Important Info

Accepted Payments

I primarily accept US$ via PayPal.

In some cases I also take Deviant Art Points (pts.), Chicken Dollars (C$)(Chicken Smoothie), Treasure (t)(Flight Rising), Gems (g)(Flight Rising), or currency for an original species or ArtRPG I'm in. This is rare, though, as I'm not usually interested in these as payment options.

Conversion Rate

$1.00 = 100pts. = 20C$ = 10,000t = 100g

Trades and Requests

I occasionally do trades and requests. You can find information for those here.

Payment Timing

For flat sketches, I take payment before starting the commission.

For all other illustration options, reference sheets, and character designs, I take payment after you review the first sketch or the first set of thumbnails. For commissions over $100.00, I may take a 30-50% down payment

For stories and poems, I take a down payment before starting the commission. Down payments are typically ~80% of the projected cost.

Special Offer Specific

For character information concepts, I take payment before starting the commission.

Why at these times?

Flat sketches and character info concepts are often a one and done project. Unless there are revisions or alterations, these are done in one pass.

All other illustration options, reference sheets, and character designs have multiple steps.

With a few exceptions, I can't guarantee the word count of a story or poem outside of a general range, so I do an estimate of the cost based on the word count the commissioner would like me to aim for and take payment in two parts. The down payment is typically ~80% of the projected cost, and the second payment (at the end of the project) is based on the difference between the down payment and the final cost. In the unlikely case that the final cost is less than the down payment, I'll send the client back however much is needed so that the amount they've paid is the same as the final cost.

Refund Policies

Flat Sketches: If the sketch has not been started, a 100% refund is possible. If the sketch has been started, no refund is possible. Sketches usually take less than three hours (most fall between 30min and 1.5hr).
Detailed Sketches: If the sketch has not been started, a 100% refund is possible. If the sketch has been started, a partial refund may be possible depending on how much of the sketch is done.
Flat Lineart, Detailed Lineart, Flat Colors, and Shaded Colors: A partial refund may be possible depending on how much of the project is done.
Reference Sheets: A partial refund may be possible depending on how much of the project is done.
New Character Designs: A partial or full refund is be possible depending on if the project is just a design or a design with a reference, and how much of the project is done. If a full refund is issued, the design may be finished and either kept, put up for sale/trade, or given away.
Redesigns and Design Transfers: A partial refund may be possible depending on if the project is just a design or a design with a reference, and how much of the project is done.
Stories and Poems: If the project has not been started, a 100% refund of the down payment is possible. If the project has been started but is only in the planning/plotting phase, an 80-100% refund of the down payment is possible. If the project has been started and on it's first draft, a partial refund may be possible depending on how much of the project is done. If the project is on it's second draft (or later), no refund is possible.
Character Information Concepts: If the project has not been started, a 100% refund is possible. If the project has been started, a partial or full refund may be possible depending on how much of the project is done.

Specifics and examples for partial refunds can be given upon request. In these cases, if a refund can be issued and how much the refund will be depend heavily on the details of the project, what stage the project is in, and if the commissioner wants anything from the progress that was made.

Terms of Service

Character Designs

Include proper credits for the design and artwork when sharing/posting.
Don't sell them for higher than what you paid unless they were redesigned, had an alternate form/design added, or additional art or writing of some sorts was added.
- If the design was auctioned off and the AB included extra art or something else (ex. outfit, alternate form), the extras received do not count.
- This does not include anything obtained for free, but it can include things you've made yourself.
Please ask before using a design for commercial purposes.
- 9/10 times, this is more so a heads-up. I usually don't mind if someone uses a design for commercial purposes, and it's just nice to know when stuff like this happens.
Do not sell, trade, or gift a design I've made to people on my blacklist who fall under the Ban section (see above).
- If someone is in the Strike section, it is fine if you sell/trade/gift that person a design I've made.
Wait at least seven days after you've obtained one of my designs before selling or trading it.
- If you are purchasing a design for someone else or with the intent on giving it to someone (ie. a gift) else within seven days, please let me know before we start discussing the transaction. This is perfectly fine, I'd just like a heads up that this is your intention.
- If you're in an emergency situation where you need any possible funds from the design for something (food, rent, medical costs, stuff like that) you can sell them, just give me a heads up you're selling a design of mine and why. Details aren't needed, just give me something quick and simple, like "hey, I'm selling one of your designs I have, I need funds to cover medical costs."
Do not edit any art I made of the character.
You can redesign a design I've made however you'd like, just credit me for the original and include proper credits for the design and artwork when sharing/posting the old design.
Do not use my designs to create original species without receiving permission from me.
- This might be fine sometimes, however a lot of my designs are already a part of original species or I may be uncomfortable with certain designs being used to create an original species.
If the design came with any information this can of course be changed however you'd like, with the only exceptions being original species related pieces of info (ex. ID#, traits, rarity, type, etc. — some of this can be changed if redesigning them or if you're transferring them out of the species, just be sure to follow the species' rules).

Illustrations

All art produced by me cannot be sold/used for commercial purposes unless agreed upon otherwise.
All art produced by me must be properly credited.
Do not edit my art.
- The only exception to this is bases.
Do not use any of my art that was not created specifically for you.
- The only exception to this is if the work was created with the intent that other people can use it (ex. an icon of a communal character).
Do not trace or heavily reference my art.
- I'm fine with people using the official references/guides I make of my original species or references/guides of other's species as references, that's what they're there for. I don't mind people tracing or heavily referencing my species references/guides as long as it is purely used to study their anatomy and nothing else (don't use it to make characters, don't use it to draw your characters, don't use it as a base, etc.), and it is not shared publicly in any way shape or form unless I've explicitly given permission for you to share it.

Writing

All works produced by me cannot be sold/used for commercial purposes unless agreed upon otherwise.
All works produced by me must be properly credited.
Do not edit my works.
- Spelling and grammar mistakes can, of course, be corrected. Any names, pronouns, honorifics, etc. can be altered if the character has changed. Other than those specific circumstances, no edits can be made and you must state that you have made a change to the work and what (ex. edits were made for spelling/grammar corrections, edits were made as a character had their name changed from <NameA> to <NameB>).
Do not use any of my works that were not created specifically for you.
My works can be referenced/used as evidence in essays, studies, etc. as long as proper citations are done.

Blacklist

People who are in the Strike category will have a harder time getting anything from me. People who are in the Ban category will not receive any of my works.

If someone is listed under Strike, you can sell/trade/gift that person something I've made (ie. character designs). This section of my blacklist just serves as a list of people I'm less inclined to do business with.

If someone is listed under Ban, please don't sell/trade/gift them anything I've made.

Strike

None, let's try to keep it this way.

Ban

greatblueikran/firelight12/greatblueikran(?)/greatblueikran#7895
Turukmakto/greatblueikran(?)

Note: Just because someone is listed here does not mean they're inherently a bad person! Just because I've had negative experiences with someone, someone has made me uncomfortable, or someone has broken my ToS doesn't mean they're like that 24/7 or to everyone. Sometimes shit happens, and I'm just trying to manage my experience on the internet as best I can.

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