Commission Information + Examples!
Please contact (preferably) on discord: @marurei
https://linktr.ee/marurei
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By commissioning me, you are agreeing to my general Terms of Service! Thank you.
I offer commissions in different styles / formats! The buttons below will break down my prices in an easy-to-read commission sheet.
For easy comparisons in prices, view the Google Sheets version of my price lists. This site will have low detail and no examples, but you can view all prices at once to budget easier.
If you are new to commissioning artists, or otherwise confused
about the terminology used here, please visit my terminology guide!
If you are looking for a specific artwork and arent sure if I could do it for you, please read through my 'Do's and Donts'!
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CURRENTLY RUNNING A 1/2 PRICE PROMOTION ON CRAYON CHIBIS. NEW PRICES ARE NOW AS FOLLOWS:
Coloured Character : $15
Coloured Character with Scenery : $25
(+$7.50 per additional character)
*This style is only available in coloured fullbodies....
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Please ask if you need more information about the reference sheet you're looking for to get any missing details!
*These aren't YCH reference sheets! The reference commissions will have unique poses / body types to represent your character as best I can!Examples currently in progress. Fees may apply.
| Type | Base Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | Anime | Anime |
| A1 | $20 | 3 faces |
| A2 | $30 | 8 faces |
| A3 | $30 | 5 'in action' faces |
| A4 | $70 | 2 fullbody (front, back) |
| A5 | $80 | 3 fullbody (front, side, back) |
| A6 | $90 | 4 fullbody (front, left side, right side, back) |
| A7 | $200 | 8 fullbody (turnaround) |
| A8 | $85 | 2 fullbody (front, back) + 3 'in action' faces |
| A9 | $15 | 1 x Custom Outfit |
| Baby Chibi | Baby Chibi | Baby Chibi |
| B1 | $30 | 2 fullbody (front, back) |
| B2 | $35 | 3 fullbody (front, side, back) |
| B3 | $40 | 4 fullbody (front, left side, right side, back) |
| B4 | $15 | 3 faces |
| B5 | $35 | 4 fullbody (normal outfit + 3 alt outfits) |
| B6 | $10 | 1 x Custom Outfit |
| Chibi | Chibi | Chibi |
| C1 | $20 | 2 fullbody (front, back) |
| C2 | $25 | 3 fullbody (front, side, back) |
| C3 | $35 | 4 fullbody (front, left side, right side, back) |
| C4 | $15 | 3 faces |
| C5 | $30 | 4 fullbody (normal outfit + 3 alt outfits) |
| C6 | $10 | 1 x Custom Outfit |
| Semichibi | Semichibi | Semichibi |
| S1 | $50 | 2 fullbody (front, back) |
| S2 | $55 | 3 fullbody (front, side, back) |
| S3 | $60 | 4 fullbody (front, left side, right side, back) |
| S4 | $25 | 3 faces |
| S5 | $35 | 8 faces |
| S6 | $35 | 5 'in action' faces |
| S7 | $80 | 8 fullbody (turnaround) |
| S8 | $75 | 2 fullbody (front, back) + 3 'in action' faces |
| S9 | $15 | 1 x Custom Outfit |
| Fee | Price |
|---|---|
| Design Fee | +$50 |
| Complex Design Fee | +33% Base Price |
| Alternate Designs on Duplicate Refs | +50% Base Price |
| Non-Humanoid Additional Art (Pets etc) | +20% Base Price |
Anime Style Sheets
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Untitled
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Chibi Style Sheets
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Semichibi Style Sheets
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Custom Character Design PricingThe base price for a character design is $50. This price will be in ADDITION to how you want the character design to be displayed within the image. Please visit:
https://marurei.carrd.co/#reference-sheets
to decide how you want the character design to be referenced.
My Previous Character Design Examples
Whole Doodle Page:
1 x Doodle $3
2 x Doodle $5
5 x Doodle $10
Doodle Page $15* All doodles come in colour. you can request the black/white version for no extra cost.
Ignore prices below this, thank you.
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YCH #1 - Playboy Bunny
PRICES:
Basic : $15usd // 1500 DA pts
Coloured : $25usd // 2500 DA pts
Rendered : $35usd // 3500 DA pts
Any gender models are available - this YCH is not appropriate for child characters.
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This page will be a general guide on how to commission me!Please understand that the best way to commission me may not work for other artists, but this will greatly help be a guide if you are new to commissioning custom work!
This page will discuss words or phrases unique to the topic of commissioning freelancer artists online.
Please google or ask in DMs if you come across a phrase unknown to you.
| Term / Phrase | Definition |
|---|---|
| Commission | A paid digital product or image. |
| Commissioner | Someone who has paid an artist to draw or make a something. |
| Commissionee | An artist who has been paid to make something. |
| WIP | Work in progress / a draft |
| YCH | Your Character Here / a pre-made pose often purchased by multiple commissioners. |
| Dynamic Pose | An energetic or perspective-warped pose given to a character. |
| Dynamic Lighting | A dramatic light source changing the overall tone of the image. |
| Scenic | A type of commission that has the focus on the character surrounded by a detailed background, and often interacting with the foreground. |
| Background | All the objects or scenery shown to be behind the subject of the image. |
| Foreground | All the objects or scenery shown to be in front of the subject of the image. |
| Arbitrary color | A choice of color in an artwork that has no basis in the realistic appearance of the object depicted. Purple cows, orange rocks, yellow sky etc. |
| B/W | Black / White |
| Composition | The way the image is layed out on the canvas. |
| Thumbnail | A small sketch to show composition before the piece is started. |
| Brush Tool | A paint-like tool used in digital art. |
| Pencil Tool | A high-texture tool used in digital art. |
| Chiaroscuro | The treatment of contrast between light and dark in a drawing to show high drama. |
| Clip art | A small, low detailed image. |
| CMYK | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key. Referring to how the colours will look when printed out on physical paper. |
| Colour Emotion | The way certain colours are used in a piece to evoke emotion in it's viewers. |
| Complimentary | Colours opposite eachother on the colour wheel. |
| Composition | The organisation and arrangement of the content displayed within the canvas. |
| Content | The subjects or objects shown within the piece. |
| Context | The sensory, psychological and emotional properties showing the aesthetic value. |
| Contrast | The difference between two things; Light/Dark, Inside/Outside, Colours, Warm/Cool, etc. |
| Copyright | The legal right granted to creator, publisher or distributer based on an agreement between the owner and commissioner. |
| Copyright Owner | The owner of the intellectual property. Usually, this means the artist. |
| Copyright Rights | Rights given to a commissioner or buyer by the copyright owner. |
| Craftsmanship | The quality of work produced by the artist. |
| Critique | Review / Statement / Criticism |
| Curator | A person in charge of a creative project |
| MAP | Multi-Animator-Project. A large-scale animation project inclusive of multiple artists. |
| Curvilinear | A piece consisting of a prominant curved line or lines, common in gothic art. |
| Deadline / Due Date | A date or time the project / piece has to be 100% done by. |
| Design | A plan for a project. |
| Reference Sheet | An image clearly showing all details relating to a character or item design. |
| Digital Art | Art produced and drawn on any electronic device, given to the commissioner digitally. |
| Digital Print | A hard-copy version of the digital product. |
| DPI | Dots Per Inch / the resolution information given to printers or scanners. |
| Draft | An unfinished copy of the product, given to the client to discuss changes before the final version. |
| Fair Use | Use of a copyrighted product for uses in: criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship or research. |
| Focal Point | The most prominant part of the composition. |
| Foreshortening | A way to depict an object or character to show drastic depth. That which is closer is larger. See Perspective. |
| Perspective | The angle and depth given to the composition. |
| Form | The structure of the content. |
| Freehand | Drawn by hand without the use of tracing or any mechanical tools (protractor, compass, ruler, etc.) |
| Geometric | An adjective given to describe a very mathematically accurate shape, used in the background, foreground, or within the design. |
| Gradient | A blended out transition between colours. |
| Graphic Design | The digital design of logos, letterheads, packaging, ads, posters, book covers, signs, web pages, etc. Used mostly in commercial art. |
| Commercial Art | Art commissioned for the purpose of selling. e.g. merchandise or ads. |
| Highlight | The area of the object that recieves the most light. |
| Hue | Colour Name - Blue, Purple, Red, Green, etc. |
| Vaue | The darkness or lightness of the colour. |
| Saturation | The amount of colour added. |
| .JPEG / .PNG / .PPT / .PSD | The file format |
| Landscape/Portrait | The orientation of the page |
| Landscape (2) | Scenery showing a large amount of land. |
| Portrait (2) | A drawing of a character or person showing the face/shoulders. |
| Medium | The surface the art is produced on. |
| Monochromatic | The use of only one, or very few colours within a piece. |
| Chromatic | Strikingly different colours within a piece. |
| Negative Space | The absence of colour within an image to define a shape. |
| Noise | A pixelated texture applied overtop of an image. Often used to replicate the look of old media. |
| Opacity / Opaque | The amount of transparency given to an image. |
| Transparent PNG | A PNG file in a non-geometric shape, filled with transparent pixels. |
| OC | Original Character / Original Content |
| Polyptych | A multi-panel piece of art. |
| Rasterise | The data structure of the images in each layer. |
| Rendering | The process of defining details in an almost complete piece. |
| Rendering (2) | The process of taking a 2D design and recreating it in 3D software. |
| Resolution | The quality of the pixels contained within the image. |
| Canvas Size | The amount of pixels in a single image. |
| Rule of Thirds | A composition type enforcing the importance of dividing the canvas into three or nine equal parts. |
| Scale | Size |
| Self-Portrait | An image or characature an artist creates in their own likeness. |
| Stippling | A shading technique using a large amount of dots. |
| Vanishing Point | A point in perspective along the horizon line that all objects draw into to create dramatic depth. |