Commission Info
I will sculpt any arthropod within reason! Polymer clay has its limits, especially when sending it through the mail. If a subject has any particularly long, skinny appendages, they are way more susceptible to damage during shipping. I can do my best to work around that, but I suggest picking a species that won't run into these problems.
Pricing will depend on size and complexity of the sculpting and painting. For example, my smaller Coccinellid sculptures start at $35 because the sculpting is straightforward and the painting isn't super intricate:
A larger Coccinellid, with that same style of sculpt but with a more complicated paint job, starts around $65:
Combine complicated sculpting with intricate painting and it gets more expensive. A bee like this Osmia bicolor starts at $100:
And so on and so forth! I have examples of previous commissions on my Past Commissions page, along with photos of some of my one of one sculptures.
Commissioned sculptures can take as little as a week and a half to complete depending on complexity and quick communication from the client.
I do also take scientific illustration commissions!