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Commissions are open!
Sketch Start $10 USD Simple Start $25 USD Standard Start $55 USD
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For my Minecraft artists out there! A quick guide to check if you accidentally stole a Minecraft skin
Today I got really into interpreting minecraft skins, due to this post. Here’s what I got up to
Hatsune Miku Minecraft skin ↓ free download ♫⋆。♪ ₊˚♬゚.
PMC
Ko-fi
This was a commission for Veney on VGen. Larger IP comms get the skin file shared so huge thanks to Veney <3!!
Let me know what you think :D
Minecraft Skin Commission Guide - Beginners Guide
(This guide may be outdated! For a more updated version, try the Google Document!) Thinking about opening Minecraft skin commissions? Whether you’re brand new to selling art or already making commissions, it helps to know what you’re getting into. Minecraft skins are more than just pixels (we hear that a lot around here), they’re art! And treating them like a professional art can take you places.
This guide is here to help you get started, from understanding what it is you're doing and why, to end goals. We won’t cover every detail, but it will give you the foundation you need to open commissions with confidence!
The goal of this guide is to set you up to start selling custom Minecraft skins. But it should work well for selling any type of digital art. I have over 6 years of commission experience! But please remember every day I am still learning new stuff myself!
Note: Commissions and freelance work can sometimes touch on legal stuff, like licensing and income taxes. This guide is made by a person sharing what they have learned from experience and is not to be taken as professional legal advice. There will be tips and warnings, but if you need any legal work, you should consult a lawyer or legal professional.
⁘ What is a Commission?
A commission is the act of paying for a piece of art (ex. a Minecraft skin), to be created by an artist.
When someone commissions you, they're paying for the permission to use the piece of art. Almost like renting. You will still retain all rightful ownership to it. For example, a client could use a Minecraft skin in game, but they couldn't resell it without your permission, because at the end of the day, you have ownership over the art.
Commission work is different from selling your work for resale or running a small business. It's easier to get into and allows both you and your clients to have more flexibility. It's can be one of the most rewarding ways to get paid as an artist!
⁘ Am I Ready to Take Commissions?
There’s never a perfect time to start taking commissions. Honestly, you can start whenever you feel ready! But being prepared will make the process smoother, and help you reach people who really want to pay for your work. Even if you don’t have an audience yet, preparation will make it easier to build an audience as you go.
Below is a list of things that can help you get ready. There’s no set number you need, but the more of these you have, the better prepared you’ll be for a successful commission process! If you think the answer is no to any, it might be a good time to reflect if this is a good match for you.
Checklist - Are you ready yet?
Are you prepared to turn a hobby into work?
Do people already ask you to make them skins?
Can you handle constructive criticism and change your work for feedback?
Do you have a portfolio of AT LEAST 3 Minecraft skins you think are worth selling?
Do you have a social media presence or following?
Do you have a consistent style?
Are you SURE you're ready (the only real question)?
⁘ Setting up Commissions
1. Portfolio
What even is a portfolio? This will probably be the most essential part of your commission process, and a complete MUST! It's a curated collection of your best works, something that represents your skills as an artist.
A portfolio at MINIMUM should have 3 of your best/most relevant works for your commissions. You should be able to send this portfolio to your potential client, and they will know exactly what they should expect from you.
Your portfolio should be easy to access for potential clients. Make sure it is linked to social media and advertisements related to your commission work (ex. on your Reddit "About Description").
Some professional sites to display your Minecraft skins on:
Your own website (Always the best!)
Carrd.com (Free alternative to site hosting)
Planet Minecraft (Acceptable standard for the Minecraft community)
2. Commission Sheet
A commission sheet is your ground zero, and it's a sales pitch to potential paying clients.
A good commission sheet is clear, has examples, and gets the most important points across. Like where to commission you, some examples of work, or your prices. There are a lot of free templates on the internet, or feel free to copy the following template:
3. Where to Take Orders
Some platforms are more professional and make people feel safer than others. Contacts like Discord or Twitter work, but can scare off potential clients due to the amount of scams that happen there. Using third party sites with a lot of reputability makes your clients feel safer. Those can be sites like Ko-Fi (recommended), VGen, or even email contacts with Google Forms are pretty standard (Please note, not all sites will work for every country due to payment systems).
You should aim to have one CLEAR location to point people towards. Pick whichever works best for your needs, and most importantly, will keep you looking professional and be able to reply quickly.
⁘ Pricing Guide
Pricing your work can feel overwhelming, especially for Minecraft skins. Not only are you making a digital art, but you're also making a niche art. This makes it tricky to try to pinpoint your price-point, because there isn't much to compare yourself to out there.
There isn't one price that fits all, and ultimately, it's up to YOU to decide your rates.
Every artist deserves to be paid for their skills and time. Valuing your own work will also benefit the community and set a higher standard for wages for Minecraft texture artists across the board!
1. Base Rates
USA minimum wage is your floor, not your ceiling. Even if you’re new, charging below $7 USD per hour is unsustainable. Many skin artists find a fair base in the $10 to $25 USD per hour range, depending on skill and speed. Although an ideal starting point is roughly $20 USD. Keep a track of your time, and adjust accordingly!
(Rate convertor for those who need it.)
If you're outside of the US, do not be afraid of charging these prices. You're selling to a global market, you can work off what international customers would pay.
Feel comfortable charging more if:
You have a lot of years of experience.
You have a high skill level.
It takes you a while to make Minecraft skins.
You're in high demand!
If you're using your commissions to live off of.
You offer revisions.
2. Licensing
Unless specifically stated, commissioning a person for a piece of art is more like renting! The person will be allowed to use the art piece however you permit them to, but they do not own the IP ("Intellectual Property")(This is dependent per applicable laws).
Knowing this, you should be able to charge an individual more based off how they plan on using it. Whether you're willing to put in the work to write contracts, or you're adding stipulations, it's good to charge extra to people who will be making profits off of your art work. This is an industry standard. Do NOT let someone take advantage of your lack of knowledge.
Common licenses: (Note, you will be responsible for creating and upkeeping these! Be aware you are stepping into a more legal world.)
Personal (Default): A personal license is typically the default assumption of how the commission will be used. The commissioner will NOT be using the commission for profits. This is usually people using the skin in-game, streaming casually, making non-profit videos, etc.
Monetized ($$): This is a great license for individuals that will be making profits off of ad and sponsored revenue, using your skin. So for example, Youtubers or Twitch streamers, who will be making profits from your product. It allows passive income, but does not allow resell, making merch, or redistribution.
Commercial ($$$): Commercial licenses are the big ones! This allows businesses and big creators to use your Minecraft skin for profits. It covers a lot like, using the skin for branding, server packs, merchandising, paid content, reselling, and MORE depending on what you will allow.
Still confused? That's because it's confusing! Try out this video. Not only does it break down the details a bit more, but it covers how to make your own contracts for licensing on your own.
3. Avoid Low Prices
Be aware! Dropping your prices low does not make your work look more appealing (Unless it's a sale). Low prices communicate low quality, and in some cases, people may suspect you of stealing or using AI. Cheap rates will draw in difficult clients or trolls who see your art as cheap rather than valuable art, and trust, it SUCKS having to defend yourself.
Undercutting also hurts the community. When you price far below other artists, it drags down the market and can create resentment. Other artists may avoid working with/avoid interacting with you if they feel you’re devaluing everyone’s efforts or taking their clients. Or at worst, they will not recommend you to potential clients.
4. Research
Look at artists of similar skill and style, and take note of their prices. Just remember, these prices are adjusted to this individual's needs. But they can be a huge inspiration to valuing yourself as an artist.
5. Raising Your Rates
If you’re consistently booked or feel like you've improved, it's probably time to raise your prices. Even a small increase helps prevent burnout! It's always good to redo all the above steps every 6 months or once a year, just to make sure your rates are fair.
Do NOT fear increasing with time, there are Minecraft skin artists who charge $60+ USD per Minecraft skin, and that's COMPLETELY fair for their time!
⁘ Payments
1. Where to Get Paid
Figuring out where to get paid is one of the biggest hurdles for beginners. Your options will depend on both where you live and how old you are. Please keep in mind, most countries will require you to be 18+ to access banking or payment services.
PayPal: The most common worldwide, has business accounts, and lets you send invoices.
Stripe: Similar to PayPal. Less availability in certain countries.
Local Transfers: Things like Venmo, Zelle, or CashApp (US). These can work for in-country clients, but aren’t always reliable for international commissions.
2. Fees
Most payment services charge transfer fees, which can eat into what you actually earn. It’s a good idea to keep this in mind when setting your commission prices. However, services like PayPal don’t allow you to charge clients extra specifically to cover those fees. If you want to offset the cost, raise your prices overall. Just don’t label it as a “fee.”
3. Non-Monetary Payments
If you're under 18, it might be tempting to find work arounds to getting paid in other formats. You might get offers to work for or want to get paid in Robux, Discord Nitro, gift cards, or other digital items. This is NOT IDEAL.
Why not? There's a lot of downsides:
There's no buyer or seller protection. If a scam happens, there's not way to ensure you get your payments.
It's usually against the platform's "Terms of Service", meaning they don't allow the trade of products and digital payments.
It has no real value. You can't pay bills or buy food with digital trades. You deserve real money for your time.
⁘ Terms of Service
What is "ToS"? Why do I need it?
Not always needed, but always good to have; your terms of service (or "ToS"). The terms of service is an agreement between the artist and the client made before the commission begins/is paid for. Not often legally binding, but many clients will not commission without clearly outlined ToS so they know what to expect from the process. ToS are best for hobbyist and non-reselling/non-commercial work artists. If you plan on working with large IPs, companies, or big content creators, it is best to contact a lawyer for contract creation.
All ToS should be displayed where commission processes take place. Most third party sites like Ko-fi or Vgen require a ToS display, making it non-negotiable.
2. What should "ToS" include?
Your terms of services should fit your needs. But a general good start is outlining the following:
Definitions.
Rights to refuse work.
Redistribution.
Editing permission.
Intellectual property rights and copy rights.
License types.
What you will/won't make.
Pricing breakdown and payment methods.
Methods of communication.
Timeline and process breakdown.
Refund policy.
It's a lot to wrap your head around. If you need further help, check out these examples here and here!
⁘ Support Me
If you like what I do, continue supporting my efforts! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/campestral Commission: https://vgen.co/Campestral Socials: https://campestral.carrd.co/
⁘ Help
If you need additional help or run into any issues, please contact me. I will get to you as quickly as I can.
Love it? Hate it? See something wrong? Feedback & Leave a Review: https://forms.gle/mi3bkPUXJm3iZLLA8 Discord support (#help-desk channel): https://discord.gg/fdHaJQhp Email: [email protected]
⁘ Final
Thank you so much for taking your time to read this! I’ve recently found a passion for helping the community and educating where I can. So go easy on me! This is new for all of us. ^^
Seriously, use the help section to help me make this better, or find and support me online! I can’t do this alone <3
Pay to use Minecraft bases in my shop! $2 USD, and that includes a tutorial on how to add these to existing Minecraft skins.
That price too much? I also have free to use Minecraft skin bases. The hairstyles were all made to work with those bases.
VGen Download
Ko-Fi Download
Power from Chainsaw man as a Minecraft skin. Completely free for anyone to use for personal use! Downloads
PMC: https://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/power-chainsaw-man-6815685/ Ko-FI: https://ko-fi.com/s/a26aeb7fb7
Quick Minecraft eye tutorial!
with the QSMP comeback confirmation posted tonight, judgemental reminder of what happened to end the first QSMP and how the backstage admins were (mis)treated and not compensated? I just checked in with a QSMP admin I'm acquaintanced with and got confirmation that no, nothing has changed on that front as far as they know. No contact, no apologies, no compensation. While I would like to hope that Quackity has learned, that information from one of the egg actors does not give me high hopes for QSMP2. I'd hope the streamers have more knowledge about the state of the infrastructure and are only joining if they can vouch for things having integrity.
If things start to get suspicious, PLEASE don't keep supporting Quackity or QSMP2 and repeat the cycle of abuse the first QSMP admins went through.
Garroth Minecraft Diaries...
but he exists specifically only to take cute ship photos with my old Laurance skin
I am not a fan of Aphmau anymore and any thing I make inspired by her works exists now to spite her. Did she inspire me to get into MCRP production leading to where I am today? yes. Do I think I could do things better than her and also not ruin my reputation with both coworkers and a fanbase with my ego? also yes.
For example: who put this man in STRIPES in his S3 fit? WHY ARE HIS SLEEVES AND PANTS STRIPED HE LOOKS LIKE A CLOWN. I didn't feel comfortable doing the original skin considering that's just a default villager from Minecraft Comes Alive but also this one was a mess too... >.>
Overall I think I did good with what I had to work with XD what's very funny is that my Laurance skin took like a week to make while I did this in less than a day while in classes LOL I think its because there's less armor but also I'm sad about less armor I like showing off armor :(
The sword and shield are both custom designs for this! Esmund had a shield that was an item from Noppes CustomNPCs mod, and Garroth's sword was just a diamond sword from Sphax Pure BD Craft texture pack that was popular circa 2015. Not really good to just reuse. Soooo made my own items! The shield is based off Esmund the Protector's symbol and has the Protector Relic embedded. The sword's hilt is based off the diamond sword but made of steel and matching Garroth. I thought it would be fun for there to be lapis lazuli embedded in the hilt so that's the gemstone
Silly image + download link below the cut!
Halloween is getting closer! And this time of year I usually see a lot of Minecraft skins on server that have a glowing effect to them. With the glowing horns and the eyes. Have you ever wanted to do that too? I created a FREE to use base bundle, that should fit most Minecraft skins. Don't know how? I also made a short written tutorial on how to get these bad boys on your personal Minecraft skin! Download: VGen Ko-Fi
Skinseed Could be Using YOUR MINECRAFT SKIN for AI Generation
Hey Skinseed, want to explain what "publicly available datasets" you are using? Minecraft skin artists deserve to know if their work is being used to make your AI generated skins. This "dataset" is so vague, it could be anything from IP protected archives to people's personal Minecraft skins.
I did reach out for comment via email, but at this time there has been to reply. WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW:
1. Which database was used to train your upcoming model? Was it created with proper permissions and/or compensation, or was it sourced from external archives?
2. Were all creators whose work is in your dataset aware of it appearing in the dataset? Did they all consent to their data being used for generative training?
3. Will the AI generated content and the use of it contribute to your ad revenue? This includes scrolling AI generated archives and ads showing up.
4. Do you have plans to monetize, since most models are pay to use?
5. Does your team have plans to implement environmental offsets or put sustainability measures in place? Seeing as image generation uses a large amount of resources.
ANY Minecraft artists, people who have made Minecraft skins, or AI haters! PLEASE help us let Skinseed know we do NOT want AI and we are tired of theft!
Skinseed's contact email: [email protected]
For the time being, I highly encourage avoiding use of the Skinseed app on any device. They make revenue off of ad income.
If this goes through, this will be the largest, most accessible, AI Minecraft skin generator.
UPDATE. They replied to my email.
Some more recent commissions! Yippee! Thank you everyone!
I’m super excited to announce Skin October!
We over at r/MinecraftSkins are inviting you to join us! Feel free to use the prompt sheet on any social media platform. If you share on the subreddit, you can earn sub rewards!
How to join:
Post your skins on the subreddit OR your social media
Tag with #SkinOctober or #SkinOctober2025
Stop by the original mod post for more information
♡ Hi everyone! Have you ever wanted to get into making Minecraft skins, but found it to be a bit of a barrier? Or tried to use a Minecraft base, but had NO clue what you are doing? I have made a free resource, that might be perfect for you! It includes 29 Minecraft bases in a variety of colors. When you download, you will also get a link to a Google Document tutorial. Maybe one day, I will be documenting it as a Youtube video, but for now it is a complete written form with space for feedback and contact. ♡ If this post does well, expect more bases/tutorials in the future! VGen Shop Ko-Fi Shop
Calling punk and community driven Minecraft people!
I make Minecraft skins and textures, and have recently moved to a different country on a visa to be with my partner <3. It has been amazing! However, I haven't been able to get a work visa at this time, it's probably another 7+ months out just because of the process. Thankfully, I have a lovely community of followers and I have been able to try to make ends meet online doing commissions. But as someone who inherently believes in accessibility and resources, I've had to shy away for self preservation.
So, does anyone have good tips for passive income that doesn't completely strip the community from accessing my art? I feel like I have been neglecting my followers for commissions, but I can't genuinely afford a lot of time to non-income based projects.
I am still working on a few, don't worry! But they're less directly "art -> community", because of art burnout. Keep on everyone, more to come soon <3
Photo dump of some fav recent commissions