Terms of Service 2025

By purchasing a commission or character design from the Artist DaoShishi, You, the Client
agree to the following terms:

Contents

1.1 General
1.2 Payment Options
1.3 Turnaround & Process
2.1 Usage
2.2 Refunds & Resales
2.3 Subject Matter

1.1 General

  • All work by the Artist purchased by the Client is for personal, noncommercial use only.

  • The Client may not use any work by the Artist in the creation or use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cryptocurrency, or generative AI tools or datasets.

  • The Client must be at least 18 years of age.

  • The Artist has the right to refuse any Client or cancel any commission for any reason.

  • The Artist uses email to contact the Client about commissions and deliver artwork files.

1.2 Payment Options

  • The Artist accepts payment in USD upfront via PayPal invoice only.

  • The Client must pay the invoice in full before the Artist begins any work or sends any files.

  • For a character design, the Client must pay the invoice in full within 48 hours or the Artist will re-open the design to a different Client.

  • The Client may discuss short-term payment plans with the Artist for invoices over 250 USD.

  • For a character design, if the Client fails to complete a payment plan within the discussed time frame, the Artist may re-open the design for a different Client.

1.3 Turnaround & Process

  • The Artist may take anywhere from one (1) week to three (3) months to complete the Client’s order.

  • The Artist will not accept work with a deadline.

  • The Client will receive files of the relevant works in progress from the Artist:

  • Thumbnail -> Sketch -> Refine -> Flat colors -> Partial render

  • Any significant changes requested by the Client may incur an additional charge.

  • For both completed commissions and character designs, the Client will receive two (2) PNG files:

  • One (1) unwatermarked full resolution

  • One (1) watermarked lower resolution

  • The Client may not request any changes to a commission after completion by the Artist.

2.1 Usage

  • The Client may not claim to have created any artwork or character design made by the Artist.

  • The Client may use artwork purchased from the Artist for personal, noncommercial projects only.

  • For character designs, the Client may not use the design to create an original species without prior discussion with the Artist.

  • The Client may make small edits to any purchased artwork.

  • The Client may reupload purchased artwork to their own galleries, use it as profile décor, or create physical media of it, with credit to the Artist.

  • The Artist may upload any Client work to their own portfolios and galleries.

  • The Client must notify the Artist beforehand if they do not want the work uploaded.

  • For character designs, the Artist will upload the completed design to the character site Toyhouse in addition to their portfolio.

  • The Client may request the Artist transfer ownership of the character’s profile to the Client’s Toyhouse account, if they have one.

2.2 Refunds & Resales

  • The Client may request a refund from the Artist under the following conditions:

Full Refund:

  • The Artist has not started any work.

  • The Artist has not completed the refining stage of a work.

  • The Artist is unable to complete the work within the maximum turnaround time.

  • The Client is unable to complete a payment plan.

Partial Refund:

  • The Artist has completed the refining stage but not the flats or render of a work.

  • The Client may not request a refund if the Artist has already completed the work.

  • For character designs, the Client may not request a refund for a purchased design.

  • The Client may resell any character designs purchased from the Artist, but only for the amount initially paid for.

  • The Client may increase the price of the design if it includes additional artwork, based on the value of the additional work.

  • If the Client trades the design, it may be traded again but not resold, unless it includes additional artwork.

2.3 Subject Matter

Preferred:

  • Aliens, monsters, & hybrids

  • Anthro & feral creatures

  • Humans & humanoids

  • Space, sci-fi, & horror

  • Original characters

Tentative:

  • Mechs & robots

  • Armor & clothing

  • Blood, gore, & body horror

  • Complex designs or anatomy

  • Multiple characters

  • Nudity or light fetish

Prohibited:

  • Depictions of hate or abuse (e.g. SA, pedophilia, zoophilia, racism, transphobia, etc.)

  • Explicit nudity or heavy fetish

Lasted edited on 28-01-2025