commissions

commissions are currently closed! sorry! i'm planning to open them in the spring, so check back around the beginning of march.

slot 1 / closed
slot 2 / closed
slot 3 / closed

BASE PRICE

prices are in USD, per character.

	bust	waist-up	full-body	chibi
sketch	$5	$20	$30	$20
sketch + flats	$7	$25	$35	$25
clean + flats	$10	$30	$40	$30
full color	$14	$35	$50	$40

ADDITIONAL CHARGES

couple or group pose (limit 3 characters)	+ $10
small animal companion/other creature (ex. small bird, a cat)	+ $3 each
large animal companion/other creature (ex. large dogs or perhaps an ostrich)	+ $6 each
simple border/bg (flat color, simple patterns)	+ $1
complex border/bg	discuss
no visual reference*	+ $15
incomplete visual reference*	+ $10
major extra revisions (ex. changing pose after i've already started coloring)	+ $20
minor extra revisions (ex. adding in small accessories or details)	+ $2
commercial use / publications / advertisements	discuss

* example: you want me to draw your D&D character and all you have is a text description (no visual reference) or a collection of images of how you want parts of them to look but no single image of the character (incomplete visual reference).

HOW DO I ORDER?

fill out the order form
we will discuss additional charges if necessary
payment is due up-front before i start. don't try to send it to me, i'll send you a paypal invoice!
i send you a sketch (pose revision chance)
if we're doing color, i send you the flats (color revision chance)
(if additional charges came up) second invoice with a low-res preview
i send you the high-res, unwatermarked final version

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?

full disclosure: i am slow more often than i am fast. please expect to wait a while, and to see me post other drawings before you receive your art. i live with various chronic conditions, work retail, and have monthly sketch requests to get done as well as personal work. sometimes i'll get a commission done in a week, and sometimes it takes me a couple of months. art is very weird and and your patience is appreciated. i will not leave you hanging more than 3 months; if i have not finished by then, i will cancel and refund you. (see payment policy for more details.)

THE NOPE LIST (THINGS I WON'T* DRAW)

thing i will not draw	why i will not draw it
logos, tattoos, or other very graphic design-y things	i'm not much of a designer; this isn't my area.
very complex poses or a lot of foreshortening	i still don't do this well, sorry
extremely muscular or super masculine characters	it's not gonna be good. trust me
furry / anthro characters	no shade... just can't draw 'em, sorry
mechas, heavy armor & guns	i will draw it bad and you will make a sad face
commissions in styles other than my own	not comfy about it and it's a lot of extra work
porn**	too poor to get in trouble with paypal
gratuitous gore or intense body horror***	i will do it bad AND scare myself looking for reference
spiders more detailed than dots with stick legs	they give me the heebie jeebies!!!!
sexualized images of minors	i should not have to explain this
sexualized adult characters that just LOOK like minors??	you found the loophole! jk though no
your "technically sfw" fetish	i do not want to.
horses	i am real bad at drawing horses. just so bad
nazi stuff or anything else blatantly distasteful	fuuuuck ooooooooffffff

* if you are TRULY, deeply determined to have me draw furries, mechas, heavy armor, horses, or super manly muscles, i am absolutely still willing to give it a shot. i am no coward and i will accept your challenge as long as you accept the risk of paying me actual money for a terrible drawing of Optimus Prime.
** i will draw fun sexy pinups and tasteful nudity.
*** blood and bruises and stuff are fine. just not like dismemberment or disembowelment or something. more PG-13 than NC-17.

PAYMENT POLICY

Payment is due up front.
NO HAGGLING. if you try to haggle with me i will just respond with this image and nothing else.
CANCELLATIONS: i reserve the right to cancel the commission for any reason. if i cancel, you will be refunded in full. if you cancel, i will only refund you for work not completed. i will not give refunds for completed work.
GHOST POLICY: if i contact you for input and you don't respond to me for 3 months (90 days from my last attempt to contact you), i will proceed as if you've cancelled.
PAYMENT IN USD ONLY. i do not take payment in goods, game currency, gift cards, promises, experience, or exposure.
PATREON PATRONAGE & DONATIONS don't count as payment toward a commission. (patrons get discounts though!)
WOULD-BE SCAMMERS BEWARE: fuckery is consent to vengeance.

TERMS OF USE

unless otherwise established IN WRITING and agreed upon by both myself and the commissioner, i retain the full rights to my art. you may not profit from it it in any form, digital or physical, without prior arrangements. you may post it on social media, but please do not submit it to gallery sites intended specifically for artists (such as deviantART or PaigeeWorld) which may imply that the artwork is yours. you may not offer it up as “free to use”, “clipart”, or “stock”. pretty much any personal use is fine, including personal printing and blog/site/profile decor, but please credit me with a link back to doodlemancy.com somewhere visible.