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hi, i'm ant! (he/him)
i'm a canadian artist with a specialty in drawing animals. i also have a degree in biology and an interest in scientific illustration, and i'm always particularly excited to draw bugs and bones since i studied them in university. i also do pet portraits occasionally, and i aspire to become a tattoo artist in the future!
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terms of service

CONDENSED TOS
NOTICE: This is the CONDENSED version of the TOS.
Detailed info may be missing. The sole purpose of this condensed version is for the Customer to have an easy overview of the main points. The full detailed TOS is included in the order form and must be read and agreed to before proceeding. The full TOS will be reiterated within invoices.

  • Full payments must be received before I start working.

  • Product will be delivered digitally.

  • Customer must be at least 18 years old.

  • Customer has right to three complete revisions in the sketching phase.

  • Customer has right to reasonable amounts of minor edits past the sketching phase (i.e eyecolour change, solid background colour change).

  • Prices are listed in USD (United States Dollars).

  • Seller receives payment in CAD (Canadian dollars) via PayPal or Ko-Fi.

  • Customer can cancel order at any time, but will only receive a full refund if the commission work hasn't started. Customer will receive a partial refund if work is in progress, and no refund if work is completed.

  • Seller can cancel and refund any order at any time.

  • Products cannot be used for any commercial use.

  • Customer does not hold the right to use the product in any blockchain-related technology, including NFTs, cryptocurrency, or future inventions in the space.

  • Customer does not hold the right to use the product in any AI-related technology, including submitting for datasets, and any future inventions in the space.

  • Seller will not work with AI-generated reference images.

I WILL DRAW :
✓ furries (includes anthro & feral)
✓ animals (including bugs) and animal-like creatures
✓ fan-art
✓ original characters
✓ partial nudity (no genitalia)
✓ suggestive non-explicit content
✓ light/cartoonish gore

I WON'T DRAW :
✗ humans and humanoid creatures (i.e. anything that has human faces)
✗ spiders
✗ mecha
✗ explicit sexual content and/or genitalia
✗ extreme fetish content
✗ offensive and/or bigoted content
✗ anything else i may be uncomfortable with


sketch portraits

includes:
- rough pencil lines
- colour & simple flat shading
- solid colour background

typecost (USD)
half-body$40
full-body$50
additional character+80%
props+$5-30 /prop

(a prop fee applies to complicated objects, such as musical instruments, furniture, or weapons. it does not apply to simple objects, such as a drink or a phone.)


lined portraits

please note that headshots are square while half-bodies are rectangular!the screentone style includes:
- clean ink lines
- grey-scale screentone textures
- no colour or shading
- solid colour background
the flat colour style includes:
- clean ink lines
- flat colours
- no shading
- solid colour background
the shaded style includes:
- clean ink lines
- full colour & shading
- solid colour background

typecost (USD)
screentone - headshot$50→ $40
screentone - half-body$60
flat colour - headshot$65→ $55
flat colour - half-body$70
shaded - headshot$85→ $75
shaded - half-body$100
additional character+80%
props+$5-50 /prop

(a prop fee applies to all additional objects; the price is proportionate to the complexity.)


magazine/
poster

includes:
- clean ink lines
- full colour & shading
- minimal background
- textured overlay
- unlimited magazine/poster details (title, subtitle, barcode, date & issue number, etc.)

typecost (USD)
half-body$130
full-body$180
additional character+80%
props+$5-50 /prop

(a prop fee applies to all additional objects; the price is proportionate to the complexity.)


character icons

includes:
- headshot view only
- pencil lines
- full colour & shading
- simple background (solid colour, gradients, texture, etc.)

typecost (USD)
character icon$60

reference sheets

simple reference sheets include:
- basic written info
- colour palette
- close-up on eyes and paw pads
- symmetrical front & back view
complex reference sheets include:
- written info
- colour palette
- close-up on eyes and paw pads
- front & back view
- symmetrical mini-figure, with outfit
- extras (e.g. accessories, items, close-ups on body parts or jewelry, etc.)
fashion reference sheets include:
- written info
- colour palette
- close-up on eyes and paw pads
- full-body with outfit
- headshot
- mini symmetrical front & back view
- extras (e.g. accessories, items, close-ups on body parts or jewelry, etc.)
★ this style is best suited for characters with simpler designs!


if you have no existing reference images of your character, i can design it for you for +60% of the base price. i'll still need some basic prompts to work from (i.e. species, colours, general inspiration images, etc).
note: please do not use generative ai to create reference images for commissioning me!

example diagrams

typecost (USD)
simple reference sheet$50
complex reference sheet$150
fashion reference sheet$200
+ add full-body+$40
+ add headshot+$20
+ add mini-figure+$10
+ add extras+$5-20
+ design fee+60%
+ complexity fee+20%

digital badges

(digital product only! designed to be suitable for your own printing, character colours may be slightly inaccurate due to printer colour limitations)includes:
- maximum 5" x 6" high-resolution print size
- headshot view, hands/paws & long tails can also be included
- clean pencil lines, colour & shading
- character name
- simple background
- detailed frame around the simple background
- extra props/details/decorations/etc. included

typecost (USD)
digital badge$115

you will receive at least two versions of the badge: one with printer-suitable CMYK colours (which tend to be less vibrant) and a cut-out guideline with a hole for lanyards, and one with normal RGB digital colours and no cut-out lines.

contact information

if you'd like to commission me, please fill out this form!

i will email you to confirm your commission, discuss further, and finalize prices. i will then send you a PayPal invoice for the full amount, or you can pay via Ko-Fi donation for commissions under $50 CAD. i will begin working only after payment is received.my turnaround time is usually 1-3 weeks depending on my workload, and i generally aim to finish all commissions roughly within the month i accept them (though this is not a guarantee).i will email you a rough draft, at which point you can ask for up to three re-draws for no extra cost. when the commission is complete, i will email you a link to a cloud storage folder containing the downloadable files. be sure to download them, i will delete it eventually!you can check trello to see where your commission is in my queue!

here's other places you can find me!

if you have any questions, email is the fastest way to reach me! i check DMs infrequently and usually don't have notifications on, but i check my email often :-)

*i don't use discord for commission discussion
*i only do commission discussions via forms and email (no DMs! i prefer to have a reliable paper trail.)