1. What counts as Reference?
Character Sheets
Clothes reference
Commissioned art pieces
Your own sketches (even if it's not "pretty" or professional looking) + color palettes~!
2. Why is it important to have these references? Why am I getting charged for "designing my character"?
If it is clear that I am drawing your character from scratch (i.e., whether its from written descriptions or a collage of anime pictures to reference from), then you are asking me to design you a character not illustrate your character.
I am mainly a character illustrator, and this is different from character designing which needs a completely different skillset and adds more time to my usual illustration process.
I don't mind receiving commissions where I will design a client's character but I want to be clear that I want to be properly compensated for it.
3. What is the usual turn around for commissions?
Clothes reference
Commissioned art pieces
Your own sketches (even if it's not "pretty" or professional looking) + color palettes~!
2. Why is it important to have these references? Why am I getting charged for "designing my character"?
If it is clear that I am drawing your character from scratch (i.e., whether its from written descriptions or a collage of anime pictures to reference from), then you are asking me to design you a character not illustrate your character.
I am mainly a character illustrator, and this is different from character designing which needs a completely different skillset and adds more time to my usual illustration process.
I don't mind receiving commissions where I will design a client's character but I want to be clear that I want to be properly compensated for it.
3. What is the usual turn around for commissions?
Chibis - 2-3 Days
Bust and Thigh Up - 7 Days
Full Body- 7-10 days
Looping Animation 10-15 Days
Chibis - 2-3 Days
Bust and Thigh Up - 7 Days
Full Body- 7-10 days
Looping Animation 10-15 Days
*These are not taking into account character commissions with heavy detail or detailed backgrounds!
4. What's the difference between commercial and personal use?
4. What's the difference between commercial and personal use?
Commercial use broadly applies to anything that is used to generate revenue or promote a brand or product that is generating revenue for a person/business/organization/etc. If you are making money off of something (streaming), all assets and resources used help to generate revenue.
Art for Schedules, Waiting Screens, Stream Promotional stuff (art for anniversary streams, holiday streams), MVs, Discord Talking Sprites to be used for your own streams, Monetized Youtube Videos are what I consider as commercial use. There are some instances where I'll allow an art to be ok to use without paying for commercial fee because the lines of whether it really IS commercially used is too much of a gray area. Please be clear on what you are using the art for so I can let you know if that is the case!
For it to be Personal Use, the use must not involve an exchange of money/The use must not promote a business entity (this includes non-profit organizations)/The use must not directly or indirectly result in financial gain. Posting on twitter with in tact watermark and proper credit, Twiter pfp/banner, Discord pfp, printing for personal use is OK.
Commercial Fees will go as the following:
TIER 1 = 100%
TWITCH/YOUTUBE/TWITTER PROMOTION
TIER 2 = 200%
PATREON CONTENT/BUSINESSCARDS/ PERSONAL SITE
TIER 3 = 300%
REPRODUCING/SELLING/MERCH
5. If I buy commercial right to the artwork, does that mean I also get the copyrights?
5. If I buy commercial right to the artwork, does that mean I also get the copyrights?
No. Commercial fee is different from copyright. Commercial fee means you can use my art for purposes that directly or indirectly result in financial gain BUT the artwork's copyright is still mine -- you will still have to credit me.