You are considering hiring a freelance student artist, amateur designer, or a fresh art school graduate online, because you have a project that needs to get done and you want the cheapest design rates and most affordable art services. So you’ve shopped a couple of agencies, contacted a few creative professionals, checked a few portfolio websites, but you thought their quote estimates had outrageous fees for a few drawings and paintings. You didn’t think commissioning an art and design specialist would take up so much of your budget. So to save on costs you even try to get help from your best friend’s uncle’s nephew who took an art class during his undergrad years, but he is unavailable, so you keep searching.

Then it happens…you find an artist! It’s a student artist or a talented amateur designer who does some freelance work. The freelancer has competitive pricing in the quote proposal email, and after a quick chat youre even able to negotiate the costs down even further.

Sounds like the best savings deal on paper, right? You possibly could be the next Nike who contracted a student artist to create their logo for $35 in 1971, which was/is a rare case indeed…maybe you can pull it off. its possible.

But the reality is, it almost never works out that way. And in the end, the whole process will cost you more than if you were to just outsource a professional artist and illustrator who has proven their ability to deliver results. Here’s why..