commissions
your character, painted
Your D&D hero, your villain, your party’s dragon. I paint the characters people play.
tiers
three ways to do it Introductory prices, for a limited time. Each tier is shown with a piece I painted at that level.
Erel, portrait
simple bust
$60 intro price, for a limited time
Head and shoulders
Painted loosely
A simple background
Shown: Erel, portrait
ask for a simple bust
Kailynn
rendered bust
$110 intro price, for a limited time
Head and shoulders
Fully rendered light and texture
Armour and the details that make them theirs
Shown: Kailynn
ask for a rendered bust
Erel
full figure with a background
$275 intro price, for a limited time
The whole character, head to boots
Their gear
A painted setting behind them
Shown: Erel
ask for a full figure with a background
the details
what it costs, and when
add-ons
Each extra character in the same piece is 75% of the tier price.
Rush is +50%, when my schedule allows.
turnaround
About 2–3 weeks for a bust and 4–6 weeks for a full figure.
I paint part-time, so these are estimates. I’ll tell you up front if my queue is longer.
payment
Half up front to start, the rest when you approve the finished piece.
I send an invoice you can pay by card.
thank-you discounts
Coming back for another piece? 10% off.
Send a friend my way, and when their commission is paid, your next one is 10% off.
Prices are for personal use. Using the piece for something that earns money costs more: see how you can use it .
the process
how it works
1
you write to me
Tell me about your character and pick a tier.
2
sketches
I send a rough sketch or two. You tell me what to change.
3
painting
I paint it, and show you once more before the final touches.
4
your file
You get the full-size file.
before you write
what to send me
Your character sheet , or the parts that matter: race, class, age and what they carry.
Who they are , in a few lines. A good piece shows personality, not just armour.
Any references you like : pictures, colours, a pose, art you love.
Indrith, Winter form
rights
how you can use it
The price depends on what the piece is for. Tell me when you ask, and I’ll put it in writing before I start.
the tier price
personal use
For you and your table. Not for selling, or for promoting anything that makes money.
your game virtual tabletop token character sheet profile picture a print for your wall sharing online with credit
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roughly 1.5–2× the price
small commercial use
The art helps promote something you make, but it isn’t the thing being sold. Up to $1,000 a year in sales.
stream or channel art podcast cover Patreon or Kickstarter page pictures inside a book you publish yourself
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a fee plus a share of sales, or one flat fee
full commercial use
The art is the product, or it sells one. For products, a fee up front plus a share of what they earn. For a book or game cover, one flat fee. I quote each one, and we agree it in writing before I start.
shirts, prints, stickers or playmats for sale a book or game cover advertising anything printed in bulk
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At every level I keep the copyright and may show the piece here and on social media. If you need the art to be yours alone, ask, and I’ll quote it.
personal use licence
included in the tier price
This licence covers the artwork on your invoice. “You” means the person named on that invoice.
I keep the copyright. You get a licence to use the art, not ownership of it.
The licence starts when the invoice is paid in full.
It is nonexclusive and personal to you. You may not sell, transfer or sublicense it.
You may use the art for personal, non-commercial purposes: a virtual tabletop token (Roll20, Foundry, Owlbear and the like), a character sheet, a profile picture or banner, a Discord or forum avatar, and prints for yourself.
You may post the art online with visible credit, for example “Art by Ward Vuillemot”.
You may show it on streams that don’t earn money, with credit. Streams that earn money need the small commercial licence.
You may crop it, resize it, add a token frame or change the file format. Any other edit needs my written OK.
You may not use the art to make money: no selling it, no selling prints of it, no advertising with it.
You may not use the art to train or prompt any AI system, or upload it to AI image tools or chatbots.
You may not use the art in any NFT or crypto product.
I may show the art and its sketches in my portfolio, on social media and in competitions, and sell prints of it.
All rights not listed here stay with me. This is not a “work made for hire” and does not transfer copyright.
If the invoice isn’t paid in full, or these terms are broken, the licence ends and you must stop using the art and delete it.
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small commercial use licence
roughly 1.5–2× the tier price
This licence covers the artwork on your invoice. It replaces the personal licence and includes everything that licence allows.
I keep the copyright. The licence is nonexclusive.
It starts when the invoice, including this licence fee, is paid in full.
You may use the art in content and promotion that earns money: streams, videos and channel art; podcast covers; Patreon, Kickstarter and similar pages; and pictures inside a book, zine or PDF you publish yourself, including on DMsGuild and DriveThruRPG.
Up to $1,000 a year in sales from everything that uses the art. Past that, you need the full commercial licence.
Not covered: covers of products for sale, merchandise, physical goods, playmats, paid ads, logos or branding. Those need the full commercial licence.
The licence lasts 3 years from payment, worldwide, online and in print.
Credit “Art by Ward Vuillemot” visibly. It needn’t be prominent; in a book or PDF, the credits page is fine.
You may crop, resize, and add text or layout around the art. Other edits need my written OK, and I get the first chance to make them.
You may not resell the art on its own, sublicense it, or let others use it.
No AI training or prompting. No NFTs or crypto.
I may show the art in my portfolio. If you have a launch date, I’ll wait until then.
All rights not listed here stay with me. This is not a “work made for hire”.
If the invoice isn’t paid in full, or these terms are broken, the licence ends and you must stop new uses. When the term ends, you may keep selling copies already made, but make no new ones.
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full commercial use licence
a fee plus a share of sales, or one flat fee
This licence covers the artwork on your invoice, for the products listed there. It includes everything the small commercial licence allows.
I keep the copyright. The licence is nonexclusive. An exclusive licence is a separate agreement we both sign.
It starts when the licence fee is paid in full.
You may use the art on the listed products for sale, such as merchandise, prints, stickers, playmats, book, game or card covers, packaging, and ads for those products.
The invoice names one of two prices. Products: a fee of about 3× the tier price, plus 10% of what you actually receive from each sale, after platform fees, shipping, taxes and refunds. Covers: one flat fee of about 4–5× the tier price, with no share of sales, for any number of copies during the licence.
With a share of sales, you send me a short sales statement and payment each quarter, and I may ask to see your sales records.
The licence lasts 2 years from payment, renewable if we both agree. The invoice names where products may be sold.
Credit “Art © [year] Ward Vuillemot” on the product, its listing or its credits page.
I may approve a proof of the art as reproduced before production.
You may crop, resize, and add text or logos around the art. Other edits need my written OK, and I get the first chance to make them.
You may not sublicense or transfer this licence, or sell the art on its own as a digital file, without my written OK.
No AI training or prompting. No NFTs or crypto.
I may show the art in my portfolio, after your launch date if you ask.
All rights not listed here stay with me. This is not a “work made for hire”.
If a payment is late, I’ll tell you in writing. If it’s still unpaid 30 days later, the licence ends and all rights come back to me.
When the term ends, you may sell existing stock for 6 more months, then stop, and delete the files within 30 days.
This licence is governed by the laws of the State of Washington.
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