gene's commissions

terms of service

Please read my terms of service thoroughly and carefully! If you break my terms once, I may not be inclined to accept commissions from you in the future. Breaking my terms thrice will result in a full blacklist. Specific terms, if broken, can result in an instant blacklist. These will be properly mentioned.

general terms of service

  1. I retain the right to refuse a commission for any reason. I'll try my best to give you a reason why.
  2. The finished product will be a fully digital piece. No physical product will be shipped.
  3. I won't start on the piece if you haven't sent me the agreed price.
  4. I prefer full payment up front before starting the piece, but partial payment is allowed! The first half should be sent before I start on the piece, then the second half can be sent when I send you a sketch/lineart of your piece before I finish it.
  5. Please provide a reference sheet or picture for the character/s or people you want me to draw! I prefer visual over written, but I accept written as well. I'll send you a sketch of how I see your character if they don't have a visual reference.
  6. I'll send you a work in progress sketch as a default. Let me know if you prefer not receiving a progress sketch.
  7. Major changes can be requested in the sketch stage. I won't be able to accept any more major changes after you give the okay on the sketch, so please give as much details as early as possible!
  8. Expected turnaround time starts from the day of the order to 1 month, depending on my queue. Before asking for updates, check my commission queue to track your commission's progress! I usually update it real-time.
    1. I always try to update buyers for sudden delays due to life stuff or anything else.
  9. Commissions with a deadline must be discussed upfront. I'll charge an additional $5 priority fee for hard deadlines that are 3 days - 2 weeks from the deal. Make sure to plan ahead, as I won't accept deadlines that are less than 3 days.
  10. As much as possible, save the original artwork! I can't guarantee I'll always have your commission backed up in my storage.

artwork usage terms

  1. Never use my artwork for AI training, scraping and NFT minting. Breaking this term will result in an instant blacklist from my services.
  2. Only the buyer has permission to use the commission for personal purposes, unless the commission is gift art, or if the buyer's OK with others using it for personal purposes. Personal purposes include (but are not limited to) using my art as an icon, a banner, or a background online or offline.
  3. We can discuss using commissioned art for commercial use. I'll ask for royalty fees upfront depending on the use.
  4. I may use commissioned pieces for my portfolio/commission examples to my liking. Please inform me if you don't want your art posted anywhere!
  5. If you're planning to repost my art anywhere, please credit me as the artist! My socials are all available here.
  6. If you'd like to add edits/make alterations to my art, ask me first!

design usage terms

  1. You are only allowed to resell a design if a) you obtained the design using money, and/or b) you have commissioned art for the design. You are not allowed to sell it for more than you bought/traded it for (ex. art for art only). You can add value to the design if you have commissioned art for it.
    1. If you're planning to sell off my designs that isn't normally resellable for emergency reasons, please reach out to me so we can discuss the matter.
  2. Redesigns are okay, there's almost no limit as to how you want to change the design as long as I am still credited as one of the designers.
    1. The only exception to this is whitewashing, of which I don't allow when redesigning.
  3. Ask me if you're thinking of using my design in a project that you're going to/planning to monetize. It's highly likely that I'll agree, I'd just love to know! For designs, I won't ask for royalty fees for premade or custom designs.
  4. I can't enforce how people will use these designs - if the designs are used for dark themes and subject matter, just know that they don't reflect my own beliefs. All I can say is that the owners must handle these themes with care and respect. Using my designs to promote hate and bigotry will result in an instant blacklist from my services.

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