08-31-2016, 10:59 AM
Hey Carlosan, the time taken will heavily depend on the individual artist, the content and the style. My most recent cards for FFG, which were meant to be painterly with a "medium" amount of detail, took around 8-10 hours or so all up. On a $200/card, that's only about $20 an hour which is on the low end if you are freelancing. The larger companies such as MTG go for 1000+ a card so you can afford to go a little slower and take a bit more care.
The quicker you can do anything but do it well, obviously it will be better for you in terms of rates, but you shouldn't focus on speed above everything else; it's not important until you start working for money.
The quicker you can do anything but do it well, obviously it will be better for you in terms of rates, but you shouldn't focus on speed above everything else; it's not important until you start working for money.