How long do you think it'll take? Think $30/hr; you can come down a bit if it's out of their budget.

>>2598866
As far as I can tell, it'll be an 8-10 hour job. And was thinking $200-$250 depending on changes and shit. But the dude was concerned about image rights (like dude, you're not alibaba and you will not print or distribute the image in any sort that generates money, I'm basically selling you an illustration). It kinda made me wonder if I was underchanrging drastically.

The image will not be printed or distributed in merchandise or ads or anything that direclty generates revenue, it's not even gonna be used in labels or tags since the guy is a re-seller not a producer (bikes and skating accessories). All it'll be used for is his to adorn his website, business card and a vinyl cut on his counter.

>>2598912
$100. How could it possibly take you 8 hours?

look into books similar to this one
https://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Artists-Handbook-Pricing-Guidelines/dp/0932102166
hopefully something more recent, it can help you decide on how much to charge depending on what exactly the commissioner wants to do with the image

>>2599632
lot more work goes into designing something specifically for a business to use, akin to logo design

>>2599726
not to mention that they'd be designing it from the ground up instead of just drawing a character directly from some provided reference

>>2598860
This sounds more like a graphic design thing... if it is indeed advertising for their website there are many things to consider; such as target demographic and the goal the illustrations should cater.

>>2600717
if the client got something already in mind is always difficult to make them change their mind, may as well leave this to an illustrator