FAQ's

WHAT IS YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR CUSTOM ARTWORK?

2- 6 weeks depending on the size of your project and our previously scheduled bookings. A full digital art cover package (E) would fall on the longer side of the equation, a single character illustration on the shorter.
It is best to get in contact as soon as you decide to use our services. We are generally booked about 8 weeks in advance.

WHAT GENRES & SUBJECT MATTER DO YOU ILLUSTRATE?

We welcome all genres and subject matter, but live subjects (men,women,children,animals)suit our style best;partial nudity is fine.
Details like intricate or specific tatoos, medieval armor, period costume or shifter form paranormal characters or animal extras may incur additional costs than those found on our price menus. We will disscuss any additional charges with you before beginning your project.

WHAT IS THE PROCCESS FOR CONTRACTING DIGITAL ARTWORK?

Our initial discussion about your project will be conducted via email. Contact us with your request via the comment box on our CONTACT page.
After discussing the job with you, we will send you a contract with the terms & conditions, pricing and estimated completion schedule. You will also receive a description sheet for you to provide details on your project, character[s] and/or your book.
When you complete and return these forms and deposit the initial balance of the payment, we start work on your project.
Using your information, we research the subject matter and provide a mockup of the design. Once you approve the mockup, we begin illustrating the final image. We will work with you through the revision rounds until the image meets your approval.
When the work is approved and the balance of the payment is received, the final files will be emailed to you.

WHAT ARE YOUR TERMS OF PAYMENT?

A 50% deposit is due upon the initial exchange of the agreement contract with the remaining 50% balance due upon approval of the final completed design. All payments are made via PayPal or through our Etsy site.

HOW MANY MOCKUPS & REVISIONS ARE INCLUDED PER PROJECT?

Generally 1 mockup, based on the information received is provided, but occasionally we include 2.
A project gets up to 3 reasonable revisions once you approve the mock up. Reasonable means changes in hair color, clothing pattern or perhaps an adjustment in the accuracy of a character’s jewelry, tattoo etc.

CAN I KEEP AND USE THE MOCKUPS?

Not without permission from the artist, Alex, which you may request.
You only get to keep and use the items detailed in the pricing package you chose and/or your contract agreement.
The mockups and the copyrights of all art produced by Alex A. Akira/AKIRA801 belong to Alex.

WHAT CONNOTES A TWO CHARACTER, CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION?

A two character Character Illustration means one image with two humans or humanoid figures, or two figures who are the primary or main characters in your book, whether they are human, alien or animal.
For example 2 humans, a human and an alien, a shifter and a human, a human and a dragon, etc. Extra characters like cats, dogs, birds etc are not considered main characters.

WHAT DO THE TERMS JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, RASTER, CI, PG & BG MEAN?

JPEG: Compressed image file suitable for online viewing (versus printing).
TIFF: Raster-based image file that holds a lot of data without loss of quality. Your base file from which you make copies. Never work from your actual TIFF—Duplicate it to make your various sized JPEGs, PNGs, etc. Backup your TIFF when you receive it.
PNG: A digital file with a transparent background. A PNG allows you to wrap type close to your illustration and free place your character. PNGs are especially useful for blog posts and for creating promotion tools like stickers, T-shirts, magnets, etc.
GIF: An animated image file. We specialize in advertisement GIFs featuring your book cover alternatively blinking with your tag line, character and/or place of purchase.
RASTER: Pixel-based digital image (Photoshop), versus vector-based images, which are made up of lines and curves. (Adobe Illustrator)
Most online images—photography and art are raster-based. Vector images are used primarily for graphic logo design and print work.
CI: Character Illustration
PG: Postground- Background art for a social media posts and ads.
BG: Bannerground- Background art for social media headers or banners

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