Costume sheet commission for @beingavantasissuffering of their adorable sylvari, Mosseux!
Reference sheet for your commission references!
So, It can be stressful not knowing exactly what the artist wants from you as a commissioner, especially first timers, so I’ve whipped up a lil something! (gotta say, this is what I want as an commissions artist, can’t speak for anyone else!)
REFERENCE GUIDE 💖
- So first thing, I personally prefer having a PDF/word/page doc or a google doc for references, rather than loose images on an email. It’s much easier for me to find the information I need and not have to go from tab to tab! If that’s something you can’t do, let me know when you email me and we can work something out! - In that Document, written description and visual references are key, both are preferable! I’m happy to charge a little extra to work from written description only but Visuals (sketches, previous commissions, photos) give me something to base off, so I don’t spend the whole time researching for your piece! Colours, patterns, face claims are all helpful!
the following info is generally what I need (you’re welcome to copy paste this into your doc!) :
VISUALS
- Age/Race/height/body type:
- skin colour/ scars/ freckles/ skin conditions etc:
- eye colour/shape:
- hair colour/style/decorations:
- Any additional details (prosthetics limbs/no limbs!/tattoos/piercings/wings):
CLOTHING
- brief description of any clothing, their colours/pattern :
ITEMS: (items such as weaponry, jewellery, bags, accessories and or animal companions!)
PERSONALITY
- Brief personality description (are they suspicious, happy go lucky? What’s the general vibe?):
- Background information that could be important in the design (their ancestry, where they come from, any inspirations?:
- any preferences on posing/expressions:
EXTRAS
- If there is more than one character on your ref sheet, please separate your descriptions/images out by character for ease. I’d also want to know the character’s relationship to each other; family, friends? enemies to lovers? are they physically affectionate to each other? How would they interact in this scene?
- if your commission has a background/scene, visual and written references are brilliant along with the vibe you want for the scene and time of day! Below is a badly sketched Ref of what all this could look like!:
Keep in mind, the sketch is only a guide, if you have more than one page of visual refs, that’s cool! As long as you can get the info above (and anything you think i’ll need) into a single pdf/google doc format, you are good! This is just very helpful for me too, since i struggle with too much info at once while i work. Any questions are welcome, hope this helps! Going to link this to my commission sheet too! Thanks and i appreciate you all! 💖💖💖
Current commission: a neon colored Doctor Who style scarf! 🤩
PROP COMMISSIONS ~YAY~ Hello Guys, so I am opening up Cosplay Prop commissions for people!
If you would like to commission me please email me at [email protected]
Commissions Rules - email me your Name, character and prop, photo if you have it and date it needs to be ready by - commissions must be played at least 2 months before the con, please email me if you have questions about this - I will ship to the US only and there will be a shipping fee - I will do commissions in the order I receive them, no matter the date you need it by - props will be foam and/or wood, if you have ideas how or what you want it made tell me - I will send you progress pictures as I work!
PAYMENT - payment will be made through PayPal, if this is a problem we can work it out - you must pay half the cost of the commission before I start work - cost of commission is based on the difficulty of the prop and time spent, which will be worked out through email
Please share and tell friends about my commissions! Thanks guys