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~iPoke
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata"
Welcome to my little corner on FA
I live in Vienna (Austria) and spend most of my time hanging around with friends, drawing and gaming.
My biggest ongoing project is the forest tails graphic novel, which has it's own page here:
This is my kitten.
There are no others like it, and this one is mine.
COMMISSION STATUS: CLOSED INFO REVIEWED
Grab a beer, or whatever is your favorite poison, chill and ask what you wanna know, I’ll get around to ya eventually
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I do have a patreon if you want to support what I do.
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Recent Journal
Terms Of Service [pending review]
4 years ago
Alright, so since I‘m going to be opening for commissions again, I suppose I had better be putting down a few rules as to how we’re going to be interacting with each other as artist and commissioner. Now, I realize this is going to be really boring and dry, but I’m going to try and word it as simply as possible to avoid any legalese induced hemorrhages. For those who are impatient, there’s a tl;dr-version at the bottom.
iPoke’s TOS or “how to get me to draw for you”
1. Provided Service
When commissioning me you are paying for my service as an artist, to create a piece of art (product) along specifications we will define (in written format) beforehand. Once we have agreed on a basic framework and price for what it is you want me to draw, I will begin working on the product.
Depending on the level of commission, I will send you updates upon completion of a stage of the product (sketch => lines => flats => ~). These updates will not be full-scale, but will provide you with enough visible detail to ascertain whether the desired progress has been made.
Alternatively I also provide live streaming options via picarto for immediate input while I work. Depending on the degree of detail, this option may need time allotted specifically for it in both our schedules – plan accordingly.
If you want to have your image completed towards a deadline, this will have to be agreed upon before any work is done on my part. If you fail to do this, I reserve the right to cancel the commission, or adjust the price to compensate for any conflicts that may arise from this.
When the last line is drawn, we arrive at …
2. Payment
Payment is only admissible upon completion. I realize this is unusual, but it’s what I’ve done up to now and so far I’ve made good experiences with my customers.
Once I deem the product complete, I will provide you with a final preview for approval. Once you’ve approved this final preview I will send you an invoice, either by paypal for direct transfer, or email for a bank transfer. Either way, once the payment clears, I will send you the full scale version of your commission, as well as potential downscaled versions (for upload purposes and such) – remember that banks, especially international transfers, take a lot longer – again, plan accordingly.
Should you find some minor details out of place or fixes you want me to make at this stage …
3. Revisions and Refunds
I will generally accommodate those free of charge. However, I ask you to use common sense. Down-tuning the glint on a surface, adding a tuft of fur here or there, or nudging a single finger a millimeter to the side is not that much of a hassle. Artwork revisions such as changing your assault rifle into a shotgun, or repositioning portions of a character is going to cost you extra though.
I consider it a personal matter of pride to provide my customers with the best possible product and I will go to some lengths to accommodate your wishes. In the unlikely event that we arrive at a finished product and you find something that is entirely out of place (due to false interpretation or oversight on my part) and we, for some reason, cannot reach an agreement on how to proceed on fixing it, we can discuss (partial) refunds.
Full refunds are out of the question, as my workflow provides you with ample opportunity to provide input on the product as I’m creating it for you, so there’s no reasonable chance that the entire body of work I submit is somehow compromised after the fact.
However, should you at any point during the creation process feel we’re not going in the right direction, or something else happens to make you want me to stop, there’s always the option of …
4. Cancellation
Shit happens. Either you can no longer afford the full price we agreed upon due to unforeseen circumstances, you’re dissatisfied with the progress of the commission, we reach an impasse, … ~whatever. There’s a hundred reasons why a commission should not go forward at a given time. If that is the case, let me know as soon as you possibly can.
If a commission is cancelled mid-progress, you will only have to pay for the last completed stage of the product. However, again, please use common sense. If I’m five lines away from finishing a high end piece I’ve been working on for you since the start of the month, with consistent progress, revisions and general good mood, and you cancel on me, I will expect you to pay me for the additional work already provided (this will be a partial of the full price determined by me). As with completed products, you will receive the full resolution of my work, once the payment clears.
Once I’ve sent you the finished product, and we’ve ironed out any potential creases, you’re going to want to start showing it around, which brings us to ...
5. Copyright and Distribution
Unfortunately there is no such thing as international copyright law, however there are similarities in almost all jurisdictions. The two which are relevant in this case are those of Austria, as that is where I live and produce my art, and the US, as that is where the majority of this art will be hosted upon completion. In both jurisdictions "The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work.", which means I as the artist retain any and all rights to the work I produce. Unless I specifically grant the patron the right to the work in tangible format, the rights to distribute the work, for profit or otherwise, are continued to be held by me, from moment of creation. The privilege to host or distribute my work online is not the same thing as giving them copyright of the work. Permission to distribute is granted traditionally to the patron unless otherwise stated in commission discussion before payment (this covers things like private commissions that either you or I do not wish to become public, for whatever reason). I retain the right to include your commission in sold works of my own such as prints, digitally distributed or printed portfolios, patreon or other similar services, etc. So in simple terms:
You May:
-Upload it on your own free-to-access accounts.
-Use it as an icon/profile image on your accounts.
-Print it for yourself as a badge/etc.
-Colour or ink it, or get another artist to colour or ink it, if you bought a non ink/colour piece.
You May Not:
-Use it to generate revenue for anyone, even me, without my permission.
-Put it into SL image packs, paysite galleries, or paid-type image dumps.
-Heavily edit or rework the image.
Speaking of things you may or may not …
6. Commission Subjects
There are things even a furry artist wont do. I realize I probably have a far lower tolerance threshold than many other an artist, but even so, there are things I either don’t want to draw, am uncomfortable with, or are not permissible by some other function of the universe (for instance FA upload policy :b ). Here’s a list of things I just straight up wont draw. Don’t bother asking, because it’s not going to happen, no matter how much money you wiggle in my face.
Anything including body waste, cub, pregnancy*, gore*, inflation, un/birthing, rape, torture*, feeding, snuff, fisting, hyper, transformation, herms, crossdressing, cuntboys, dickgirls
* sexual/fetish context
Aside from these hard no topics, there’s a couple’ things I’m somewhat on the fence about, or am more tending towards declining.
- The first of these is copyrighted characters or characters you don’t directly own. I would think I don’t need to explain this one, but just for clarity’s sake; if it’s a fandom character, ask the owner. It’s not that hard to do and sometimes people just don’t want their characters drawn by others and I respect that. I will be counter-checking you having asked and I will wait for confirmation, so don’t bother trying to sneak this by me.
Characters of popular franchises I will decide on on a case-by-case basis, simply because I don’t want to do the n-th rendition of Krystal fucking X character – seriously, the hot dog’s not even traveling down a hallway anymore at this point, more like ICBM launch tube
- The second, which is perhaps more surprising and controversial, is homo-erotica. Now, before you get all up in arms: I have no problem drawing two people, deeply in love, enjoying each other, and I don’t care which bits they have for doing so either, but if you’ve watched me for a while, you will have noticed a distinct absence of this in my gallery. The explanation is fairly simple – I am not passionate about the subject.
I’m not saying I wont draw homo-erotica at all. I’ve done it before after all. If you have a deep emotional connection to an idea involving your and your mate’s character and you desperately want me specifically to draw this for you, I will be happy to. I just don’t want to do another one to “add to the pile”, if that makes sense.
In before “Yea! Duh ghays R takin’ ovah!” and “wowyouhatehomostoohuh?” -No, fuck you! Get out and burn yourself you utter trash! I just don’t want to drag myself through an artistic process I have no passion for, when there’s people out there better suited for the job.
I reserve the right to refuse any proposition for no reason whatsoever, but any other topic I will be happy to discuss with you in person, once contact has been established. Which brings me around to …
7. How to apply for a slot
I will open for a set amount of slots at the beginning of a month. Once I post the announcement that I’m open (will be an FA submission), you can send me a note here on FA. Please write this note in the following format:
Subject: commission request dd.mm.yyyy – Type X (the date should be the date of the announcement)
paypal address:
number of characters:
references:
description:
Short summary of what it is you’d want to have happen in the image.
You don’t need to make it an essay, but a little more than “cat in a box” would be nice to have something to go on.
-
Anything else you can think of wanting to include; personal notes, details, etc. *entirely optional
I will hold onto the info, and sort through the notes I get, but it's not a waiting list or guarantee. Since the in-box is likely going to be rather full, I can’t promise to reply to every last one of them, although I do try – I will definitely reply to the ones I’m taking on, as well as the ones I’m declining for whatever reason.
I will be displaying a(n anonymous) public list of slot openings for a given month and crossing people off the list upon completion, however I will not be posting another announcement for openings until the next month.
If you see a slot in this list as open, you can submit a commission request as per the format above. If you didn’t hear back from me after the opening announcement and the slots were already filled before, this is an opportunity to perhaps get your idea in this month after all. <<< failed to function
tl;dr-version
1. What do you do?
You hire me to draw something for you.
You get updates along every stage of the commission.
You want to get it done by a specific time? Tell me!
2. What about payment?
You pay me after I’m done.
You get a preview image when I’m done. After you pay, you get the big, pretty version :3
You can tell me to fix minor details within a reasonable measure.
3. How do I make you fix things?
You use common sense.
You tell me what’s wrong during the update stages. Makes it easier.
You’re not satisfied with what’s happening or has happened? We can talk.
4. How do I get you to stop drawing?
You tell me to.
You pay me for any intermediate completed stages of work – within reason, of course.
You’ll get the full resolution of what I’ve done up to that point + intermediates.
5. What may I do with the art?
You can show it around for free.
You can crop it and use it as icons.
You cannot sell it, or prints of it, in any way, shape or form.
6. What will you draw for me?
You don’t get a short answer.
You scroll up and see above for the list and reasons to avoid misunderstandings.
You refrain from starting flame wars about any part of this list.
7. How do I tell you what to draw?
You send me an FA note.
You adhere to the following format:
Subject: commission request date-of-announcement – Type X
paypal address:
number of characters:
description:
-
anything else
You sit and wait for me to get back to you.
iPoke’s TOS or “how to get me to draw for you”
1. Provided Service
When commissioning me you are paying for my service as an artist, to create a piece of art (product) along specifications we will define (in written format) beforehand. Once we have agreed on a basic framework and price for what it is you want me to draw, I will begin working on the product.
Depending on the level of commission, I will send you updates upon completion of a stage of the product (sketch => lines => flats => ~). These updates will not be full-scale, but will provide you with enough visible detail to ascertain whether the desired progress has been made.
Alternatively I also provide live streaming options via picarto for immediate input while I work. Depending on the degree of detail, this option may need time allotted specifically for it in both our schedules – plan accordingly.
If you want to have your image completed towards a deadline, this will have to be agreed upon before any work is done on my part. If you fail to do this, I reserve the right to cancel the commission, or adjust the price to compensate for any conflicts that may arise from this.
When the last line is drawn, we arrive at …
2. Payment
Payment is only admissible upon completion. I realize this is unusual, but it’s what I’ve done up to now and so far I’ve made good experiences with my customers.
Once I deem the product complete, I will provide you with a final preview for approval. Once you’ve approved this final preview I will send you an invoice, either by paypal for direct transfer, or email for a bank transfer. Either way, once the payment clears, I will send you the full scale version of your commission, as well as potential downscaled versions (for upload purposes and such) – remember that banks, especially international transfers, take a lot longer – again, plan accordingly.
Should you find some minor details out of place or fixes you want me to make at this stage …
3. Revisions and Refunds
I will generally accommodate those free of charge. However, I ask you to use common sense. Down-tuning the glint on a surface, adding a tuft of fur here or there, or nudging a single finger a millimeter to the side is not that much of a hassle. Artwork revisions such as changing your assault rifle into a shotgun, or repositioning portions of a character is going to cost you extra though.
I consider it a personal matter of pride to provide my customers with the best possible product and I will go to some lengths to accommodate your wishes. In the unlikely event that we arrive at a finished product and you find something that is entirely out of place (due to false interpretation or oversight on my part) and we, for some reason, cannot reach an agreement on how to proceed on fixing it, we can discuss (partial) refunds.
Full refunds are out of the question, as my workflow provides you with ample opportunity to provide input on the product as I’m creating it for you, so there’s no reasonable chance that the entire body of work I submit is somehow compromised after the fact.
However, should you at any point during the creation process feel we’re not going in the right direction, or something else happens to make you want me to stop, there’s always the option of …
4. Cancellation
Shit happens. Either you can no longer afford the full price we agreed upon due to unforeseen circumstances, you’re dissatisfied with the progress of the commission, we reach an impasse, … ~whatever. There’s a hundred reasons why a commission should not go forward at a given time. If that is the case, let me know as soon as you possibly can.
If a commission is cancelled mid-progress, you will only have to pay for the last completed stage of the product. However, again, please use common sense. If I’m five lines away from finishing a high end piece I’ve been working on for you since the start of the month, with consistent progress, revisions and general good mood, and you cancel on me, I will expect you to pay me for the additional work already provided (this will be a partial of the full price determined by me). As with completed products, you will receive the full resolution of my work, once the payment clears.
Once I’ve sent you the finished product, and we’ve ironed out any potential creases, you’re going to want to start showing it around, which brings us to ...
5. Copyright and Distribution
Unfortunately there is no such thing as international copyright law, however there are similarities in almost all jurisdictions. The two which are relevant in this case are those of Austria, as that is where I live and produce my art, and the US, as that is where the majority of this art will be hosted upon completion. In both jurisdictions "The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work.", which means I as the artist retain any and all rights to the work I produce. Unless I specifically grant the patron the right to the work in tangible format, the rights to distribute the work, for profit or otherwise, are continued to be held by me, from moment of creation. The privilege to host or distribute my work online is not the same thing as giving them copyright of the work. Permission to distribute is granted traditionally to the patron unless otherwise stated in commission discussion before payment (this covers things like private commissions that either you or I do not wish to become public, for whatever reason). I retain the right to include your commission in sold works of my own such as prints, digitally distributed or printed portfolios, patreon or other similar services, etc. So in simple terms:
You May:
-Upload it on your own free-to-access accounts.
-Use it as an icon/profile image on your accounts.
-Print it for yourself as a badge/etc.
-Colour or ink it, or get another artist to colour or ink it, if you bought a non ink/colour piece.
You May Not:
-Use it to generate revenue for anyone, even me, without my permission.
-Put it into SL image packs, paysite galleries, or paid-type image dumps.
-Heavily edit or rework the image.
Speaking of things you may or may not …
6. Commission Subjects
There are things even a furry artist wont do. I realize I probably have a far lower tolerance threshold than many other an artist, but even so, there are things I either don’t want to draw, am uncomfortable with, or are not permissible by some other function of the universe (for instance FA upload policy :b ). Here’s a list of things I just straight up wont draw. Don’t bother asking, because it’s not going to happen, no matter how much money you wiggle in my face.
Anything including body waste, cub, pregnancy*, gore*, inflation, un/birthing, rape, torture*, feeding, snuff, fisting, hyper, transformation, herms, crossdressing, cuntboys, dickgirls
* sexual/fetish context
Aside from these hard no topics, there’s a couple’ things I’m somewhat on the fence about, or am more tending towards declining.
- The first of these is copyrighted characters or characters you don’t directly own. I would think I don’t need to explain this one, but just for clarity’s sake; if it’s a fandom character, ask the owner. It’s not that hard to do and sometimes people just don’t want their characters drawn by others and I respect that. I will be counter-checking you having asked and I will wait for confirmation, so don’t bother trying to sneak this by me.
Characters of popular franchises I will decide on on a case-by-case basis, simply because I don’t want to do the n-th rendition of Krystal fucking X character – seriously, the hot dog’s not even traveling down a hallway anymore at this point, more like ICBM launch tube
- The second, which is perhaps more surprising and controversial, is homo-erotica. Now, before you get all up in arms: I have no problem drawing two people, deeply in love, enjoying each other, and I don’t care which bits they have for doing so either, but if you’ve watched me for a while, you will have noticed a distinct absence of this in my gallery. The explanation is fairly simple – I am not passionate about the subject.
I’m not saying I wont draw homo-erotica at all. I’ve done it before after all. If you have a deep emotional connection to an idea involving your and your mate’s character and you desperately want me specifically to draw this for you, I will be happy to. I just don’t want to do another one to “add to the pile”, if that makes sense.
In before “Yea! Duh ghays R takin’ ovah!” and “wowyouhatehomostoohuh?” -No, fuck you! Get out and burn yourself you utter trash! I just don’t want to drag myself through an artistic process I have no passion for, when there’s people out there better suited for the job.
I reserve the right to refuse any proposition for no reason whatsoever, but any other topic I will be happy to discuss with you in person, once contact has been established. Which brings me around to …
7. How to apply for a slot
Subject: commission request dd.mm.yyyy – Type X (the date should be the date of the announcement)
paypal address:
number of characters:
references:
description:
Short summary of what it is you’d want to have happen in the image.
You don’t need to make it an essay, but a little more than “cat in a box” would be nice to have something to go on.
-
Anything else you can think of wanting to include; personal notes, details, etc. *entirely optional
I will hold onto the info, and sort through the notes I get, but it's not a waiting list or guarantee. Since the in-box is likely going to be rather full, I can’t promise to reply to every last one of them, although I do try – I will definitely reply to the ones I’m taking on, as well as the ones I’m declining for whatever reason.
I will be displaying a(n anonymous) public list of slot openings for a given month and crossing people off the list upon completion, however I will not be posting another announcement for openings until the next month.
If you see a slot in this list as open, you can submit a commission request as per the format above. If you didn’t hear back from me after the opening announcement and the slots were already filled before, this is an opportunity to perhaps get your idea in this month after all.
tl;dr-version
1. What do you do?
You hire me to draw something for you.
You get updates along every stage of the commission.
You want to get it done by a specific time? Tell me!
2. What about payment?
You pay me after I’m done.
You get a preview image when I’m done. After you pay, you get the big, pretty version :3
You can tell me to fix minor details within a reasonable measure.
3. How do I make you fix things?
You use common sense.
You tell me what’s wrong during the update stages. Makes it easier.
You’re not satisfied with what’s happening or has happened? We can talk.
4. How do I get you to stop drawing?
You tell me to.
You pay me for any intermediate completed stages of work – within reason, of course.
You’ll get the full resolution of what I’ve done up to that point + intermediates.
5. What may I do with the art?
You can show it around for free.
You can crop it and use it as icons.
You cannot sell it, or prints of it, in any way, shape or form.
6. What will you draw for me?
You don’t get a short answer.
You scroll up and see above for the list and reasons to avoid misunderstandings.
You refrain from starting flame wars about any part of this list.
7. How do I tell you what to draw?
You adhere to the following format:
Subject: commission request date-of-announcement – Type X
paypal address:
number of characters:
description:
-
anything else
You sit and wait for me to get back to you.
User Profile
Accepting Trades
No Accepting Commissions
No Character Species
Marten
Favorite Music
Metal, Death Metal, Goa, Industrial...stuff like that
Favorite TV Shows & Movies
Jarhead, Star Wars I - VI, Star Trek I - IX, 2 Guns, and many more
Favorite Games
Halo series, Gears of War series, BF 2 - 2142 - PR, Modern Warfare Series, ACT of WAR
Favorite Gaming Platforms
Xbox and PC
Favorite Animals
Felines ^^
Favorite Foods & Drinks
Pizza
Favorite Quote
- Subtlety is a weakness of society -
Favorite Artists
There's too many...
Contact Information
Here's the link to the TP - all the writers will post the link to their story here if you want to check them out.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52022395/
Thanks again iPoke... it's much appreciated.
Vix
Btw, sorry for faving ancient arts, but couldnt resist!
cyberwuffy