Commissions

I will be doing commissions for the public now. In the past, I have done commissions for individuals through forums, through Fangamer at Starmen.net, and through Gamedeals. Commissions are open or closed pretty much depending on what I feel like, so check back often to catch me when I'm open for business. :D

All requests must be handled through email at metroidhat(at)hotmail(dot)com. Please do not conduct transactions through Deviantart or PMs on the forums I go to! Check out the gallery section or browse around my website to see what I'm capable of. I am based in Canada and can ship to most places. Shipping times and costs are separate from the estimated prices. I reserve the right to refuse to do your commission if I'm particularly busy at the time, or if you're hard to get ahold of through email, or for any other reason. All payment will be through Paypal and is listed in US funds unless you want to specify another currency.

Here's how it'll work most of the time. Just hit me up with an email for what you want and, if I accept, I'll give you a quote for price, size and amount of time it'll take me to finish. I may also ask you for measurments and other options. If you agree, I'll assemble the necessary materials, including reference images I might need from you. There may be a design fee if your item is particularly unique. Sometimes I will sketch out the design for your approval, if it's something elaborate.

If you approve, then I'll expect payment, after which I'll add you to the commission queue. Please be prompt in responding to my emails during the confirmation process. I won't chase you down if you disappear for a week, but I'll move your commission to the bottom of my priorites and may cancel it altogether. I'll send out an email once your commission is ready to mail out, or just email it to you if it's a digital work. Rush orders are available for a premium, which can take 1-2 weeks. But most of the time, I tend to work really slowly and only on my spare time, so please be patient if you're waiting for a commission. You may pester me if you are getting impatient (it does spur me on), but do it too much and I will get irritated and insert some dead insects into your plushie. Sometimes I skip around on the commission queue instead of strictly working on the next item on the list. Usually this is because the most recent item is driving me crazy and I'm working on an easier commission to preserve my sanity, but there can be other reasons, like I'm waiting for materials. If you would like a refund at any time, I may or may not be able to return most of your payment depending on how much progress I've made on your commission already.

I vastly prefer to do commissions for Nintendo franchises, so much that I will be... hesitant to take on requests from other games. For more samples of my work, check out my deviantart site.

Cloth Items (plushies, hats, puppets)

Most plushies are made out of fleece and stuffed with polyfil unless some other material is more appropriate, or if you want something specific. To get an idea of how much I charge, see the gallery of currently available buyables and the cloth gallery. If you're commissioning something I've never made before, it would help to tell me what size you want it to be before I quote you a price.

If your plushie is large enough, you may have the option of making it talk for an extra $12. You'll have to send me an audio clip of what you want it to say, preferably around 10 seconds in length or less.

When it comes to custom clothes, they're generally too tricky for me to make from scratch (aside from hats and slippers). But if you like, you can send me an item of clothing to be altered or redesigned, once we agree on the changes and the price and etc. I can not replace the item if I happen to screw up, though I'll give you a refund, and, if you want, send back the item with shipping costs deducted. I recommend you send me an item that is cheap that you won't miss too much.

If you would like to request a sewing pattern from me, a custom design goes for $10 and up, depending on complexity. It'll come with instructions and drawings and suggestions to help you succeed. However, if I made this pattern from scratch and have never built a plushie out of it, then I can't guarantee that it'll turn out exactly as expected. If you would like to request a pattern for a plushie that I have made before, try asking me nicely. I might give it to you for free if I'm in a good mood. :)

Photoshop

Please refer to my Deviantart site if you would like to specify a specific style that I'm able to do. If not, I'll choose a style I think is appropriate. I do sketches, black and white images, colored images, and short comics. Prices range from $5-$50 and beyond depending on the size (in pixels and dpi) and how elaborate you want the image to be. The final product will be sent to you in a .pdf and .jpg. Please specify if you would like another format or the option of a print.

Other Traditional Art

I have a variety of materials that are available for commission works including Sculpey, bristol board, inks, micron pens, inks pencils, oils, acrylics, watercolor, canvas, styrene plastic, balsa wood, foam, seed beads, glass etching stuff, chicken wire and fabric paints.