So, I think I'm gonna try and finally get past my anxiety and open up to do commissions. Mama was helping me gauge prices and as a chibi can typically take one to two hours to draw, she feels $15 is reasonable.
As a note, though, while it can take me that long, it may look like it's taking longer due to other projects I have going for me or other things in life.
But, let's get going with some information, right?
To start, while you may have seen previous posts of mine, but these are examples of my chibis.
Now, I don't know if I can legally do fan art for commissions. I don't know all the rules and conditions and whatnot for that. But I am more than happy to do OCs and even try to chibify you or a loved one.
In fact, the chibi with the bandana and pink and purple outfit is based on my sister. The green and black haired one next to her is an OC of mine. The bottom two are fan arts I've done.
Though, I possibly can do fan art. I think some commission artists do, too. Hmm.
Payment is important. Due to a mutual hate between Paypal and myself, I am not (and kinda can not) use that. However, I am able to work with Venmo for payment.
If there are questions about other potential payment methods such as Zelle, feel free to ask me.
The price also covers ONE (1) chibi, fully coloured and lightly shaded (I think that's what people call cell shading?). If you are wanting two chibis together, we will need to talk about that to figure out pricing.
It starts out simple. You contact me in messages. Easy. And you inquire about a character/person and send references. Picture references are preferable for me to work from.
From there, I can work on the base of it. Now, this is equivalent, to me, to what people call a sketch. For my works, it's like these examples.
And I will show you the base.
If you request specifically for me to not show you the base so you can be surprised by the end result, I will try to remember to oblige.
Otherwise, by default, I will show you the base.
From there, I will line, colour, and shade the chibi.
You can choose to have a solid background (white or coloured) or transparent background.
You can also choose to have a "scenery" circle (seen in the completed examples) behind them or not.
If the scenery circle is chosen, please specify or give an idea of what you'd like and I can talk with you to see if that is within my ability.
All chibis are saved as a PNG file.
When I am done, I will inform you. It is then that I would accept payment; after the payment is received, I will send you your chibi.
You can choose to have your chibi sent here or to your email.
If sent to email, please be sure to provide it.
Like many artists, there are things I will and will not draw.
This section is subject to change as needed.
chibis based from photos (within reason)
Minimal nudity (butts and breasts; if you request this, for safety reasons, I will prefer to email you the results)
Explicit nudity (genitals)
These chibis are small and simple. Extremely tiny details are not easy; I will consider, if asked, to simplify, though.
These are things I may consider; please talk to me about them first.
Furries (I am not skilled, but I can attempt)
Some mech and armour (again, not skilled, but I can attempt depending on what is asked of me)
If you have any further questions about what I can and cannot/will not draw, please feel free to message me about them.
And again, I do not know of the legalities of drawing fan art of existing fandom characters for profit. So, I don't know how to go about that.
So! Let's recap and summarize.
Payments are through Venmo.
A base WIP will be sent before continuing.
Payment is needed before I send the final product.
Refer to the list and ask any questions needed as to what I will and won't draw.
If you're unsure of something or curious, feel free to ask. It never hurts to ask.
This post and all guidelines and such are subject to change as needed.
As a final note. I am NOT obligated to accept every person who commissions me. I do not have to justify myself as to why I am declining the commission request.
Due to existence outside of the computer, I do apologize if I do not respond right away. I may sometimes not be responsive due to being away with errands or sleeping.
These things may also affect art timing.
So, please be patient with me if I do not respond instantaneously.
Feel free to directly message me here on Tumblr. Or on discord, username " chibipixmama " about chibis, whether you're ordering or have questions.
With all that said and done, hopefully this is good enough and goes well.
Thank you for checking this post out and maybe I'll see y'all!