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: Hai-Na-Nu Saulque (Nooligan)
Commission Status: Opens June 16, 2023 at 10:00am PT
Cost: Contact artist.
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick up at Booth #5568 only (contact for special pick-up arrangements).
Contact Info: Facebook/ Instagram / Twitter / Website
Artist Name: Scott Koblish
Commission Status: Open until June 26 (limited spots available)
Cost: Direct Message artist on Twitter.
Pick-Up/Delivery: Direct Message artist on Twitter. Pick up at Image Comics Booth #1915.
Contact Info: Facebook/ Instagram / Twitter / Website
Artist Name: Dean Kotz
Commission Status: Open until June 26 (limited spots available)
Cost: Three-quarter figure with minimal background: $100 (extra figure: $50) / Full figure with full background: $200 (extra figure: $75)
Note: All commissions come on 9″x12″ black-and-white (inkwash)
Pick-Up/Delivery: Payment on pick-up. Walk-ups will also be taken. Pick up at Imperium Comics Booth #2005.
Contact Info: Email / Instagram / Twitter / Website
Artist Name: Werther Dell’Edera (Cadence Comic Art)
Commission Status: Open Tuesday, May 30 (limited spots available)
Cost: 6″x9″ Single Figure (Bust to Full) (looser style, rough or abstract background elements added at artist’s discretion): $150 / 9″x12″ Single Full Figure (fully detailed character, no background included): $500 / 11″x17″/A3 Paper Size – Single Full Figure (fully detailed character, background/design elements included): $1000
Pick-Up/Delivery: Order via Cadence Comic Art. Pick-up at Cadence Comic Art Booth #TBA
Note: Shipping for con pickups will be manually refunded after your order.
Contact Info: Instagram / Twitter / Website
[NEW] Artist Name: Lucio Parillo
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Contact artist via Instagram DM
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at 3DRetro Booth #2548 (in conjunction with Adrenalizing Media)
Contact Info: Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Bill Walko
Commission Status: Open
Cost: All commissions on grey wash, fully inked.
Portrait: $45 (pre-order) / $50 (at con)
Full-figure (one character): $70 (pre-order) / $75 (at con)
Full-figure (two characters): $120 (pre-order) / $130 (at con)
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at Small Press Table #O-05
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Christie Shinn (HoraTora Studios)
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Blank sketch cover (pencils): $35 / Blank sketch cover (inking): $45 / Blank sketch cover (color): $60 /
8″ x 10″ Black and white: $40 / 8″ x 10″ Color: $45
Prices do not include Shipping and Handling for physical prints. Digital options available.
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick up at Small Press Table #N-05
Contact Info: Email / Instagram / Twitter / Store / Website / Patreon / Venmo
Artist Name: Reilly Brown
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Contact artist
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artist
Contact Info: 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: $75
Head shot color Copic markers on 7″x10″ (roughly) art board, on your sketch cover comic, or personal sketchbook: $125
Half figure black and white on 9″x12″ art board, on your sketch cover comic, or personal sketchbook: $250
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 $20 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: Don Nguyen
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Trading Cards (10-20 minutes, black and white): $10 / Color: $25 / Likenesses: +$10
6″ x 9″ Backing Board: Bust: $20 / Torso: $30 / Full Body: $45 / Color: +$15 / Likenesses: +$10
Blanks: $60+ / 10″ x 16″ Canvas or Tabloid Comic Page: $120+
Ordering: Contact artist to coordinate pick-up at the con
Contact Info: Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Steven Gordon
Commission Status: Open (limited spots available)
Cost: Single character (color): $400 (+$200 each additional character) / Single character (black and white): $300 (+$150 each additional character) / Line pencil drawings: $100 per character / Pencil rendering: $150 per character / Sketchbooks and comic sketch covers: $75 and up
Order Information: Contact artist. Pick up at Booth #4618.
Contact Info: Facebook / Instagram / Website / Email
Artist Name: Carla Cohen
Commission Status: Open (limited spots available)
Cost: DM artist on Instagram
Order Information: DM artist on Instagram. Pick up at Booth #2048.
Contact Info: Facebook / Instagram
Artist Name: Dan VeesenmeyerCommission Status: ClosedCost: Bust Scale Commissions: $180 for Single Character / $120 for each added character3/4 Figure Commissions: $240 for Single Character / $160 for each added characterFull Figure Commissions: $350 for Single Character / $250 for each added characterSketch Trading Card Commissions: $80
Blank Comic Sketch Covers: $25 eachOrder 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: Marcelo Matere
Commission Status: Open (10 slots available)
Cost: Contact artist
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick-up at SDCC Artists’ Alley Table #DD-20.
Contact Info: Email / 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: Eric Ninaltowski
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Head shot – Pencil: $50, Inks: $80, Colors: $100 / Bust (chest up) – Pencil: $80, Inks: $100, Colors: $150 / Three-quarter portrait (Mid thigh up) – Pencil: $100, Inks: $150, Colors: $200 / Full body (no background) – Pencil: $150, Inks: $200, Colors: $250 / Full body with background – Pencil: $300, Inks: $400, Colors: $500 / Comic covers: $500 for pencil and ink or $600 with color added. Artist retains the original, but a purchasing option is available for an additional amount.
How to Order: Visit the artist’s Commissions site at https://ericninaltowskiart.com/commissions/
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick up at Artists’ Alley Booth #BB-23
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Christopher Uminga
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Watercolor Commissions: $400 / Pencil Sketches: $225
How to Order: Visit the artist’s store at Uminga720.Storenvy.com
Pick-Up/Delivery: Pick up at Artists’ Alley Booth #BB-18
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Kevin Meinert
Commission Status: Open for pre-orders. Also taking walk-ups at Small Press Table #M-04 (Bardstone Publishing)
Cost: SDCC walk-ups (limited spots each day): Sketch card – greyscale Comic head sketch: $20 ea. / 4″ x 6″ sketch – greyscale Comic head sketch/Bust: $30 ea. / Sketch Cover: $60-$120 / 9″ x 12″ commission: $60-$150
Pre-order: Sketch card – Comic head sketch greyscale: $15 ea. Color: $20 ea. / 4″ x 6″ sketch – Comic head sketch/Bust greyscale: $25ea. Color $30 ea. / 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
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% deposit via PayPal required for pre-ordered commissions.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Nan Hockin
Commission Status: Open
Cost: Contact artist
Pick-Up/Delivery: Email the artist with a description of what you’d like at [email protected]. Pick up at SDCC Small Press Table #F-11.
Contact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Website
Artist Name: Mike McKone
Commission Status: Open
Table/Booth #: TBD
Cost: Bust (8×11) — B&W: $200 / Bust (8×11) — Color: $350 / Half Figure B&W (11×16): $400 / Half Figure Color (11×16): $550 / Full Figure B&W (11×16): $600 / Full Figure Color (11×16): $750. Minimal backgrounds-wash or similar. No blank covers.
Order Information: DM on Twitter to order/with questions.
Contact Info: Instagram / Twitter / Website
Artist Name: Damian Connelly (Cadence Comic Art)
Commission Status: Open
Table/Booth #: TBD
Cost: Single Figure, A4 Black and white with background or unique compositional elements : $175 / Two Figure, A4 Black and white with background or unique compositional elements : $250
Order Information: Please add character request in “Note To Seller” when checking out. If purchasing for pickup at SDCC, please let us know, and shipping will be manually refunded afterwards. Please message [email protected] for any questions.
Contact Info: Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / Website / Email
Artist Name: “Zorilita” Mary Bellamy
Commission Status: Open
Table/Booth #: N-04 (Small Press)
Cost: 2.5″x3.5″ sketch cards: $25 / 4″x6″ single character: $50 / 8″x10″ traditional commission (up to two characters): $150
Note: Detailed background/extra character: +$15 each
Order Information: Contact artist via email. Pick up at Table #N-04
Contact Info: Instagram / Facebook / Website / Twitter / Email
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: David Finch (Essential Sequential)
Commission Status: Open
Cost: 9″x12″ Head sketch: $350 / 9″x12″ Bust: $625 / 11″x14″ Full figure: $1250
Ordering: Contact via e-mail
Pick-Up: Pick-up at Booth #4507
Contact Info: E-mail / Website / Twitter / Instagram
[NEW] Artist Name: Peter Nguyen
Commission Status: Open
Cost: 11″x14″ Bristol Water Color & Col Erase: Heads / Busts — Contact for price
Ordering: Contact via e-mail
Pick-Up: Pick-up at Table #HH-20
Contact Info: E-mail / Website / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook
[NEW] Artist Name: Patrick BallesterosCommission Status: CLOSEDCost: Contact artist at [email protected] with the subject line SDCC 2023 Commissions
Pick-Up/Delivery: Contact artistContact Info: Email / Twitter / Instagram / Website
