COMMISSION TOS

ORDERING:

• ◈ Order via PMs on any site I am at (be it Twitter DMs, Toyhou.se PMs) or by email @ synoicus@gmail.com.
• ◈ Please do not pay me until I have confirmed I will take your commission.
• ◈ I only use PayPal or Square for payment, and only in USD. All payment must be upfront unless stated otherwise.
• ◈ If you need the payment to be split up for larger payments, I'm fine with accommodating as long as we discuss beforehand. However, until payment is complete, all WIP images will be watermarked and smaller size than the full image.
• ◈ All prices are listed on this site- as stated on the commission information page, prices may vary based on complexity.

ERRORS, REFUNDS, AND MISTAKES

• ◈ I will refund you immediately if you request a refund before I have started your commission. However, if I have started, I will refund you only by certain amounts depending on how far the commission has progressed. You will be given your commission in the state it was cancelled at, unless the payment hasn't been met fully. Please be absolutely sure that you have the financial ability and desire for a commission before ordering!
  If your commission has been lined with clean lines (around 25% finished), I will refund you 75% of your payment. If your commission is at least 50% done (at this point, it has been fully coloured and clean lined) I will refund you 25% of your payment. Anything further (at this point, your commission is at or over 90% finished), I will not refund you.
• ◈ If I am in any way unable to complete your commission due to personal circumstances, I will explain why, and fully refund you.
• ◈ I will cancel your commission if payment is not received within 48 hours and the absence of payment is not explained for. It's completely understandable if there are technical and/or physical difficulties, so if you do encounter some, please inform me beforehand.
• ◈ I will correct any mistakes as asked for before the art is finalized; however, if you have not mentioned it before the art is fully finished, I will not correct it. Please be direct with what you want; if you have "implied" something, I may not be able to include it.
  If I have made a mistake due to an extremely unclear reference, I will not correct it.
  I will be able make very minor alterations for you, even at the end as long as they aren't too meticulous. If the request is unreasonably minor (eg; "this character's marking is three pixels off from how I like it"), I will not do it.

COMMUNICATIONS:

• ◈ Please communicate with me on what you want; and please be very clear. I want to be absolutely as accurate as I can be to your needs, but I cannot do as such without communication and details from you.
• ◈ I will communicate on the site/format you've messaged me on, or one you prefer (that I've already listed).
• ◈ I am willing to work with written description with non-design work commissions to an extent - however, please bring along other materials to help me conceptualize what you exactly want (eg; a picture of a cheetah for a character with cheetah markings). If I make minor mistakes when given only text, I will not correct them.
• ◈ You can request up to a maximum of 5 WIP images throughout the commission process. I will also send a few myself (they will not be counted among the 5 WIPs you can request) to ask your opinion before continuing onward with your commission.
• ◈ Don't be afraid to ask about the progress of your commission- however, please be civil while doing so.
• ◈ If you are not civil with me, your commission will be cancelled and your payment completely refunded. I may reuse the lineart, base pose, or design for other pieces as long as they don't breach your own copyright as a result of all finances being refunded. I may cut off contact or take further actions if needed. If the case is serious enough that I have to cut contact, I will not send you the artwork done within the commission.

COMMUNICATIONS (CUSTOM DESIGNS ONLY):

In comparison to regular commissions, regarding custom designs, I'll send far more WIP images and generally communicate with you as I design since I wish to make a design that you genuinely will like! However, please keep these in mind:

• ◈ If you want the design to have a certain palette, please supply me with it beforehand.
• ◈ Like stated above, I work best with visual guides: if you have a complicated element you'd like included and/or a precise look that you'd like a design to have, please provide visual examples alongside text. Both photos and/or rough sketches are fine!.
• ◈ For original/non fan character design work, I will create character designs that are inspired by existing IPs (individual properties, eg: Pokemon, Super Mario, etc) with very loose interpretation/focus on inspiration, but absolutely not slight deviation nor copy. Please do not attempt to make me design that is similar to an existing IP character dishonestly.
• ◈ You can request up to a maximum of 5 WIP images throughout the commission process. I will also send a few myself (they will not be counted among the 5 WIPs you can request) to ask your opinion before continuing onward with your commission.
• ◈ While I am a lot more loose with sending custom WIPs and changing a custom design, if you request significant changes on/of a major element after it has passed prior approval (and is essentially finished), I will charge per edit based on complexity of said edit.

RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS:

As the artist, I retain all rights to the work done. I may use your commission as an example image for my commissions unless you've said otherwise. You may not use my work commercially unless we've discussed in depth otherwise, especially if you're using it as an NFT.

• ◈ All character designs I have created are bound to the rules of my Design section of my TOS.
• ◈ Do not claim the artwork as your own- please credit me if re-uploaded.
• ◈ Personal use of the artwork is completely okay, such as small stickers, prints, usage as an icon, and small edits are fine as long as my signature is not altered and credit is given.
• ◈ As stated in my design half of the TOS, none of my art is available to be tokenized/turned into an NFT/etc. If you do this, you will be both blocked and blacklisted.
• ◈ You are not allowed to use the artwork given to you to make merchandise nor to advertise, be it for profit or non-profit. The only "exception" is merchandise of character designs as stated in my Design TOS.
• ◈ Do not remove my signature or edit it (via cropping, distortion, etc). This includes the alteration of both my logo and my signature.
• ◈ I will deliver the art via PNG files. You may request another image format, though. I will not give you the files (.psd, .csp, etc) of the artwork.
• ◈ If a custom wip is not to your liking, I may resell/reuse the scrapped design.
• ◈ I will likely post your commission to my various profiles. Please tell me beforehand if you do not wish for me to do so- if I cannot post the commission anywhere, please do not upload the image to a social media site. The only exception are sites for art/character storage, such as Toyhouse.

SUBJECT MATTER:

I will be drawing in my style; I will not draw in any other style unless specified beforehand. Please be sure that you like my style before ordering a commission.

• ◈ I reserve the right to decline any commission, whether it is because I believe I cannot do the task successfully to my standards or I wish to not do the task. I may or may not specify why I have or have not.
• ◈ I make a lot of stylistic choices, especially regarding my shading style. If not specified otherwise, please note that I will likely alter your character's palette slightly in order to suit the needs of the image. Please tell me beforehand if you want me to retain the colours of your character (although my use of altered palettes is a staple of my style, your mileage may vary if you ask for such)
  I may be willing to alter other stylistic choices; although I will not redraw the entire image.