Terms and Conditions!
By commissioning me, Stardust Spence, you will agree to the following:
1. Patience.
I have a life outside of commissions and I actually only do my commissions on OFF TIME so patience is the key to getting your art! Commissions often take awhile during the fall, winter, and spring (due to my attendance in university) but will be much faster during the summer with frequent communication either way! I will always be honest about where I am in the commission process and you are always welcome to ask about works-in-progress anytime!
2. Relevant Conversation.
I’m not mad if you try to chit-chat with me but I would rather have business communication rather than personal/friendship conversations. If we work together on multiple occasions, I will EASILY warm up to you (and either way be friendly if you’re friendly) but I would rather keep our relationship professional (but casual) until we get to know each other WITH TIME. Long story short, my DMs are open for commissions exclusively, not to become buddies. Never hesitate to message me about quotes, questions, or anything business related! I’d love to talk with you about it!
3. Payment Upfront with Either PayPal or Venmo ONLY.
I will only be using PayPal or Venmo for invoices and I will not start your commission until payment is received in full. If you cannot pay immediately, genuinely no worries. This is common and I will add you to my queue if you have a vivid idea of what’d you’d like! Please make sure you know you will be able to commission me at some point to assure the folks who are also in similar situations can get their fair share with waiting time. I will add you to mu queue and if someone is able to pay before you, they will get their commission first.
4. Refunds Will Only Be Dealt on my Behalf.
If I start working on your commission and I know I will not be able to complete it (due to family issues, emergency scenarios, or challenges with your commission’s complexity,) I will propose a commission refund to you. This does not work the other way around. So if you run into issues with how the commission turned out or a sudden want to cut the process, I will not refund the payment to you. This is mainly to prevent ghosting and stealing of work. You may always cancel your commission but I will not refund any payments if the piece is at/past a detailed sketch.
It’s important to communicate with me as I send you works-in—progress to what you’re looking for. If I send you a sketch of an you say you like it, but later as I’m coloring and you change your mind, I WILL NOY change main poses, characters, or major aspects to the piece. Minor patterns and accessories are fine to changing, BUT please PLEASE ask for changes before I start rendering!!! This will make the process easier for you and me!!
You may also not get free re-commissions if your character has any design changes. This means if you have a piece of commissioned work from me and your character in that piece gets a design change, I will not update the piece for you unless paid for. Most of the time this paid-change is possible (especially for reference sheets) but for larger rendered pieces, it’s challenging and may be more worth your time to get the piece re-done.
5. References Used for Commissions must be Usable!
What is a usable reference? A usable reference is one that has (mostly) no shading, is 2D, has an accurate front and back (meaning the design in the front corresponds to the design on the back,) has minimal clothing/accessories that show all relevant designs, and is not AI OR STOLEN. If you’re commissioning a full character piece and the reference has a full outfit on, that is not a usable reference, BUT if you’re only commissioning a profile pic (just the head) then that references would (most likely) be okay!
6. I Have the Right to Decline Service to Anyone, Anytime.
If you make me uncomfortable or give me reasons to not work with you, I will not work for you. If this happens after you pay, dependent on how far I am into the commission I will refund all payments (and partial refund if I’m far into the piece.) Note that if I fail to message you, it may be because I did not see your message!!! So please do not assume I am ghosting you if it’s been a few days since I’ve messaged you!
WILL DRAW
✦ Almost all species plus mythical creatures (and bugs!)
✦ All genders
✦ Candy Gore + Slightly Realistic Gore/Blood (may vary)
✦ Slightly Suggestive Poses/Clothing
✦ Furries / Fursonas / Anthropomorphic Animals
✦ Most Clothing Types
✦ Weapons (with exceptions)
✦ Most Body Types
✦ Ship art with your characters
✦ Gift art for people you know WITH ART CREDIT FROM ME
WON'T DRAW
✦ Drugs (some are ok but just ask me knowing I may not draw it)
✦ Hate Speech/Offensive Symbolism
✦ Humans / Half Humans / Humanoids / Feral Characters
✦ Fanart (for other people) or AU characters (based off shows/games/fandoms)
✦ Anything Severely Mechanical (Protogens and FNAF-themed animatronics are ok)
✦ I can also decline things that may not be listed here, but I'm always up for new ideas! Message me and we can chat!
If you have any questions about terms, payments, commissions, quotes, or anything business related, please message me through Instagram, Discord, or email! I would to answer your questions! And if it comes to it, I’d love to work with you! Talk to you soon!!!