Artwork

Typical Process

1. You inquire about a commission from me; you can send me the form (link at the top) as the inquiry.

2. I will quote a minimum price, and you must pay at least that amount up front. 

3. I will get started on the commission. 

   1. Note that usually I work very fast and prefer quick correspondences—I will typically send a sketch WIP and only wait briefly for feedback before continuing, especially when I am allowed creative freedom. You may request in the form if you want me to wait for feedback, but I may charge a little more.

   2. You may request a private livestream of the commission if you are on Discord for the opportunity of live feedback. I may decline if I lack availability.

4. I will finish the commission and send it to you. You may request minor alterations at no charge.

Pricing

I typically paint and have various styles I can use. These styles are divided into rough, polished, and (polished) lined styles, with pricing dependent on those categories.

Other than that, pricing will mostly depend on character complexity and how much of the character you would like me to draw. Lighting and simple/abstract/blurred backgrounds are included.

Polished Styles

Clean Styles

These are "polished" styles that tend to take longer than the rest. They have an additional increase to base price from the polished pricing.

Rough Styles

Lined Styles

Polished lined work takes exceptionally long for me, so their price is much higher. However, they are here if you are interested.

Note that I decide character complexity, you do not. I may pick prices within the listed ranges rather than a specific price. 

Head/bust is shoulders-up, halfbody is waist up, partial is knees (or equivalent) up, and full is the entire body, allowing for some artistic cropping. My "default" ranges from partial to full-body, depending on how the composition ends up.

Here are things that may increase the price:

• Having written descriptions, various images, or unclear references/instructions that require me to do design work (+10-50 USD)

  • Clear and concise references are better. If you have many different pieces, you may consolidate them into a slide or something like that for convenience.

  • Overly specific or complex specifications may also increase the price (+5-20 USD).

• Requesting a more complex background, such as scenery (+10-40 and up)

• Requesting a private livestream of the commission (+0-10, depending on convenience and availability)

• Major alterations to their final piece (+5-25 and up)

• Requesting multiple WIPs and/or for me to wait for feedback before continuing from WIP shots (+0-20, depending on number of WIPs and your typical response time).

Other Notes

• You may specify certain details or leave everything to me. 

  • I generally prefer to have a lot of creative freedom, but I often like to have a vague idea of the setting/background (note that without paying more, it must be simple/blurred), the mood color, and/or the vibe/emotion you're going for. 

• The prices listed are the minimum prices for my minimum-but-decent effort, and my initial quote will be for that minimum. You may pay more, typically up to about twice the minimum, for me to put in more effort—this can affect the rendering quality, background complexity, and/or posing/composition. 

  • You may also request a slightly lower price than my usual for lower quality/more rushed work of the same complexity/parts of the character drawn, but I typically do not prefer this.

• If we have done a transaction before or otherwise established trust, you may pay after the art is complete; the price will also be decided after I finish. You may provide me with a budget in consideration of allowing more effort, as stated above. 

Character Design / Reference

You may also commission me for a character design or reference, which will be a simple-shaded fullbody. I can do them in a polished Airbrush, Mercury. or Flint style, or a rough/sketchy Facet style.

Character redesigns go for the same price. For species, I may charge extra fees if I need to learn about and abide by particular traits, and/or if there is long/complex/involved review process.

Typical Process

1. You inquire about a design commission from me; you can send me the form (link at the top) as the inquiry.

2. I will estimate a range within your budget. 

3. If you agree, I will make sketches for the design. Once we finalize the sketch, the final price is decided and full payment is due up front.

4. I will work on the design and send you the flat colors. If you approve, I will move on to rendering and final touches.

5. I will finish the commission and send it to you. You may request minor alterations at no charge.

Notes

Many notes are similar to those for paintings:

• You may allow a large degree of creative freedom in my designs or give me very specific requests. If you have not as strong of an idea for your design, you may request multiple starting sketches, which may increase the price slightly.

• The prices listed are the minimum prices for my minimum-but-decent effort, and my initial quote will be for that minimum. You may pay more, typically up to about twice the minimum, for me to put in more effort—for designs, this can affect rendering quality, detail in the design, etc.  

• You may also request a slightly lower price than my usual for lower quality, more rushed work. I typically do not prefer this, however.

• If we have done a transaction before or otherwise established trust, you may pay after the art is complete; the price will also be decided after I finish. You may provide me with a budget in consideration of allowing more effort, as stated above. 

Species Designs

I am the creator of a number of closed species; you may see more info in the Species tab or in my Toyhouse species folder. Each species may have different acquisition methods, which you can find in the specific species info under "Acquisition."