Please Feed The Bear Terms of Services

Failure to comply with any of the rules listed will result in the cancellation of your commission. Do take note that a fee will be deducted from the total of your upfront payment during refund based on the amount of work already completed OR 15%

General Terms

1. The commissioner should provide all relevant materials and requirements when submitting your request form in clear, concise terms.

2. The artist and the commissioner should first settle on an accurate explanation and interpretation of the expected finished product before starting the commission.

3. The artist has the right to cancel or deny any commission.

4. The commissioner MUST be a legal adult over 18

Payment

1. The payment currency is in USD

2. Exact prices will be dependant on the complexity of the commission

3. Do not send payments unless the artist agrees to accept your commission and asks for the payment.

4. Commissioned artworks should be paid upfront before the artist takes on the request. Placing a deposit on a large commission will be considered on request.

5. A rush fee applies when the commissioner requests a tight deadline

6. A design fee will be charged for clients with no reference images that would like me to draw solely from a description and/or a collection of photos.

Process and Delivery

The artist will add the commissioner to their queue. At this point the turn around time should be expected to be no more than 90 days at maximum. If the commissioner does not maintain responsive communication, the artist is not responsible for delays.

The commissioner will receive a thumbnail or sketch to approve

Once the necessary changes are made, if any, the artist will continue working with WIPs sent at their own discretion. The artist will communicate if there is a change to their schedule and will be available to respond to questions throughout the process (within reason)

The commissioner will be expected to maintain professional conduct during the commission process.

Once done, the completed artwork will be sent via the commissioner’s preferred method in a scaled-down png file, and/or printed and mailed if needed. Files are typically around 2000x2000px and 300 dpi for regular digital commissions.

NOTE:

Other file types, sizes, timelapses or layered psd/csp file can be sent upon request.

Revisions

The commissioner is entitled to 2 revisions per step during the whole commission process. Major revisions must be requested during the sketch stage. There will be more leniency for larger projects at the artist’s discretion.

Copyright and Usage Policy

Under no circumstances may the artist's signature be removed from any work.

Art may not be modified or edited by anyone but the original artist. Please contact the artist for a needed crop to be made so that the signature can be moved appropriately.

Signature does not need to be included in an avatar or similar usage but credit is greatly preferred.

For every commissioned artwork, the artist:

1. retains the right to own the copyright of the completed artwork unless the commissioner requests a commercial use of artwork (additional fee will be applied).

2. can promote services and products with the finished artwork anywhere.

For every commissioned artwork, the commissioner is allowed to:

1. Use the commissioned artwork for personal use unless agreed otherwise. (Example: Upload it on all your social media profiles, forums, etc.)

2. Print the artwork and claim the character(s) as their own, but not the artwork itself.

3. Use the artwork to promote themselves.

4. Use the artwork for the purpose of studying. Tracing for study is welcomed as long as the resulting posted works are credited appropriately

For commercial use art commissions, the following policies will be applied:

1. Give credit to the artist for the finished artwork when selling the merchandise or product.

Refund and Cancellation Policy

1. No refund will be issued at any given circumstances unless I, the artist, failed to deliver the product according to the agreed upon specifications at the time of commissioning

2. In the case that I choose to cancel the commission for personal reasons, a full refund will be offered

In case of refunds, the artist will only refund the amount they got after cutting off the associated payment processing fees lost during the process

1. The artist has the right to cancel any art commission at any time and refund the appropriate amount.

2. The artist is entitled to cancel or deny the art commission if the artwork contains any depictions of racism/sexism/hate or is meant to mock/ridicule an individual for no apparent reason.

3. If it is found that the commissioner is knowingly using stolen characters, underage characters, lying about their age (as a minor), is planning on using the commission to harass or cause harm to others, intends to claim my work or characters as their own, or otherwise along these lines, the commissioner is NOT entitled to a refund at any point in the process and will be appropriately blacklisted, banned and blocked.

By commissioning me, you acknowledge that you have read through the terms fully and agree to abide by them. By accepting, I agree to hold myself accountable for my own terms of service.