How much do you think I should price my art?

I've been doing commissions on Gaia and Deviant Art since I was 13 and charged $2 - $5 for each piece of work. I did this to help my family earn enough money for both my Education and us. My mom has taught me everything I need to know regarding commissions since this is something very serious. I have had a lot of customers and none of them complains about my art nor ever regretted that they have commissioned me.

Here are my art samples:
http://nerchan-07.deviantart.com/art/Sailor-Moon-Inspired-162236773
http://nerchan-07.deviantart.com/art/Color-Our-World-161680824
http://nerchan-07.deviantart.com/art/Give-Me-Candy-159478588
http://nerchan-07.deviantart.com/art/CM-Beautiful-Being-160586673

I charge $3 for a chibi and $5 for a whole body ( non chibi )
I am asking for price suggestions so that I would know if I'm overpricing / underpricing my art.
And please, serious answers only. Thank you!

2010-04-29T11:33:08Z

I'm here to ask for price suggestions, not your opinion about my art. If you have nothing good to say, pick another question to answer.

No, I have never taken lessons. That's why I am a "self taught" anime artist. If you are simply better than me, good for you.

2010-04-29T11:43:46Z

I forgot to post these...

Time Frame: Usually 2 - 3 days because I always make sure they look good and presentable
Materials Used: Tablet, Paint Tool SAI, Photoshop CS3

laughter_62010-04-29T12:52:25Z

I think you could safely charge $5-$15. I'm guessing you're still a teen-- when I was drawing at your level I think I was charging around $5 or $10 for simple character drawings or tattoos.

The key way to decide how much you need to charge is by how busy you are. If you're getting a dozen commissions a week and you're swamped, you probably need to bump up your prices a little so you don't have such a big work load. Once you get the commissions coming in at a comfortable pace then you can stop raising your price.

Another way to determine the value of your commissions is to auction a commission on eBay. Post examples of your work, make a note of what you will and will not do (like no nudity or violence) and maybe list your strengths and what a commission will get the person, for example: "Auction winner will receive one character of their description on a simple background with cel style shading."

BTW, I think your art is pretty great. I would suggest that you work a little on your anatomy-- the chibis are fine but the full sized characters are a little out of proportion and stiff. Color choice and coloring are excellent.

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Anonymous2010-04-29T11:19:26Z

Your artwork is very nice and clean, great work! I had done similar work for friends back in college. As far as price is concerned, I would recommend you think back on a piece and what goes into it. $3-5 might be a little cheap. Breaking it down by time is probably your best was to guage your prices. If it takes you two hours to finish a piece, then charge a little more. You could probably charge between $5 and $8 for those pics without getting any complaints.

Best of luck and keep up the great work!

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?2010-04-29T11:17:05Z

I'm not very impressed by your work. Did you ever think of lessons? Good luck giving that away. I would pay 25 cents.

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