JEFF GRAHAM - COMMERCIAL ARTIST
PO BOX 5046 CHITTAWAY , NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA PH (02) 4388 4794, FAX 4388 9442. EMAIL je1956@bigpond.net.au
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SIGNS & MURALS PRICES
THE SIGN PRICES BELOW ARE BASED ON - ARTWORK-$50 PER HOUR/APPRENTICE $22 PER HOUR, MATERIALS AT COST, VINYL LETTERING CHARGED BY THE RATES SHOWN ON THE CHART BELOW. THE FOLLOWING NOTES GIVE A GUIDE TO THE PRICES OF VARIOUS SAMPLE JOBS.
LOOK FOR ONE SIMILAR TO YOUR SIGN
SANDWICH BOARDS
THESE SMALL SIGNS ARE CHARGED BY THE LABOUR INVOLVED, MATERIALS REQUIRED, AND VINYL LETTERING. THE RITZ, BEING A SIMPLE DOUBLE SIDED & HINGED FREE STANDING SIGN, WOULD COST AROUND $250. THE FROG, ALTHOUGH IT IS A SINGLE SIDED CUT OUT, HAS MUCH MORE INTRICATE ARTWORK INCLUDING AIRBRUSHING, WOULD ALSO COST AROUND $250. CHRISTMAS CUT-OUTS WOULD USUALLY FALL IN THIS CATEGORY OF SIGN.
MEDIUM SIZED SIGNS
LIKE THESE ONES (1200mm HIGH) FOR DISPLAY AT SPORTS VENUES ARE CHARGED AT A SIMILAR RATE TO THE SANDWICH BOARDS, BUT PRICES INCREASE WITH THE LARGER SIZE. THE ABC DRIVING SCHOOL WITH IT'S FLAT COLOURS AND VINYL LETTERING WOULD COST AROUND $300. THE BVSC WITH IT'S EXTRA ART WORK WOULD COST AROUND $400. A SIMILAR SIZED SIGN WITH A FLAT BACKGROUND COLOUR WOULD COST AROUND $200.
LARGE SIGNS
LIKE TOOWOON BAY PRINTERS ( A FULL WEATHERTEX SHEET 3600x1200) PAINTED, AIRBRUSHED AND WITH VINYL LETTERS APPLIED WOULD COST AROUND $750. A SIMILAR SIZED SIGN BUT WITH A FLAT BACKGROUND WOULD COST AROUND $400-$500.
MURALS
ARE OBVIOUSLY LABOUR INTENSIVE, AND QUITE A FEW COLOURS AND ARTWORK ARE REQUIRED. THE BEACH WAS COMPLETED IN 12 HOURS. MORE DETAILS WERE ADDED AFTER THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ( WHALE, SURFERS, SEAPLANE,) THE COST OF THIS JOB WAS REDUCED BY THE CUSTOMERS, WHO PAINTED THE BASE COLOURS THEMSELVES IN ADVANCE. A JOB LIKE THIS SINGLE WALL MURAL WOULD COST $400 - $700 DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT & STYLE OF ARTWORK INVOLVED.
A MURAL LIKE THE KITCHEN BARN, WHICH IS COMPLETELY HAND PAINTED, AND INCLUDED 4 DIFFERENT PAIRS OF CUPBOARD DOORS, AND A SLIDING DOOR IS VERY LABOUR INTENSIVE. THE PRICE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF ARTWORK, BUT ONE SIMILAR TO OUR EXAMPLE WOULD COST AT LEAST $1000. WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO DO SIMILAR SMALLER JOBS RATHER THAN A COMPLETE KITCHEN SET.
VINYL LETTERING PRICES
TO WORK OUT THE COST OF THE LETTERING YOU REQUIRE, MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF THE LETTERS, FIND THE PRICE IN THE LIST BELOW, THEN MULTIPLY BY THE NUMBER OF LETTERS. APPLICATION OF LETTERING COSTS $35 PER HOUR, WITH 1 HOUR BEING NORMAL FOR SMALL SIGNS & 2 HOURS FOR LARGER SIGNS
SIZE mm
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
COST $
.30
.35
.40
.45
.50
.55
.60
.65
SIZE mm
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
COST $
.75
.85
.90
1.05
1.15
1.25
1.35
1.45


SIZE mm
90
95
100
105
110
120
130
140
COST $
1.50
1.75
1.95
2.10
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
SIZE mm
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
COST $
3.30
3.55
3.80
4.05
4.35
4.60
4.85
5.10
SIZE mm
230
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
COST $
5.40
5.65
5.90
6.15
6.45
6.70
6.95
7.20