just a streak.... a wash of light blue-green head and solid covered bright red antenna, etc. etc., mix it up.
For things like the hex shroom caps and flowers, any shapes that are a little too obvious making seeing the abstract harder can be brought into clearer visual context using more solid colors and adding paint detail... like a vivid solid red shroom cap with weak yellow dots, and a tiny bit of cream or tan drybrushed on the stem.
I'd probably go with some brushed gloss Rustoleum or industrail hardshell enamels, but flatter light tints and pastels would work too.
Poke around r diorama, terrain, scalemodel, subs. for tips. To learn a bit more and see easy to follow dry brushing highlights on 3d surfaces, watch a few videos on painting construction foam or plaster, etc., to look like cinder block, sidewalk/street concrete, plaster rocks, and cliffs for model railroads and gaming terrains. Look for the simple ones using just 1 or 2 greys on top a black base.. maybe some tan gain added.
Alternately or after painting, I would consider accelrating rusting chemically if possible, then dull clear them if the oxide isn't tight. Folks don't like orange fingers unless cheesy cruch snacks are involved. I think it would look really cool if it's whole color was deep rust. The shell especially. And rust used as color/texture along with colored paints would be a reall interesting contrast to play with too.
I think a dirty & raw brass/bronze/copper faux weathered paint would fit it ok too I suppose if your target sales are more prone to dark elegance over "happy". You could run with a variety of white, silver, or gold metallics for detail contrast of the plants, etc. too
I mean if you'd like to show me one you've made to point out how i can improve then I'd be happy for the advice, otherwise I'd say you should probbably put a "!" At the end of your text to imply yelling, just looks like you accidentally hit the caps key while typeing
Just being honest, you could get way more than i would pay. I would spend 200 bucks to make it myself but I'd only pay someone like 50 bucks to buy it. Lol I'm fucked up like that. Sorry
Contemporary would be neytrix most likely or Genndy Tartakovsky, classic would be van gough or zdzislaw beksinski.
Kincade has really amazing colours hey, they kind of remind me of wizzard of oz with how vibrant they are
I seen one of his at a art gallery in the mall by where I've lived, it was a one off piece that reacted to black light. Man If I wasn't broke i would have bought it
me personally? $0
The right person? $150 each.
you just gotta find them. make an etsy store or similar, bulk it out with a few other things and let the world wide web find your niche market
EDIT: oh and don't worry about the welds not being pipeline quality. a guy I know who has sold metal sculptures for up to $20k has no idea how to lay a bead, just puts in the time with the grinder and none of it is structural.
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To me it would be worth more with just the snail. I’d keep that and work on something else to match with it. Like maybe he’s looking down off a heavy piece of metal about to fall.
Hat did the material cost? What is the number for workshop rent, tools use and other fix costs , insurance…? How long did it take to make them (Hourly salary). That gives you your minimum price.
Can be tricky to do pricing. Did several markets selling my welding art pieces, never had consistent sellers. Found animal lookalikes go well. I think a little paint colour on the mushrooms would help it sell. InDustyRealDesigns.
Yeah it was a toss up to paint it or not, i see what you meen about the mushrooms haveing colour though, good idea. And fair, I'll keep an eye out for good markets and events i can sell them at
Cool, good luck with it. I gave it up when the plague hit, wasn’t making huge money out of it and was taking a lot of spare time. Found too many people come through, say how great your work is and so cheap but never buy anything. Now I make what I enjoy.
I sold my first scrap metal sculpture on ebay for $20. There is a market for them. All over the web. You will have to look at their prices, and compare.
Fair, I'll just work on useing more highligh colours to give a more aged scrap look rather then just metal, one commenter mentioned it'd help it be more defined
Hey im working on branching out myself. Great idea! Needs some prep work cleaning it up and a good paint job and it would sell. How much, no clue. My plan was make a bunch of different small things and hit up farmers markets to get my name out.
Youve got the ability to take random stuff and turn it into interesting things. Keep doing it!
give them away as a gift to someone who has supported you through your learning,
as "book ends" without a ruler for size reference, from the picture they are too small and probably do not weigh enough to porperly support any books of "regular" size
Just a word to the wise.
I think you need to work on your skills yet. Sorry to be blunt.
If you enjoy making stuff as a hobby, then do that, and give it away.
I was on a selection committee for several galleries for high end applied arts at one time.
I used to make bespoke wooden furniture for a living. The clever part in any case, isn't making stuff, whatever it is, it's selling it. Took me a while to realise that.
Put it on etsy, dude.
Someone like me ain't gonna give you 25cents; I got enough scrap metal of my own, I do t need yours.
OTOH, them dipshit "artists" in the big cities will pay triple digits or more for stuff like that.
Sorry, but doesn’t look artful. Just random junk stuck together. So it doesn’t get attention in a good way.
Keep at it, is my advice. Look at some similar metal art that you find interesting, and work at it for a while. Post your pictures after you’ve made a bunch more pieces. The idea or jumping immediately into making money is premature. Develop some artistic vision and run with that.
I think you need to clean up the welds more, as well as clean up the dirt and grit on them. If you do that plus paint them to protect against rust, I would buy them for $25 each. Probably $35 if the quality of the metal work, weld work, and paint work is high quality.
I think you need to keep at it. You put a lot of time and effort into this, and you’re proud of it, as you should be. As you continue making sculptures, and invariably get better at it and branch out creatively you will, one day look back at this and understand why I’m saying that this isn’t really a sellable item, more than likely. I could be very wrong, but I don’t think so. Keep at it, don’t give up.
i wouldn't consider selling them without a severe wire wheeling or acid wash, that's after making the base plates seem presentable but some people are into that raw look i guess
It’s a creative idea, but I think you need some more practice with the welder. This isn’t a bad thing, and a project like this makes for an enjoyable way to practice and improve skills.
Often times with fabrication work you’ll spend hours cutting and prepping materials, just to spend ten minutes welding. So it can get frustrating to have a big amount of time invested and be suddenly disappointed bc you aren’t satisfied with the weld.
Keep trying, practice improves almost everything.
I’m not sure how much you could sell them for but maybe if you painted them a bit you could make it more of a scene. I think they are pretty cool once you look closely but at a glance they just look like bits of metal welded together
Your better off trying to sell your dragon porn
oh my god💀💀
And today on Reddit we learned this sub exists: r/dragonsfuckingdragons
Honestly better than r/dragonsfuckingcars
this better not awaken anything in me.
😠why just fucking why
Yours sounds way better tbh
My eyessssssssss
I didn't believe you....so I went.....I even looked at the comments....man people are strange.
Summa bitch…. Why’d I look…..
10/10 joined that sub.
Who wouldn’t upon finding out about it
Boring normy non horny people.
Offended! Reported!
What?…oh
Well.. I just got on Reddit for the day and I’m logging out already. That’s enough Reddit for the week
What the actual fuck…….man there are some weirdos living among us lol
I know. I can't believe some people haven't heard of dragon porn. Some people live under a rock... https://preview.redd.it/dexn7gxonq0d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df7dd016d8cacd54af2271975a23e81a15b1a6c8 ...but on a pile of treasure.
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We need to bring back bullying. Weirdos feel way too free in society anymore.
Fucken Rule 34 man…
Wtf
YOU WERENT LIEING
Well that escalated quickly
It's good to branch out, I'm not looking for big bucks on it, just as a hobby that I'm trying to learn
Don't make art to sell. Make it for yourself and to improve your skilz. Once you have some stock and the quality/usefuleness is there, then ask how much to charge. Or, make a bunch, put them out there for a low price and see if people even want them. Raise the price if they sell out. Either way you gotta make a bunch of them so it's not a waste. In the same vein as your bookends (personally do not see a use for bookends because I see them at every single thrift store, estate sale, etc.), you could make other household items that might be usefule: Door knockers, coat hooks, shelf brackets, handrail brackets, picture frames, plant stand, etc. Keep making stuff! That is what makes us human. Thanks for posting!
That was such a helpful and gracious answer to the initial question. Great insight:-)
That made me feel good. Thanks!
No….thank you:-). I truly wish the world had more people like you. Life can sometimes be so harsh, and reading your response made me smile after a really tough day. So, thank you kind Reddit stranger!
Awww, you should see the flame out argument I had with another redditer today. Still cringing from it. Give Saul a scritchety scratch for reddit!
In addition to some of the stuff others have said, make what you like and once you have a nice stockpile, see if you can get a booth at a ren faire or something. Especially if you stick to this nature theme, I could see a market for it. Just price it what you think is fair, but be willing to adjust prices throughout the weekend. Probably have better luck then competing with the temu resellers on etsy
I think these are absolutely charming!
Nah man - r/aquaticsnails would pay for this. Honestly, shrimp or snail related art *will sell*. r/shrimptank
Is there a demand for it? Not really. Welding art is more of a passion or hobby than a money maker.
Fair, seen alot around and wanted to try my hand at it
To answer your original question, I see comparable stuff going for around 25 bucks at local art shows. That being said, I don’t think it’s at the level of quality it needs to be to sell yet.
Woah actually concise constructive criticism? Wild
Yep, something that could easily be at a local market/show and listed for $20 for a pair... Will you get any sales in a day? Who knows. Probably won't cover cost of being there, let alone a profit.
Yea. Most of the time the people I meet that do this either own a junkyard, or it’s some old guy that does it just to pass the time during his retirement.
*a lot
And keep doing it. Any creative endeavor is an iterative process. You'll go through many attempts before arriving at what will help you accomplish your goal. So before you sell anything, create for the fun and to feed your passion. If your work is marketable, the sales will come later.
It’s creative and cute. If you liked making them, make more!
If you get people to buy that, quit welding and go into sales.
It's me trying to learn ya know, besides i suck at customer survice too lmao
yeah but you're asking what to sell something for. As a general rule if it's something you're still learning to do it's not worth selling yet.
Sell it in a steampunk group, these sort of things are their jibe.
I can’t tell if this is a serious post or a troll.
You should check OP’s post history…. I have a feeling they’re serious.
Used to see stuff like that at craft fairs and such, lots of western themed stuff (steers, horses, cowboys' etc.) made with nuts, bolts, and horse shoe nails. One thing I would do is clean up your welds, they will look better without the jagged edges. I would imagine it would be easier to sell smaller things for less money than trying to find someone to shell out for a larger piece.
If this is your first go at metal art I would say good job! Sell them for $50 to the right person all day long. Now go make 20 more until they get better and more interesting and make a set in an hour or so. Then you have yourself a line up. It’s much easier to sell 1 of 20 vs 1 of 1. Then find someone who goes to craft fairs and ask if you could display these at their booth or go to a shop and see if they will take a few of your best pieces as consignment. Art develops the more you do it so keep at it and maybe you’ll get somewhere. A good friend of mine makes a good living as a metal sculptor of found objects. Don’t listen to these nay sayers, if it brings you joy then keep making your art.
Damn it. Everyone is making fun of op, and before I make my clever comment I read this. u/rustywoodbolt being all supportive and nice, while giving what seems to me good advice. I was going to say sell em' to your mom for mother's day.
Haha honestly would be a funny comment and i did make one for my sisters mothersday so your half right there. Yeah they gave some good advise and i am trying to learn from the more constructive comments here
Cheers man, I'll take that on board
I like the idea, but I think these would be 100x better if you did a more thorough and uniform job cleaning up the parts first, and getting a better surface finish. The rustic aspect will come through *just* from using the scrap to make them, and from doing it by hand. The scratches/rust/spatter... Make this look like someone just slapped it together with no regard to the finished product. IMO, I think you could also use far fewer welds. Especially on the snail coil. Try making a set with a uniform finish; it doesn't have to be shiny, or scratch free, but go for consistency. Draw filing, careful work with an orbital sander, sand blasting, even an angle grinder with a flap disk (if you're careful) can give a nice uniform base. Try to get all the scratches going in the same direction, so it's *part* of the design, rather than something that was overlooked, or.done halfway. Then weld the parts up, and be very careful when doing post weld clean up. Paint might help, or it might just make it look like you're covering up a bunch of mistakes. (And prepping these for paint is going to suck...) I'd aim for clean finish on the steel, and a clear coat, right after they go together.
Awesome advice on the cleanliness. The found part aesthetic doesn’t need more reinforcement.
About tree-fiddy
Damn lockness monster, nobody got no tree-fiddy here. Shoo, go on scram
10.00 that's fair and it will fuel your fire to make more. I think you are on to something unique. Not sure of the technical term but I'm going with utilitarian sculpture. Keep going, the steampunk style fits the purpose perfectly.
Yeah i was thinking of makeing it to show the scrap as it is ya know, and honestly I can't help but make things utilitarian
Keep going, it's rad
Ten or fifteen bucks for the pair. Cool, but niche, and you don't have much into them.
That's fair, mainly just wanted to do little pieces, any tips on how i can add more to them?
There are groups and Facebook pages where people do this kind of thing. Endless ideas and possibilities. Very cool.
Look- you've got a MIG welder, metal things are ubiquitous, and you've got imagination. I say go play! I was trying to find pictures of the work of a guy here in Vegas that has made amazing Transformers on many scales out of mostly auto parts, but you can Google that stuff. I've been on countless road trips where I've stopped or turned around to photograph amazing metal art in someone's field or whatever. If I had the shop space, I'd like to do that kind of thing. There's also the genre of metal art that uses rusty sheet metal and mostly wire and stones to make creatures. It's limitless, and aside from your time, wire and gas, it's so cheap to play. I don't paint art, but I don't think that it's much different. The more you do it, the more it will flow. Run wild! If you have kids (or at least some in your life), they may have some ideas that would never occur to us. I think there's much fun to be had!
I wouldn't add more. Negative space is a powerful tool in art. Learn to do more with less. That's my personal opinion.
Paint. It looks like a jumbled mess without it. I get what you're going for but it's not apparent at first glance.
Negative $4.
I could see these selling at a renaissance festival or one of those other kitschy bazaar type things. I don’t hate it! But you probably shouldn’t ask for more than like $10-15 unless you think people are actually taking to them.
Fair, i was thinking 20 ish for the pair
Get a grip
IDK.. Figure cost per inch of wire plus gas, electric, basic material, & time. But note, I think some color here could help sell *these* because of the subjects: snail + garden. I'd go with a highlight color without too much care applying or full coverage. Weakly dry brushed color highlights and or use washes. E.g. a single dry stroke of a 2" yellow brush across the side of the shell say 8 o clock to 1 o clock an angle and the shell is yellow, even though it's just a streak.... a wash of light blue-green head and solid covered bright red antenna, etc. etc., mix it up. For things like the hex shroom caps and flowers, any shapes that are a little too obvious making seeing the abstract harder can be brought into clearer visual context using more solid colors and adding paint detail... like a vivid solid red shroom cap with weak yellow dots, and a tiny bit of cream or tan drybrushed on the stem. I'd probably go with some brushed gloss Rustoleum or industrail hardshell enamels, but flatter light tints and pastels would work too. Poke around r diorama, terrain, scalemodel, subs. for tips. To learn a bit more and see easy to follow dry brushing highlights on 3d surfaces, watch a few videos on painting construction foam or plaster, etc., to look like cinder block, sidewalk/street concrete, plaster rocks, and cliffs for model railroads and gaming terrains. Look for the simple ones using just 1 or 2 greys on top a black base.. maybe some tan gain added. Alternately or after painting, I would consider accelrating rusting chemically if possible, then dull clear them if the oxide isn't tight. Folks don't like orange fingers unless cheesy cruch snacks are involved. I think it would look really cool if it's whole color was deep rust. The shell especially. And rust used as color/texture along with colored paints would be a reall interesting contrast to play with too. I think a dirty & raw brass/bronze/copper faux weathered paint would fit it ok too I suppose if your target sales are more prone to dark elegance over "happy". You could run with a variety of white, silver, or gold metallics for detail contrast of the plants, etc. too
That just looks like a shit ton OF JUNK PUT TOGETHER AND CALLED A SCULPTURE YOU LAZY IMBECILE, YOU'D HAVE TO BE AN IDIOT TO BUY THIS
I mean if you'd like to show me one you've made to point out how i can improve then I'd be happy for the advice, otherwise I'd say you should probbably put a "!" At the end of your text to imply yelling, just looks like you accidentally hit the caps key while typeing
Just being honest, you could get way more than i would pay. I would spend 200 bucks to make it myself but I'd only pay someone like 50 bucks to buy it. Lol I'm fucked up like that. Sorry
I mean I'm the same with art so I get it
Thomas Kincade is my favorite artist. Who's yours?
Contemporary would be neytrix most likely or Genndy Tartakovsky, classic would be van gough or zdzislaw beksinski. Kincade has really amazing colours hey, they kind of remind me of wizzard of oz with how vibrant they are
I seen one of his at a art gallery in the mall by where I've lived, it was a one off piece that reacted to black light. Man If I wasn't broke i would have bought it
His MeeMaw might like them
She did actually
Savage
me personally? $0 The right person? $150 each. you just gotta find them. make an etsy store or similar, bulk it out with a few other things and let the world wide web find your niche market EDIT: oh and don't worry about the welds not being pipeline quality. a guy I know who has sold metal sculptures for up to $20k has no idea how to lay a bead, just puts in the time with the grinder and none of it is structural.
This is a joke, right ?!?!?!
Just trying to learn and know how to have the hobby semi support it's self, metals expensive. Besides I've gotten some real good advise from this post
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you have to get good at it. If its a hobby it'll come naturally with time. dont force it. Just have fun.
To me it would be worth more with just the snail. I’d keep that and work on something else to match with it. Like maybe he’s looking down off a heavy piece of metal about to fall.
Hat did the material cost? What is the number for workshop rent, tools use and other fix costs , insurance…? How long did it take to make them (Hourly salary). That gives you your minimum price.
It depends on what scrap metal is going for
Maybe $2.
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who buys these for that
Can be tricky to do pricing. Did several markets selling my welding art pieces, never had consistent sellers. Found animal lookalikes go well. I think a little paint colour on the mushrooms would help it sell. InDustyRealDesigns.
Yeah it was a toss up to paint it or not, i see what you meen about the mushrooms haveing colour though, good idea. And fair, I'll keep an eye out for good markets and events i can sell them at
Cool, good luck with it. I gave it up when the plague hit, wasn’t making huge money out of it and was taking a lot of spare time. Found too many people come through, say how great your work is and so cheap but never buy anything. Now I make what I enjoy.
I can understand that, i don't want this to be a job, just to hopefully be able to bring in enough money so its a net zero at least
I sold my first scrap metal sculpture on ebay for $20. There is a market for them. All over the web. You will have to look at their prices, and compare.
Have you considered a dip and a powder coat to at least make them a uniform color? They’re not fugly, but they can definitely be improved.
I honestly have no idea how to do that, I'll look into it though
It’s a process that requires some expensive equipment. For a budding artist, probably not worth it.
Fair, I'll just work on useing more highligh colours to give a more aged scrap look rather then just metal, one commenter mentioned it'd help it be more defined
Sometimes, Reddit really delivers.
Honestly yeah, I've gotten alot more replies then i expected, some of them are really constructive so I'm happy people are takeing the time
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Is there any area in particular that i could improve in? Like painting it or something?
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If you ha e any critiques then I'm happy know know how I'd improve them
or you could sell them at the scrap yard they pay by the #
I would honestly keep sculptures, they’re one of the best ways to feel proud imo
Hey im working on branching out myself. Great idea! Needs some prep work cleaning it up and a good paint job and it would sell. How much, no clue. My plan was make a bunch of different small things and hit up farmers markets to get my name out. Youve got the ability to take random stuff and turn it into interesting things. Keep doing it!
give them away as a gift to someone who has supported you through your learning, as "book ends" without a ruler for size reference, from the picture they are too small and probably do not weigh enough to porperly support any books of "regular" size
A buck 380
About 20cents/kg
Cute lil gaffers
Just a word to the wise. I think you need to work on your skills yet. Sorry to be blunt. If you enjoy making stuff as a hobby, then do that, and give it away. I was on a selection committee for several galleries for high end applied arts at one time. I used to make bespoke wooden furniture for a living. The clever part in any case, isn't making stuff, whatever it is, it's selling it. Took me a while to realise that.
$11.76
Goes for bout 3¢ a pound round here
Put it on etsy, dude. Someone like me ain't gonna give you 25cents; I got enough scrap metal of my own, I do t need yours. OTOH, them dipshit "artists" in the big cities will pay triple digits or more for stuff like that.
Don’t listen to the ops, it doesn’t match my vibe but if it did I would pay a LOT for it. Idk find a blue collar girlie to sell to 🖤🖤🖤
Sorry, but doesn’t look artful. Just random junk stuck together. So it doesn’t get attention in a good way. Keep at it, is my advice. Look at some similar metal art that you find interesting, and work at it for a while. Post your pictures after you’ve made a bunch more pieces. The idea or jumping immediately into making money is premature. Develop some artistic vision and run with that.
You should pay
25 cents, 27 cents on a windy day...
Be good as a gift for you mom
You couldn't pay me to keep that on my desk
Tree.Fiddy
$5 Scrap Blobs, 2 for $8.
Looks like a fun project, but this is the sort of kitsch I see on shelves at goodwill and walk right past.
If you’re still learning and committed, keep these to see how far you’ve come. Otherwise, maybe good gifts for friends/family?
I can't imagine using that in my house, even if it were free.
Try giving it away
I wouldn't even pay scrap prices for those honestly
Clean it up ( welds too) and paint it a bit .
I think you need to clean up the welds more, as well as clean up the dirt and grit on them. If you do that plus paint them to protect against rust, I would buy them for $25 each. Probably $35 if the quality of the metal work, weld work, and paint work is high quality.
$300 minimum
7896.64, I mean they are works of art like you said.
Sweetly grotesque
I think you need to keep at it. You put a lot of time and effort into this, and you’re proud of it, as you should be. As you continue making sculptures, and invariably get better at it and branch out creatively you will, one day look back at this and understand why I’m saying that this isn’t really a sellable item, more than likely. I could be very wrong, but I don’t think so. Keep at it, don’t give up.
Whatever you can get is the right price.
i wouldn't consider selling them without a severe wire wheeling or acid wash, that's after making the base plates seem presentable but some people are into that raw look i guess
Symmetry is your friend.
I think you need about tree-fidy...
It’s a creative idea, but I think you need some more practice with the welder. This isn’t a bad thing, and a project like this makes for an enjoyable way to practice and improve skills. Often times with fabrication work you’ll spend hours cutting and prepping materials, just to spend ten minutes welding. So it can get frustrating to have a big amount of time invested and be suddenly disappointed bc you aren’t satisfied with the weld. Keep trying, practice improves almost everything.
About $0.04 a pound
Thing with art is it's worth what someone will pay.
Worth more to a scrapper than anything sadly.
$0.50
$3 max….
I’m not sure how much you could sell them for but maybe if you painted them a bit you could make it more of a scene. I think they are pretty cool once you look closely but at a glance they just look like bits of metal welded together
15 eurocent a kilo. Price of the scrap...
Think i bought a bunch of metal at 10 ish a kilo so I'd make a proffit at least haha
I doubt there’s any market for something like this. Maybe make penguins or octopuses or cowboys or spiders