Commission Prices (TOS)

DawnatMidnight

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By ordering a commission from me, user DawnatMidnight ("the Artist"), you ("the Client", "(s)he/ they") affirm to have read and agree to be legally bound by the following Terms of Service listed below. Failure to abide by the Terms of Service may result in a rejected/ cancelled commission with or without a refund, and/ or a blacklist/ public service announcement. Please note that these Terms of Service may be subject to change without prior notice.

These Terms of Service are in effect as of MONTH 11, 2023.

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Section 1.1 - Will Draw
Section 1.2 - Might Draw
Section 1.3 - Will Not Draw
Section 2 - General
Section 3 - Image Rights
Section 4 - Delivery/ Turnaround
Section 5 - Payment
Section 6 - Refunds
Section 7 - Commission Process

Section 1.1 - Will Draw

The Artist is willing to draw any of the following:

  1. Humans | Humanoids | Kemonomimi | Anthro
  2. Original Characters and/or Fan Characters
  3. Anthros
  4. Sonas
  5. Fanart
  6. Light Gore
    (Ex. Excessive blood, detached limbs, etc.)
  7. Any couple type of any sexuality
    This includes but is not limited to:
    1. Canon x Canon
    2. Canon x OC
    3. OC x OC
    4. Male x Female
    5. Male x Male
    6. Female x Female

The Client is welcome to ask the Artist if they want to commission something that isn't featured in any of the "Will", "Might" or "Wont" draw lists. But must remember that the Artist had full right to refuse to draw any subjects they don't want to draw, with or without reason.

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Section 1.2 - Might Draw

The Artist might agree to draw any of the following:

  1. Mecha
  2. Kink/Fetish Art* The Artist will not agree to draw certain kinks.

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Section 1.2 - Will Not Draw

The Artist will not draw any of the following:

  1. Explicit Sexual Content
  2. Sexualized underage characters (in actual age and appearance)
  3. Pedophilic relations
  4. Incestuous relations
  5. Certain kinks/ fetishes (ex. watersports, DDLG...); the Client is asked to confirm with the Artist beforehand if a certain kink/ fetish is acceptable.

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Section 2 - General

  1. The Artist has a right to refuse the commission for whatever reason, with or without explanation.
  2. The Artist has a right to cancel the commission for whatever reason, with or without explanation.
    (Please see Section 6 - Refunds for more information on cancellations.)
  3. The Client has a right to cancel the commission for whatever reason, with or without explanation.
    (Please see Section 6 - Refunds for more information on cancellations.)
  4. The Artist has a right to upload the commission on any/ all social media (List of Socials) unless specified by the Client beforehand to keep the commission private.
  5. Half of the payment is to be made before a Sketch is started, and the remaining amount after the Sketch is done and Approved. The sketch will be resized and watermarked. The commission will be on an "on hold" status until full payment has been received.
  6. The Artist will work with deadlines, but will not work with rush orders.
  7. The Artist does not work on a "first come first serve" basis. Smaller commissions/ commissions that do not take much time may be worked on in between larger commissions/ commissions requiring more time.
  8. NSFW commissions may only be ordered by a Client 18 years of age or older. If the Artist has any reason to suspect the Client is underage while asking for an NSFW commission, the commission will be automatically rejected/ cancelled.
  9. The Client may contact the Artist at any time to ask for a progress check on the commission, but no more than once every few days. The Client is encouraged to contact the Artist via Discord (dawn_comms) or social media (DeviantART, Tumblr or Toyhouse.)

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Section 3 - Image Rights

  1. The Client may make minor edits to the completed commission (ex. Cropping, Adding text/ borders, Changing Brightness/ Contrast/ Hue/ Saturation...).
  2. The Client may use/ reupload the commission for personal/ non-commercial use, but only if proper credit to the Artist (DawnatMidnight) and a linkback to any of the Artist's social media (List of Socials) is provided. Linkback is only needed to one of the socials.
    1. If the commission includes characters that do not belong the Client, additional credit to the owner(s)/ creator(s) of said characters must be provided when using/ reuploading for personal/ non-commercial use.
  3. The Client may not use the commission for any commercial use unless discussed with the Artist beforehand.
  4. The Client may not claim the commission as his/ her/ their own work, whether (s)he/ they did or did not make any edits to the commission.
  5. The Artist does not claim ownership to any of the characters/ subjects portrayed in the commission. Characters belong to their respective creator(s).

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Section 4 - Delivery/ Turnaround

  1. All commissions will be done digitally.
    1. There will be no hard copies.
    2. The Client is paying for a service/ digital good and will not require any shipping of any kind.
  2. All commissions will be .PNG with dimensions ranging from 1000px - 3000px+ at 300DPI, unless specified otherwise. Exceptions may be made, depending on the commission.
  3. The Client may ask for a specific canvas size for the commission.
  4. All commissions may be sent via e-mail with the completed commission .PNG file attached if the Client asks for it.
  5. Unless specified not to upload the commission to the public, all commissions will be posted on the Artist's social media (List of Socials), watermarked.
    1. Commissions will be posted on the Artist's social media (List of Socials) after the Client has received and approved the original and unmarked commission file.
    2. The Client may choose to remain anonymous when the Artist publicly uploads the commission.
  6. Depending on the desired style and queue, the estimated turnaround is about one (1) week to one (1) month at the latest.
    1. If the Artist has to take longer than one (1) month to complete the commission for whatever reason, the Client will be contacted and informed of the status of his/ her/ their commission.

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Section 5 - Payment

  1. Full of Half Payment are to be made before the Sketch. After the Sketch is completed, the remaining amount is to be paid by the Client.
  2. Payment is to be made via PayPal only.
  3. PayPal payment is to be done in USD.
  4. PayPal payment is be done using invoices. The Artist will require the Client's PayPal e-mail.
  5. The Client does not need to pay extra for any of the PayPal fees.
  6. Payment must be sent within 72 hours after confirmation.

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Section 6 - Refunds

  1. If the Client cancels his/ her/ their commission for whatever reason, the Client will receive a partial refund, depending on how much of the commission has been finished:
    1. 65% refunded if in the lineart stage
    2. 50% refunded if in the base colours stage
    3. 30% - 20% refunded if in the shading stage/ final touches
    4. The Client will not receive any files of the commission.
  2. If the Artist cancels the commission for whatever reason, the Client will receive a full refund, in addition to a .PNG file of whatever progress of the commission has been completed.
  3. Refunds will be given within 72 hours after correspondence.
  4. The Client will not be refunded if (s)he/ they are unsatisfied with the commission.
    1. If the Client is unsatisfied with the commission, the Artist is willing to discuss and make minor edits (ex. adjusting colours) Any desired major revisions (ex. reposing, colour scheme change, etc.) will be rejected.
    2. The only major revisions permitted are details that the Artist may have missed and was specified by the Client in the order form/ correspondence while the commission was still in the sketching/ lineart stage (ex. missing tattoo that's essential to the character's design).

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Section 7 - Commission Process

The following is a sample of the Artist's commission process:

  1. The Client sends a message via Discord or any Social Media with an idea of what it is they wish to commission.
  2. The Artist contacts the Client as soon as possible, likely within the next 48 hours. Details will be discussed and a Price set.
  3. Half or Full payment is to be made. The Client will then receive a rough sketch (resized and watermarked) of the commission. Any and all major revisions must be done at this stage.
  4. The Client approves the sketch. Full Payment is to be made (via PayPal Invoice).
  5. Upon confirmation that the payment has been received, the Artist will work on and finalize the commission.
  6. Upon completion of the commission, the Client will receive the commission file via e-mail and/or submitted via Toyhouse. Only minor changes (ex. brightness, colour adjustments, etc.) can be made at this point. Any and all major revisions (ex. reposing, colour scheme change, etc.) will be rejected.
  7. If permitted, the Artist posts a resized and watermarked version of the commission on social media.

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