#DEAREMBRACED

Carrd for the artist of many names: Ace, Lux, Achilles, Embraced - any name is fine as long as you refer to me by he/him pronouns. (I am trans, if that bothers you please leave).This carrd will list out my commission TOS as well as my prices and examples.

Terms of Service


  • Understand that I have the right to decline a commission without needing to explain my reasoning in depth. If I say no, I mean it. Any harassment afterwards will simply add you to a blacklist.

  • I will not do any art of bigoted or majorly political themes. Trans/Gender positivity as a whole does not count towards 'political' even with the state of my home country (the US) being as it is forcing this kind of subject to be somewhat 'political'. I mostly mean stuff like racism, far right propaganda, anti-vaccination related, homo/trans phobic subject matter, etc.

  • Communicate clearly to me if you have a deadline, otherwise Commissions will be done in the order they are received and could take anywhere from a week to months to complete depending on the project. If you wish to have a rush job done, it will cost extra which we will discuss at the start of the commission process.

  • Any payment will be done through Paypal or Ko-fi. If it is done through Ko-fi I will ask that you pay a little extra to cover the transfer fee to Paypal is unfortunately rather large. On this note, all my prices are listed in USD as I am in the US. If you need help with converting your local currency to see if you have enough for a certain commission, I'm happy to help you.

  • I typically ask for the full payment upfront so that if you need a refund I can give you a partial one in the beginning stages. Under certain circumstances I will allow payment plans, simply communicate the situation with me and we can work something out.

  • On the topic of refunds: Partial refunds are allowed through the sketch phase - once line art begins I will not allow any refunds unless it's an emergency (shit happens I get it but don't take advantage of my kindness).

  • Revisions are allowed through the sketch phase up to 3-5 times depending on the piece, and once line art begins only 2 times. If the piece involves color in any way there will be no changes made beyond that point unless you're willing to pay extra.

  • My prices have recently increased due to becoming unemployed recently, do not come asking me for my old prices if you've commissioned me before. Please respect my decision to raise my prices as I have more time to put into my art now - I can now dedicate more effort which I believe should result in more compensation.

  • I will not draw: NSFW (sexual or heavy gore), political/bigoted subjects mentioned above, Complex cityscapes/backgrounds (within reason, willing to discuss), Full Nudity, Full mecha/robots

  • I am willing to draw: Canon and OCs, Ships, Partial Nudity, Furries (must be discussed before hand as I don't have ALOT of experience in doing so), armor and some mechanical parts / machines (also needs discussion), soft/pastel gore, Complicated character designs (possibly will need to discuss extra price but I am more than happy to draw complex designs as long as a proper reference is given). Simple-Moderate backgrounds.

  • You are allowed to use my art for personal use as long as you credit me / don't remove my watermark. I'm not comfortable with my art being used commercially (I don't think its really worth that level in all honesty) but if you'd like to discuss such a thing, I am open to it as long as you're aware that there would be a fee involved.


 WHAT ABOUT VGEN?   I'm trying to figure out how to properly get a Vgen account working so until then I just have this carrd, some commission sheets, and a dream. Once I do have a proper Vgen account I'll likely just change this carrd into a generic portfolio carrd.

Commission Prices


Boxsets (2 characters)
Pose does not need to be provided but is appreciated if you have one in mind.

Black and White
Starts at 15 USD
+10 for extra character (3 max)

Fully Rendered
Starts at 20 USD
+10 for extra character (3 max)

Doodle Pages
A general theme is appreciated but not required. Alternate outfits can be suggested/requested.

Black/White + Pop of Color
Starts at 25 USD
+10 for each character (3 max)

Flat Colored
Starts at 35 USD
+15 for extra character (3 max)

Simple Illustrations
Mostly character focused pieces with little to no background
or simple compositions

Flat Colored
Starts at 30 USD
+10 for extra character (max 3)

Fully Rendered
Starts at 50 USD
+15 for extra character (3 max)

Complex Illustrations
Character focused pieces with complex/more involved backgrounds/compositions/details

Manga style
Starts at 40 USD
+10 for extra character (max 3)

Fully Rendered w/painted or lineless elements
Starts at 75 USD
+15 for extra character (2 max)

Comic Pages
Comic strips for characters (simple backgrounds) will need to be heavily discussed.

Sketched/Messy with minimal shading
Starts at 30 USD for 2 pages
+10 for extra pages with a max of 5 pages

Fully Rendered /Toned pages
Starting at 50 USD for 5 pages
+20 for every extra page with a max of 15.

Character Design Help
Let me help you make a character design!

Small reference sheet, flat colored, one full body image with small detail imagines and one prop allowed.
Starts at 75 USD.
Small detailed images will vary per character and will be discussed during consultation. Prop doesn't have to be included and can be changed to something else if wanted. Text is optional.

Character Reference Sheet
Already have a character but want a proper reference sheet? I can do that.

Turn around + three expressions - all flat colored with the first full body being completely rendered.
Starts at 100 USD
Extra expressions + Outfits can be discussed for an extra charge, Will vary depending on complexity.
Full rendering on just one or all the images is up to the client, but if on all images will cost +10 USD more. Full rendering on the first image is included regardless.

Adoptable designs
You give me a theme + Color pallets and I make a few characters for you to choose from!

Three Flat Colored Adopts, the client will pick one to keep and the other two will be put up for public sale.
The one the client picks will be 20 USD, the ones that get put up will be 25-30 USD.
The Client may ask for a fully rendered / simple background image of their adopt at a discount (+20 USD - so the total being 40 instead of 50 for the rendered piece).
If the client wants more than one than one character then they will have to buy the others from the general pool when I have put them up to the public.

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