ART STUDIO TERMS OF SERVICE
Where contractual terms drafted between myself and a client differs from the below terms of service, the contractual terms will supersede the below terms of service for my art studio work (including graphic design, graphic recording, illustration, videography, etc). In cases where there is no set contract, the following terms shall apply:
- Unless otherwise discussed, any artwork, including all textual elements, illustrations, animations, and so on, created only by myself during a project remain my intellectual property. I retain all ownership rights to the individual elements. This means that I am able to use these elements in future work. This includes all final and preparation materials, sketches, visuals, and electronic files.
- Any artwork by and adaptations (including vectorizations and adaptation) of others' artwork within a project must be done with full knowledge and consent of the artist and provide compensation for that artist in a way that that artist deems appropriate. Unless otherwise identified by that artist, or in rare circumstances, that artwork must be validated by that artist before publication and the validation of that artwork must be compensated in a way that that artist deems appropriate. Failure to have the work validated may result in the work being removed from the project. The artist whose artwork has been adapted by me within a project retains the intellectual property rights to the original pieces of the artwork as well as adaptations of those pieces of artwork.
- I am able to share artwork I have created for your project online and in print materials as examples of my work. This includes the possibility of sharing process videos and the final project on my social media, website, and portfolio.
- Payment is required upfront for all services.
- Inappropriate or discriminatory behaviour or messaging will not be tolerated, and your contract will be cancelled if this occurs and you will be refunded the amount you paid upfront less $50 per hour I have already worked on the project.
- No refunds will be given unless work on the project has yet to be started.
- If a client requests a commission with a deadline, rush fees will be applied according to work queue and detail complexity.
- You may not claim my artwork as your own, trace, or heavily reference my work and claim it as your own.
- My signature and/or credit may not be removed from artwork.
- Full payment is required upfront. Payments can be made by cheque, etransfer, or PayPal.
- I will not begin to work on a project without all required files (including references, video files, audio files, and so on).
- Voluntary and pro-bono work done without pre-determined deadlines will be pushed to accommodate paid work and voluntary and pro-bono work with deadlines. If you wish to have your project completed by a certain time or date, this must be specified.
- If, for any reason, I am unable to complete work, I will offer the extent of the work I have completed for the price it would have cost, with a refund for the remainder of the cost of work not yet completed.