Hey, I’m CARNIVOX!

I love designing characters
and making whacky, colourful art.

* * * * *Terms of Service

1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

a. My artwork may not be edited, copied, traced or heavily referenced by anyone. This applies to all work, regardless to whether it is personal, commission work, or a design.
Individuals who are found to be copying, tracing or heavily referencing my work will be denied service in the future.
b. My artwork is my own property and I retain the rights to it.c. I have the right to use any of my artwork, commissioned or otherwise, in my online publications, portfolios, examples etc. Please consult before commissioning if it is a gift or should not be posted publicly.------------------------------------------------------------------

2. PAYMENTS

a. All payments will be made in USD (US Dollars) via PayPalb. Work on commissions and customs will begin once the full payment has been received. For designs, rights and original designs files will be transferred only once the design has been paid for in full.c. Payment Plans are available only when payments exceed 300USD. Payment plans require a non-refundable down-payment of 150 USD due within one week of the sale ending, followed by a minimum payment of 150 USD per month due.EDIT 03/2024: In cases where total price exceeds one thousand (1000) USD, then 20% of the total price will represent the nonrefundable downpayment, and monthly payments will increase to 200 USD minimum.(Exceptions to payment plan rules can be can be made,
but must be negotiated prior to purchase or claim of a design or commission.)

Down payments are non-refundable in the event of the buyer backing out, and must be made within 1 week of the sale ending.
See 6. REFUNDS for “backing out” out of payment plans
d. Payments are always due on the 1st of each month.
If a payment is late by a week, buyer will receive two (2) reminders, spread one week apart. If monthly payments go unpaid for one week past these two reminders, the payment plan will no longer be valid and the full price will be returned except for the non-refundable down payment.
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3. DESIGN AND ADOPTABLE POLICY

When you bid on, purchase, or come into possessions of my designs, you automatically agree to the following conditions:a. Design rights and original transparent design files will be transferred ONLY once the full payment has been received.b. Any additional edits, design tweaks or design variants will be started only once design has been paid in full.c. Owners of my design have the right to use the design freely, as a personal character or brand mascot, with the exception of commercial use. In plain terms, the design may not be used for financial gain. (Please consult for commercial use.)d. Design can be edited in any way, with the exception of the original artwork.
I retain the rights to my original artwork, which can not be edited or altered by anyone other than myself. My artwork may not be copied or traced by anyone, including design holders. Please consult for edits of original artwork, variant color schemes or design alterations may be commissioned.
e. Holder of the design may repost my original artwork, but must include visible credit to myself, Carnivox.f. My designs may be freely resold, traded or gifted.g. I reserve the right to refuse to sell to anyone------------------------------------------------------------------

4. COMMISSIONED ARTWORK

When you commission me, you automatically agree to the following:a. I have the right to deny any commission for any reasonb. Commission work will begin only once full payment has been received.c. I have the right to cancel your commission at any time and will provide a full refundd. I will provide progress shots only for larger pieces (those that cost over 100USD), but not for smaller works.e. For paintings, and larger commissioned artwork, I will provide three progress shots for approval only. One for the sketch, the lineart, and the final color / render. Please be aware that when one stage has been approved, changes will no longer be made to it. For example, if lineart is approved, you may not request to edit it further down the line. Once the work has been completed, only small changes can be made to artworks, including colors and minor details. Major changes to large artworks may incur and additional fee. Customs may go through more colour tweaks.f. I expect some flexibility to use my artistic judgment, and may make minor color and tonal changed to the overall image. This may lead to some markings and hues deviating from the original design.g. Due to schedule fluctuations, commissioned work may take anywhere from 7 - 30 days, I will notify commissioners of any further delay. Deadlines can be negotiated, but they may incur additional charge. In the event of a serious personal issue, I may choose to refund a commission (see 6. Refunds).h. Artwork may be reposted by the commissioner, but I must be visibly credited for the work------------------------------------------------------------------

5. CUSTOM DESIGNS

When you commission me, you automatically agree to the following:a. I have the right to deny any commission for any reason.
I am highly selective with customs, and will only accept commissions that I think will be interesting for me / that I will be able to do justice to.
b. Work on custom designs will begin only once full payment has been received.c. I have the right to cancel your commission at any time and will provide a full refundd. I expect to be given some artistic freedom with my design process, though I am happy to work from description or moodboard.e. I will provide progress shots in the sketch, lineart and color phases. Once one stage has been approved, I will not heavily modify that stage again. For example, requests to change lineart after approval will come with an additional fee.f. I may take anywhere between 1 week to 1 month to complete commissions, I will be in contact with commissioners if there a delay. Deadlines can be negotiated, but they may incur additional charge.------------------------------------------------------------------

6. REFUNDS

a. Refunds are not available for commissioned artwork once work has begun.b. I may, at any time, choose to cancel a custom or commission, and will issue a full refund.c. Refunds are not available for fully paid designs, after the rights have been transferred to the buyer.d. **Backing out of design payment plans: **
Refunds may be requested for partially paid designs, in case of emergency or justified cause. If refund is approved, The design will be put back up for sale at my convenience. ONLY once the design has been resold, and payments are being made on it, will I begin the refund process.
Payments beyond the non-refundable down-payment will be refunded by 100 USD a month, at my own discretion.
NOTE: Breaching a payment plan for an unjustified cause is a breach of my terms of service.
If reason provided for backing out is deemed unjustified - i.e. impulse buy, unresponsive to messages - Buyer will be given a single warning and placed on a 6 month temporary ban from future design sales. Should a buyer commit another offence, they will be place on the permanent blacklist and will not be able to purchase designs form me.
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7. COMMERCIAL LICENSING FOR DESIGNS

a. The price of the license is subject to the price of the overall design at its original sale value. Quotes can be given for individual designs upon request. Depending on the nature of how the design will be used, I may choose to set up a partial rights contract for a percentage of sales, or a one time flat-rate sale for full commercial rights.b. The owner of commercial rights may sell physical or digital commercial products (merchandise, items and publications) that features the design in question. The owner of a full commercial license (flat-rate sale) may keep 100% of the profits derived from products that feature the design in question. owners of a partial commercial license (contract) Will pay the agreed-upon percentage of sales to myself, Carnivox, as described in the contract.c. Commercial rights holders may use their own art or commissioned art of the design, but may not use Carnivox’s original artwork. I, Carnivox, retain the rights to my own artwork, and it may not be used commercially. (Please contact me)d. I, Carnivox, must be visibly and noticeably credited as the original designer any place that products with the design are available for purchase.e. **A commercial rights license is NON-TRANSFERABLE. License holders will not be able to resell the license to another party. **

Commission Info

By ordering artwork from me,
you automatically agreed to my terms of service.
Please be aware that my prices represent base costs,
and I may charge more depending on complexity.
Commissions are currently closed.
I will announce on Social Media when they are reopening!

Doodle - 40 USD (or 3 for 110!)Only simple characters are accepted for Doodle commissions.
These doodles are done in 30 minutes and are exaggerated & fun! Cell shading, details are SUPER simplified !
(I love working with extreme emotions for these commissions!)

-------------------------------------------------------------------Chibi - 90 USDSimple and complex characters are accepted !
Very minimal shading / highlighting
I charge more depending on complexity / props / extra characters

-------------------------------------------------------------------Deluxe Chibi - 130 USDCutesy characters with slightly exaggerated chibi features!
Complex shading and highlights, textures are rendered with more attention to detail!
I charge more depending on complexity / props / extra characters

-------------------------------------------------------------------Experimental Dynamic Fullbody - 160 USDRealistic proportions, an opportunity for me to draw clothed human / anthro characters in action poses!
I MAY ASK TO GENERATE MY OWN OUTFIT FOR YOUR CHARACTER!
Characters may be floating mid-jump, and/or possibly foreshortened!
Simple and aesthetic shading and highlights are applied!
I charge more depending on complexity / props / extra characters

-------------------------------------------------------------------Ref Page - 200+ USDRef pages include two flat chibi style fullbodies! (minimal shading / highlights) and a smaller doodle
that show off your character’s design and personalilty!
I typically show 1 resting pose and 1 action pose for the fullbodies!
(Clients also receive transparent files for the individual drawings.)
I charge more depending on complexity / props / extra characters

----------------------------------------------------------------------------NEW! Prompt semi-Custom Design : 250 USD
These are simple PROMPT designs, where the commissioner picks an idea / aesthetic / creature,
and then allows me full creative liberty to make a design along those lines!
There are no WIPs for these customs, and no changes allowed once they are finished!
The design will be a single fullbody with flat shading and higlights.
**I am highly selective with customs, and will only accept commissions that I think will be interesting
For me / that I will be able to do justice to.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------Custom Design : 400 - 500 USD (CLOSED ATM)For custom designs, I expect a high degree of creative liberty! I’m Happy to work with concepts, aesthetics and a few rigid requirements to ensure the design suits the commissioner, but know that I am happiest when I can freely make colour / designs choices that suit the character.**I am highly selective with customs, and will only accept commissions that I think will be interesting
For me  / that I will be able to do justice to.
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I prefer to do several drawings to illustrate personality/special abilities or functions,
but more drawings / more complicated designs can be requested at additional cost!

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SPECIAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACT

.Designs bound by the “special commercial contract” will be marked in the ‘Ownership’ tab of a design on toyhou.se.By owning, buying, trading for or receiving a design with an active “Special Commercial Contract” you thereby agree to the conditions described in this document. CARNIVOX retains commercial rights to designs bound by this contract regardless of whether the design rights are transfered, and new owners are entitled to the benefits listed below!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. DESIGN RIGHTSa. In this special commercial contract, from now on called the “contract,” the design holder will receive the design files and the rights to use the design in every way except commercially. (This is true with any design purchased from CARNIVOX, commercial license can be purchased at any time, please see point 7 of terms of service).B. This contract gives CARNIVOX commercial rights to the design in question. Commercial use in this contract is described as production of physical merchandise (such as keychains, prints, stickers, plushes, etc.) for 100% profit for CARNIVOX. CARNIVOX will retain commercial rights when the design rights are transferred to a new owner, see point 4.
This contract does not ensure that CARNIVOX will produce merch of the design in question, the decision to do so is at the full discretion of CARNIVOX.
Harassment directed towards CARNIVOX to produce merch will not be tolerated and will void the benefits described in point 2, while the commercial rights will remain with CARNIVOX.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. BENEFITS FOR DESIGN HOLDERSa. Any and all digital artwork produced by CARNIVOX of the design for merchandise will be gifted to the design holder in the form of a digital image file. The Artwork will be added directly to the character’s Page on toyhou.se.b. Design holders can purchase a commercial license of the character at 50% the current price. In this instance, both CARNIVOX and the design holder have the right to use the character commercially.c.
Design holders are entitled to one (1) unit of any piece of merchandise produced for commercial use of the design, at the expense of CARNIVOX. This is only valid for merchandise that is made available during the period of ownership of a given design holder.
Note: new design holders are not entitled to merchandise produced prior to their ownership.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. CHARACTER REPRESENTATIONAll artworks and merchandise produced will be made in the image of the original design in CARNIVOX’s artwork. At the time of sale, the original concept art of the character and any flavour text and/or backstory supplied will be the subject of the merch artwork.
Note: Owners of CARNIVOX’s designs are always welcome and encouraged to add details or create new personalities, backstories and generally change the character however they like! Design Holders may also make small modifications to the design concept. (Editing of CARNIVOX’s artwork is prohibited according to point 1 of their Terms of service, please contact for edits)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. DESIGN OWNERSHIP TRANSFERa. CARNIVOX will maintain commercial rights to the design regardless of who owns the design rights. The design rights may be traded / resold / gifted freely according to the terms of service, CARNIVOX will retain commercial rights to the design bound by the contract in all scenarios.C. This contract will remain active upon design right transfer, new owners are entitled to all benefits described in point 2.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. DESIGN HOLDER REPONSIBILITIESa. It is the responsibility of the design holder to notify new potential owners of this contract before the design rights are transferred. A link to this document will be in the “ownership” tab of any design bound to this.b. It is the responsibility of design holders to notify CARNIVOX if the design rights are transferred to a new owner.c. It is the responsibility of any new potential design holders to be aware of this contract before acquiring a design bound by this contract.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. TERMINATION OF CONTRACTCARNIVOX may terminate this contract at any time. CARNIVOX is the only party who can relinquish commercial rights and terminate this contract. In the case of termination, design holders will be notified, and all benefits and conditions of this contract will be voided.