By commissioning me, you agree to ALL of the terms outlined below, in addition to the terms outlined in the payment, workflow, licensing, and design sections.

If you do not read these terms thoroughly and break them, intentionally or accidentally, I am not liable for any damages or losses of the client that may occur as a result of measures I take to protect myself and my work.

All commissions will be charged in GBP (Great British Pounds) or equivalent conversion to local currency e.g. USD or EUR, with additional amounts to account for conversion fees and exchange rates.

If paying in GBP internationally, exact conversion from local currency to GBP is the responsibility of the client, but an approximate local currency charge will be calculated and provided to the client before payment is agreed upon.

I reserve the right to deny a commission at any time, for any reason, without explanation.

I retain full rights to the commissioned artwork(s) and image(s) under all circumstances, unless otherwise specified later in these Terms of Service or in an additional written contract agreed upon between myself and the client(s).

I may post, crop, edit, print, and otherwise non-commercially distribute physical or digital copies of any commissioned artwork(s) and image(s) at any stage of completion as I please. (e.g. for self-promotion on social media or on flyers at in-person events, etc.)

Commissioned artwork(s) or image(s) will not be used for further financial purposes (e.g. creating prints, stickers, t-shirts, other physical or digital merchandising explicitly for my own profit) without obtaining explicit written permission from the original client(s).

Unless explicitly specified in a written format (typically before payment is exchanged), the source file (e.g. .PSD or .CSP) of the work(s) are not provided.

By default, the client will receive high-quality watermarked and watermark-free image(s) in lossless PNG format (for still images) and/or 256-colour GIF format (for short animated works) at the work’s original resolution(s) and any additional resolution(s) agreed upon either before or during production of the work.

JPG, PDF, TIFF, H.264 and AVI format files are available on request before, during, and after production of the work(s).

If the work is intended for physical print at any point, including personal use (e.g. a single personal print to have a physical copy), I MUST be informed before production begins to ensure proper print quality.

By default, I will work in 72 DPI for ease of digital transfer and viewing, but this is a poor format for physical media and will result in lower quality prints. It also does not convert well to a higher DPI after the fact. Therefore, to ensure the highest quality of physical media, I will need to know in advance so that I can work in 300 DPI.

You may not use my work for any commercial purposes without obtaining explicit written permission for every intended commercial use before I begin work on the project.

This includes work intended for use in monetized YouTube videos and paid Twitch emotes.

Any and all commissioned work that is intended for commercial purposes and/or commercial use will be subject to licensing fees, whether perpetual or subscription based.

This includes work intended for use in monetized YouTube videos and paid Twitch emotes, but will be significantly less expensive for independent and/or solo creators.

You may not transform any commissioned artwork(s) or image(s) produced partially or wholly by me in accordance with these Terms and Conditions into an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) under any circumstances. Violating this term will result in an immediate DMCA takedown and permanent blacklist from all future commissioned works, as well as removal from relevant digital channels that provide updates on my work such as Patreon, Ko-Fi, and/or Discord.

You may not feed any commissioned artwork, or any other artwork produced by me, including my artist name and/or brand, into any Generative AI, Machine Learning, Text-to-Image, or Image-to-Image function such as Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, and/or Deep AI without obtaining explicit written permission from myself.

Any usage of Generative AI, Machine Learning, Text-to-Image or Image-to-Image functions on any work(s) produced by me without explicit authorization and written permission will be automatically taken as an indication of purchase of an exclusive modification rights license and the client will be charged accordingly.

This includes using a Generative AI to 'finish' a work-in-progress commission.

The client will also be restricted from purchasing further works and will be removed from relevant digital channels that provide updates on my work, such as Patreon, Ko-Fi, and/or Discord. Communication will be restricted to direct channels only.

I do not accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment.

Payment plans are negotiable for more expensive works on a case-by-case basis dependent work complexity and application of any existing discounts. Student discounts (and more flexible payment plans) may be available.

I will only begin production after receiving payment, whether in full upfront or a first instalment of an agreed-upon payment plan.

Failure to complete payment or communicate within an agreed timeframe (six (6) full weeks unless otherwise specified) will result in your commission being revoked and an appropriate refund, if any, will be issued.

In the case of a refund, the buyer is responsible for paying any and all transaction fees that are incurred through usage of payment processors.

In other words, when providing a refund, I will only return the money that I actually receive, and not the transaction fee that is taken by payment processors such as PayPal, Stripe, or Wise.

Repeated failure to send payment and/or communicate regarding commissioned work(s) will result in your account(s) being blacklisted from requesting further works.

Complete refunds will only be issued if requested before production has begun or during the early thumbnailing or sketch stages of the work.

Once the first refinement stage (i.e. line art or equivalent) has been entered, the maximum available refund is 70% and decreases the more progress has been made.

Once the first refinement stage has been passed, the maximum available refund is 50%.

Once the second refinement stage (i.e. colour or equivalent) is in progress, the maximum available refund is 15% and decreases the more progress has been made.

Once the third refinement stage or polishing stage has been entered, refunds are no longer available.

I can work to deadlines, but I will need a minimum of 7 WORKING days (i.e. Mon-Fri + Mon & Tue) regardless of simplicity for still works, a minimum of 4 working weeks regardless of simplicity for animated works, and deadlines MUST be negotiated before production begins.

Shorter deadlines will include a Rush Work fee that scales depending on the complexity of the piece, length of time available, and additional commitments I may have in other areas of my life.

Frequency of providing Works in Progress will be agreed upon before production begins.

Unless otherwise specified, I will provide updates when moving between stages of the project and get approval from the client before progressing. (e.g. thumbnails, rough sketches, finalised sketches, etc)

Additional Works in Progress may be requested at any time and will be provided as promptly as possible.

During the Thumbnails and Rough Sketch stages of the process, any changes are free. During the Clean Sketch stage of the process, most changes are free, bar complete restructuring of the piece/completely changing the characters/et cetera.

Once the lineart or painting phase begins, only minor changes can be made for free. (For example, colour updates, minor design tweaks, added accessories) Big changes (such as additional characters) will be charged at the standard additional rate.

If the client would like significant changes made to their commission and would like no more progress made on the original work, I am happy to process a refund in line with the stage of completion of said work and provide a 10-25% returning customer discount on a separately created work.

In the case of a refund, the buyer is responsible for paying any and all transaction fees that are incurred through usage of payment processors.

In other words, when providing a refund, I will only return the money that I actually receive, and not the transaction fee that is taken by payment processors such as PayPal, Stripe, or Wise.

I have the right to deny usage of my artwork(s) in any situation, for any reason.

You may not use my work for any commercial purposes without obtaining explicit written permission for every intended commercial use before I begin work on the project.

This includes work intended for use in monetized YouTube videos and paid Twitch emotes.

Any and all commissioned work that is intended for commercial purposes and/or commercial use will be subject to licensing fees, whether perpetual or subscription based.

This includes work intended for use in monetized YouTube videos and paid Twitch emotes, but will be significantly less expensive for independent and/or solo creators.

The licensing fees for commercial usage rights are subject to the scope of usage desired and will be established for each individual work, typically before production begins.

If commercial usage is discussed after completion of the work(s), I reserve the right to deny commercial usage of any of my completed work(s) for any reason, without explanation.

This includes work intended for use in monetized YouTube videos and paid Twitch emotes.

The client may not re-upload commissioned artwork to your own social media accounts without obtaining explicit written permission from myself and any other parties involved, such as the owners of depicted characters that do not belong to the original client.

The client may use commissioned work(s) on roleplay sites/forums/et cetera, provided there is credit visible on their account and/or forum posts.

The client may upload commissioned artwork to Toyhou.se, but they must link to my Toyhou.se account under the "on-site artist" credit section of the image. (@digi). See also the Design section.

If the client wishes to upload commissioned work to a site that does not seem to fall under the category of social media or roleplay forum or character archive, please contact me directly and we will discuss.

You may not transform any commissioned artwork(s) or image(s) produced partially or wholly by me in accordance with these Terms and Conditions into an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) under any circumstances. Violating this term will result in an immediate DMCA takedown and permanent blacklist from all future commissioned works, as well as removal from relevant digital channels that provide updates on my work such as Patreon, Ko-Fi, and/or Discord.

You may not feed any commissioned artwork, or any other artwork produced by me, including my artist name and/or brand, into any Generative AI, Machine Learning, Text-to-Image, or Image-to-Image function such as Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, and/or Deep AI without obtaining explicit written permission from myself.

Any usage of Generative AI, Machine Learning, Text-to-Image or Image-to-Image functions on any work(s) produced by me without explicit authorization and written permission will be automatically taken as an indication of purchase of an exclusive modification rights license and the client will be charged accordingly.

This includes using a Generative AI to 'finish' a work-in-progress commission.

The client will also be restricted from purchasing further works and will be removed from relevant digital channels that provide updates on my work, such as Patreon, Ko-Fi, and/or Discord. Communication will be restricted to direct channels only.

When a client commissions a custom character design, particularly one that has that has no pre-existing, complete visual references (i.e. the first iteration of a fursona, a Dungeons & Dragons character, a design for a character in a written work), the client retains total rights to the character and partial rights to the design.

This also applies to re-designs of characters that have pre-existing visual references.

The client retains complete rights to the character concept, personality, behaviour, and any sound-related aspects of their design that are not under copyright by others.

The design specifically produced by myself as the artist is considered a co-created work; the rights of the character description and any written guidance or tweaks given to me to create the visual work remain with the client, but the rights to the image and the specific iteration of the design remain with myself as the artist.

The client cannot claim that the iteration of the character design produced by me was produced by anyone other than the client and myself as the artist.

The client cannot claim they were the sole creator of the visual design or that it was created by a party unrelated to myself.

Image rights for designs such as these are much the same as those in the general Terms of Service; I retain full rights to the commissioned artwork(s), image(s), and partial rights to the design(s) under all circumstances, unless otherwise specified in an additional written contract agreed upon between myself and the client(s).

The design specifically produced by myself as the artist is considered a co-created work; the rights of the character description and any written guidance or tweaks given to me to create the visual work remain with the client, but the rights to the image and the specific iteration of the design remain with myself as the artist.

The client cannot claim that the iteration of the character design produced by me was produced by anyone other than the client and myself as the artist.

The client cannot claim they were the sole creator of the visual design or that it was created by a party unrelated to myself.

I may post, crop, edit, print, and otherwise non-commercially distribute physical or digital copies of any commissioned artwork(s) and image(s) at any stage of completion as I please. (e.g. for self-promotion on social media or on flyers at in-person events, etc.)

Commissioned artwork(s) or image(s) will not be used for further financial purposes (e.g. creating prints, stickers, t-shirts, other physical or digital merchandising explicitly for my own profit) without obtaining explicit written permission from the original client(s).

When the client purchases an ‘adoptable’ or another kind of pre-made design, they receive total rights to the character and partial rights to the design.

Similar to the conditions for works in which I am producing a custom visual iteration, the client obtains complete rights to the character concept, personality, behaviour, and any sound-related aspects of that design that are not under copyright by others.

The client cannot claim the original pre-made design as their own, but may update and edit it within reason; dramatic overhauls that render the design unrecognizable or near unrecognizable from its original iteration are fine, but the purchased design must be included as the original anywhere the character’s profile is posted (i.e. Toyhou.se).

Upon posting any design of mine to the client’s own social media for the first time, the client MUST link back to one of my social media profiles and cite me as the original creator of the design.

If the client posts a pre-made design as a character and/or image to Toyhou.se, they MUST provide credit under the "On-Site Creator" option. (@digi)

If the client posts a design overhaul of a pre-made design as a character and/or image to Toyhou.se, they MUST provide credit under the "Additional Credits" section of the Ownership tab on the character and/or the Artist section of the image. (@digi)

Anything illegal to produce and/or possess images of under UK law

NSFL, realistic extreme violence and/or gore (think detailed organs, up-close beheading, etc)

Work to be turned into, or in favour of, NFTs or Generative AI

Pedophilic or incestuous themes

Work designed to promote or propagandise in favour of exclusionary, regressive, and/or bigoted agendas whether political or personal

Pairing artwork of real people who are not already openly in a relationship (i.e. jacksepticeye/markiplier)

Characters with ostensibly hateful names, designs, or themes

Cub or feral NSFW

Certain fetishes such as scat, hyper, hard vore, and blueberry/body inflation (list will inevitably grow; if you’re not sure, ask!)