General rules, info, and guidelines
Info last updated April 2021
By reaching out to order a commission from me, it is assumed that you've read through this entire page and through my TOS, and you agree to all of it.
Please take the time to at least briefly review any relevant guidelines below.
Bolded sections are particularly important, and should be read fully (not skimmed / quickly looked over)!
Any client considering ordering NSFW content is required to read the 'regarding fetishes and NSFW content' section below, of course.
What you can do with your art:
• Repost it to another website while crediting me
• Use it in a website of the character
• Roleplay using the image as reference
• Write about the character or scene shown in the art
• Sell the image(s) I created for you at equal or lower value to original payment
• You may get a print of the image made onto an object for personal use
• Perform mild edits to the piece, like altering eye color or contrast/color settings
What you can't do with your art:
• You cannot use the art for commercial gain without my written consent
• You cannot use the art in ways to irritate or bother others. This includes using characters in the image that don't belong to you, referencing too closely commission pieces that I'm not aware of, deceiving me in general, or any other manipulating.
• DO NOT use my designs, including adopts, or art in anything related to: zoophilia, beastiality, anthro x feral, incest, underage. NO EXCEPTIONS. DO NOT BUY FROM ME if you want to use characters for these things. If you use a design I’ve created for these subjects, you will be blocked and blacklisted.
I cannot draw from a shaded or textured image of a character accurately, and therefore I require clients to provide me a clear, unshaded, flat-colored image of their character. These don't have to be high quality at all, and a hand-drawn image from MSpaint could suffice, for example. I only need to see the characters basic colors, their markings clearly, and any anatomy features they have. I highly prefer images of the character that are in profile (side) view so that I can easily see their anatomy, colors, and markings.
IF you only have images of a character from commissioned art, or any art NOT in a flat colored profile (side) view, then please anticipate that I may not be able to work from it.
Providing me shaded/textured/not side view art is not a form of a reference that I accept, unless the character is solid colored or very simple (ex: bicolor, GSD). I require flat, unshaded, and preferably side views to work successfully.
This is an example of a reference that would NOT be acceptable due to it having shading:
This is an example of a reference that would be acceptable:
99% of the clients I work with are wonderful and perfect. Only a small few have made the process painful.
I can't work with people who are nitpicky, controlling, hard to please, or those who backseat-artist and try to tell me how to do my job. In my experience, clients who want a ton of control over the commission process are better off creating the work themselves, to be happiest.
A simple 2-session process with one client may turn into a many month long slog with a nitpicky person.
I ask that nitpicky and controlling people avoid ordering things from me for this reason.
A client can request a few edits to their commission during the process, but there are limits to this amount.
An edit would be any modification to the art. Things like:
• changing the eye color
• changing scars
• making the ears bigger, tail bigger, that kinda thing
• changing how a marking looks
• slightly changing the position of something
• and more
Each request counts as a separate, 1, edit.
Edits allowed per part of a commission:
1: During the sketch process (if there is one): 3 minor edits
2a: During the design process (only for design commissions): 3 minor edits
2b: During the coloring process (only for non-design commissions): 3 minor edits
3: While working on accessories, NSFW, or scars (if applicable): 3 minor edits
4: Once the piece is finished: 0. Edits unlikely and only available at my discretion
Major edits, like changing pose to something different, are only available at my discretion, and would require payment to cover the extra time spent on them.
Once the client reaches their edit limit per part of the process, they will then either need to stop asking for changes, or will need to start paying extra to cover my time for them. The cost of the additional edits would be up to me and dependent on the situation.
Edits are not limitless, even if a person is willing to pay for them. I have the right to refuse to do extra edits on any step of the process. A person can pay for a maximum of 3 additional edits per part of the process (the above parts- 1, 2a, 2b, 3), while those parts are active / being worked on (so, not retroactively).
I ask that people who are nitpicky, or regularly ask for tons of edits, reconsider ordering from me. Read the above section, “extremely picky clients”.
From the client, I need them to be completely prepared and to have all thoughts final before reaching out, unless the order itself involves working out/completing the rest of an idea (which should be stated clearly and as early as possible, and will require extra payment for my time).
All relevant information on an order needs to be given at the beginning of the process, during the first messages back and forth. Have designs completed if you're ordering a reference or painting, and have all design info ready if ordering a design. Having all information and specifics given at the beginning greatly helps the order go quickly and smoothly.
Specific information I need for most commissions:
• Important elements of the character I'll be drawing, including anatomy (ex: long pointy ears, curved feathery cheeks, longer than normal tail, etc) relevant to your character that you want me to portray
• Specific markings Client wants done a specific way. For example- if they want a marking emphasized or kept as close to reference as possible, Client must let me know.
• Information about the background, if desiring anything specific, including photo references roughly showing your ideas
• Pose(s) Client would like to see, including url links to photos or other art showing concepts similar to what they have in mind. If no pose is requested, I can provide sketches or photo references to choose from
• A reference WITHOUT shading or fur painting for me to draw from
My sketches are usually messy and rough, and they usually don't include accessories, scars, or anything NSFW (unless the order is specifically only NSFW).
Sketches in my process are only important for getting the pose right, and for accurately showing a characters anatomy. Sometimes I'll go back once the piece is colored and make some small anatomy fixes/tweaks that I didn't notice in the sketch.
I paint over the sketch, and it's lost/not used when I begin detailing and extensive shading. In the final product, it'll be barely visible. So please keep this in mind when reviewing your sketch! It's not a final product- it is an idea of where I will be heading.
When a client nitpicks a sketch, it sets off some red flags to me. Sketches are the simplest, fastest part of the commission- if a client has a ton of issues and changes they want on the sketch, it's likely they'll also want a million things changed when I begin coloring. I will probably refund/cancel orders if a client has a ton of criticism during the sketch process. See "extremely picky/specific clients" section.
I can only do work in my own style, using my own methods and techniques. I generally paint in a rough and loose style, more of a 'big picture' method- I generally reject perfectly manicured brush strokes and perfectly aligned markings. I try my best, though.
I try hard to recreate characters as closely as reasonable, but I cannot zoom in 300% and change various imperfections. My art is not meant to be viewed zoomed in so close like that, and I don't paint with that in mind. Looseness and a bit of abstraction is necessary in my work, and should be expected.
For the client, I will try to be as polite and helpful as possible. I will usually go out of my way to make your order a positive experience, and occasionally I throw in freebies and waive extra fees. I will try to be as professional as I can with you. My goal is to make your experience pleasant and smooth. I try to work through conflict with respect, even under stress. If a client isn't satisfied with how their commission is going, or if they're not happy with the final product, I will usually do whatever I can to fix that.
All of this behavior is reserved for respectful and kind clients (which are 99% of my clients)- If a client exhibits behavior from any of the below bullet points, then all of this is off the table.
I am slow to reply to most things, and slow to work on orders usually. Generally, receiving art is a slow process from me, and a person in a hurry should probably not commission me.
From the client, I expect to be treated respectfully and with trust in the art process. I care a lot about the client and their order, and if the client is rude or unpleasant, it greatly affects me and my ability. I cannot work with clients who are more negative than positive in the process, nor those that are hyperactive and spamming me for updates. A client can ask for updates on their position in the queue / on their order up to two times per month. When I'm actively working on the order, when it's at the top of my queue, we'll be in constant contact, usually daily or weekly at least. It is usually obvious when I've begun working on a clients order, as I'll be reaching out and constantly communicating with them. I expect the client to never guilt trip me or try to manipulate me into anything.
A client may ask me to stream for them, and I may accept if I have the energy and time that day, but streaming is rare for me. I expect the client to treat me like I know what I'm doing- as a professional artist. A client who acts patronizing to me is a client who does not respect me, and is likely to just have their order cancelled and blacklisted.
From a client, I do not tolerate:
• Nitpicking and unrealistic expectations
• Patronizing attitudes in any form, talking down to me
• Rudeness, bossy attitudes, passive aggression
• Hard to please attitudes, chronic malcontents
• Requesting too many changes / edits
• Guilt tripping, manipulation, threats
• Controlling behavior, telling me how to do my job, distrusting me/my ability
• Harsh, unkind criticism. Things like "um.. can it look more realistic?" or "that is totally wrong" are considered rude/thoughtless to me.
• Not respecting my time or effort. Thinking it’s easy.
• Complaining about prices to me, or asking for random discounts
If any one, or a combination, of these behaviors are displayed, I will cancel and proportionately refund the order.
Generally I do not make a ton of mistakes in the commission process, but it can happen! I’m a perfectionist in some ways, but not others, and sometimes I can accidentally skip over a detail. If I make a mistake (like if a character has a long tail, and I forget to make the tail long on my art), then I will fix it, of course! Some clients, though, get confused about what’s a mistake of mine vs a mistake of theirs, and try to use this to squeeze more edits out of the art without paying.
It is NOT a mistake of mine if:
• The client forgot to mention something, or left it out of the original description
• The client only discovered they wanted something a certain way mid-commission process
• The client noticed an error in something they portrayed/told me, and wants me to fix it
• The client didn’t clearly communicate their thought(s)/requests
• The client did not come fully prepared with all info given at the beginning
• The client expected something to be done a specific way, but was not clear or did not specifically mention it (i.e., expecting me to read their mind)
It IS a mistake of mine if:
• I genuinely forgot or did not notice something on the reference or in the info given at the beginning of the order
• I misread something the client gave me (ex: client asks for light blue eyes, I give them deep blue)
Payment is generally sent up front, but I'm flexible. In the past I've allowed for half up front, to get started, and the remaining half when the commission is about 50% done. Payment plans are an option on any order over $100, and the duration of the payment plan is flexible. For a $100 order, I would allow up to 4 weeks to fully pay the commission off, but for something like $300, I might allow 2 months or maybe more.
Paypal is my only accepted method of payment. You can pay on paypal using whatever methods paypal works with, excluding e-checks. I require payment through the usage of paypals invoicing feature, where you're sent a digital bill with a summary of the order, including my terms of service. I'll need your paypal email address to be able to send the invoice.
Currently my commissions queue is quite long, so I have a section in my schedule for "on hold" orders and "active" orders. Your order is considered "active" once I've messaged you and informed you that I'll be working on it shortly! I'll soon be sending you work in progress images for you to look over and approve. During this time, please respond reasonably quickly, within a day or two. Once I've started on an order, I feel compelled to finish it while motivated, inspired, and informed, so delays counteract this and make the work less enjoyable and eat up my time. If a client is slow in responding to me (3+ days delay between multiple replies, or takes a week or more to get back to me) they may have their order put to the back of the queue.
If you're on vacation, need more time to think, or have any kind of delay, please message me about it!
• I have the right to post your commissioned works, in a smaller size, to my website for portfolio usage and to patreon, watermarked.
• I have the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason.
• I have the right to cancel/end an order at any time.
• Unused products, such as thumbnails or sketches, may be altered and sold
I provide full sized files to clients who have paid, in full, for their order as png images. Sometimes they will be transparent, other times they will have backgrounds and not be transparent. Adopts, designs, and references come with transparent background pngs, while YCHs/commissions in general come with pngs including non-transparent backgrounds. Occasionally a YCH/commission will come with a transparent png image as well, but this is not a guarantee. I do not provide photoshop (PSD) files to anyone unless the photoshop file is required for the product to be usable (ex: a recolorable pre-shaded wolf base).
I, like all artists, am the copyright holder to all of the art I make, but, in reality, the only thing that means for me is that I get the joyous privilege of filing copyright claims for reposted art on facebook/pinterest. Despite that, I generally will not give away or sell my copyright for art/designs. If this is an issue for a person, then they should not buy designs or art from me- I'm sorry about that! Very special circumstances, such as writing a novel or doing something commercial, may allow it, when it makes sense.
I am relatively open minded about doing NSFW and fetish art commissions, as long as it's content that I'm okay with. I'm open to drawing situations where all characters involved are consenting, of age, and are having a good time. So as long as those conditions are met, then most fetishes are open for discussion.
Some examples of fetish art that I would be open to: light or heavy bondage, training, dom/sub, possibly vore, possibly some inflation, size difference, 'science', muscle, tentacles, hyper, and many more that I'm not listing here, just for the sake of keeping this list shorter. Feel free to ask!
I DO NOT draw feral x anthro. I only draw anthro x anthro or feral x feral, never mixing them.
I am unlikely to accept commissions involving female feral NSFW. It is a subject matter in general that makes me uncomfortable. Anthro women will only be drawn with human NSFW elements.
I will not draw anything humiliating or hurtful. All characters are considered to have a human level of self awareness (basically, humans in animal bodies), and all characters are consenting and of age.
I will NOT draw: incest, rape, zoophilia, beastiality, anything involving poop/pee, bimbo, weight gain, anything involving (unwanted / nonconsentual) pain or suffering, anything involving underage characters. Anything where characters are unhappy or having a negative experience is not something I will draw. I don't have anything against macro/huge ocs with small buildings/etc, but I'm unlikely to draw it because it's rather complex. I am not open to anything ageplay related, nor diapers.
Subjects that I could be convinced (paid extra) to draw, but am not immediately open to, are voyeurism, pet play, pony play, and feet/paws.
For NSFW orders, please talk about all characters involved respectfully and with dignity. Body parts should be called by their anatomical or common nickname (ex: "dick"), not provocative nicknames (ex: "cookie", etc). Calling characters hoes, sluts, and other derogatory names is offensive to me and something I will not work with. We may be discussing a porn commission, but a client is required to act mature and professionally.
I do not take these accusations well. It is very insulting to me when a person thinks I've referenced/copied another design- it implies that I'm talentless and uncreative, needing to resort to other peoples work for palettes and markings. I DO NOT reference or look at other peoples work when designing. Any similarities are just coincidence. If there's ever a time when a design of mine truly is too similar, especially to another I've designed, then I obviously will fix the newer design- but this has never needed to happen so far in 9 years.
I love all animals and fantasy creatures, as well as hideous monsters and the macabre. I have no restrictions on color palettes except that they're relatively realistic and aesthetically pleasing to me without any immensely saturated, bright colors clashing with each other. I don't get many orders to draw humanoids, but I'm not against it and would be interested in exploring that area. I do not draw any human hair on animals as it doesn't fit in well with my style. I also do not draw contemporary, modern clothing clothing on animals, but I enjoy fantasy designs and other accessories or clothing pieces on them. Lastly, I do not draw over-simplified markings, or markings found in the human world such as geometric shapes, as they generally turn out poorly in my style.
I will draw:
• Any animal
• Any fantasy creature, mythological creature, demon, monster, or made up creation
• Humans or humanoid creatures (experimental)
• Fantasy clothing, historical clothing, or made up clothing themes that don't reflect the modern world.
• A wide range of colors
• Complex markings and color combinations
• Erotic, adult content including some fetishes. Read above!
• Gore and blood, dark themes
I won't draw:
• Modern clothing on animals, such as hoodies, socks, or top hats, for example.
• Geometric or overly simplified markings. Ask if unsure!
• Violent or disturbing torture
• Fetishes that are disturbing to me. Read below!
• Human hair on animals, generally