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Freelance illustrator specializing in Printed Media & 2D Vector Graphics

CMYKat Graphics

Personal Artwork Terms of Service

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Hi! I’m Kat, of CMYKat Graphics.I also go by Chaii / Meek when handling personal pieces for clients.Thanks for your interest in my work! I kindly ask you to please read ahead for information which protects both you and I with regards to the work you receive from me.

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If you have any questions about my TOS you can reach out to my email at [email protected] or head over to my contact form HERE:

Otherwise I ask you to please read ahead for more information regarding fees, rights and more when working with me.By commissioning me for a personal / non-commercial piece,
you agree to the following terms:

• Payment •

I will only accept PayPal transactions initiated by an invoice sent by myself.
This is for your protection and mine!PayPal Invoicing automatically accounts for buyer's protection for you, and record-keeping for myself.I have three methods of payment and commission initiation.Method A:
I start the commission only once it’s been paid in full.Method B:
A payment-plan is discussed, whereupon a deposit is paid and additional payments follows in 1 - 3 installments throughout a negotiated duration. Work begins after the final payment is made.Method C:
A deposit is made, I begin work, deliver low-res, watermarked files for client approval, and invoice for the final amount less the deposit once the client approves. Once payment is received, high-res, unwatermarked files are delivered, and the transaction is completed.If no payment or deposit is made within 15 days of asking for a slot (barring the discussion of payment on a specific day), I will consider the commission cancelled and you will lose your place in the queue.I may also cancel your slot if communication on your end
is completely dropped for over 15 days.

• References •

Please provide clear, accurate and current references!I ask that references sent to me to please be SFW (safe-for-work).This is because I am predominantly an SFW artist who frequently works in public and I like to know what to expect when opening an image from a stranger! If you're ever unsure about the nature of your image, simply ask me first if the type of image you intend to send is okay!I will more than likely say yes, or to wait until further notice. c:If you do not ask before sending a reference image, then I respectfully must ask you to send references which do not contain the following:

• Detailed nudity ("barbie/ken" style nudity is fine)• Sexual content aside from nudity (such as intimate gear or toys)• Detailed/realistic gore (candy/pastel gore is generally okay, but do let me know before sending!)• Violence (such as a character actively cutting themselves)• Other subjects which would not be considered tasteful or acceptable to view while in a public space.

If sending an NSFW (not-safe-for-work) reference, simply let me know before sending and wait for my consent. Once I have given consent you may send me your reference.I will NOT work with nude IRL selfies. Sending these without my consent will result in being blocked and blacklisted and having your commission cancelled.Be sure your reference is up to date! It is your responsibility to make sure to let me know if something is missing from your reference early in our commission. Failure to let me know of a missing detail in your reference may accrue additional fees.Kindly link additional photos as well if you’re very particular about your species or portrait.References without images must be described in great detail, and any relevant or helpful photos should be sent, the more the better!I’ll correct any oversights on my behalf for free, but mistakes made due to incomplete, changing or inaccurate references may be subject to extra fees for the time needed to make corrections.

• WIPs, Revisions & Approval •

I send WIPs (work-in-progress shots) along with each stage of the commission, apart from my 1-day turn-around "Cutie buttons", to stay on a same-day schedule.I encourage all of my clients to be honest with their feedback of proofs at any stage - please don't be shy to let me know if you require adjustments or changes! It is my job to make sure you are happy with each stage of your piece. Please let me know if you require any changes and I'll do my best to accomodate.If I feel any change may accrue additional fees, I will ALWAYS tell you first. I will never hit you with surprise charges at the end of a piece due to changes made to the piece.Any mistakes made on my behalf are corrected for free, of course!If you’re not happy with the initial sketch of a custom commission that is $35 or over, I can completely redo it for free once. Multiple overhauls may result in extra fees.Please try to list all of the edits in one message so that I can adjust your image at once! Otherwise, repeated requests for small changes may accrue additional service fees.Once the sketch is approved, the composition of the image cannot be changed without fees, and any refund requests become partial refunds (please see REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS for more info).Once lineart and flat colours are approved, changes can no longer be made to the base image/structure without charging extra fees!Once the final image has been approved, all payment made prior is final and cannot be refunded.

• Final Work •

Please be sure to save final work to your computer/device once it is complete! It may not remain online forever, and I can't guarantee it will live on my hard drive forever.I don't provide .PSD, .AI, or otherwise editable files of work in any stage for personal commissions.If you require raw working files, we must then discuss commercial rights to the work.If you need a particular format, resolution or size for personal printing (ie on poster or for a desktop), please inform me of this during the initial agreement of the commission, NOT at the end! I cannot guarantee I can provide you with a wide-format poster if you have ordered something that is the size of an icon!

• Rights •

Unless explicitly and officially negotiated / a commercial contract has been discussed, I retain the rights to artwork produced in a personal piece.This includes the right for me to share the piece online, print the piece (typically for the purposes of advertising my commissions when at conventions/events), use the piece to promote my work such as in my portfolio or online galleries, etc.You, or the original owner (in the case of gift-art), will retain the right to any original characters used in the artwork.Please do not edit or crop signatures out of any final work.You can do whatever you'd like with the final image provided these uses are personal, non-profit and non-commercial, and that you do not claim the artwork as your own, or edit final work and claim it as your own, unless this was otherwise explicitly discussed and negotiated before payment.Below are some examples of ways you may use the artwork which would be perfectly fine:

• You may reproduce your artwork on a small-scale for yourself, such as not-for-sale stickers, a t-shirt, a print, etc;• You may distribute printed media such as stickers or art-prints for free to friends & family;• You may use the images on end-products which are Not For Sale, or an end-products which are NOT used to advertise a commercial service or product;• You may use the image as a personal profile picture or social media banner online;• You may share the image to a personal online media gallery.

The following would be prohibited without discussing the purchase of a commercial license:

• You may not reproduce the images onto any kind of media with the intention of selling the image, or sell the image files themselves;• You may not use the image to represent a business, commercial product or commercialized web presence*
*(for example: to represent a monetized YouTube channel or business social media profile);• You may not edit the images in any way, including editing out the signature;• You may not distribute printed or digital media featuring the image on a large scale (250-5000+ physical units a year or any amount of paid digital advertisements) with the intent of selling or advertising a business/service/product;• You may not use versions of the images which do not feature my signature.

While it is not mandatory, I kindly ask that you give credit or a link-back to
my website or the social media we initially made contact on, especially when reposting!It is very helpful to me as a growing artist.Finally, please let me know IMMEDIATELY upon commissioning me if you want anything kept 100% private/not uploaded anywhere online or if you do not want a signature in the artwork! Some additional fees for this may apply for this.

• Turn-around Times •

Please note that I spread my attention to all active commissions at once to keep my queue moving.My turn-around time varies from project to project.

“Cutie” Pinback Buttons - same-day (excluding revision times)Detailed vector or pixel character illustrations - Anywhere from 5-30 business days but can vary based on character complexityTelegram Sticker packs - Anywhere from 10-30 business days but can vary based on the number of stickers orderedGraphic Design & Custom Illustrations - Per case and can vary greatly.

I will inform you if I feel work may exceed the expected time-frame, and from there we can negotiate a new time-frame, or discuss a partial or full refund
(please see REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS for more info).If you require a date for the artwork to be done by, please inform me IMMEDIATELY upon commissioning me.I can rush at extra costs, but will otherwise require at least 5 business days notice before accepting a commission with a deadline.

• Refunds & Cancellations •

I reserve the right to cancel a commission at any time.Should something come up that I must cancel on my end (emergencies, equipment failure, etc), I will refund you in full, no matter what stage I am at.I may cancel and refund a client’s slot in full if rudeness or harassment occurs.Harassment can include sending rude or many irrelevant messages, not conducting yourself in a kind/professional manner, etc.Otherwise the following applies:Payment is FINALIZED once you have received finished work
and you have approved all previous stages.Note that major overhauls or changes to the artwork after all other stages have been approved may be subject to additional fees!You may receive a full refund on a commission provided no work has begun.Chargebacks performed with the intent of stealing my artwork after approving images will result in being blacklisted along with a public Commissioner Beware.If you have been refunded in full, I retain the right to keep and reuse any preliminary work, warm-up sketches which may have been done, etc.I can reuse work such as base sketches or idea boards produced in other projects, including new commissions or prints, provided you've been fully refunded.Partial refunds will be issued on work that is cancelled on the customer’s end after sketches have been approved or once any amount of work has been done beyond the sketch.I will determine the percentage of the refund based on the amount of time I've put into the commission I was approved to begin.The later into the commission I am informed of a cancellation, the lower the percentage of the refund.For example, a project that is 50% completed will receive a 50% refund.Finished, approved and received work cannot be fully refunded!

• My Draws & Does-Not-Draws •

I currently DO draw:

• Stylized human portraits;• Stylized anthropomorphic animal characters / Furry art;• Stylized pet portraits;• Custom illustrations of stylized objects, text, etc;• Stylized landscapes;• 18+ works depicting mildly suggestive, non-explicit scenarios (whether sexual or violent, such as a pin-up style portrait, some non-explicit kink scenarios, or a bruised/scarred character).• OCs (original characters), whether entirely original or characters ‘inspired’ from other fandoms;At this time I am not taking fanart commissions, but I AM still accepting fan crossovers, parodies, or works featuring an OC from a fandom as commissions.As for direct fanart, feel free to ask if I'm open for fanart requests at any time. c:

I DO NOT draw:

• Hardcore NSFW content;• Excessive violence or gore;• Mature works depicting minors or animals• Any kind of bigotry for any kind of bigot;• Copyrighted material;• Subject matter which conflicts with my current style (examples include heavy realism, complex weapons/robotics/backgrounds, maximalist designs, etc).

If you aren't sure if I will create your vision, I encourage you to please ask!While I am mostly an SFW (safe-for-work) artist, I am not opposed to things which are spicy/suggestive, mildly violent (pastel/candy gore, slightly injured), or unconventional, and I like trying new things!I do reserve the right to refuse any commission, whether it’s something I’ll draw or not.

That's it! Thanks for reading! I know it's lengthy!

If you have any questions at all, please reach out to my email at [email protected] or head over to my contact form below:

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