Commissions – Terms & Conditions

TERMS OF SERVICE FOR PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

Prices are subject to change based on demand.
I have the right to reject any order for any reason.
Limited slots are opened at a time. If slots are full, you will be added to a waiting list.
One request per commission
Fanart permitted as long as it’s private and not distributed
No NSFW
You can post your commission elsewhere as long as you credit & tag @artofcodaleia or @codaleia as the artist and do not claim the art as your own.
Personal commissions are not to be distributed and sold (if you are looking for freelance work, please contact me at codaleia@gmail.com

Please provide visual references and a detailed description of what you want me to draw
Include an example of a previous drawing I have done that you want your drawing to look like (This helps me match the style you’re looking for)
Commissions will be drawn in my art style, not ultrarealism or any other artist’s style

Currencies accepted are either USD or Euros and are accepted through PayPal ONLY
Commissions can be paid 100% upfront or split 25% upfront and 75% after sketch approval.
Don’t send any payment before I agreed to give you a slot and requested you to send me the payment.

The time it takes to finish your commission can vary between one week and 3 months, depending on factors like health, the complexity of the commissioned piece, other work and convention seasons.
All commission will be a high quallity digital file sent via email, along with a web-friendly size.
Traditional commissioned pieces are delivered to the address you’ll provide. Note that delivery fees have to be added to the price of the commission.

Price will cover 1 round of minor revisions on the commissioned piece (small tweaks, color changes, not complete redraws). Price will be amended with each additional revision
If you want me to change something in the drawing you have approved previously, I will charge you a fee to change it. The amount of the extra charge depends on the change you want me to make and is usually based on an hourly wage
If your reference is unclear to start with, changes will come at an extra charge.

- I reserve the right to cancel and refund the order at any time for any reason.
- I retain all copyright over the commissioned artwork.
- I will NOT claim the intellectual property (IP) of the commissioned artwork.
- I will NOT profit further from the commissoned artwork unless you (the customer) break any of the terms.
- I reserve the right to post the commissioned artwork online, in my portfolio as well as in publications such as artbooks.

You (the customer/commissioner) :
- You may upload the commissioned artwork on any website and social channels.
- You may NOT make profits from the commissioned piece (reselling, redistributing, uploading to POD-services, make prints, etc.)
- You may NOT alter the commissioned artwork without my (the artist’s) consent.
- You MAY be allowed to sell the artwork if it is a part of an adoptable. Please discuss this with me prior to paying for the artwork.
- You retain the rights to the intellectual property (IP).
- You may NOT use the commissioned artwork for commercial purposes.

The following is considered copyright infringement :
- Reproducing/using the copyrighted artwork commercially – means making money off it in any way not excluded from these terms.
- Claiming the artwork as your own.
- Altering the artwork without my consent.

The buyer is not allowed a refund once I started working on the commission.
If for any reason I am unable to start your commission, you will receive a full refund.
If you getting a refund, do not request a PayPal chargeback, I will transfer the money back to you myself.
I you request chargeback at any point when you were not allowed to ask for a refund, you will lose all before mentioned rights to the commissioned piece and I will have the full right to profit further from it in any way. I will decline the chargeback and supply PayPal with our conversations in which we talk about the commission as evidence that I have completed work for you. Furthermore, you will be blacklisted for commissioning me again.

Drafts/mockups that you must decide which one I should continue with (depending on the complexity of the commission there might be fewer or more drafts).
Sketch and/or final sketches that you must accept before I continue the work.
Insight and involvement in color plan (depending on the complexity of the commissioned piece).
Full-resolution file (approx. 210 x 297 mm at 300 DPI) of final drawing and a smaller version for internet upload. Final file format is usually PNG.