My terms of service agreement! (Read this before commissioning me!)
Lockian's Terms of service agreement:
1.) I reserve the right to refuse any commission request,
2.) I will only do a sketch before payment is sent, I will not lineart a piece until it has been paid in full, this only exception to this is event preorders, Payment when it comes to an event pre-order is to be discussed and agreed privately.
3.) I will only offer a refund if work has not been started on the piece.
4.) Once the piece is completed you have ownership of it, you can post it anywhere & do as you please. I retain my rights as an artist, therefore do not remove my signature or claim that you drew it. This is a violation of copyright law, it will be treated as such.
5.) This terms of service represents a contract to protect me as an artist and you as a commissioner, if any of these terms are broken by either party then work on the piece will cease, we will come to an arrangement on how to proceed afterwards.
6.) If ever we are working on a piece and our messaging system is not email, then if that line of communication fails then my email is: [email protected] send me a email and we will resume from there. I also expect you to give me your email when applying for a commission for the same reason and to have the same back-up in place.
7.) Changes are only made in the sketch stage, if you tell me to proceed then come to me with changes after then they will be ignored as I would be unable to change it. This means, once I have started to lineart a piece I cannot make changes to the lines, I am a traditionally only artist and I cannot erase pen, Please take a few minutes to look over a sketch before approving!
8.) I am a artist but beyond that I am a person, any abusive language, being inappropriate or just being disrespectful will be dealt with in the appropriate manner. This will usually be to refund you if no work has been started, otherwise it will be case by case.
9.) Continued from 8. Please respect, I am a artist. You are paying me money for a service, this is no different to paying for any other service. Do not send me random 'Roleplay' speak such as *barks* *boop* *beep* *snuggles* ect ect! If you wish to get my attention or ask me something, please just do so! When I take your custom I am physically working for you. You are my client. I expect a certain level of respect from you as I will do my best to speak to you in a friendly and professional manner.
10.) I am perfectly comfortable working with artistic freedom, both in a single character piece or a design commission. If you do come to me with a idea please be clear and concise. I find bullet-points to outline individual important details helps. Take some time to type out your idea, read it back to yourself and make sure it makes sense as well as covers everything in your message. If you ask for something that was not in your original 'pitch' that is not my fault as a artist, it is on you for not being a good communicator. If you do want extra things added to a piece that was not outlined originally I retain the right to change you for additional work and details that you didn't outline originally. Be sure of what you want before you ask me to start sketching!
11.) I will only depict characters which you hold the legal copyright for / have permission to use. This means no stolen characters, no using other peoples characters without permission. If you attempt to do this you will be blacklisted immediately.
12.) Generally, ask! If you don't know, or are not sure, simply drop me an email: [email protected] and I will be happy to clear up any queries about this, and / or discuss your potential idea and whether I would feel comfortable accepting it.
13.) If you wish to have your commission be kept 'secret' I.e. not posted on my patreon, my twitter, or anywhere online by me, (This does not include 'delays' for example, not posting before a birthday / anniversary for the person in the commission ect!) You have to pay a extra 10% on top of the cost of you commission. This is because posting my artwork, even the work for a customer is the way I advertise my work to gain future customers and my patreon's pay to see my work in progress work and this means less to offer them that month. I am however happy to keep a commission 'offline' for this small fee.
14.) Turn around? Turn around varies depending on the piece. I cannot give a specific turn around time, as it can be affected by many things such as national holidays, birthdays, conventions, day jobs ect! If you do have a deadline LET ME KNOW, when you apply for a commission! I am very happy to work to realistic deadlines. I will always attempt to complete your commission in as quick of a time as possible while not sacrificing my own health or the quality of the piece.
WONT DRAW:
- Excessive bodily fluids, this includes spit, semen and blood, I am happy to draw these but not in excessive amounts, Faecal matter and urine are firmly on my will not draw list.
- I will not draw complex backgrounds, vehicles or heavy machinery. This is more of a discussion topic, if you ask I may be willing to take on your idea but as a general rule; no.
- I will not draw any piece that depicts violence or sexual acts performed upon minors or real animals. I will not draw depictions of abuse in any shape or form.
- Ideologically offensive pieces. For example any hate speech, depictions of fascism, or anything that is violently opposed to my personal belief system. Generally if it's hateful I wont be interested in drawing it. If unsure? ask!
A little about me, Hello!
Hello! I am Lockian (Reskell Griffiths) I am 23 and living in Nottingham, UK!
I'm a self taught toony, traditional furry artist,
Please scroll up to read my terms of service, this is vital as it is a agreement to protect me as your artist and you as my customer, please, please read it before commissioning me, thank-you!
Wanna see how I work? Here's a speedpaint I made! (see below, please watch in HD!)
I'm a self taught toony, traditional furry artist,
Please scroll up to read my terms of service, this is vital as it is a agreement to protect me as your artist and you as my customer, please, please read it before commissioning me, thank-you!
Wanna see how I work? Here's a speedpaint I made! (see below, please watch in HD!)
Please note: This speedpaint is a few years old now, the artistic quality does not reflect my current work. This is just a fun way to show how I create artwork! - Thanks