ultravioletwinters

For characters I have designed (ex. customs, adoptables, closed species designs)…

• Once the character is handed over to the client, they belong to the client. However, the client should credit me for the design. For example, give credit when posting the character's original reference sheet drawn by me, on their toyhouse or other character listing, in the first post introducing the new character, etc. After the first post the client is not *required* to include credit, but should not claim to have come up with the design:

• The client may not claim the design as their own creation.

• The client is free to draw the character, commission art of them, cosplay them, sculpt them out of clay, or anything else! (I’d love to see the design expressed with any such things, so if the client wants to share I’m happy to take a look.)

• The client is always required to credit me for the original artwork. Please do not edit the art without permission.

• The client is allowed to make minor changes to the character as long as they keep the overall design intact (OK to change: gender, name, clothing, *minor* design elements).

• The client is not allowed to make copies of the character to resell for profit (ex. creating AUs with the intent to sell the character, making the character into a CS, making my art of the character into an NFT).

• The design and artwork provided with the design initially is for personal use only and may not be used for profit unless discussed with me. It may never be used as an NFT or to train generative AI software.

• IF the client uses the design to promote hateful, violent, or discriminatory ideologies, and I become aware of any such use, the client will be disallowed from acquiring any further designs or art made by me.

• Once I receive the payment, all sales are final.

• The client is allowed to resell the design for no more than what the client paid.
If the design was won in a raffle, giveaway, or was received for free in any way, it cannot be sold for money — the client should give it away or trade it. See special cases below for if a free character has accumulated worth.

Transferring Ownership

• The design can be resold for an equal or lesser value than it was originally acquired for
(ex. if it was purchased for $15, it cannot be sold for higher than $15).

• In special cases (ex. the current owner has accumulated an amount of art, physical or digital, that would increase the character’s worth), the client may increase the price proportional to that gain in worth.

• Trading or gifting the design to someone else is allowed.