Question 1

How does the process work?

Accepted Answer

Send me quote/request with what you're looking for, I'll send you a price if it's something that isn't straight forward on my pricing chart, like a request for a background or a quote if you're looking for something discounted because you're buying several things from me.
 
Leave me a good contact, if you don't want me to use an email, then leave me your Twitter or Instagram handle and I'll DM you. You can always DM or @ me there, as well. 
 
When you've agreed to commission me, I'll send an invoice from PayPal that allows for partial payments to collect the first half. This also means that if you need to make payments that you have that link to do so, as well.
 
I will let you know when I begin work on piece you've requested and will send you a sketch when I am finished with it. Please review this sketch and let me know if there are any changes you would like made. If you ask for changes to be made, I will send you another sketch up to three times. When it's satisfactory, I will move on to the line art stage and will send you a watermarked copy of the line art for you to approve or ask for final changes. 
 
If you're asking for just line art, this is when the remainder of your bill will become due. If you have asked for it to be colored in and/or a background added, I will then move on to that stage where you'll be able to approve the pallet of colors and be able to make 3 adjustments to color if they don't seem to jive on screen. I will again send you a water marked copy to approve or request changes.
 
Once the image has been approved, your remaining total will become due. When I have received the rest of the payment, you will get a signed copy of the finished image. If you requested color, I will also send you the line art if you would like.

Question 2

What if I don't know what size I need?

Accepted Answer

If you don't know, let me know where you're going to be using it. If you're going to use it on multiple platforms, let me know that, too, unless you want it the bigger size and want to just resize it yourself.

Question 3

If I have picture references, how do I get them to you?"

Accepted Answer

Right now, send it to me via Twitter or Instagram messages, or if for some reason you can't DM me, @ me, I check both pretty regularly. That or friend me on Discord, I accept messages from people. In the future I'm probably going to find something better to use so any random person on the internet can use. 
 
If you somehow don't have Twitter, Insta or Discord and don't want to sign up for it, give me a good contact on the order/quote form and let me know so I can give you another way to reach out to me.

Question 4

Will you do an art piece for Exposure?

Accepted Answer

Unless Exposure is a sugar daddy looking to pay my bills, then no.

Question 5

Do I have to pay up front?

Accepted Answer

Short answer: No
Long answer: I'll be requesting half up front as a holding fee. This ensures your place in the queue and that you're serious about commissioning me. I've watched other artists have to put this in place because people abused the "you can pay after" niceness that many of us tend to use. This is to ensure that neither party is being screwed over. 
If you decide within 24 hours of me telling you that I'm working on your art that you have changed your mind, then it's fully refundable. No questions asked. After that, it's not. You wouldn't let your employer not pay you for work if they suddenly decided they didn't need you three hours into your shift, the same applies here.

Question 6

I'm broke, but I can make payments. Can you work with me?"

Accepted Answer

This is acceptable to me, but let me know in advance because I understand being broke or something coming up in life that screws up your plans. If you're planning ahead and can't pay me right away, we can work something out. I don't like being screwed over, but I'm not an asshole, either.
That half up front is all I ask for. If you're asking for a larger project and can pay something to get in the queue and then make payments while waiting for me to get to your work, that's fine, too. Again, just talk to me, I'm a reasonable guy.

Question 7

Do you accept tips/donations?

Accepted Answer

Of course! When I send my PayPal invoice, you're always welcome to add a tip to the jar. It's always appreciated!

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