[2026.04]
Commissioning an artist or an author can be daunting! There's the reaching out, the exchange of ideas, the waiting. It can feel like a lot to surmount! This blog post is meant to serve as a general tip guide for folk who are interested in getting art or stories of their characters/something but don't quite know where to start.
It's also meant to serve as a bit of a living annex for how to navigate certain experiences as a commissioner, and when/how to check in on outstanding projects.
For those of you on spaces where you want to have cool profile pictures and other associated character art, this is a great place to start. I also may cover in a follow-up how to get good environmental art without the use of GenAI.
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keywords: how-to / commission / guide / rp-related