Ever since the halcyon days of 1970 (with the exception of two years we won’t speak of), one thing has drawn thousands to San Diego Comic-Con each year — art. SDCC is one of the magical places you can go to meet the artist(s) behind your favorite comics, talk to them, and even commission original artwork from them. Of course, these commissions take time, and while some artists offer walk-up commissions at their table, many like to prepare in advance and open commissions prior to SDCC.
We’ve compiled a list of artists who have opened their SDCC pre-convention commissions. This list will change as we get closer to the con, so if you don’t see your favorite artist listed, keep checking back.
[NEW] Artist Name: Cutter Hays
Commission Status: Open (8 pre-order spots only)
Cost: Walk-up at Booth #4922: 4″ x 6″ quick Sumi-e inks (about five minutes): $10 (or free during free Quickdraw sketch hour)
Pre-order: 18″ x 24″ charcoal portraits on newsprint: $500
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to order. Pick up at Booth #4922. Poster tube is recommended (portraits are very delicate). Will ship, but customer must pay shipping costs.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: Tom Hodges
Commission Status: Open (3 spots only)
Cost: 8.5″ x 11″ pen and ink with some color: $150
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to order and for pick-up location
Contact Info: Email /Facebook / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: James Silvani
Commission Status: Full
Cost: One character: $100 in grey and $120 in full color / Two characters: $200 in grey and $220 in color
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick up at Table 5555. Find more information here.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
[NEW] Artist Name: Fuzzy Joseph (Scott Joseph)
Commission Status: Open
Cost: 9″ x 12″: $40 / 11″ x 17″: $60
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to order. Pick-up at SDCC Booth #3915
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: Phillip Sevy
Commission Status: Open (Two categories: 5 spots open for shipping by late August, 5 spots open for pick up at SDCC)
Cost: 9″ x 12″ inked: Single character minor background: $150 / Single character full background: $250
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to order. Pick-up at SDCC Table TBD
Contact Info: Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Email / Website
Artist Name: Leanne Huynh
Commission Status: Open
Cost: 6″ x 8″ bust pencil commission on Bristol vellum paper of a female fandom character: $75 — limited slots available
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to order. Pick-up at SDCC Table #HH-08 in Artists Alley
Contact Info: Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Patreon / Website
Artist Name: James Heffron (Lawdog Comics)
Commission Status: Open
Cost: 11″ x 17″ Cover re-creation: $225 (SDCC Special, $400 regularly) — 5 slots available
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to order. Pick-up at SDCC Table #M-15 in Small Press
Contact Info: Twitter / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Bordin Marsinkul (Hyperbooster Studio)
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Hyper Sketch: 8″ x 11″: $35 per character / 11″ x 17″: $50 per character
High Res (higher quality and cleaner sketch): 8″ x 11″: $50 per character / Add on option: Full background: $50
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to pre-order. Pick-up at Hyperbooster Studio’s SDCC Table #J-07 in Small Press
Contact Info: Instagram / Facebook / Website
[NEW] Artist Name: Chris Campana
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Bust (9″ x 12″): Pencil: $60 / Ink: $100 / Color: $125
Waist up (9″ x 12″): Pencil: $150 / Ink: $250 / Color: $300
Full body (9″ x 12″): Pencil: $200 / Ink: $300 / Color: $350
Full body (11″ x 17″): Pencil: $250 / Ink: $350 / Color: $400
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to pre-order. Pick-up at IDW’s SDCC Booth #2729
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: Don Nguyen
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Trading cards: Black and white: $10 / Color: $25 / Add likenesses: +$10
Backing board/6″ x 9″: Black and white: Bust: $20 / Torso: $30 / Full body: $45 / Color: +$15 / Likenesses: +$10
Blank comic cover: $60+ / 10″ X 16″ canvas or tabloid comic page: $120+
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist to pre-order. Pick-up at SDCC Table #HH-03 in Artists Alley
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Erik Arreaga
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Sketch cover — Contact artist for pricing/to order.
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC Table #E-12 in Small Press
Contact Info: Twitter /Instagram / Website/ Email
Artist Name: Karl Altstaetter
Commission Status: Open (8 slots available)
Cost: Character of your choice colored on either sketch cover or 8″ x 11″ Bristol board: $200
Pick-Up/Delivery: DM or claim in comments on social media. Pick up at SDCC Table TBD.
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Henry Liao
Commission Status: Open (limited slots available)
Cost: Contact artist
Pick-Up/Delivery: Artist will ship via USPS or arrange for pick-up at SDCC Artists’ Alley Table #FF-17.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: Carla Wyzgala
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Bust (half page): $300 / Full page (9″ x 12”): $450
Other sketches (i.e.: Goth Sailor Scout, Powerpuff Girls, Xena pin-up) also available. Contact artist by email for details and to order.
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC Table #FF-16 in Artists Alley
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Alex Kotkin
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Blank cover / 11″ x 17″ pinup / Other: Contact artist
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC Booth #401
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Michael McKone
Commission Status: Open
Cost: DM artist on Twitter or Instagram to order.
Bust (black and white): $200 / Bust (color): $300
Half figure (black and white): $400 / Half figure (color): $500
Full figure (black and white): $500 / Full figure (color): $600
All busts are on 9” x 12”. All half and full figures are on 11” x 15” Arches hot press board. If you’d like multiple figures, multiply the prices by the number of figures you want. No backgrounds except a simple wash on color pieces. No blank sketch covers. If you want an obscure character, a 20{5b4d37f3b561c14bd186647c61229400cd4722d6fb37730c64ddff077a6b66c6} deposit is required in advance via PayPal.
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC Booth #4301
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Val Hochberg
Commission Status: Closed
Cost: All commissions are 5″ x 7″ with black matte. Add frame for additional cost (contact artist). No detailed backgrounds. Select “CONVENTION PICKUP” during check-out to avoid shipping charges.
Traditional Art Commission – One Chibi Character: $50 / Traditional Art Commission – Two Chibi Characters: $60
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC Small Press Table #N-12 only
Contact Info: Website / Twitter / Instagram
[UPDATED] Artist Name: Amy Mebberson
Commission Status: Closed
Cost: 9″ x 12″ full color: $100 (additional characters extra) / 9″ x 12″ watercolor: $120 per character
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC Booth #5555 (no mailings)
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Store / Website
[UPDATED] Artist Name: Steve Bryant
Commission Status: Open (10 spots left)
Cost: 11″ x 17″ one character, ink: $150 / 11″ x 17″ two characters, ink: $200 / 11″ x 17″ montage, ink: $300 / 11″ x 17″ one character, ink and watercolor: $300 / 11″ x 17″ cover recreation, ink: $200 and up / 9×12 one character cropped: $100
(Inquire)
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up is at Atomic Tiki Studio Small Press Table #L-01
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: Michael Dialynas
Commission Status: Open (via Cadence Comic Art on Friday, June 10 at 12:00pm PT)
Cost: Bust/Torso on 24x32cm (9.4″ x12.6″ paper): $300 / Single Figure Commission (with limited background at artist’s discretion) on 30x40cm (11.8′ x 15.7″) paper: $800
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC (Booth #TBD). Limited mail-order available.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Bill Walko
Commission Status: Open
Cost: All commissions on grey wash, fully inked.
Portrait: $35 (pre-order) / $40 (at con)
Full-figure (one character): $70 (pre-order) / $75 (at con)
Full-figure (two characters): $110 (pre-order) / $120 (at con)
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at Small Press Table #O-05
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Lori Hanson (Near Mint Mill)
Commission Status: Open (3 spots available)
Cost: 9″ x 12″ full figure pencil $90 (2 slots open) / 11″ x 17″ full figure graytone copic $200, or 2 figures $250 (1 slot open)
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up is at Big Wow Art and Hot Chocolate Booth #4900/4901/4903 (TDArt Gallery will be tabling with them; Hanson is not attending herself)
Note: 20{5b4d37f3b561c14bd186647c61229400cd4722d6fb37730c64ddff077a6b66c6} down required to order. Remainder to be paid upon pick-up.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Todd Nauck
Commission Status: Walk-ups at Artists Alley Table #II-01
Cost: Head shot black and white on 7″x10″ (roughly) art board, on your sketch cover comic, or personal sketchbook: $60
Head shot color Copic markers on 7″x10″ (roughly) art board, on your sketch cover comic, or personal sketchbook: $100
Half figure black and white on 9″x12″ art board, on your sketch cover comic, or personal sketchbook: $200
Half figure color Copic markers on 9″x12″ art board, on your sketch cover comic, or personal sketchbook: $300
CGC grading (or other comics grading services) for commissions drawn on sketch covers: add $10 to the commission price.
(NOTE! This does not include the comics grading service’s fee. Check with your comics grading service to see what they charge to grade a sketch cover commission.)
NOTE: Commission requests that require celebrity or actor likenesses may be declined. No personal or your creator-owned characters, please.
Pick-Up/Delivery: Follow Nauck’s convention commission list procedure guidelines to order. Pick-up is at Artists Alley Table #II-01
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Website
Artist Name: Kevin Meinert
Commission Status: Open for pre-orders. Also taking walk-ups at Artists Alley Table #EE-13
Cost: Pre-orders: Sketch card – Comic head sketch – greyscale $15 / Color $20
4″ x 6″ sketch – Comic head sketch/Bust – greyscale $25 / Color $30
Sketch Cover – greyscale $60-$120 / Color $75-$150
9″ x 12″ commission – greyscale $60-$120 / Color $75-$150
11″ x 17″ commission – greyscale $80-$150 / Color $100-$200
Walk-ups: Sketch card – greyscale comic head sketch $15
4″ x 6″ sketch – greyscale comic head sketch/Bust $25
Sketch Cover – $60-$120
9″ x 12″ commission – $60-$120
Pick-Up/Delivery: All walk-up commissions taken at SDCC are greyscale only. Color available for pre-order commissions. Contact artist at [email protected] to pre-order. 50{5b4d37f3b561c14bd186647c61229400cd4722d6fb37730c64ddff077a6b66c6} deposit via PayPal required for pre-ordered commissions.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Victoria Ying
Commission Status: Open during SDCC. Walk up to Small Press Table #O-14
Cost: 8″ x 10″ Watercolor: $200
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick up at Small Press Table #O-14
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok / Website
Artist Name: Dan Veesenmeyer
Commission Status: Open
Cost:
Bust Scale Commissions: $180 for Single Character / $120 for each added character
3/4 Figure Commissions: $240 for Single Character / $160 for each added character
Full Figure Commissions: $350 for Single Character / $250 for each added character
LEGO Half Minifigure (Bust) Commissions: $180 for Single Character / $120 for each added character
LEGO Full Minifigure Commissions: $240 for Single Character / $160 for each added character
Sketch Trading Card Commissions: $75
Hardcover Art Book bust level ink sketch: $80 per character
Order Information: Limited availability. Contact to discuss idea via Veesenmeyer’s website, then he will choose which orders to move forward with.
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: Patrick Ballesteros
Commission Status: Full
Cost: Contact artist at [email protected] with the subject line SDCC 2022 Commissions
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Website
Artist Name: Adalisa Zárate
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Digital commissions from $10 to $80
Traditional commissions from $30 to $100
Depending on what you ask. Any fandom, any original character. Extra promotions at artist’s site.
Order Information: Order online at Zárate’s commission site
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: “Zorilita” Mary Bellamy
Table/Booth #: N-04 (Small Press)
Commission Status: Open
Cost: 4″ x 6″ Single character: $45 / 8″ x 10″ Traditional commission – up to two characters: $100 (featured show detailed background / extra character: +$15 each)
Pick-Up/Delivery: Email artist at [email protected] to order. Pick up at Small Press Table #N-04.
Contact Info: Instagram / Facebook / Website / Twitter / Email
Artist Name: Nicole Goux
Table/Booth #: TBA
Commission Status: Open (5 slots opened, 4 slots left)
Cost: 5.5″ x 8.8″ Ink drawing: $200
Pick-Up/Delivery: Email artist at [email protected] to order. Pick up TBA.
Contact Info: Instagram / Website / Twitter / Email
