You just need to look around the net, the forums, etc. and you'll see who's offering work and/or has existing portfolios. People often have a link in their sig (not just on this forum) that leads to their webpage where you can see if they are selling 3d stuff.
I can tell you an animated character with exclusive rights, i would charge anything from $200 for a lowres RTS model to $2000 for a top top quality Quake 4 level of detail, all depending on the detail and complexity of the model and the number and complexity of animations. And that is (i beleive) considered cheap. It varies greatly. Buildings are usually much cheaper, but also depends on what exactly you need.
I'm currently in the process of building a portfolio tho, and i'm NOT actively searching for "work". If i do however, i usually do it at 80% of the best price-quality ratio you'd find on the net. So it's all really subjective, the bottom line is you should always say how much you're willing to pay for a certain quality of work and give examples of the quality, then see how many offers you get or be told you're insane.
Noodle Cower also does some really awesome work from time to time.
I can tell you an animated character with exclusive rights, i would charge anything from $200 for a lowres RTS model to $2000 for a top top quality Quake 4 level of detail, all depending on the detail and complexity of the model and the number and complexity of animations. And that is (i beleive) considered cheap. It varies greatly. Buildings are usually much cheaper, but also depends on what exactly you need.
I'm currently in the process of building a portfolio tho, and i'm NOT actively searching for "work". If i do however, i usually do it at 80% of the best price-quality ratio you'd find on the net. So it's all really subjective, the bottom line is you should always say how much you're willing to pay for a certain quality of work and give examples of the quality, then see how many offers you get or be told you're insane.
Noodle Cower also does some really awesome work from time to time.