Why does no-one post rates?
Is it that weird?
I agree with you.
though he said that he has done work for Namco.... so I would guess that his average hours for a digital painting like the medium detailed female knight range between 8-12 hours combined (he wouldn't need more than that judging by his skill set... 2-3 hours line-work,3-4 hours shading, 3-4 hours colourizing, 1 hour touch up)... and since he lives in Germany his rates will probably be in between $85 - $120 an hour
which could be anywhere between $680 (at the lowest) - $1440 (at the highest) for the one painting (female knight).
But it could be totally different. I am just guessing.
I would say it is worth for anyone around here.. because the things which are demanded around here aren't really a challenge to him so I think whatever we throw at him, he might have this done in two hours for around $200 which would be fair (just as an example)... where someone else who claims to be an affordable Indie artist, would struggle around a lot and would charge you $400 at the end because they couldn't pull it off as quickly as he could.
I admire his work... a lot. This thread must be just another ego-boost in his life, haha.