Squid's Commissions!

Hello! I am Squid, a lazy opossum who draws and doodles. I am most Active on Bluesky!I have commissions open to earn some extra munnies, but I also have Monthly Art Requests open at the beginning of every month on my Bluesky if you're low on funds!

terms of service

Please refer to this TOS! All points are non-negotiable. Please feel free to DM for any clarification or anything that is not mentioned in TOS


TERMS OF SERVICEBy ordering Product from the Seller the Customer agrees to the following terms and conditions:PAYMENTS
1. Seller has the right to deny any sale for any reason.
2. Customer agrees to pay half the invoice total upfront. The other half has to be paid on approval of the initial sketch.
3. Any other payment schedule has to be mutually agreed before work on the Product commences.
4. Customer accepts that work on the Product will not commence until payment has been received by Seller according to the above schedule.
5. Certain types of work do not allow for a split payment. In such cases customer will be informed about this and will be asked to agree on a different payment schedule, before any work can commence.
PRODUCT DELIVERY
6. Customer agrees that Product will be delivered digitally to email address provided by Customer, after the final payment has been received by the Seller.
7. Any other method of delivery, either digital or physical, has to be mutually agreed before the work commences. Customer is obliged to bear any costs incurred by alternative delivery method, such as postal costs, material costs, digital service subscription fees etc.
8. It is sole responsibility of Customer to propose delivery method which works for both parties. Seller cannot be held accountable for Customer's loss of access to the delivery method, loss of delivered files, impediments such as spam filters or any other technical obstacles outside responsibility of the Seller.
8b. Upon delivery of the product, it is the Customer's responsibility to store it properly. Loss of product due to negligence will not be reimbursed by the Seller. Seller can not guarantee that the original copy of the product will be available in the case that the Customer lost their files.
REVSIONS
9. Customer has the right to 3 complete revisions in the sketching phase.
10. Customer has right to a reasonable amount of minor edits after completion, such as changing an eyecolour or fixing a small detail, up to an additional 10% of the total time spent on creating the originally delivered Product. Any requests above that, however minor, will require a prior mutual agreement and will result in a proportional increase of order value. Any such increase will be invoiced separately. Work on any such excessive requests will not commence until the payment for the additional invoice(s) has been received.
CURRENCY CONVERSIONS
11. Customer agrees to pay the total amount specified in USD
12. It is the sole responsibility of Customer to bear any currency conversion costs, bank transfer fees, payment provider service fees and any other costs involved in transferring funds to the Seller.
13. Payment is considered as received and completed only when total amount received on Seller's USD account is equal to the invoice amount in USD
REFUND POLICY
14. Customer has right to request a full refund if there's been no progress for 3 consecutive weeks, or when Product has not been completed within two months. Refund conditions for commissions which require more work must be agreed separately, before the work commences. These provisions exclude work interruptions caused by unforeseen circumstances such as illness, accident or any other credibly documented reason for interruption of work.
15. Customer obliges to contact the Seller in a fast and responsive manner, responding swiftly to any requests for comments, clarifications, opinions, validation of progress etc. Lack of timely communication on behalf of Customer will be recognized as implicit approval of all work progress and current state of the Product.
PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL USE
16. The Product received by Customer is for personal use. Any use of the Product for commercial purposes, reselling it, reproduction or publishing for reasons other than personal purposes has to be approved beforehand by the Seller. This will require a separate agreement between Customer and Seller defining exact conditions and financial implications of such use of the Product.
Customer does not hold the right to use the product in any blockchain-related technology, including NFTs, cryptocurrency, or future inventions in the space.In addition, Customer does not hold the right to use the product for AI datasets or for AI tools and any present or future inventions in the space.Customer agrees that seller can post the work on socials or use said work in portfolios unless agreed upon otherwise before the start of the work.CANCELLATIONS
17. Seller reserves every right to refuse or cancel any order, under condition of full refund, without giving reasons to Customer.
18. Any disrespectful behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in a cancellation of the order. Customer will receive full or partial refund depending on amount of work completed. Seller will have full right to refuse any service to the Customer in the future.
This TOS was used from this example


I WILL DRAW
OCs, ships, creatures, furry, anthro, anime, Pokémon, light gore, v-tubers

I WON'T DRAW
NSFW, complex mechanical designs, problematic shipping of underaged characters, vehicles, heavy gore, realism


Ex.) Image 1- $15 + $10 (half body + shading)
image 2 - $30 + $10 (full body + more complex pose and design + shading)
image 3 - $20 + $10 (full-body+simple design + shading)

Quick Doodle

-flat colors
-single weight quick-style line-art
-simplification of any complex designs

sizecost
bust$10-15
half-body$15-20
full-body$20-30
added shading+$10

Ex.) Image 1- $40 (half body + semi-complex design)
image 2 - $30 + %85 (simple design + xtra character)
image 3 - $65 (full-body+complex design)

Clean flat

-multi-color flat cell shading
-clean and crisp single-weight line-art
-colored inner line-art (if requested)

sizecost
headshot$20-30
Half-body$30-45
full-body$45-65
extra character%85

Ex.) Image 1- $90 + %100 (2nd character)
image 2 - $100 + $15 (background)
image 3 - $100 + $15 (background)

Full Render

-multi-color cell shading with added rendering
-added dynamic lighting
-clean and crisp multi-weight line-art
-colored inner line-art (if requested)
-dynamic posing w/ perspective (if requested)

sizecost
headshot$45-65
Half-body$65-90
full-body$90-130
extra character%100
Background elements+$15-30

Character Spread

-multi-color cell shading with added rendering
-added dynamic lighting
-clean and crisp multi-weight line-art
-colored inner line-art (if requested)
-dynamic posing w/ perspective (if requested)
-1 close up, 1 full-body, and 2 "other" (tbd by customer at the time of request)

Add-onscost
Base$100-130
Background elements+$15-30

Time-lapse

- all art is made using Clip Studio Paint, which has a "time-lapse" feature that is used to record all progress made on the file-this time-lapse is usually 30-160 secs. long, and is an .mp4 file-all commissions get a time-lapse sent to the customer free-of-charge, unless CSP had a malfunction (if that occurs, the original .CSP file will be provided to customer if requested as proof on being non-AI)


Reference sHEETS


Mini ref

-1 full body + palette
-no shading
-flat colors
-flat color background

sizecost
full-body$45

standard ref

-Front + Back + Palette + details
-no shading
-flat colors
-flat color background

sizecost
full-body$110
add-onscost
extra character+70-100%
Complex Design+$10-30
props+$5-20
detailed background*+$25
extra outfit (front only)+$30-60

* (added v-tuber logo, added elements and embellishments for a recognized branding)

Ex.) Image 1- $110+ $5 (prop)
image 2 - $110+ $5 (prop)
image 3 - $110+30 (alt. outfit)

deluxe ref

-Front/Back + Palette + details +expression +extras +props (if needed)
-no shading
-flat colors
-simple background

sizecost
full-body$150
add-onscost
extra character+70-100%
Complex Design+$10-30
detailed background*+$25
extra outfit (front only)+$30-60

* (added v-tuber logo, added elements and embellishments for a recognised branding)

Ex.) All 3 samples would be $150 (no add-ons depicted)


custom character design + ref

-a detailed original character design based on customer's input-completely from scratch with discussion w/ customer, or with reference images/desc. from customer

ref typecost
Mini Ref.$70-100
Standard Ref.$140-180
Deluxe Ref.$180-260
add-ons**cost
Complex Design+$10-30
props+$5-20
detailed background*+$25
extra outfit (front only)+$30-60

* (added v-tuber logo, added elements and embellishments for recognized branding)**if requested by customer, will be charged. If seller decides to add, will be free-of-charge

suprise character design + ref

-a detailed original character design based on customer's requested vibe,color palette, and mood board-seller's complete creative freedom w/ design process, limited to 3 minor revisions (eye color changes, small outfit changes, etc.) after design is complete

ref typecost
Mini Ref.$80
Standard Ref.$150
Deluxe Ref.$190
add-ons**cost
Complex Designfree
propsfree
detailed background*free
extra outfit (front only)free

* (added v-tuber logo, added elements and embellishments)**if seller chooses any add-ons, customer is not required to pay any extra