A first-timer's guide to getting custom art made: find an artist, write a great brief, pay safely, and avoid scams.
To commission art: decide what you want and your budget, find an artist whose style fits, send a clear brief with references, agree on price and timeline, pay safely with protected payments, then review previews and receive your files. On commissions.gg this is built in, with 0% platform fees and payment protection.
Pick the type (icon, illustration, emote, VTuber model, ref sheet), the style, and a budget range.
Browse artists whose style fits and check their recent work and open slots.
Describe the piece, attach references, note pose and mood, and share your budget.
Confirm price, what's included, revisions, and the delivery date before work starts.
Use payment protection. PayPal pays the artist instantly; card payments are safely held through Commissions.gg until approval or resolution.
Give feedback on WIP previews, approve the final, and get your high-res files.
The clearer your request, the closer the result. Include:
e.g. "full-body illustration, fully rendered, with a simple background."
Images of your character, the style you like, and any pose or outfit ideas.
What the character is doing and the feeling you want it to convey.
Personal, profile picture, stream asset, or commercial, this affects rights and price.
When you need it, so the artist can fit it into their queue.
A range helps the artist propose the right scope.
Protect yourself and your payment.
Your payment is protected through approval or resolution, so you're never out money for nothing.
Make sure recent, consistent work matches what you're asking for.
Scope, price, revisions, and deadline agreed before work begins.
commissions.gg uses anti-AI monitoring so you're hiring a real human artist.
Popular places to start.
Illustrations, designs, busts, and full-body.
The blueprint for your character.
Static, animated, and chibi emotes.
PNGTuber, Live2D, and 3D.
Profile pictures in any style.
Designs, ref sheets, and illustrations.
Decide what you want and your budget, find an artist whose style fits, send a clear brief with references, agree on price and timeline, pay safely with protected payments, then review work-in-progress previews and receive your final files. On commissions.gg this is built in, with 0% platform fees and payment protection.
Include the type of commission, your character references, the pose or mood you want, the finish level, the intended use, your deadline, and your budget. The clearer your brief, the closer the result.
Use a platform with payment protection, check the artist's portfolio and reviews, get the scope and price in writing, and avoid off-platform payments with no protection. commissions.gg adds protected payments and evidence-backed dispute support.
Anywhere from a few days for a simple icon to several weeks for a rigged VTuber model or detailed illustration. Agree on a timeline up front, since many artists work through a queue.