1. Send a Request. You will send your commission inquiry and details via email to angela(at)angelasasser.com. Your request will be approved or denied within 3 business days. I may deny a request if I do not feel I can adequately render it for you or if it falls within my DONT's list. When in doubt, email me if you are unsure of my content restrictions.
2. Reserve your slot. Before your slot is considered reserved, you will need to have a signed commission agreement contract on file with me and to pay for your commission in full if the price is less than $150 (more than $150 can paid via a payment plan). I will wait 1 business week for your contract to be signed before your slot is given to the next requestee on the list, unless an extension is otherwise negotiated.
3. Work considerations. Work will begin only after a contract outlining the project's specifics is signed by both parties to define our mutual expectations and rights usages and payment is recieved. Payment Details: Payment is expected up front with 30% being nonrefundable before the Rough Sketch is approved and only 50% being nonrefundable, should the process be cancelled after the Rough Sketch approval. I accept payment via Paypal/Square invoice, Cashapp, Venmo, and Etsy reserved listing. Whichever is most convenient for the client. A commission has three phases: Phase 1 - Sketching/Thumbnailing - You will be offered a few pose options to choose from that you will approve. Phase 2 - Rough Sketch - A more developed version of the image will be provided for your feedback. You can change the image as much as you like at this point. Phase 3 - Final Polish - Once the First Draft is approved to be polished, only a limited amount of changes are allowed upon recieving the final polished version. Revisions & Revision Fees: You can ask for as many changes as you like before the Rough Sketch phase. However, after the First Draft is approved and the image is polished, only 1 revision is allowed before you will be charged a revision fee of $50 per revision. A revision on a polished image at this point is defined as a single email request with a summary of requested changes. This pricing reflects the increased difficulty of making final phase changes on images in a polished state. Final Files: Once you have approved the final image, you will be provided with a download link to a digital file in a high resolution bundle of JPG, PNG, and PDF formats unless other file formats are requested.

The turnaround time depends on the complexity of the request. Expect 2 weeks at minimum for any project. An estimate will be given at the beginning of the commission and if it dramatically changes during the project, you will be informed in writing.

Commissioned art can only be used for personal purposes which do not involve profit, unless otherwise negotiated and set forth in the commission contract we will agree upon.

Personal Purposes include:

• A free stream or podcast that is making money from ads or crowdfunded distribution (like Patreon). The key is it must be available for free with no paywalled elements
• Decoration for a product being used for a personal project, personal campaign site shared between friends, etc.

Commercial Purposes include:

• Products, merch, etc. sold with the intention to recieve funds or available only behind paywalls
• Streams accessible only behind paywalls
• Decoration for a product being used expressly for business/commercial purposes, like a shop, packaging, brand, or company site

By default, my starting prices are for pieces which include personal use with the copyrights of the art belonging to me, the artist. HOWEVER, this does not mean I own any characters or trademarks, only that the art I created can be used by me for various non-exclusive uses subject to my discretion.

These uses include and are limited to the display of the created art in my online portfolios, skechbooks, and publications of my own authorship. I will not license out your commissioned art for uses beyond this aforementioned basic scope unless granted permission by you in writing.

Examples of extended usage of commissioned art which would require your permission in writing include usages such as making prints available in my print shops on Etsy/INPRNT/etc, re-publishing the art in themed art books/zines not published by me, inclusion in printed art collections like Spectrum, etc.

If you are seeking exclusive usage rights and permanent copyright transferral, these rights will cost extra and can be negotiated for your budget and usage needs.

Light gore would be details such as dribbles of blood, surface cuts and bruises, etc, whereas heavy gore would be any major injuries, such as spilling guts. Extremely gorey, decomposed zombies would be off-limits for me, but mildly gorey cartoonish zombies would be fine, as an example. Light NSFW (not safe for work) images would include cleavage crevices, happy trails, and other vaguely sexy details, particularly artistic nudity, whereas heavy NSFW might include exaggerated genetalia, sexually tantalizing bodily contact, and other more hardcore notions. I prefer more tasteful erotic figures to outright bawdy figures. When in doubt, you can email me for clarification of anything in this FAQ.

If your commission is needed on a short deadline (less than 2 weeks in most cases), you may be charged an extra fee. The more pressing the deadline versus the time it takes to complete the final product, the higher this fee will be. Expect at minimum a 150% upcharge. All regular and rush requests will be reviewed before they are accepted.

I do this for all clients, both commercial and noncommercial. It is the easiest way to ensure that we're all on the same page about what rights are being transferred, expectations for the client and the artist, etc. It is for the protection of both client and artist and benefits both. Having a document we can look back on also helps both parties remember things accurately should we wish to look back on the commission documentation in the future.