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What the title says. Make certain you read thoroughly.
I tried to be as barefaced as I could, but if some points are not clear to you, by all means, ask. I will not eat you with a side of salad, I promise.

Available slots will be visible in a box on my profile page. On the left. Yes, that's the one.
And even if the slots are all full, don't be afraid to ask anyway! I'll put you in queue. It'll take a little longer to get to you, but I'll get there eventually.
My tools of the trade are Paint Tool SAIPhotoshop CS6 and a Cintiq 22hd


Commissions are always OPEN unless otherwise stated on my page and/or in journal entries, so make sure you look around first!



To start, send me a note through deviantART of FurAffinity. Such note has to contain, besides your request of course, your PayPal address, so that I may send a payment invoice to you.

I will send the file to you in the notes section of deviantART/FurAffinity. The file will be saved in my Sta.sh for a short while, then it will be deleted, but if you weren't timely enough to get it, just ask and I'll upload it again.

If your chosen product is a painting, you will be shown work in progress of it once in a while to be approved via private messaging system.

All informations pertaining your request will be handled only in deviantART/FurAffinity's notes section, to avoid any mentioning of FurAffinity when using PayPal. Nasty shit happens when PayPal’s furry senses are tingling.

Proper use of grammar in your request is greatly appreciated. Not only it minimizes the risk of misunderstandings, I'd still like you to keep it sort of professional, as we are not dealing with Monopoly money.



Wills and wonts:

  • will draw human characters, anthropomorphic characters, gore, artistic nudity, character interactions, and more;

  • I will not draw pornography, fetish-themed works, offensive (racist, sexist, etc.) works, extremely complex backgrounds, or copyrighted characters

I have every right to decline your request if it doesn’t meet these restrictions. Feel free to ask if you're unsure if what you would like to get could be counted as a no-no or not.


You should let me know about:

  • Shot of the picture, available sizings are Head, Bust, Waist, Full Body;
  • Pose;
  • Number of characters in the picture;
  • Mood of the picture (happy, melancholic, etc.)

The first and third point are required, see below in the "Prices and Payment" section.
The second and fourth are not, however, as if you have no satisfactory ideas about a pose or you just want a bare bones drawing of your character and don't really care about the mood, I'll come up with something according to the character's personality.


Please send me reliable, up-to-date reference pictures, the more detailed the better. Avoid linking to entire pages/galleries/etc. when linking references, just show me your best images. Actual refsheets and/or photo references are highly preferred. I'd rather not you sending me written descriptions as I work off images much more efficiently.

The opposite is instead true in the case of custom character designs, walls of text are actually required. I'll need you to throw at me all of your ideas, themes, species, gender, colour palette, reference images, whatever else you think is vital that I should know, in minute detail, maybe even a little background on personality if you already thought of one!

Be as descriptive as possible about your request. I'd also really appreciate it if you gave me a general idea of the chosen character's personality, if your reference sheet isn't already provided with one. 


 What You Can Get 


▰ S K E T C H  

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[from left to right: coloured, monochrome, coloured, monochrome]

This kind of commission is characterized by raw lineart and lots of lines in the way. They're basically the most economic thing I have to offer. 


▰ F L A T  C O L O U R S 

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[from left to right: with shading, flat, with shading, flat]

Lineart is crisper, colours are, well, flat. I am certainly impressed by this turn of events. The shading, if requested, is rather simple.


▰ P A I N T I N G 

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I tend to experiment a lot with colours and lighting sources when I paint. The most costly items, since a lot more effort is put into these.


▰ C U S T O M  D E S I G N 

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[from left to right: monochrome sketch, flat, flat]

This commission type is a little special, because it can come in flavours. You can ask for it as sketch (monochrome/coloured) or flat colours (flat or with shading), though the pricing doesn't vary at all, so it's just a stylistic choice on your part, really. Doesn’t come in painting for reasons of 'it's difficult to make out colour schemes when the danged thing is all painty n shit'. Price varies depending on how complex I deem the design to be.


▰ Prices and Payment 


All monetary transactions will be handled through PayPal exclusively, USD currency only. I will not accept foreign currency, eChecks or other forms of payment outside the ones listed above. I will not accept deviantART points.

Payment has to be sent before I start to work on requests such as sketches, flat colour pictures, or paintings. I will not start your commission without payment. For custom designs, however, payment has to be sent after completion.
After the payment is made, I will begin to work on the request as quickly as possible. 

You have up to three days (72 hrs) to pay for your commission. If you're unresponsive about payment, your commission will be cancelled. I am not being rude, this is basically a job, and if you aren't going to take it seriously, neither will I.

Likewise, if I find myself unable to complete the product, I will send you a full refund of the money that was paid. The same applies if you, at any point, decide to cancel your request. 



My prices all range from 15 to 60 USD circa, depending on your request type and its complexity, Here's an approximative price reference:

  • Monochrome sketch: 15$ | Coloured sketch: 20$
  • Flat colour: 30$ | Flat colour w/ shading: 35$
  • Painting: 45$
  • Custom character design: 20+$

For example, a flat colour with shading (35$) of two characters (+10$), bust shot (1$), would be 46$.

♦ The sizing of the picture is put into account, since it helps me figure out a more fitting price for the drawing. 
The head shot doesn't add anything to the basic price, a bust shot adds 1$, a waist shot adds 2$ and a full body shot adds 3$.

♦ The price will increase of 10$ for each additional character, and character complexity is also put into account. Character limit is up to three.



If you're not satisfied with the final product, I will either send you a refund or I will rework the commission until it meets your approvation. 
In the latter case, you will be allotted a total of three edits, additional edits will have an added fee which price depending on how large the edit will be.
 
Regardless, don’t ever be afraid of telling me where I went wrong at any point, even at the point when the piece is technically finished! I am being given money to draw stuff for you, after all, and I will gladly oblige in any direction you may want me to take.


 Rights and Permissions 


You may not repost my work outside of deviantART or FurAffinity without my consent, as in, you may not upload my work in places such as Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, SoFurry, and so on. If permission is asked, I have the right to decline.

As the artist, I retain full rights to the artwork. You may not use your request for profit purposes, you may not claim credit of it, sell, or redistribuite without my consent.
Your request is for your personal use only. Thus, if the artwork is publicly displayed, such as in avatars or in forum signature, credit must be given.

You may not resell custom designs for a higher price it was originally sold. price has to be equal or lower, and you still may not claim credit of it.

You may not edit my work in any way, shape or form, as in, you may not trace, vector or recolour the piece (this doesn't apply for monochrome sketch commissions, see below point), or delete my signature.

You may colour in your monochrome sketch commission, as long as I'm properly credited as the original artist.

You may upload your product on your own deviantART/FurAffinity account! But please credit me, link back to my profile. I encourage you to do so, as this is not only an act of kindness, but also sort of a necessity, as the more publicity I get, the better.


rarely take more than three or four days to finish a picture due to the fact that I work considerably faster and am much more motivated when someone is expecting something from me. 
Nonetheless, I beg you to be patient if I happen to take longer, what with matters of personal health/wealth. I do not accept due dates on commissions for the same reason. You and I can never know. If there will be any significant delays, you will be notified.

Given a list of commissions, I'll start from the one I judge to be the most time-consuming  of the bunch, so I won't go in any precise order.

Since I am a perfectionist when it comes to art, I can't and won't allow myself to not draw at the best of my abilities, even so if it's not my own personal work. I'll complete your request as fast and efficiently as possible.






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I'm really interested in getting a monochrome sketch of this guy vomiting black ink:
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Is that something you'd be comfortable with? 
Could I be added to the queue?