1. reference material
Communication regarding the commission will take place through Etsy, Instagram, or Telegram, depending on your preferred platform. If you are unable to use any of these services, please discuss it with me before making any payment.
• I require visual references for your commission, particularly for your character. I am unable to work effectively with character references in writing alone, but supplemental written details are welcome and encouraged!
• References I will not accept include:
- References with nudity, sexually explicit, or highly suggestive content.
- AI generated reference sheets or character designs.
- Heavily shaded references (unless you include a non-shaded reference as well)
• Please use standard file formats like .png, .pdf, .jpg, or .gif for your reference files. I’m unable to accept .tgz, .app, .dmg, .doc, .sys, or .zip files due to potential security risks.
2. Payment & cancellation
• Payment must be paid upfront; payment plans not available for orders under $100.
• I can do simple mock-ups or sketches before payment. I will not begin coloring, lining, or refining until I receive payment.
• Commissioners have the right to cancel a commission at any time. Refund amounts will depend on the stage of completion; anything before lineart & coloring will be 100% refunded.
• I retain the right to decline or cancel a commission at any stage.
• I will not complete a commission once it has been canceled or refunded.
• If a commission is refunded or canceled, I reserve the right to re-purpose and re-sell the work, with alterations to remove any major resemblance to your character.
• If the commissioner is unable to be contacted for 30 days (without notice), the commission will be considered abandoned. The project will be treated like a canceled commission and re-purposed.
• If my Terms of Service are violated, the commission will be terminated. Re-funds are dependent on the severity of violation.
• Payments can be made through PayPal or Etsy. If you are from New Zealand, you also have the option to pay via bank transfer (most preferred). If none of these options work for you, feel free to reach out, and we can discuss alternative arrangements.
3. ownership & usage
• Do not claim the commissioned artwork as your own, and credit must be provided when sharing the work. This includes posting on sites like Toyhou.se, and using my artwork for profile pictures, banners, and so forth.
• I retain full rights to all artwork created in commissions. While I do not claim ownership of the characters, world, or story depicted, the artwork itself remains my intellectual property. I reserve the right to post commissioned artwork on my social media and other platforms.
• If you would like to commission artwork for commercial use, please be clear of this intent when discussing your commission's details. Commercial use is subject to additional fees. By default, commissioned artwork is for personal use only; do not use it for merchandise or profit without my prior consent and knowledge. Creating and selling merchandise (such as shirts, keychains, prints, etc.) featuring my artwork is considered commercial use.
If you've commissioned artwork for personal use but later decide you want to use it commercially, please reach out to me so we can discuss the details.