MxfitForge Commissions OPEN

Current Commission List:.

1. Telegram 5-Pack Stickers for Storm
2. 3-character full body color for Katie
3. Flat Color Character Sheet for Liah (Awaiting Response)
4. Slot reserved for John (Details TBD)
5. Slot Reserved for Jamie (Fullbody BG Color Commission)
6. Slot Reserved for Camie (Rookanis Commission. Details TBD)
7. OPEN.
8. OPEN.
9. OPEN.
10. OPEN.

(Commission examples at bottom of page)

BASE PRICES:

Headshots (head/shoulders):

(All prices per character)

- $30 for a tied-down sketch (+$30 per additional character)

- $40 each for line art (digitally inked) (+$40 per additional character)

- $50 for line art with digital color (+50 per additional character, +$100 for environmental BG)

Busts (head to waist):

(All prices per character)

- $50 for a tied-down sketch (+$50 per additional character)

- $75 for line art (digitally inked) (+$75 per additional character)

- $150 for line-art with digital color and a simple color-wash background (+$110 per additional character)

- $200 for line-art with digital color and an environmental background (+$110 per additional character)

Full-body:

- $85 each for a tied-down sketch (+$85 per additional character)

- $125 each for line art (digitally inked) (+$125 per additional character)

- $250 each for line-art with digital color and a simple color-wash background (+$125 per additional character)

- $350 for an individual for line-art  with digital color and an environmental background. +$125 per additional character 

Detailed reference sheets:

- $175 each for line art (digitally inked)

- $250 for flat colors (no shading) and text descriptions

- $350 for fully rendered colors and text descriptions

- Includes two full-body views of your character (front and back) A headshot, Up to 3 important accessories or details, and a text description.

Basic reference sheets:

- $150 each for line art (digitally inked)

- $200 for flat colors (no shading) and text description

- $300 for fully rendered colors and text descriptions

- Includes one full-body view of your character, 2 close-up head shots/facial expressions, and text descriptions

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Color Work:

You are more then welcome to commission me as a colorist for your pre-existing line art. These commissions will be priced on a case by case basis, depending on the scale of the piece(s) you would like to have colored. Feel free to email me for quotes on color commission work.

TERMS OF SERVICE:

NEW: I would like to request that, as long as a commissioner is comfortable with doing so, please share your preferred pronouns in our email communication - This assures I'm addressing you correctly and with full due respect when posting completing artworks on social media. I'm genderqueer myself and absolutely understand the importance of informed communication. Thank you, friends!

In requesting a commission from myself, Mel B, the commissioner agrees to read and adhere to the information provided in the following document. The commission prices below are for NON-COMMERCIAL COMMISSIONS only: The resulting artworks are not to be resold, reproduced, marketed, or used to promote one’s business/creative property for monetary gain. While the commissioner retains copyright to the subject their commission depicts (In the case of original characters), I retain the copyright to the image itself, which includes my right to reproduce the work in prints, publications and usage in portfolios. If you would like commercial artwork created for publication or professional use of any kind, you are welcome to contact me directly at artbymelb@gmail.com to arrange a professional contract bid at pro-rate prices.

Originals: All commissions are created digitally from start to finish, so there is no physical drawing available to send your way. I am, however, more than happy to provide you with a professionally made Giclee print (Likely through a personal favorite, Giclee Today) of your piece, at cost of the print and shipping and handling. (For personal, non-commercial use only.)

Payment: Payments may be made in one of two ways: You may either pay the full amount up front, or for larger commissions (Over $350) pay half up front, and the second half within two weeks of the completion of your piece. At the moment, I accept payments via Zelle Quickpay for US customers, and Paypal for folks outside of the US. Upon mutual agreement upon a commission’s topic and price, I will bill you via email through Zelle or Paypal. I will begin a commission upon receipt of payment, and in the case of a second-half payment, I will send you the high-resolution, non-watermarked version of your piece upon final payment.

The Process: I will be open for a set number of commission slots at a time, and will complete each commission in the order they are received. If you would like to acquire a commission, contact me at artbymelb@gmail.com  - please note that commission requests MUST be sent to this email address. I cannot take requests from website forums or comment sections, as I offer commissions on multiple websites, and it would be too complicated to run a first-come-first-serve request line in any other manner. 

In your Commission Request Email, please include information on the type of commission you are interested in, along with a detailed description of your character(s), any specific details you would like to see portrayed such as pose, costuming or expression, as well as pre-existing reference images of your character(s). Please be very precise and detailed with what you would like as I wish nothing more then to see to it that you enjoy the end result. I will price your commission based on this email, and assign your work its slot. 

Please be aware that I am working on multiple projects along side of commissions at any given time - as a result, I divide my time between these things equally. I will do my absolute best to give you an accurate projection of the length of time it will take to complete your commission once I reach your commission slot. I do ask, however, that my commissioners be understanding of my busy work schedule while I work on their piece. 

Once you receive a slot,  full payment must be received before I begin your image. When I reach your slot, pending I have already received payment, I will contact you immediately to establish how long it will take to complete your image. That amount of time will begin once and only once I reach your individual commission slot, after completing the works of the commissioners in line before you. 

As you could imagine, the length of time for each piece will vary depending on the complexity of the image itself - anywhere from two days to a week or two, pending the commissioner is prompt in responding to email correspondence. If anything were to come up that would cause me to take longer then expected on an image, I will contact you immediately to let you know. If I have not received payment by the time I reach your slot, your slot will be pushed back by one and the next commissioner in line will have their work completed first. (Please note that, outside of special circumstances, if I have not received payment within two weeks of assigning a commission slot, you will lose your spot entirely until you are ready to restart the commission process - this, out of fairness, frees up the space for able and waiting commissioners.) 

During the creation process, you will receive two sketches via email. The first sketch gives you the opportunity to make revisions - this is your only chance to request revisions throughout the process for smaller commissions, so please use this opportunity wisely. The second sketch is a preview of what your final image will look like including the revisions you requested based on the first sketch. Color commissions greater then $100 will also receive the preliminary flat-color preview of their commission, with the opportunity to request revisions to the colors only. (Lines are final after their revision during the sketch stage.)

Commission List: Alongside email correspondence, you can track the progress of my commissions on my website. My Current Commission List is located on my Commission Info page at https://mxfitforge.artstation.com/pages/commissions

• Any topic or genre is welcome though I am especially fluent in fantasy and sci-fi, humans, animals, and anthropomorphic characters of any species.
• Fictional characters preferred. Pets also quite welcome.
• Any fandom is welcome though I am especially versed in Sons of Anarchy, Mayans MC, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Star Wars, Star Trek, D&D or Pathfinder, Doctor Who, Marvel (Especially XMen), DC, Gargoyles, and Bioshock. 

Content Restrictions: NSFW is ok - let me know what you're looking for and we'll see what I can do for yah. I will not illustrate hateful, racist, or bigoted imagery or symbolism, or excess amounts of gore. I also will not draw nude characters for clients under the age of 18, nor will I create nude images of characters under the age of 18. (I may need a picture ID as proof prior to confirmation for racier artwork - you may absolutely black out personal info like address, ID #, etc, I just need your name and birth date for confirmation) Basically, keep it consensual and within the bounds of the law in both age and content, and we'll have a blast.

PLEASE NOTE: The prices presented below are Base Prices. I reserve the right to add an additional by-case plus-charge for characters or images requiring more time and detail than the below prices account for. (Or price down, for particularly simple pieces/characters) I also reserve the right to deny a commission offer if the content requested is objectionable per the rules previously stated.

For examples of my artwork, please visit my website gallery at https://mxfitforge.artstation.com/

Just to Reiterate: 

Commissioners should contact me directly at artbymelb@gmail.com to get their commission slot, to assure everyone’s work is created in a fair, first-come, first serve. I cannot take requests through any other forum. Keeping all request correspondence via email will also allow me to spend less time trying to juggle messages from multiple sites, and more time creating as awesome a piece for you as I can manage - And that is, by all means, best for us all ;)

Thanks, everyone!

-Mel B!

Recently Completed Commissions:

1. 2 Character Color Busts for Katie
2. 2 Character Color Busts for Katie
3. Character Portrait Badge for Storm
4. 2 character digitally inked Rookanis bust for DreadRed 
5. 2-Character Full Color Full Body with Illustrated BG for Katie
6. 2-Character Full Color Bust with Illustrated BG for Katie
7. Color 2-Character Bust with Color Wash BG for Paige
8. 3-Character Bust(ish) with Color Wash BG for Inky
9. Color 2-Character Full Body with Color Wash BG for Katie
10. Color 2-Character Full Body with Color Wash BG for Katie 
11. Color 2-Character Bust With Simple BG for Inky
12. Color 2-Character Bust With Simple BG for Jessica
13. Color 2-Character Bust with Color Wash Background for Paige 
14. Color Rookanis 2-Character Bust with Color Wash Background for Kae 
15. Color Spicy Illario/OC 2-Character full Body with Background for Katie
16. Color 2-Character Bust with Background for Tcat
17. Color Emmrook 2-Character Bust with Background for Katie
18. 32 Comic Page Color for Mike
19. Color Rookanis Busts w/ Color Wash BG Commission for Rosa
20. Color Illario/OC 2-Character Bust (B) with Background for Katie
21. Color Illario/OC 2-Character Bust (A) with Background for Katie
22. Color Rookanis 2-Character Bust with Background for Jessica
23. Bashful Crow for Victoria
24. Rookanis/Spite/Kiddo scene for Darina
25. I Do for Manila
26. Neve & Rook for Laura 
27. Color Headshot Commission for Storm.
28. Inked Portrait commission for Sarah
29. Dink's Home & Garden Logo for Robert
    
30. Spinwhiches Logo for Robert
31. Pirate Family Portrait for Steph
32. The Guardian for Ren
33. Commissions: Ortegas for Kris
34. 90's-style Family Portrait for Mike C 
35. Apocalypse Pair Sketches for Emma
36. ARMSmasters PG 28 Colors for Mike W
37. ARMSmasters PG 20 Colors for Mike W
38. ARMSmasters PG 23 Colors for Mike W
39.  ARMSmasters PG 29 Colors for Mike W
40. 2 Original Characters Full Color w/ Illustrated BG for Diana
41. Commissions: Toby for Loretta 
42. Rune Shadow Pass for Mike W
43. Cain Shadow Pass for Mike W
44. Braun Shadow Pass for Mike W 
45. Artie Love for Steph

To see the process behind creating my artwork, feel free to visit me on YouTube!

Commission Examples: