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Still kickin' + Beta Terms of Service | 08-13-2018
7 years ago
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╭━┥ Pic Ideas │┝━┥│ Char List │┝━┥│ To-Do List │┝━┥│ ToS ┝━╮ So yea, catbutt still lives. Lately I've been making the move to a new art program, Krita. Wish I could test it out some more, but this stupid summer heat makes me hesitant to press on too long into the afternoon/evening for fear of destroying my laptop.
Also, after dipping my toes into commissions for the very first time, and receiving advice that I should write up some manner of terms of service.
Below is what I was able to come up with. Feedback, of course, is greatly appreciated.
I, the artist reserve the right to refuse a commission idea for any reason, with or without explanation.
I reserve the right to change any and all information on this terms of service(ToS) without warning and at any time, though I will try to inform of new changes.
While I will perhaps try, I cannot promise being able to draw a character in a style not my own. In the event of being unable to pull off the style, I may adapt and adjust character details to suit my own developed style. I will, of course, strive to maintain as many details/aspects as possible.
The original files(xcf/kra/psd, etc) will not be provided in general.
Deadlines from the commissioner will not be wholly accepted, though said deadlines may be used as guidelines at best. Why? I work best when working at my personal pace, and my limited free time as of late does not lend itself to making deadlines efficiently.
Comments, preferably on either a journal or a submission announcing commissions being opened.
During the commission process, it is recommended you use this for at least a basis of what info is required to get the ball rolling.
Type / Tier: ;{mostly for planning sake; types listed in commission pricing. Should be listed as "Sketch Tier 3" or "Full Tier 2".} Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4
Description: {Fill out here! Here's where you get to be pretty personalized. Herein you should include: what it is you want me to draw(please try to have an idea in mind... I'm just no good at trying to create scenes and such with a person's character, as most of the time I don't even know what the character's like). If you've got no absolute idea in mind, try giving me some keywords to work off of. Please try to include what type of thing the picture will be(e.g. "pinup", "bondage", etc.). Please try to keep things as concise as possible. }
References: Here, you may link any ref images and/or descriptions. As well, you should provide pose, background, or compositional references, if applicable.
When sending a note for the purposes of nabbing a commission slot, please try to suss out your idea within the first few notes, if not the very first one.
Upon my acceptance of the idea, generally necessitating that I have a somewhat solid idea of what you have in mind, we can move onto payment. Upon reaching this step, I will require your paypal email so I can provide you with an invoice.
In the event of you not having an idea from the get-go, and have opted to give me artistic freedom, you do still reserve the right to inform me of mistakes and missed details of the character in question. I would ask that you provide things that you do not wish your character to be a part of, if this is the route you choose, that way there's less stress on both sides.
If you forget an item after the commission has been accepted, so long as this information doesn't require a complete rework, I would be more than willing to modify to include what was forgotten. If, perchance, I have missed a crucial detail, while I may not necessarily be happy to, I will go so far as to rework the picture to include what was missed. Do bear in mind, though, this will undoubtedly delay the completion. Complete changes to the idea are out of the question once we have moved beyond the initial sketch. After the image has been posted, minor edits can be requested of me, but I reserve the right to deny them for any reason.
I, the artist, will try to provide WIP images after every stage for the sake of approval, but will provide WIPs if asked in a polite, civil manner, and as long as you are not asking constantly. Do try to respond within a reasonable window, 2-3 days preferred. If, though, you know you be unavailable for a long period of time, do try to inform me so I'm not simply left waiting.
Edits, be they cropping(especially those that would cut the watermark out), adding lines, or other 'aftermarket' modifications are strongly advised against. The only exception to the cropping rule is for the purposes of avatars/profile pictures.
Payment
After progress on the sketch has been shown, or right upfront if you trust me enough, the full payment must be made. Alternatively, we can arrange to split up the charge(e.g. payment per stage, or half and half).
Methods of payment all revolve around paypal, and include: me sending you an invoice(using the paypal email you hopefully provided), or having you send me money(which, of course, requires me to provide you my own email).
Payment should be given in USD, using 'goods and services'. When setting up your payment, always utilize the 'no address needed', and provide a note attached with only your FA(/IB/other art site, but preferably only one) username. Anything beyond that will very likely be refunded, especially if it details the commission's prospective contents.
A Matter of Excess
While I do try to honor revisions as often as they are needed, at my discretion, usually after a prolonged string of repeat revisions/edits, I will deny requests to revise. I understand getting a character and/or scene right, but do try to keep it within reason.
Refunds
If, for any reason- you need not divulge all of the private details- you find the need to get a refund, I am willing to provide, and I will try to get on that as soon as feasibly possible. If, however, your commission has been completed and approved before this, you may not ask for the full amount back; I may, at my own discretion, provide a partial refund. As the artist, it is my right to be compensated for time and effort put in. If an alternative payment sectioning has been selected, any section not yet reached no longer has to be payed out upon your decision for a refund, and, reasonably, you should not expect the picture to reach completion.
None(0%): The commissioned picture has been completed and posted.
Partial(25%-75%): The exact amount will vary depending on how much has been completed
Full(100%): The art has either not been started, has reached negligible progress, or I have to cancel the commission. While I reserve the right to repurpose what has been done, I more than likely will not do so.
G-rated/SFW art
NSFW art - tasteful or lewd nude, sex ranging from light teasing to intimacy, all the way to straight up smut
Anthros of most common variety animals.
A character owned by the commissioner/requester; characters belonging to others will need express permission obtained by the client in question.
Ferals
Aliens / exotic creatures
Fantasy creatures/monsters(dragons, displacer beasts, etc.)
Minor gore - bruises, spats of blood, small cuts, nothing too extreme
All sexes, those with a differing gender pronoun beware, though, as I am likely to slip up in the description and such
Most endowment sizes and shapes
Reference sheets of almost all caliber(ask, if curious)
A handful of kinks/fetishes
► Size Differences (1-3 Feet)
► Sex toys, dildos, buttplugs, etc.
► Abdominal bulge from large insertion/cum inflation (light/medium)
► Impregnation
► Tentacles
❄ I Might Draw
Large endowments, though beware, the larger we're talking, the more the picture's quality will likely suffer.
Avians. I haven't drawn enough to consider myself confidently capable.
Ferals on anthros/humans, must be a feral of the more intelligent sort.
Some light fetishes
► Light - Medium Bondage
► Paw fetishes( realistic positioning, no stink or gunk)
(You may be able to talk me into these, but it will take some talking to do. Please do try not to put my characters into these, with the possible exceptions of Cora and April; and then it's only if I agree with it.)
Trust me, I'm open to some of these items but tend to not go out of my way to render them.
❄ I Won't Draw
NSFW art involving underaged characters, even those who merely appear that way border on a gray area
Extreme fetishes(I'm uncomfortable, even, with bondage)
► Snuff
► Gore(maybe light gore, but no extreme stuff)
► Scat/watersports
► Inflation(Mostly because I'm not good at it)
► Foot fetish / Paw fetish(when it requires some reality-bending alterations to pull off)
► Hyper (Like, the type that's bigger than the character, especially)
Hate-based artwork
Politics. Screw that noise.
The commissioner has the right to upload the watermarked art to their profile, and any appropriate site they are a part of, in so long as they provide the proper crediting. Links to the original are appreciated, but by no means a requirement.
Upon request, and presuming I've grown to trust you enough, I may be convinced to allow you to color a sketch/lineart version of an image you'd commissioned, but you are not allowed to remove any signature or watermark from the image. This is not a guaranteed service, so don't go in expecting it every time.
The commissioner may not post an un-watermarked version of the image, but may print the artwork for your own personal use as decoration, poster, etc. The artwork may not be used to make profit off of. Outright tracing the artwork or creating a base with it are strictly forbidden, but breaking the art down for the purposes of studying pose and structure is permitted for personal, non-commercial use.
Also, after dipping my toes into commissions for the very first time, and receiving advice that I should write up some manner of terms of service.
Below is what I was able to come up with. Feedback, of course, is greatly appreciated.
❄ Terms of Service ❄
Preamble
By commissioning me, you accept the terms set out in the ToS. It will be my immediate presumption that you are at least 18+ once you send in a commission, and this holds especially true if you aim to commission a not safe for work(NSFW) picture.General
While working with me, I will do my very best to be polite and respectful, and I expect the same in return. By no means do I expect immediate friendship-like interactions, but I expect at least some common, courteous civility.I, the artist reserve the right to refuse a commission idea for any reason, with or without explanation.
I reserve the right to change any and all information on this terms of service(ToS) without warning and at any time, though I will try to inform of new changes.
While I will perhaps try, I cannot promise being able to draw a character in a style not my own. In the event of being unable to pull off the style, I may adapt and adjust character details to suit my own developed style. I will, of course, strive to maintain as many details/aspects as possible.
The original files(xcf/kra/psd, etc) will not be provided in general.
Deadlines from the commissioner will not be wholly accepted, though said deadlines may be used as guidelines at best. Why? I work best when working at my personal pace, and my limited free time as of late does not lend itself to making deadlines efficiently.
Ordering, Payment, and Refunds
Methods of contact are as follows Notes/PMs(whether on FA, F-list, any other art site I'm on, or any social media I have- please refer to the order of availability in my journal footer.)Comments, preferably on either a journal or a submission announcing commissions being opened.
During the commission process, it is recommended you use this for at least a basis of what info is required to get the ball rolling.
Type / Tier: ;{mostly for planning sake; types listed in commission pricing. Should be listed as "Sketch Tier 3" or "Full Tier 2".} Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4
Description: {Fill out here! Here's where you get to be pretty personalized. Herein you should include: what it is you want me to draw(please try to have an idea in mind... I'm just no good at trying to create scenes and such with a person's character, as most of the time I don't even know what the character's like). If you've got no absolute idea in mind, try giving me some keywords to work off of. Please try to include what type of thing the picture will be(e.g. "pinup", "bondage", etc.). Please try to keep things as concise as possible. }
References: Here, you may link any ref images and/or descriptions. As well, you should provide pose, background, or compositional references, if applicable.
When sending a note for the purposes of nabbing a commission slot, please try to suss out your idea within the first few notes, if not the very first one.
Upon my acceptance of the idea, generally necessitating that I have a somewhat solid idea of what you have in mind, we can move onto payment. Upon reaching this step, I will require your paypal email so I can provide you with an invoice.
In the event of you not having an idea from the get-go, and have opted to give me artistic freedom, you do still reserve the right to inform me of mistakes and missed details of the character in question. I would ask that you provide things that you do not wish your character to be a part of, if this is the route you choose, that way there's less stress on both sides.
If you forget an item after the commission has been accepted, so long as this information doesn't require a complete rework, I would be more than willing to modify to include what was forgotten. If, perchance, I have missed a crucial detail, while I may not necessarily be happy to, I will go so far as to rework the picture to include what was missed. Do bear in mind, though, this will undoubtedly delay the completion. Complete changes to the idea are out of the question once we have moved beyond the initial sketch. After the image has been posted, minor edits can be requested of me, but I reserve the right to deny them for any reason.
I, the artist, will try to provide WIP images after every stage for the sake of approval, but will provide WIPs if asked in a polite, civil manner, and as long as you are not asking constantly. Do try to respond within a reasonable window, 2-3 days preferred. If, though, you know you be unavailable for a long period of time, do try to inform me so I'm not simply left waiting.
Edits, be they cropping(especially those that would cut the watermark out), adding lines, or other 'aftermarket' modifications are strongly advised against. The only exception to the cropping rule is for the purposes of avatars/profile pictures.
Payment
After progress on the sketch has been shown, or right upfront if you trust me enough, the full payment must be made. Alternatively, we can arrange to split up the charge(e.g. payment per stage, or half and half).
Methods of payment all revolve around paypal, and include: me sending you an invoice(using the paypal email you hopefully provided), or having you send me money(which, of course, requires me to provide you my own email).
Payment should be given in USD, using 'goods and services'. When setting up your payment, always utilize the 'no address needed', and provide a note attached with only your FA(/IB/other art site, but preferably only one) username. Anything beyond that will very likely be refunded, especially if it details the commission's prospective contents.
A Matter of Excess
While I do try to honor revisions as often as they are needed, at my discretion, usually after a prolonged string of repeat revisions/edits, I will deny requests to revise. I understand getting a character and/or scene right, but do try to keep it within reason.
Refunds
If, for any reason- you need not divulge all of the private details- you find the need to get a refund, I am willing to provide, and I will try to get on that as soon as feasibly possible. If, however, your commission has been completed and approved before this, you may not ask for the full amount back; I may, at my own discretion, provide a partial refund. As the artist, it is my right to be compensated for time and effort put in. If an alternative payment sectioning has been selected, any section not yet reached no longer has to be payed out upon your decision for a refund, and, reasonably, you should not expect the picture to reach completion.
None(0%): The commissioned picture has been completed and posted.
Partial(25%-75%): The exact amount will vary depending on how much has been completed
Full(100%): The art has either not been started, has reached negligible progress, or I have to cancel the commission. While I reserve the right to repurpose what has been done, I more than likely will not do so.
What I Will/Won't Draw
❄ I Will DrawG-rated/SFW art
NSFW art - tasteful or lewd nude, sex ranging from light teasing to intimacy, all the way to straight up smut
Anthros of most common variety animals.
A character owned by the commissioner/requester; characters belonging to others will need express permission obtained by the client in question.
Ferals
Aliens / exotic creatures
Fantasy creatures/monsters(dragons, displacer beasts, etc.)
Minor gore - bruises, spats of blood, small cuts, nothing too extreme
All sexes, those with a differing gender pronoun beware, though, as I am likely to slip up in the description and such
Most endowment sizes and shapes
Reference sheets of almost all caliber(ask, if curious)
A handful of kinks/fetishes
► Size Differences (1-3 Feet)
► Sex toys, dildos, buttplugs, etc.
► Abdominal bulge from large insertion/cum inflation (light/medium)
► Impregnation
► Tentacles
❄ I Might Draw
Large endowments, though beware, the larger we're talking, the more the picture's quality will likely suffer.
Avians. I haven't drawn enough to consider myself confidently capable.
Ferals on anthros/humans, must be a feral of the more intelligent sort.
Some light fetishes
► Light - Medium Bondage
► Paw fetishes( realistic positioning, no stink or gunk)
(You may be able to talk me into these, but it will take some talking to do. Please do try not to put my characters into these, with the possible exceptions of Cora and April; and then it's only if I agree with it.)
Trust me, I'm open to some of these items but tend to not go out of my way to render them.
❄ I Won't Draw
NSFW art involving underaged characters, even those who merely appear that way border on a gray area
Extreme fetishes(I'm uncomfortable, even, with bondage)
► Snuff
► Gore(maybe light gore, but no extreme stuff)
► Scat/watersports
► Inflation(Mostly because I'm not good at it)
► Foot fetish / Paw fetish(when it requires some reality-bending alterations to pull off)
► Hyper (Like, the type that's bigger than the character, especially)
Hate-based artwork
Politics. Screw that noise.
Rights/Terms
As the artist, I have the rights to the artwork produced, but obtain no rights to any characters not my own shown therein. I reserve the right to post the artwork upon any appropriate site that I'm a part of.The commissioner has the right to upload the watermarked art to their profile, and any appropriate site they are a part of, in so long as they provide the proper crediting. Links to the original are appreciated, but by no means a requirement.
Upon request, and presuming I've grown to trust you enough, I may be convinced to allow you to color a sketch/lineart version of an image you'd commissioned, but you are not allowed to remove any signature or watermark from the image. This is not a guaranteed service, so don't go in expecting it every time.
The commissioner may not post an un-watermarked version of the image, but may print the artwork for your own personal use as decoration, poster, etc. The artwork may not be used to make profit off of. Outright tracing the artwork or creating a base with it are strictly forbidden, but breaking the art down for the purposes of studying pose and structure is permitted for personal, non-commercial use.
