Terms of Service

By requesting a commission from me (“I”, “Finbeard”, “the Artist”), you (“Client”, “the Client”) are agreeing to be bound by all Terms outlined in this agreement.

This agreement takes effect when the Client pays a commission invoice.

1. Commissions

A “Commission” is an agreement for illustration services. The Client receives a digital copy of a finished piece of artwork.

Submitting a request form or contacting for a quote does not guarantee commission acceptance.

By submitting a request form for any commission opening, you are affirming you have read these Terms and, if chosen, are committed to paying for any commission requests you have submitted, including multiple submissions/multiple characters (not made in error) to the same form.

Unless otherwise stated, visual reference images of the character(s) to be illustrated are required.

Commission requests including AI-generated reference images will not be considered.

If accepted, the Client will receive a confirmation message and invoice.

The Client’s input regarding concept or ideas for the commission will be taken into consideration at the beginning of the process only, with no back-and-forth communication once work has begun.

Unless otherwise stated by the Artist, commissions do not ever include work in progress updates (WIPs), sketches, or revisions. The Client will receive only a digital copy of the finished artwork.

I reserve the right to disregard any part of The Client’s input in order to create the best possible final artwork.

2. Payment

Payment is due in full up-front for all commissions. The Client has 48 hours to submit payment following receipt of invoice. Failure to pay in a timely manner will result in cancellation of the commission.

Payment accepted via PayPal Invoices exclusively.

Depending on the Client’s location, PayPal may offer payment financing plans at invoice checkout (“Pay in 4,” etc).

While these are acceptable ways to pay for a commission, the Artist does not personally administrate them and any use of these payment instruments is solely between the Client and PayPal.

If payment is pending, all transactions must clear fully before work can begin.

Further changes to the Client's commission request or idea cannot be submitted once payment has been received.

2.1 Refunds & Cancellations

I reserve the right to refuse a commission application or cancel an accepted commission, for any reason.

Commissions are non-refundable outside of one specific circumstance:

If I elect to stop work or otherwise cancel an in-progress commission, I may choose to issue a refund proportional to the level of completion.

3. Delivery

All commissions are delivered no later than 120 calendar days counting from date payment clears.

Digital copies of finished commissions are delivered to the Client’s email as an uncompressed .png and minimally compressed .jpeg.

“Icon” commissions are delivered as .jpeg only, but .png is available upon request.

4. Usage & Rights

You retain ownership of your character(s) or likeness.

I retain ownership of my artwork, including any sketches, variant versions, etc created.

I reserve any & all rights to monetize, display, and use any artwork I create for any purpose I see fit.

Editing or modification of my artwork by the Client or any third party, outside of the uses outlined as Personal Use below, is strictly prohibited.

If you would like a piece of artwork I have previously made for you updated or modified in some way, I’m happy to discuss. Please contact me.

4.1 Personal Use

The digital copy of artwork the Client receives is for Personal Use only. Personal Use includes:

Properly credited uploading (a link to www.finbeard.com, tagging @finbeard on social media sites) to the Client's personal gallery profiles or social media.
Basic cropping or zooming for icons, headers, etc.
Printing out for display in the Client’s home.

The Client’s license to Personal Use of the artwork received is non-transferrable.

Please contact with questions about Personal Use or to discuss the use of my artwork for a purpose not listed here.

4.2 Commercial Use

Commercial Use of any of my artwork or designs without a Commercial Use Agreement is strictly prohibited.

“Commercial Use” is any use that could reasonably be deemed for-profit, gain, or otherwise "commercial.”

This includes but is not limited to: use as (or as part of) a product to be sold, use to advertise a business, use on unlicensed physical merchandise, use in conjunction with a monetized YouTube/Twitch channel (or any monetized profile or brand on any similar platform), etc.

If you're interested in Commercial Use of my artwork, please contact me. This will require a licensing fee and any new work will be billed at a higher commercial rate.

Inclusion of my artwork as any part of a “character sale” or similar transaction is considered Commercial Use and strictly prohibited.

4.3 New Technology

Any use of my artwork in conjunction with Machine Learning (ML), AI (Artificial Intelligence)/LLM (Large Language Model) or image generation tools (including any use as training data), blockchain technologies, NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), cryptocurrency, or any similar technologies or instruments is strictly prohibited.

5. Finishing Up

The Artist reserves the right to revise these Terms at any time without notice.

Clients with currently active/not-yet-delivered commissions will be notified (via email) of changes to these Terms that would affect their commission.

This agreement is presented in its entirety. If any part of this agreement is found to be unenforceable, the rest will remain.

Any failure on the part of the Artist to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of said right or provision.