Terms of Service
1.  GENERAL TERMS
  • By sending payment, you, the Client, agree to the Terms of Service of the Artist.
  • All professional correspondence (inquiries regarding my work, commissions, quotes, etc.) is handled exclusively through Artist e-mail ([email protected]).
  • The Artist reserves the right to not accept a commission order without any reason or explanation.
  • The Artist reserves the right to discontinue a commission at any time at which a full refund will be issued.
  • Timelines and schedules may change based on health, day job, and the general creative process, clients will be updated when projects are expected to take longer.

2.  ORDERING
  • Quotes can be requested at any moment; outside of availability.
  • Ordering Representative: If an order involves multiple people, all communication with the artist should be handled by a single representative elected privately by said group. All updates will be passed to the selected representative only. In situations where payment is made by a different person than the ordering client - all updates and communication will be handled with the representative [usually the person the quote was given to].
  • Character commissions should have reference images. Mood boards of random parts and clothing, or inspiration is fine. No more than ten images. No references +25%
    1. Please provide the top five most important things about the character.
    2. What is the personality of the character and mood of the piece, this can be written. No more than a paragraph, less than one page, and can be a vignette of a moment, scene, or character reflection

3.  PAYMENT
  • Payment Structure -
    1. <$500: Payment taken upfront
    2. $500-2000: 50/50. (Deposit/Start)
    3. >$2000+: 25/50/25 (Deposit/Start/Finish)
  • The Artist is covering all possible fees and transfer-related expenses via Paypal.
  • The client may request to cancel a commission for a partial refund. Cancellations and refunds are at the Artist’s discretion. If no work has begun, the artist may issue a 75% refund. If work has begun, the artist may issue a 50% refund. If work is nearly complete, the artist may choose not to issue a refund. The artist will provide the commission in its current state at the time of cancellation.


4.  CREATIVE PROCESS
  • Work is queued in the order received, with priority for publisher deadlines.
  • Deadline, if desired, has to be communicated and agreed on before initial quote. Move to top of queue +50% of total price
  • Clients will receive one sketch stage for review and ability to add critique before beginning the final image.
  • Work-in-progress updates are provided exclusively upon the client's request with low quality images.
  • The Artist's creative process is unique, and thrives on creative freedom and artistic license. The less creative freedom given by the client the more a project will cost.
  • Two final images will be delivered; one high resolution without a watermark and one smaller with a watermark for web sharing.

5.  IMAGE RIGHTS
  • The Client may not profit from the artwork beyond the resale of a physical original painting or drawing (if it was traditionally created). The Client may not profit or distribute my art, physical or digital, print or NFT for commercial use, under any circumstances unless you have my express written permission AND you have paid for the right to do so. You also may not use my art in any published material, even free material, on any online marketplace, or for data generated images.
  • Clients may repost watermarked art at will as long as credit to the artist is included
  • The Client (or original owner) retains ownership of likenesses in the commission.
  • Unless exclusive rights are purchased, The artist retains commercial rights to the commission. This means the artist may use the commission in prints, advertising, galleries, etc.
  • The Artist has the right to recycle rejected sketches and preparatory work for their own projects

6.  OTHER
  • The Artist will decline commissions which are illegal, violent, hateful, or sexually explicit, or may be used for real world religious purposes.
  • The Artist reserves the right to live stream on Twitch or other platforms for advertisement and record the creation of the artwork for archives or provide education or entertainment. 
  • The Artist is not obligated to stream the progress online.