Propose a Commission

Early Access — subject to change

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To propose a commission to an artist, click on the Contact button on their gallery.

NOTE:If the user is already blocked by you, you will see the Unblock button instead. You can use this button to remove the block from the user. By doing so, the conversations with them will go back to the Messages tab.

Then click on the appropriate tab.

In this form you'll have to provide a few more details:

Title

Here you can give a title to your commission, to summarize what it is about. The artist may change this later to help them better organize their commissions.

Description

Here you can write all about the commission you are proposing. Be clear and give all the details the artist will need to understand what you want, how you'll use it, and why you love the idea of seeing it in the artist's style, but don't worry because there will be time to discuss all the details with the artist later.

Price

Here you can tell the artist how much you expect to spend for the commission. The artist’s gallery will have guidelines for the cost of your commission, according to its complexity. You can also use the drop-down menu to decide the currency. We are expanding the supported currencies, if in doubt set the price to US dollars. You can check the “Open to negotiation” box to signal to the artist that you are not strict about the price. If you have no idea about what the price should be, just put it at 0$ and check “Open to negotiation”, and you can discuss it with the artist later.

Draft Delivery Date

This is the date when you need the commission to be in draft form. The meaning of this changes according to the medium and type of artwork, but ideally it means that by this date the artist has shown you what the final artwork will look like and you have accepted it. If you are not sure about the draft date, pick an estimate: it can be changed later.

Final Delivery Date

This is the date when you need the commission to be completed and delivered. If you are not sure about the draft date, pick an estimate: it can be changed later.

Click on the “Propose it now” button to send the commission proposal to the artist!

The commission will appear under the Commissions tab in your and the artist's Message Board.

Congratulations, this is your first step to becoming a mecenate! Follow up on your commission by discussing the details with the artist and confirming it.