Levels of Painting Minis

Centerpiece Miniatures:
uses this set of standards
http://www.centerpieceminiatures.com/commission-work/painting-quality-levels/
Examples:
Level 1:  Simple paint
Level 2:  Mass Infantry Standard:  2 layers of highlighting and shading with 3 colors in three major fields, i.e. cloth, metal and skin
Level 3:  Tabletop Standard:  all major fields and details with 3 layers of highlight and shade.  This includes eyes, teeth, icons and belt buckles.  
Level 4: (Level 3 with extras):  4 levels of highlight and shade.  good blending and looks good at arms length. 
Level 5:  Hero Level:  looks good up close, no slops, improved blending, some wow factor (non-metallic metals, etc.)--stands out from Level 3. This is where I want to be one day to be able to brag a little



Blue Table Painting:
These guys use a different and interesting and definitive set of standards for how they charge to professionally paint miniature armies for Warhammer 40k.  These guys are good, and I don't know how they could do this on a quick turn-around basis:

Further, more pro competitive levels of detailing:





  6. Centerpiece Level:  6 layers of highlight and shade, Improved basing, focal point, 2 wow factor, complex details
  7. Display Level:  7 layers of highlight and shade
  8. Competition Level

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