Considering the artwork is better shaded and rendered than the majority of the stuff on the site, it wouldn't be a stretch to peg it somewhere around $40 :P

Ive seen a price trend for art like this.

Usually lineart sells for around 15$, flat/rough colors raise the cost to 25$, basic shades 35$ and detailed shading adds to 45$.

I’d gladly pay between 30 and 40 for a picture like that If I were to commission you!

Not sure why people are lowballing you like this..... Opportunistic j*"ks.

An honest number, say 130 for shaded. Maybe 60 for sketch.

Woah there, it was far from my intention to be a jerk.

Agreed.

I shared my findings, but it’s up to the artist to set their price

Lowballing an artist is about the worst thing you can do to them. It undercuts their confidence.... It tells them their art sucks. It's a subtle, viral thing that affects them for years.

Looking at other artists and the prices they charge for art of that quality, it's all going in the 110-140 range (I get a lot of commissions)

I'm sorry if mybwords seem harsh, but I'm getting really tired of people treating art like a commodity.

$69
Exactly 69


Could also include 10 for $420 deal

Despite someone saying people are "lowballing" you, art is a commodity. Selling it is trading like a business. Business is supply and demand.

The market for someone of your quality (which is good quality not extreme quality) and the fact that it's a coloured shaded single character piece says you should sell for $40 if you want to match the market you're hitting into. As someone else had mentioned, this generally changes in stages of either 5$ or 10$. So your lines would $30 and your sketches would be $20. Although i personally think you should charge 15, 25, 35 (for colour) and 40 (for shade) to strike a good place. Each additional character should either be +50% or plus a set small value (5 or 10 dollars)

The problem with him saying for example to sell a sketch for $60 isn't that your art shouldn't be worth that, it's that any commissioner could go somewhere else and get the same quality or higher for lower cost.

If you want to set a good cost for your art depending on how much money you need, or want to work out how much you should be earning from commissions, you have to work out how long it takes you to draw your average commissions.

Assume that in a full time job a day's wage is around...i'm not sure as i'm English, $65?
Most people only need to work 3 or 4 days a week to earn enough to get by. Artists can (if they choose) work anywhere up to 7 days a week and have fully flexible hours.
That means on average you should be looking to earn around $260 in a week split over the days you choose. That's 6 commissions.
Therefore if you charge $50 per shaded commission (one character or 2 characters?) and you can finish each one in a single day, you're about hitting home.

Really what i'm trying to say is, this is entirely based on your situation and your client base, so it's individual to each person. I've actually helped quite a lot of artists with their price schemes, their work management and their marketting, and i've even helped a few become very successful. If you want to get in touch with me to get a price list and schedule that fits whatever you're looking to get, i don't charge, hit me up any time.

However if you just want a TLDR with some estimate prices i'd say. (all as full body)
$15 sketch
$25 lines
$35 colour
$40 shade
+$5 per character sketch/line or +$10 per character colour/shade
+$10 background

Yay new Skyrim!!!

So personally if I was the one who wanted to buy art from you. Using what you posted as reference that piece I would pay between 50 to 75 dollars 50 usd is my lowballing price 75 usd is my over the top price. Depending on what it is how detailed ect price can fluctuate higher and lower but don't go lower then $15 on anything unless its a gift. So I guess
15 -20 sketch
25-30 line art
50-75 shaded
75-80 cell shaded
5 for extra characters
20 for extreme detail
5 cents per word

Also hope Escaping Team Rocket is being working on too

you can charge whatever you want as long as people are willing to pay for it and have the money to do so... That's all I have to say on the subject :l

I mean if you want to play the art-market then it looks like between $40 and $80 is about average, so if you are anywhere in that range im sure you will do just fine getting those commissions to flow in! You are a really good artist though! You could for sure charge higher if you wanted *nods and smiles* Keep on doing what you do! Woo, go you!

No less than $40