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#i made this to use as a ''rough sketch'' example for when i reopen commissions
perikiro · 3 years
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a very fast and messy drift doodle;;
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zettapoke · 7 years
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A few days ago I made a post about this, but basically my family’s house is being foreclosed on and we need to find a new place to live. I’m reopening my commissions to help us get enough money to move. 
I will be taking 3 slots for now! 
If you would like to help my family out during this time but are unable to commission me, reblog this helps a lot to spread the word! Otherwise, you can support me on Ko-Fi as well. 
Otherwise, if you’re interested, please check out the guidelines below and you can send me an email at [email protected]
Thank you for your help! <3 
If you’re interested in commissioning me, you can email me at [email protected] with the following information:
What type of commission? (Ex: colored full body sketch)
Username: (Tumblr handle is best, so I can tag you when I post the commission)
Paypal address:
Character names:
Picture reference: (REQUIRED ESPECIALLY FOR OCS)
Short description (personality, etc): (Optional; keep it simple!)
Scenario/Theme: (Optional) 
Anything else? (Feel free to put any extra info or questions here! You can also include color choices, palettes, the mood of the drawing, etc.!) 
GUIDELINES: 
I accept Paypal only! 
Prices are in USD. 
WILL DRAW: 
Fanart, OCs, ships (canon, oc, canon/oc), mild blood/gore, characters with simple designs (like Bill or Demonic Guardian OCs!), non-suggestive shirtless male characters – examples: http://zettapoke.tumblr.com/post/148231106577/it-only-took-me-2-months-to-finish-this-shit-haha, http://zettapoke.tumblr.com/post/132082179587/time-is-dead-and-meaning-has-no 
WILL NOT DRAW: 
NSFW/suggestive content, animals, anthropomorphic characters (I’m willing to try this, however, so if you want me to draw something like this, ask me!), robots/machinery, super-complex designs 
Any commission $20 or under must be paid upfront. Anything over that price can be paid in half, with the rest being paid when the commission is finished. I will not start on any commission until I receive payment. 
During the commission process, I will send you work in progress photos, depending on what your commission is. (Ex: if you commission a sketch, I’ll send you a rough sketch and the final sketch. If you commission a painted piece, I’ll usually send you the sketch, the lineart, and the flat colors) 
Once the commission is complete, I will send you a HQ (300 dpi) version of your commission!  
I sometimes stream commissions and may use them in speedpaints. If you don’t want me to do this, let me know! 
Additional characters are +50% of the price. Max 2 characters for icons and 3 characters per commission! 
If you’d like me to draw an OC, you MUST provide visual reference. (Sketches are fine, but you must provide the color palette(s) for the character as well) 
If you’d like me to use a different style from a specific drawing of mine, let me know! 
Please allow 2 weeks minimum for your commission to be completed! If there’s any delays, I will contact you. (Note: the more complex, the longer it will take) – note: I am super-duper busy right now, but I’m trying my best to juggle commissions while dealing with IRL stuff. Commissions may take a bit longer, but I will do my best to finish them as fast as I can. 
If you’re under 18, you MUST get your parent’s permission to commission me and provide proof that you have permission. 
If you’d like me to make any changes after the commission is complete, there is a 15% charge for any changes made (this doesn’t include minor changes, but anything major will be charged extra). 
Commissions are for personal use only. Do not redistribute, sell or claim as your own. 
I reserve the right to refuse a commission for any reason or adjust the price depending on the complexity of the piece. 
If you have any questions (like if I will/won’t draw something, anything about prices, if I’ll draw something like another piece of mine, etc.), ask me! 
Thanks for your interest and support!! 
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herzspalter · 7 years
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I been meaning to ask for some advice and help on creating a shop where people can commission myself. It has been a thought in the back of my head for such a long time and now I really want to make it a thing. Then I thought I do not know how to start or what to do, I am so clueless. Can you maybe please give a beginner any tips on how to start a store selling their own art?
Hello, Lovely Anon!
That’s a good idea! I’m no expert in this field, but I’ll just share whatever I think might be useful! Okay so, let’s go through a couple things in no particular order:
- run a blog or some other place people can view your work: Maybe not a Must-Have, but it’s certainly helped me, so I don’t see why I shouldn’t suggest it! Have a place where you share some art of yours, so people can find it and find out who you are, and where they can easily find examples of your work. For me personally, all my commission work basically happens through social media sites , except for official illustration jobs, for which I will go into a bit more detail in another segment here. But yeah, if you offer commissions, it helps to have a blog that you update whenever you can so people can find you. Be patient with this and keep at it, okay? 
- have an easy-to-read commission page: So if you offer commissions on your blog for example, I’d suggest splitting up your commission post/page into two parts. In the first part, have a couple of visual examples (not too many, I’d say about two for each type of picture you’re offering), along with the prices and a very brief description of what you are offering (for example, “colored single pictures”, “black and white sketches” etc), and put your contact somewhere on there (your E-mail address, for example). With this, your potential client very quickly knows what you are offering, how much it costs, where to talk to you and gets an idea of what your work looks like. In a second part, in a Read More for example or just in a text below (depends on where you’re posting it), have your rules (what will you draw, what won’t you draw, what can be discussed, how many slots you are opening etc) so people know if what they’d like to have from you is something you’re actually willing to draw.
- make yourself a paypal account: It’s easy to do and most people have one, online commission work is usually paid through this. 
- own a website: Highly recommending getting one, it’s much easier and more comfortable for everybody involved if you have some sort of homepage you can refer people to if they are interested in your work. I’ve been meaning to make one forever and haven’t gotten around it yet and it’s made things pretty complicated before, so if you can, have some place outside of social media websites where you can present your portfolio etc. If you apply for a job or are asked about examples for a job, I really really suggest you refer to a homepage. A blog is totally fine for commissions online, but please get yourself some sort of homepage too.
And this is less for how to get started and more “things to keep in mind”:
- for the love of god, don’t do unlimited slots with low prices: if you are like me, your insecurities and low self-esteem may dictate you to start off with low prices, to test the waters. And honestly, I think that’s an okay thing to do, it certainly helped me to get a bit more secure and see if I’m made for this. However, if you want to start off with low prices, only take a few slots at a time. Open 5 slots, for example, and only reopen them when you are done with all of them. That way, you don’t overwhelm yourself with work and you can adjust prices. And you probably deserve higher prices, because art takes time and you’re putting hard work into it, it’s okay to set yourself an hourly rate or something. (because look, I made the combined mistake of asking for very little money at first because I was too terrified to raise prices and also having unlimited slots, and I’m still to this day working that list off even though I closed commissions like a year ago. Give yourself the chance to raise commission prices if you feel like you should, don’t be me and overwhelm yourself with work) 
- ask for payment before you finish the piece: How artists go about payment differs from person to person, so I’m just gonna share how it works for me and why. I like to take commissions, send out rough drafts to the clients and ask for payment once they are happy with the draft. That way, I know they’re happy with where the picture is going and I don’t have to constantly worry that maybe they hate the idea, the client knows that I am actually working on their piece, and I make sure I am getting paid for the work. I don’t think it’s a good idea to finish the commission, send it to the person who commissioned it and then ask for payment, because while most people are good and, you know, not scumbags, you always hear about people who took the commission and never paid. 
I think that’s it for now! I really hope this helps and/or gives you some idea where to start, and if not, please feel free to come by again! I wish you the absolute Best of luck for your commissions!
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