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UPDATE 10/15/2023: Due to the economy, I have to increase my pricing. Everything will be about $5 more depending on what I am drawing. All discounts will remain the same percentages.
MORE UPDATES 6/14/17: I have decided I will be cutting back on my workload so any commissions that will go over $60 will be turned down. I am busy with work and have to limit myself so I figured this was the best option until maybe I can either cut back on hours or get a job that allows more free time for comms.
*********UPDATES: I only accept payment through invoices now, I don't do Canon/OCs anymore, no more refunds, I cannot get birthday/holiday gifts done on time, more specific examples of art in the PRICES section with chibis and pinups added, and other rules involving behavior, blacklisting and reposting art without my permission. Anything in bold is what has been recently added.
MORE UPDATES 6/14/17: I have decided I will be cutting back on my workload so any commissions that will go over $60 will be turned down. I am busy with work and have to limit myself so I figured this was the best option until maybe I can either cut back on hours or get a job that allows more free time for comms.
*********UPDATES: I only accept payment through invoices now, I don't do Canon/OCs anymore, no more refunds, I cannot get birthday/holiday gifts done on time, more specific examples of art in the PRICES section with chibis and pinups added, and other rules involving behavior, blacklisting and reposting art without my permission. Anything in bold is what has been recently added.
This journal entry is a list of my prices, rules, and discounts. It is recommended that you read through this at least once before contacting me. My profile page will have a message saying if I am open or not but you can visit this entry any time to get a good idea of what I am looking for and if you have any questions, feel free to ask below. Also keep in mind that this list is subject to change and I will update every now and then as I see fit.
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PRICES:
- Sketches – About $10 for 1 character, +$5 for every added character. Humans/anthros or more complex characters will go up in price. More refined sketches will be $20 each. (NOTE: I do not have a scanner, I can only take photos so the sketches may not turn out to be of the greatest quality)
- Lines and flats – About $15 for 1 character, +$10 for every added character. More complex characters like dragons will probably be about $30 with $20 for every added character. Higher prices for complex designs and humans/anthro.
- Full color with shading and/or lighting and other details – About $20 for 1 character, +$10 for every added character, higher prices for more complex designs and backgrounds.
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Fully colored Chibi ponies - About $15 each and $10 for every added character. More complex characters will be about $12 or more. Lines and flats only will bring down price.
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Fully colored human/anthro pinups - about $30 each, $20 for every added character. Knee/waist-up will bring price down by about $5. More clothes, complex designs or backgrounds will bring price up.
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Non-MLP characters - $20 per character and $10 for every added character, $25-$30 for more complex designs, and $15 for every added character. Complex backgrounds will also increase price.
Other important things to know about prices:
- You an bring the price down a few dollars by having me take off a few drawing methods to save time. For example: no shading, have black-only linework, no background, fewer characters, sketch only, etc...
- I sadly do NOT do comics, animations, reference sheets or expression sheets anymore as they take too much time and clog up lists.
- MLP art can be done in my style OR show accurate style. Please specify which. This will NOT affect price.
*****Keep in mind that price is subject to change depending on your request and how long it ends up taking.
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RULES:
Please read these rules before asking me for a commission though I’m sure most of it will already come as common sense.
- I only accept PayPal. No points, no free requests, no art-trades.
- I will be sending you an invoice first from now on, I will no longer be asking you to send me the money first. This will require you to give me your PayPal-linked email address. If you already have my email from buying from me in the past and send me payment before telling me what the request is, the money will be sent back to you and you will be asked to wait till we discuss the price and then do an invoice. This may result in blacklisting if done on more than one occasion.
- I can no longer do birthday gifts due to having to rush to get them done by the deadline unless you are fine with them getting done at a later date. It will have to just simply be gift art for your friend that comes outside of their birthday. Same goes for holiday-related art. Plan accordingly.
- OCs are allowed (you are responsible for providing reference for your OC unless I am already aware of what they look like). OCs that are ‘Mary Sues’ or have overdone designs will either be turned down or redesigned to look better with your permission.
- You may ask for one of my OCs to be in the image, but if I feel it goes against their character, I will turn it down or ask to have it changed.
- I will no longer be doing Canon/OC ships and I can only do Canon/Canons if the characters are an actual couple or have some romantic implications towards one another like Twilight and Flash for example. This also applies to OCs who are the love-children of 2 canons that are not a confirmed couple.
- No excessive blood, gore, or any other form of violence.
- No crude language, swearing, or bigotry.
- No drug or alcohol use.
- No explicit porn. (I can do ‘sexy’ stuff but nothing that shows graphic sex, genetalia, etc.)
- My signature/URL MUST be on the image. This prevents art theft.
- Be respectful and professional when commissioning me please. Take your time to read this journal carefully so you aren’t surprised with the rules.
- I will not start the commission until I am paid. If something drastic happens and I am unable to do the commission or you change your mind before I start it, let me know and I will return your money and cancel your request. If I have already started the commission or part of it is done, your refund will be partial.
- Only commission me if you are ABSOLUTELY SURE you can afford to pay because once you pay you will not be able to get the money back. I apologize for the inconvenience but allowing refunds in the past has hurt me and screwed up my schedule. If you are financially unstable and suspect that you cannot afford it, do not commission me.
- I try to make an effort to finish these pictures in order of when they were paid for. If you were the last on the list, that means you will have to wait a while so please be patient.
- I will NOT draw art for call-outs or drama-based videos, even if that person did something terrible. Some artists are open for this sort of thing. I am not.
- If you exhibit bad behavior when working with me (reposting art when I have not permitted you to, harassing me to make something when I have already refused, giving me a hard time over my prices or how quickly I get it done), you will be added to my blacklist and any future requests will be ignored. Any further harassment will result in being blocked and possibly reported.
- If your request completely ignores these rules or is totally outlandish, your note will be ignored and you may be blacklisted. If you ask for something very horrible like CP, I will block you.
Other guidelines (BE SURE TO READ):
- Don’t be afraid to give me some specifics about your requested pic like what pose you want the character to be in or what their expression should be and so on. It might help me better if you describe what you want more specifically. Just don’t go crazy with this.
- I used to do versions without a watermark/signature/URL if requested, but I am keeping them on from now on.
- All commissions posted on Deviant Art will have the word “Commission:” in front and then either your name or a title for the image. Let me know if you want a specific title or I may come up with a fitting one myself.
- I am on the internet a lot so keeping in touch with me should not be a problem. If I am unable to use the internet for a day or two due to connectivity issues or vacation or something, I should be able to let you know or make a public announcement about it. If you send me a message and I don’t reply for a day or two, send it again because I may have missed it or something due to a lot of messages per day.
- Please be timely when noting me about your commission. If you don't have the money to pay me just yet or you are going to be away from your computer for a while, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN ADVANCE so I can reserve your spot without wondering where you are. If I am still waiting on payment/to hear back from you and you have not informed me that you'll be absent for a while, I will cancel your reserved slot and give it to someone else.
- Make sure you have enough money for your commission and make sure you have a PayPal and know the password to get in. For those of you who don’t have one but want to use your parents, please ask for their permission first.
- Once you and I have discussed your commission, I will ask for your email so I can send you the invoice. At your request, I can show you a work-in-progress sketch of it so you can know if I got anything wrong in advance. If there are any mistakes or something in the pic I forgot to do and that was in your original description of the pic, I will correct it free of charge. If, however, it wasn't in your description and the correction is not a tiny little detail, I may ask for a couple dollars in return or not update.
- Right now I am mainly used to pony art but if you would like me to draw something else for you, we can talk about it. I like doing cute things, sexy things, and simplistic cartoons. Don’t be afraid to ask me if I am willing to draw you some non-pony art.
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DISCOUNTS:
- Returning customers get a 5% discount.
- Veteran customers (people who commissioned me at least 5 times) get a 10% discount.
- People who offer to draw a picture for me as part of payment get a discount. Percentage depends on how good of an artist they are and if it is a sketch or fully colored.
- You can only use ONE discount per commission. I will use the biggest discount.
*****These discounts are subject to change. Some can be omitted while others can be added.
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So if you are interested in purchasing from me, please shoot me a note on Deviant Art and we’ll get something set up and I’ll put you on my list. Thank you!
New part-time job!
I interviewed yesterday and was hired right away! I'm going to be doing some packing, sorting and delivering for a local newspaper company that an old friend of mine from school owns. Only definite work days will be Thursdays and possibly earlier in the week. I won't get a whole lot of hours out of it so I'm still looking for another part time job or perhaps a full one if the benefits and rates are good. My current commission list has 10 slots full, but I'm going to still let my page say I'm opened in case anyone else wants to get a slot later. Those commissions obviously have yet to be started, but thank you to everyone who sent a message and I'll get the WIP sketches done for you soon.
Send questions for FHS/MLSiaD QnA (April 2024)!
UPDATE: Reminder that you can only ask a maximum of 3 questions per Q&A and please put all questions in one comment so they're easier to keep track of. I'm doing another Q&A! You can start sending your questions now in the comments of this post! Please only comment on this post with your questions though, as it is much easier to keep track of them. Alternatively, you can comment on the FIMfiction version of this post if you prefer. If you want to know what types of questions to ask: you can see these previous Q&A's.
Why I'm jobless and how you can help
I should've been forthcoming about this much sooner, but honestly I didn't know what to say as I figured things would've turned up by now. Well they haven't and I might as well tell you guys the truth. As the title admits, yes, I do not have a job and it's been that way for the past 6 weeks. Before we talk about that, let's go back to November of last year. Some of you might have seen when I made this status update: https://www.deviantart.com/aleximusprime/status-update/Sorry-if-I-scared-you-995107195 Well that got me to leave my job for one month because I was able to go back on December 19th when that asshole left for shoulder surgery. I returned to work and things were fine for the next 2 months, but then it got worse when he returned in late February. To understand this situation, I have to explain the manager. He has been a lifelong friend of my dad's and our family has good relations with his family, but his biggest weakness is he's too nice. He runs a decent business
Nightwatch's Flaws
Before we get started, just letting you all know, I have chapter 6 of Ester Dracos in progress, but there's a song in it which I'm composing, and as per the usual, it is taking a while to finish. After some difficulty, I have managed to come up with a tune now. It sounds good, I'm just getting to a more challenging section and it might complicate things. I actually have the first chapter of "Ghost of Grogar" complete (proofreading still needed), but I will wait on that one before it is uploaded. There are no songs in that story, so I should be able to get through it quicker, but I do want to at least get the cover art done as well as a picture of the "Harmony Clubhouse" tree, so please be patient. Trust me, it will be worth the wait. ***Spoilers ahead for those that have yet to read My Little Sister is a Dragon: Ester Dracos Arc*** In the most recent chapter of Ester Dracos, we learn that Nordo Dracos, the land Buttercream might have come from is governed by King Rubble, a dragon
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