MIDAS TOUCH IL .

Hello, I'm Midas. I'm an illustrator and writer who also likes to dabble in animation and photography from time to time. Animals and plants are cooler than people (because I said so).If you are interested in commissioning me, please read my terms of services first.If you’d like to see the other platforms I share my work on, my social media is linked below.Please email all business inquiries at [email protected]

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• Trello
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• YouTube
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• Patreon
• Ko-Fi
• Etsy
• ACGGOODS
• INPRNT
• Webtoon
• COMICFURY

TERMS OF SERVICEBy commissioning me, you are agreeing that you’ve read and accepted these terms:1. I will not work for free or for currency other than USD under any circumstances.2. You must be 18 or older or otherwise have permission from a legal guardian in order to commission me. I maintain the right to ask for confirmation of your age or permission from a legal guardian.3. I will take artistic liberty on commissions unless requested not to. If you don’t want me to take certain artistic liberties with your commission, please let me know.4. I may post finished commissions and tag the commissioner on my social media. If you do not want me to do either of these for your commission, please let me know.5. I may display finished commissions on any of my online galleries as an example of my work. If you do not want me to do this with your commission, please let me know.6. If you share my work on your own platform, please credit me as the artist and (if possible) provide a link to any of my platforms for visibility.7. If you are commissioning something for personal use, you may not mass produce or reattribute my work for profit unless negotiated upon with me. If you no longer want your commission after it is finished, you may resell it as you please.8. If you are commissioning something for commercial use, I may expect to be paid in royalties for my work on your project. This is to be negotiated between myself and the commissioner.9. My art is not to be used as or for NFTs under any circumstances.10. My art is not to be used for AI data training under any circumstances.11. I have the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason.12. I have the right to cancel your order for any reason. All canceled clients will receive a full refund.13. Any personal information you share (ex. full name or addresses for shipping purposes) will be kept confidential and will not be shared with outside parties.Please feel free to send me a message via email or direct messaging on any of my social media platforms if you have any questions regarding these terms.

COMMISSIONING PROCESSPayment
After you make your request, I will provide rough sketches of the piece and send you a quote of the total cost for your commission. You will not be charged for the rough sketches if you decide to cancel your commission. I only accept USD. I accept cash or check by mail, as well as digital transactions through PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, or Ko-Fi. I will not officially start work on the commission until the payment has been made. Please provide your preferred method of contact so I may keep you updated with the progress of your commission.If you are commissioning for commercial use, payment is more negotiable. I am willing within your budget instead of at a fixed price.You may pay off the cost of the commission in smaller increments over time instead of all at once, if desired.Information
Once the payment has been made, I’ll ask for details about how you want your commission to look. I can work off of descriptions, but providing reference images for your subject(s) is ideal. The more details, the better.Work
Once I’ve started work, I’ll frequently send work-in-progress images so you can confirm if the piece is going in the direction that you want it to. I’ll send as many progress images as requested and will make sure they have your approval until I move on to the next phase of development. I will always send at least one image for each stage (rough sketch, refined sketch, lineart, color, rendering) before completion.How long will it take?
I work on commissions using a queue system. Priority is given to orders that have been paid for first or have a deadline set by the buyer. This means it may take time for me to finish other commissions before I can get to yours.
Turnaround speed once the piece is started depends on the complexity of the commission.
Personal use projects have a quick turnaround and may be finished within under an hour to a month after they’ve been started.
Commercial use projects may be more long-term and take up to a month to a year after they’ve been started.
Ideally, no commission should take longer than a month (for personal use projects) or a year (for commercial use projects, unless it is for a larger project that the client is willing to work on for over a year), excluding time waiting in queue. If the wait for a commission ever exceeds this time, you are entitled to a full refund upon request.Can I get a physical copy of my commission?
A physical copy of your commission can be shipped to you upon request. There will be extra charge for printing (for digital work). laminating (if applied), framing (if applied), packaging, and shipping.
For digital work, PSD files of the finished commission as well as the video recording of the timelapse are available for you to download free-of-charge upon request.

REFUND POLICYAll buyers are eligible for a full refund at any time as long as the commission is not close to being finished. If I’m almost done with the commission, I will keep working on it to completion. If it is almost finished and you still want to cancel, you will only get a 50% refund.
Any commissioners I have chosen to cancel will get a full refund regardless of how close I am to being finished. Any commissioners who have waited past the expected turnaround time for their commission to be finished (excluding time waiting in queue) are entitled to a full refund (regardless of how close I am to being finished) upon request.

REVISION POLICYFor digital pieces, revisions can be made at any time. Minor revisions are free of charge. However, major revisions which require the complete rearrangement or removal of work already done will be charged a fee. This fee is $10 for each hour spent on the work which the client has requested to rework or remove (the hours spent on any work in the piece that the client has not requested to change will not be calculated for the fee total).For traditional pieces (specifically involving permanent ink or color media), revisions can only be made in the sketching phase. Once the piece has moved into the lineart and color phases, changes cannot be made. If you still wish to have a traditional piece revised past that point anyway, I can start the piece over entirely for a fee of $15 per each hour I've already worked. Traditional pieces done in graphite or charcoal follow similar revision policy as digital pieces as those are more reworkable as opposed to ink or color media, but cannot be reworked once sprayed with fixative.Note that revisions apply to the client changing their mind on commissions details or wishing to make last minute changes during the work process. If a revision must be made because I made a mistake on the commission, the client will not be charged a revision fee. The client will also not be charged if the commission has to be started over because the original was lost or damaged, if this happens, the client is entitled to a full refund.

BOUNDARIESI will not under any circumstances draw hateful or bigoted material, illegal material, or pornography (including fetish art). I am okay with drawing suggestive or nude imagery as long as it is not explicitly pornographic. I will not draw art intended for use as NFTs or for AI data training.I have the right to decline any request which makes me uncomfortable, even if it doesn’t fall under any of the categories listed above.I have the right to blacklist any buyer from future business for breaking my terms of service.

HOW PRICES ARE CALCULATEDPrices are calculated primarily based on industry standard as well as the average number of hours it takes for me to finish a piece multiplied a living wage. Pieces with commercial value will cost more than pieces commissioned for personal use.

PERSONAL VS. COMMERCIAL USE
My rates differ depending on whether the work you’re commissioning is for personal or commercial use.PERSONAL USE
If you’re commissioning a piece of art for your own enjoyment, your request falls under personal use. These projects are mainly flat-rate and priced with the average person in mind. Personal use commissions have a quick turnaround, and will be finished anytime ranging from under an hour to a month depending on the complexity of the piece. This is ideal if you are commissioning art of yourself, a pet, an original character, etc.COMMERICAL USE
If you’re commissioning a piece of art on behalf of your business or for a product that will be sold, your request falls under commercial use. These projects require more negotiation to settle on a price range.
Commercial use commissions may have a quick or slow turnaround depending on the project. Long-term commitments may take anywhere from a month to a year to finish depending on the complexity of the piece(s), especially if the project includes more than one fully rendered piece.

• Personal Use
• Commercial Use

COMMISSIONS - PERSONAL USE
Before commissioning me, please first read my terms of service.TRADITIONAL VS. DIGITAL
I work in either traditional or digital mediums. Mediums I work with include graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, ink, marker, and etching. I am not a painter and will not work in acrylic, oil, gouache, or watercolor.

SYMMETRICAL ICON
Starts at $25A digitally illustrated symmetrical headshot icon of your original character facing forwards. Great for online avatars or sticker designs! Add textured lines and/or shading each for an additional $5.

HEADSHOT
Starts at $30A digitally illustrated headshot drawing of your original character down to the neck or shoulders. Great for online avatars or sticker designs! Add textured lines and/or shading each for an additional $10.

FULLBODY
Starts at $40A digitally illustrated fullbody drawing of your original character. Add textured lines and/or shading each for an additional $10.

UPCHARGES
Textured lines: +$5-10
Shading: +$5-10
Detailed pattern: +$10 per character
Additional characters: +$20 each
Add props: +$10 each
Hand-lettering: +$10

PORTRAIT
Round: starts at $45 | Square: starts at $50 | Wide: starts at $80A digitally illustrated and fully rendered portrait of one or more subjects with minimal background details.

ILLUSTRATION
Square: starts at $125 | Wide: starts at $150A digitally illustrated and fully rendered illustration with a detailed background.

UPCHARGES
Textured lines: +$10 (costs extra on portraits only)
Detailed pattern: +$10 per character
Additional characters: +$20 each
Hand-lettering: +$10
Realism: +$50Note: Extra figures only count towards 'additional character' charge if they share an even focus with the main subject, and will not be counted towards final price if they are of lesser detail, take up only a small amount of the image, or are part of the background itself (ex. silhouettes in the distance).

PET PORTRAIT
A fully rendered portrait of your pet illustrated either as cartoon or in a detailed semirealistic style. These are cut off at the bust with simplistic backdrops to make the subject stand out. Available in either traditional or digital mediums.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Additional pets: +$20 each (cartoon style) or +$50 each (realism style)
[NOTE: upcharge above applies to multiple pets in one piece, not separate portraits.]
Printing [digital medium only]: price to be determined
Framing: price to be determined
Shipping: price to be determined

REFERENCE SHEET
Starts at $50A digitally illustrated sheet detailing basic information about your original character. All reference sheets at base price will include 1 flat color fullbody (front view) of the character, list of basic character information (name, gender, pronouns, species, etc.) and a basic background (flat color, gradient, or pattern). Extra additions are charged accordingly.ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Prices not yet determined. Come back later!

CUSTOM CHARACTER DESIGN
Starts at $50A digitally illustrated custom character design made just for you! You give me the details on how you want the character to look (species, colors, style, etc.) and I’ll work out the rest. Each design at base price comes with one flat color fullbody of the character. Extra additions are charged accordingly.ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Prices not yet determined. Come back later!

CONVENTION BADGE
Traditional: currently unavailable | Digital: starts at $50A fully rendered bust of your original character with its name written in hand-lettering (small background details may be included free-of-charge). Available in either traditional or digital mediums.ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Lamination - price to be determined
Neck accessory included - price to be determined
Shipping - price to be determinedNOTE: Lamination, neck accessories, and shipping currently unavailable.

CUSTOM BOOKMARK
Toony: price to be determined | Realistic: currently unavailable

INTERESTED?
Please contact me through my business email ([email protected]) or direct message me on any of my social media.
Alternatively, please fill out this form and I'll get back to you at my soonest convenience.

COMMISSIONS - COMMERCIAL USE
Before commissioning me, please first read my terms of service.TRADITIONAL VS. DIGITAL
I work in either traditional or digital mediums. Mediums I work with include graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, ink, marker, and etching. I am not a painter and will not work in acrylic, oil, gouache, or watercolor.This page is under construction. Thank you for your patience.

COVER ART
A cover image for your book, film, music album, or game.
Prices not yet determined. Come back later!

BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Illustrations for your chapter book, children's book, or comic.
Minimum price: $1,000
Royalties: minimum 15% of sales
(cover art and character designs included, formatting included upon request)

CHARACTER DESIGN
Prices not yet determined. Come back later!

CONCEPT ART
Prices not yet determined. Come back later!

LOGO DESIGN
A memorable logo to represent your business or product!
Minimum price: $35
Royalties: minimum 5% of merch sales (only for items featuring logo)

VIDEO THUMBNAIL
An eye-catching thumbnail illustration to draw in viewers for your video or stream!
Minimum price: $35

TALKSPRITES
A character to represent your voice online, for the content creators who prefer to keep their face anonymous.
Talksprites can also be made of your characters to accompany their dialogue in your video game.No examples yet. Check back later!
Prices to be determined. Check back later!

INTERESTED?
Please contact me through my business email ([email protected]) or direct message me on any of my social media.If nothing above matches what you are looking for, please tell me what you are interested in and we can negotiate rates from there.