FREELANCE/COMMERCIAL

 TO BE DISCUSSED IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION. I MUST BE PROVIDED YOUR TERMS IN EMAIL TO ASSESS AND AGREE TO AFTER DISCUSSING SCOPE OF WORK REQUIRED.

MY WORKFLOW

THIS SECTION IS IN REGARD TO MY  WORK ETHIC, PROCESS AND GENERAL COMMUNICATION WITH YOU. THIS IS TO HELP YOU BETTER DECIDE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH ME OR NOT.

 

  • UNLESS AGREED ON PRIOR TO PAYMENT, I DO NOT OFFER WIP'S (WORK-IN-PROGRESS.)
  • I DO NOT PROVIDE WIP'S FOR FIRST TIME CLIENTS. NO EXCEPTIONS.
  • I DO NOT DO BACK-AND-FORTH COMMUNICATION AS MY TURNAROUND IS VERY FAST AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR RESPONSES UNLESS WE HAVE A RAPPORT WITH EACH OTHER.
  • ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WITH ALL COMMUNICATION WITH ME.
  • I HAVE NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS THAT PREVENT ME FROM COMMUNICATING PERFECTLY WITH YOU. I LIKE TO MINIMIZE COMMUNICATION WITH CLIENTS FOR THESE REASONS.
  • I HAVE SEVERE MEMORY PROBLEMS. DO PROVIDE ALL COMMISSION INFORMATION IN YOUR INITIAL SUBMISSION/REQUEST. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR DETAILS MENTIONED IN PASSING THROUGH LATER DMS.
  • I WILL NOT 'CHASE DOWN' MY CLIENTS WITH REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION FOR DETAILS NOT STATED UP FRONT IN WRITING OR VISUAL REFERENCE.
  • ALTERATIONS AFTER WORK HAS BEGUN (ONCE YOUR NAME IS UNDER 'IN PROGRESS' ON THE QUEUE) WILL INCUR A FEE AS IT PUSHES OUT MY PROJECTED COMPLETION TIME.
  • I WILL NOT ALTER COMPLETED WORK WITHOUT A FEE.
  • MY AVERAGE COMPLETION TIME IS UNDER 1/WK BUT I ASK FOR UP TO A MONTH.
  • I HAVE NEVER ONCE TAKEN A PAYMENT AND NOT PROVIDED THE WORK.
  • SEE BELOW SECTIONS FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS.

 

ADOPTS & customs

BY PURCHASING DESIGNS FROM ME, YOU ARE PURCHASING MY LABOUR AND A PARTIAL RIGHT TO THE DESIGN. I RETAIN ALL COPYRIGHTS OVER MY WORK, WHICH INCLUDE RIGHT TO REDISTRIBUTE, REPRODUCE OR USE THE IMAGE AS A SAMPLE FOR SALES OR SELF-PROMOTION.

DESIGNS AS PART OF MY WORLD IP'S AND CLOSED SPECIES WILL BE REFERRED TO BELOW AS "CS", "SPECIES" OR "DESIGNS"

"CLIENT" & "COMMISSIONER" ARE USED INTERCHANGEABLY.

 

  • I CLAIM ALL RIGHTS TO THE IP, BUT I WILL NOT REUSE/RESELL THE DESIGN AGAIN FOR PERSONAL OR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. (UNLESS IT IS RECLAIMED FOR ANY REASON OR I AM COMMISSIONED TO DRAW IT WITH YOUR PERMISSION.)
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT SALE FOR ANY REASON.
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT YOUR CUSTOM PROPOSAL WITHOUT QUESTION.
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY AND RESELL ANY REJECTED/REFUNDED DESIGNS TO BE SOLD AT A LATER DATE.
  • YOU MAY USE DESIGNS PURCHASED FROM ME FOR ANY PERSONAL USE THAT YOU PLEASE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ICONS, SIGNATURES, LAYOUTS, WALLPAPERS, THEMES AND PERSONAL SITE DISPLAY.
  • THE COMMISSIONER MAY UPLOAD THE WORK DONE TO THEIR SITE AS LONG AS IT IS CREDITED AND LINKED BACK TO ANY OF MY MAIN GALLERIES.
  • YOU MAY NOT PURCHASE RIGHTS TO MY IP OR CLOSED SPECIES DESIGNS AND CLAIM THEM AS YOUR OWN, CHANGE THEM INTO YOUR OWN CREATION WITHOUT EXPLICIT WRITTEN PERMISSION.
  • YOU MAY NOT CREATE DESIGNS WITHIN MY IP AND STYLESPACE AND LATER REMOVE THEM FROM MY BRAND.
  • YOU MAY CREATE DESIGNS WITHIN MY IP AND STYLESPACE AND THEN CREATE NEW, ALTERNATE FORMS/DESIGNS WITH SIGNIFICANT ALTERATIONS BASED UPON SAID DESIGN THAT ARE NOT A PART OF MY BRAND.
  • YOU MAY NOT CLAIM THE WORK OR THE IP TO BE YOUR OWN OR SET IT UP FOR REDISTRIBUTION. YOU MAY NOT USE IT FOR ANY EXTERNAL PROJECTS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, COMMERCIAL OR NON-COMMERCIAL.

 

RESALES

​THIS SECTION IS IN REGARDS TO DESIGNS OR IP YOU HAVE PURCHASED FROM ME AND WISH TO RE-HOME, TRADE OR RESELL.

 

  • YOU ARE ALLOWED TO RESELL DESIGNS OR CUSTOMS YOU PURCHASE FROM ME AT ANY PRICE AT ANY TIME. (THIS INCLUDES ANY AND ALL CLOSED, OPEN OR ONE-OFF SPECIES.)
  • YOU MAY RESELL MY DESIGNS, CUSTOMS AND ADOPTS RECEIVED IN TRADES OR SALES FOR ANY PRICE AT ANY TIME.
  • GIFTS RECEIVED FROM ME CAN BE RESOLD WITH MY EXPLICITLY WRITTEN PERMISSION.
  • YOU MAY NOT RESELL MYO CREDIT RECEIVED ON PATREON VIA PLEDGE BENEFITS TO ANYONE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
  • YOU MAY SELL DESIGNED MYOS OR ADOPTS YOU HAVE CREATED OF MY SPECIES FOR ANY PRICE AT ANY TIME.
  • YOU MAY RESELL MYO TICKETS (UNDESIGNED MYOS) FOR THE PRICE YOU PAID. ONLY DESIGNED/COMPLETED MYOS MAY BE SOLD FOR ANY PRICE.
  • YOU MAY USE MYO TICKETS PURCHASED FROM ME (NOT EARNED ON PATREON) IN TRADES BUT I WILL NOT ARBITRATE IN THE PLACE OF PROBLEMS ARISING FROM DOING SO.
  • YOU MAY USE DESIGNS PURCHASED FROM ME FOR ANY PERSONAL USE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ICONS, SIGNATURES, LAYOUTS, WALLPAPERS, THEMES AND PERSONAL SITE DISPLAY.
  • THE COMMISSIONER MAY UPLOAD THE WORK DONE TO THEIR SITE AS LONG AS IT IS CREDITED AND LINKED BACK TO ANY OF MY MAIN GALLERIES.
  • YOU MAY NOT CLAIM THE WORK OR THE IP TO BE YOUR OWN OR SET IT UP FOR REDISTRIBUTION. YOU MAY NOT USE IT FOR ANY EXTERNAL PROJECTS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, COMMERCIAL OR NON-COMMERCIAL.
COMMISSIONS and uncontracted

BY PURCHASING ART AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ME, YOU ARE PURCHASING MY LABOUR AND A PARTIAL RIGHT TO THE DESIGN AND ART. I RETAIN ALL COPYRIGHTS OVER MY WORK, WHICH INCLUDE RIGHT TO REDISTRIBUTE, REPRODUCE OR USE THE IMAGE AS A SAMPLE FOR SALES OR SELF-PROMOTION.

 

  • I CLAIM ALL RIGHTS TO THE ART, BUT I WILL NOT REUSE/RESELL THE ART AGAIN FOR PERSONAL OR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. (UNLESS AS A SAMPLE USED IN SELF-PROMOTION.)
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT SALE FOR ANY REASON.
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT YOUR COMMISSION PROPOSAL WITHOUT QUESTION.
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE EDITS THAT I FEEL COMPROMISE MY STYLE OR TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR MISSING/MISREPRESENTED ELEMENTS DUE TO UNCLEAR INFORMATION.
  • I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR EDITS, CHANGES OR DETAILS NOT MENTIONED IN THE COMMISSION SCOPE OR CHARACTER'S REFERENCE.
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY AND RESELL ANY REJECTED/REFUNDED DESIGNS TO BE SOLD AT A LATER DATE.
  • YOU MAY USE ART PURCHASED FROM ME FOR ANY PERSONAL USE THAT YOU PLEASE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ICONS, SIGNATURES, LAYOUTS, WALLPAPERS, THEMES AND PERSONAL SITE DISPLAY.
  • THE CLIENT MAY UPLOAD THE WORK DONE TO THEIR PERSONAL SITE OR GALLERY AS LONG AS IT IS CREDITED AND LINKED BACK TO ANY OF MY MAIN GALLERIES.
  • YOU MAY NOT CLAIM THE WORK TO BE YOUR OWN.
  • YOU MAY USE IT FOR ANY NON-COMMERICAL PROJECTS OF YOUR OWN. (YOU MUST STATE YOUR INTENT IN YOUR COMMISSION PROPOSAL TO USE IT COMMERCIALLY TO DISCUSS ANY TERMS.)

 

PAYMENT

THIS SECTION IS IN REGARDS TO ALL PAYMENTS FOR MY SERVICES AND LABOUR.

 

  • I DO NOT ACCEPT FULL REFUNDS AFTER I HAVE BEGUN WORKING.
  • I EXPECT A DOWN PAYMENT FOR PAYMENT PLANS OF AT LEAST 25% OF FULL PAYMENT. I WILL RE-POSSESS THE CHARACTER IF YOU FAIL TO ADHERE TO OUR PLAN AND WILL NOT REFUND YOU IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLETE THE FULL PLAN, FOR ANY REASON.
  • PAYMENT PLANS WILL NOT EXCEED 30 DAYS UNLESS I EXPLICITLY AGREE TO ANOTHER TIMEFRAME.
  • I DO NOT ACCEPT PAYMENT PLANS FOR GENERAL COMMISSIONS/ILLUSTRATIONS.
  • HOLDS ARE NEVER GUARANTEED IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE ME A DATE OF PAYMENT PLAN RESOLUTION.
  • PAYMENTS MUST REACH ME IN USD. (VIA PAYPAL, NO E-CHECKS)
  • I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUND YOU IF I CANNOT COMPLETE YOUR COMMISSION IN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME OR ANY REASON THAT MIGHT PREVENT MY COMPLETION OF A COMMISSION AT ALL.
  • I WILL NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS FOR PRIOR FINISHED WORK. THIS IS COMPLETELY UP TO MY SOLE DISCRETION.
  • I DO NOT BEGIN WORK UNTIL INVOICE IS PAID IN FULL.
TURNAROUND

THIS SECTION IS IN REGARD TO MY TIME AND COMPLETION GUARANTEES.

 

  • I DO NOT GUARANTEE COMPLETION DATES IN COMPLETION FOR UNPAID WORK. (BONUSES, RAFFLE PRIZES, ETC.)
  • I DO NOT GUARANTEE COMPLETION DATES ON COMMISSIONS. (HOWEVER,  I HAVE NEVER TAKEN LONGER THAN A MONTH.)
  • CLIENTS WILL BE INFORMED OF ANY ABSENCES OR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY DELAY MY PROGRESS ON THEIR COMMISSION.

 

 

THIS DOCUMENT CAN AND WILL BE EDITED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT THE NEED OF FURTHER NOTICE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REFER TO IT BEFORE HIRING ME FOR ANY REASON AND FAILURE TO READ MY TOS IS NOT AN EXCUSE BREAKING IT.