Terms of Use

1. The Artist has the right to refuse any Commission request, without needing to explain the reason.

2. The Artist reserves the right to Stop Work on a Commission, or cancel a Commission request due to poor communication, inappropriate behavior, an inability to effectively communicate clearly, or a breach of the Terms of Service.

3. The Artist will not create any depiction of gore, violence, or any form of hateful or racist imagery. It is at the Artist's discretion to turn down a commission concerning certain fetishes. It is fine to discuss about what fetishes the artists is comfortable drawing (I am pretty open-minded)

4. The Artist will not reproduce a copyrighted image or character without consent of its copyright owner. Under no circumstance does the commissioner have the right to use any artwork the artist creates to be used in any AI Generative Model Programs such as Midjourney, OpenAI, or any other generative engine not mentioned, and as it pertains to United States Copyright Law.

5. By commissioning the Artist, the Client is purchasing the Artist’s labor only. The Artist retains all rights to the Commission, which includes but is not limited to: Distribution, reproduction, use of the Commission for Artist promotion and displays (e.g. Social Media, Personal Space, Public Space, as defined in the Definitions section herein, etc.); or as it applies to any new Terms of Service agreed upon in a Commission Agreement prior to Start of Work.

6. The Client must specify the content of their Commission to the best of their ability prior to a Commission Agreement. A complex Commission may incur additional illustration fees or extend the Commission schedule, to be defined and agreed upon in the Commission Agreement prior to Start of Work.

7. If the Client does not specify the desired display size of the Commission, the Artist will determine an appropriate size. A large display size may incur additional illustration fees or extend the Commission schedule, to be defined and agreed upon in the Commission Agreement prior to Start of Work.

8. If the Commission is time-sensitive, a rush fee may be applied and schedule adjusted, to be defined and agreed upon in the Commission Agreement prior to Start of Work.

9. If the Commission is defined as confidential in the Commission Agreement, the Artist will temporarily delay display of the image at the request of the Client and as defined in the Commission Agreement until such time the Commission Agreement specifies Artist use per Term 5 is permitted. A Client may not request the Artist to indefinitely defer display or deny Artist rights under Term 5.

10. The Client may not distribute, reproduce, or otherwise profit from the Commission beyond the resale of the original [traditional or digital art] Commission, or as it applies to new Terms of Service agreed upon for a Commercial Purpose Commission in the Commission Agreement (see Term 14).

10a. The Client may not edit, alter, or trace the Commission, or license or sell the Commission in any way as an non-fungible token (NFT) or manipulated and altered through AI methods, without the Artist’s written permission, or as agreed upon in the Commission Agreement prior to Start of Work.

11. The Client may display the Commission in Social Media as long as the Artist’s name (“Mewniverse”) is prominently displayed along with a link to my social media (Twitter) or www.daddytrash.com. Additionally, any Social Media display of the Artist’s Commission must notify or “tag” the Artist, unless already defined in the Commission Agreement prior to Start of Work. Commissions in Social Media displays cannot breach Term 10, Term 10a, or Term 14.

11a. The Client cannot display a Commission outside of Personal Space or in a Public Space unless the Commission is executed under new Terms of Service agreed upon in a Commission Agreement prior to Start of Work. The Client must obtain written permission from the Artist prior to displaying the Commission in a Public Space if not already defined in the Commission Agreement.

11b. Under no circumstances may the Client submit a Commission to any kind of contest.

12. Digital art Commissions will be provided to the Client via email or an online download location agreed to by all parties in jpg/.jpeg or .png format; this does not include the Commission native files (e.g., .psd, .tif, etc.), unless a fee for the original files is agreed upon in the Commission Agreement, or after Commission Agreement Termination, the Client obtains written permission from the Artist.

12a. The Artist is not responsible for the cost of shipping a Commission (traditional art Commissions or any digital media device [e.g. CD, DVD, flash drive, etc.] or print of a digital art Commission); the Client is responsible for all shipment costs.

13. The Artist is not responsible for printing [creating a hard copy of] a digital art Commission, or reproducing prints of a traditional art Commission for the Client unless an agreed-upon fee is in the Commission Agreement. If permitted in the Commission Agreement, the Client may use the digital (.jpg/.jpeg) file for local printing, so long as it does not breach Term 11, Term 11a, Term 11b, or Term 16; or

13a. The Client may obtain written permission from the Artist prior to printing the Commission any time after the Termination of the Commission Agreement.

14. If the Commission will be used for a Commercial Purpose, the Artist must be notified prior to the Start of Work. Commercial use of the Commission requires new Terms of Service developed on a case-by-case basis and agreed to by all parties in the Commission Agreement before the Start of Work.