Ziphora | Ziphora.com | Terms of Service 2022

Ziphora | @Ziphora_Art | ziphora.com

LAST UPDATED: 15/08/2022

MY COMMISSION QUEUE IS ALWAYS PUBLIC AND YOU CAN FIND IT HERE!

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TIME FRAME
PAYMENT
ADDITIONAL CHARGES
COMMUNICATION
WIPS
POST-COMPLETION
REFUNDS
COPYRIGHT
CANCELLATIONS
REFERENCES
PREFERENCES
ADULT CONTENT
GRAPHIC CONTENT

1. TIME FRAME

COMMISSION COMPLETION PERIOD:

Your commission time starts from completed payment.
I make no obligation to complete a commission within a set time period unless it has been specified and accepted.
If you are concerned with your commission you may contact me at any point during the commission period.
Current completion times are set at 6 Months. Some commissions are extended beyond others, depending on circumstance and are case by case if this occurs, I do not single out or exclude clients when choosing what commissions are completed before others.

2. PAYMENT

PAYMENT & OPTIONS:

All prices are in US Dollar (USD).
Payment is only accepted via PayPal, Stripe & Ko-fi commission slots.
Commissions are invoiced via Paypal, Stripe or Ko-fi commission slots only.
Cryptocurrency is not accepted. If you attempt to pay for a commission with cryptocurrency you will be blocked and blacklisted from future commissions.

PAYMENT PLANS:

I will accept payment plans for commissions $250+
Payment plans can be broken down into halves or quarters.
Acceptable payment plans of 4 - 6 weeks.
Work will not start on your commission until it is paid in full.

3. ADDITIONAL CHARGES

You may be charged more based on the complexity of your character. I charge additional fees for highly detailed and complex characters, characters with wings, excessive limbs, body parts, armours, clothing, weapons and more.
Revisions and edit surcharges are applicable when the limit of revisions has been reached (3) for Illustrations and (0) for Icons, Emotes and Busts. Live2d revisions are case-by-case.
Additional surcharges are always applied on top of the base price of the commission.

4. COMMUNICATION

You agree to use commission contact for contact related to the commission and not personal to interact with me.
I have a very minimal contact with clients, I am available for discussion at anytime however my updates are infrequent unless progress has been made on your commission.
You may use Twitter, Discord OR Email to contact me.
All communication must be followed up via your chosen contact choice.
Discussing your commission during live streams or attempting to will be forgotten and ignored UNLESS I request and you are present.

5. WIPS

WIPs & revisions are not required for Icons, Emotes & Busts. WIPs are not up for revision prior to completion if provided.
Commissions revision are provided for Illustrations, you are given (3) revisions free of charge at set stages; Concept, Sketch and Lineart.
You are provided two revisions during your Illustration free of charge.
Excessive revisions will result in additional fees; depending on complexity of edits and changes.
WIPs & revisions for Live2d Models are provided ongoing, they are case-by-case.
By commissioning me you accept that your commission will be made public and potentially live streamed.

6. POST-COMPLETION

Post-completed commission edits can be provided for a fee if the edits requested are considered heavy and/or affect the entire image to be reworked.
If edits required are at fault of character being drawn incorrectly by me, they are free of charge.
If you accepted the final commission but request revisions later you will be charged additional fees.
I do not provide PSD files or 'raw' files of commissions. You will receive JPEGs, PNGs or GIFs of your completed commission.
I provide Live2d Cubism files for Live2d Model work.
Live2d post-completion rigging will be surcharged; new rigging and rerigging will cost additional.

7. REFUNDS

Client's may request a refund for their commission once the due date has been reached without a completed image or product.
6 months without a completed commission is an appropriate time period to request a full refund.
Preliminary sketches may be re-purposed if the commission is cancelled and refunded.
Refund of the full commission price will only be issued if for any unknown reason I'm unable to complete the commission in a timely manner or I'm not able to do the commission. You will be refunded up to 85% of the commission based on completed work.
If for some unknown reason I do not complete your commission within the 6-Month Paypal Buyer Protection, I will refund you within a reasonable time period where I am able to secure the funds, minus Paypal fees and charges for transactions if requested.

8. CANCELLATIONS

I reserve the right to cancel a commission if you are rude, inappropriate or not able to communicate with me appropriately.
Once payment is received, you cannot back out of the commission.
I will not refund a commission if you simply change your mind prior to expected ETA, unless circumstance is reasonable.

9. COPYRIGHT

CLIENT REUPLOAD/REPOST:

Client's may reupload commissioned artwork to your personal websites, galleries & social media with watermarked copies provided.
Credit me where appropriate and due when posting publicly, emotes through Twitch can be attributed and credited in panels.

COMMERCIAL LICENCE:

Commercial Licenses can be provided at a flat percent fee of the commission, on top of sale price. Case-by-case basis.
I do not allow the sale of any of my artworks as Non-Fungible Token's (NFT's) where the JPEG, PNG or any file is attached to a cryptocurrency for resale or exclusive sale. Period.

NON-COMMERCIAL COPYRIGHT:

Any Client's personal Terms of Service is null and void upon commissioning me.
Commissioned artworks are for personal and non-profit use.
You may not alter, obstruct or remove my signature or watermarks.
I retain the copyrights to all commissioned for display for personal websites, social media, promotional material, art collections in books, portfolios, prints etc.
You retain the copyrights to your character in the commissioned images and credit to the character you own.
Artworks may not be sold as Non-Fungible Token's (NFT's) where the JPEG, PNG or any file is attached to a cryptocurrency for resale or exclusive sale. Purchased artworks are for private use, not private resale.

10. REFERENCE IMAGES

You must provide your references on the forms for commissions. Forms must be filled out in full during the application process.

ACCEPTED REFERENCES:

Coloured images of your character
Full References
SFW References are preferred; NSFW can be provided as long as censored unless NSFW is required for the commission.

NOT ACCEPTED REFERENCES:

Written-only references where no images are provided.
Images where heavy shading is used
Screenshots of games where lighting is not viable to discern the characters details accurately.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT CHARACTERS:

All World of Warcraft characters MUST have a wowhead dressing room link, even if you have a reference sheet. Do not give me screenshots from in-game.

Wowhead Dressing Room link to your character is not optional, you must provide one for all WoW characters including NPC models for pets, mounts and shapeshift forms that are included in the commission.
Narcissus WoW Addon screenshots and general in-game screenshots can accompany your Wowhead Dressing Room link.
World of Warcraft Armoury links are not accepted.

11. PREFERENCES

I WILL DRAW:

Video game characters.
Horror characters, creatures and themes.
Armour and weapons.
Anthropomorphic, furry and feral characters.
Animals and pet portraits.
Mechanical, cyber, futuristic characters and themes.
Fantasy, mythological, and mediaeval creatures, characters and themes.
Adult themes (18+)
Tattoo designs!
All genders and gender pairings.

I WILL NOT DRAW:

Humans and humanoids.
Political people or to do with real life events.
Self portraits of real life people.
Anything racist, sexist, transphobic, xenophobic to any person or culture.
Hate Speech and derogatory subjects.
Certain extreme sexual fetishes.
Explicit or suggestively sexual content involving minors or children. 18+ only, characters must be 18+ in both appearance and design.

12. ADULT CONTENT

Adult content is strictly 18+, if requested you must provide proof you are of adult legal age.
All characters I draw must be physically adult and legal age.
You are agreeing you are 18+ and of legal age.

13. GRAPHIC CONTENT

Context is considered when accepting or declining commissions with violent and aggressive topics and themes.