Art Trades

ART TRADES ARE CURRENTLY: CLOSED

Art Trades are another thing I truly love about running my business. Being able to share my goods with other artists/creators, while receiving something of theirs is a great feeling. I run Art Trades similarly to how I run commissions, but instead of trading goods for money, I am trading goods for goods. Please note that I will only trade physical goods for physical goods, unless you are willing to pay for shipping. If you are US based, I will be willing to trade digital art for a physical item. If you are OUTSIDE of the US, you'd have to pay for shipping if you want to trade with digital art.

➡ Check out my current Commissions & Trades Status!

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THE PROCESS

1. You contact me using the form below. The more detailed the description, the most accurate a quote I can give you. We can iron out the ideas together too. Please use the commission prices as a reference for similar items you can/want to trade.
1. I can either make custom designs or a design that I have already made in my shop.
2. Taking all the information we've discussed, I will send you a project brief and inspiration board. The inspiration board is mostly for me to create the brief, but I like sharing it too. The exception is if you have chosen a design that I have already created.
3. After you've approved of the creative brief, I will begin working on your art trade.
4. During the creation process, I will keep you updated on how things are going and give progress reports. For trades, I don't mind doing repours as I want you to enjoy the trade, but I will not do more than ONE (1) repour. 
5. When I am finished with the art trade, I will take pictures and videos of the final product, doing my utmost care to show your trade in the best light possible.
6. Once you are happy with everything, I will package up the item and get your shipping information. With art trades, I typically will pay to ship to you, with the expectation that you will pay to ship to me. If you are a digital artist that is looking to trade, I will only accept if you are willing to pay for shipping (this applies to OUTSIDE of the US only).
1. Excluding creation and processing time, it will take at most 1-3 days to ship the product, not including postal holidays. I request that we both wait to ship until both of us are done with the trade products, so that no one has to worry about getting ripped off. 
7. You receive the happy mail! All I ask is that you leave me a review or email me a testimonial rating your satisfaction as this can help me out a lot.
8. Enjoy your new art piece!

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FAQ

When are your art trades open? 
I currently keep 5 slots open at all times. When they are full, I will start putting people on a waitlist. There are other times I will shut down art trades; if I'm being overloaded with commission and/or printing requests, if there is a family emergency or I am really sick, etc.

Is there anything you won't do for art trades? 
Yes. There aren't many, but I'll list the few that are things I won't do.

• Anything remotely racist, fascist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. - This honestly shouldn't have to be said, but I feel like I need to include it as I am very open in the kinds of commissions I will do.
• Petri Style Pours - Unfortunately, this is not a technique that likes to work with me, so I won't work with it. If I ever get this technique down, I'll remove it from the list.
• Human Teeth - I absolutely refuse to do anything involving human teeth. I don't mind working with resin teeth or animal teeth, but absolutely no human teeth.
• New Masters/Custom Dice - While this is not a hard no, any new masters/custom dice designs will take longer and cost more. This is something you'd have to be very serious about and willing to be patient with in order to achieve the correct results.

In conclusion, please know that I may have to turn certain requests down if you are looking for a technique/insert that I am unfamiliar with. 

Are your art trades of lower quality than commissions?

Absolutely not. Like stated above, I treat art trades as if they are commissions. I will always put out my best quality when doing commissions or art trades. The standard level of handmade crafting defects (like micro scratches, microbubbles, etc.) can still appear on my art trade products, but no. I do not lower my quality standard for art trades.

I prefer to trade as close to equivalent quality as possible, but it is not mandatory. Please note, my dice commissions on average are $100-250USD, and my miniature commissions on average are $50-200USD.

How do custom designs work?
Custom designs can be anything like creating a set based on your character or creating a design that I haven't done before. I will ask you a series of questions to help get a better idea of what you are looking for, as well as I may ask for inspiration images/character art. When it comes to miniature painting, I highly encourage and request either character art or inspiration images that I can pull from to help deliver the best possible results to you.

How long does it take to get my art trade?
I do my absolute best to get art trades shipped off as soon as possible. Being a small business owner AND a stay-at-home parent can make it difficult to get things out the door quickly. To be safe, I typically say within 4-6 weeks, but I do my best to get things out the door sooner. While I cannot guarantee a delivery date, please reach out to me to see if I can get something done by a certain time.

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The information below is purely examples on what I offer and the starting cost of those products. This is so you have a better idea on what to offer in the art trade.