I have to echo Neolucky that 400 points is really little (I mean that's what, around 5 bucks in DA?). Though honestly I think people (especially younger kids) react to the number "400" (which in itself is a high number) without thinking how much the points actually cost in real money, causing the "greedy" insults.
Personally I wouldn't take point commissions at all. I mean if I want points, I can use the commission money to buy them instead of taking the points as the commission "money". As for pricing, the most basic rule of thumb I've heard is to take the minimum hourly wage (in US about 8 dollars I think) add some extra for the tools/supplies and estimate how long a specific drawing would take and count it from that. Of course that requires you to know how long you generally take to draw something and obviously things vary, but it gives a rough estimate that helps you to avoid underselling yourself.
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Though honestly I think people (especially younger kids) react to the number "400" (which in itself is a high number) without thinking how much the points actually cost in real money, causing the "greedy" insults.
Personally I wouldn't take point commissions at all. I mean if I want points, I can use the commission money to buy them instead of taking the points as the commission "money".
As for pricing, the most basic rule of thumb I've heard is to take the minimum hourly wage (in US about 8 dollars I think) add some extra for the tools/supplies and estimate how long a specific drawing would take and count it from that. Of course that requires you to know how long you generally take to draw something and obviously things vary, but it gives a rough estimate that helps you to avoid underselling yourself.