About me
I'm Shepherd, a Malaysian artist with an affinity for shading forms to make them look near touchable and narrative elements. I always aim to incorporate as much character, personality and feel as I can into a 2D image.
I'm very thorough in my work and will spend lots of time gathering references and going back and forth with clients to see if there's any changes that need to be made.
Payment methods
USD (Most to least preferred): Wise, Stripe, Kofi, PayPal
MYR: Local bank transfers.
MYR payments don't need to follow exact conversions, just multiply it by 3.5. A special discount for anak Malaysia!
EG: $10 = RM35
Contact
Want to ask me about something? Contact me through social media or email me.
How to order
Fill out the forms linked in the web page of the commission type you want. After reception, I'll quote your price ASAP!
In fact, it's the only way I can quote you since it asks all the questions I'd need to calculate the fee.
You can't message me your information. You must send it through the form linked under your chose commission option.
BEFORE YOU ORDER
-
- Refer to my refund policy below.
- I can do minor changes, but substantial ones would need an additional fee. The thumbnailing process is to make sure that seldom happens. Major structural changes to be made after the sketch stage warrants an extra fee.
- By commissioning me, you accept that I can add your commission as an example on this website.
- Please respect the time I need to complete your request as I have executive function issues. You can ask for a time limit and I'll see if I can meet it before agreeing to the commission.​
- Do not remove my watermark.
- Strictly for personal/non-profit/non-promotional use unless if negotiated.
- Respect my right to deny your request. ​
- I'll only start the commission after partial/full payment.​
- No work for NFTs.
- Don't use the commission for AI data training, machine learning, or edit it through AI means.
-
- I keep frequent contact with clients whenever I'm finished with the next step of the commission, like from thumbnails, to refined sketches, to line art, etc.
- Depending on where I'm stopped at in the commission, I'll refund the rest of the process.
- EX: Your watercolor sketch icon ($52) has been stopped while I'm in the sketch process. I place the value of my progress so far as $40, therefore, you'll get a $12 refund.
- ​I will still give you the image of the unfinished commission after the refund.
-
- Real people
- Simple robots
- Most animals
- Slight risque stuff
- Some character/costume designing (do inquire)
- Furryfication/humanfication of characters or even objects!
- Non-explicit nudity
- Anthro/Furries
- Monsters (Depends on the design)
- Characters of any age
- Any gender couple
- Buildings
- Backgrounds with perspective
- Armor
- Mobility aids
-
- Minor/Aged up minor x Adult
- Support for hate groups and bigoted ideologies
- Targeted hate (no matter how terrible the target is)
- Vivziepop characters
- Sexual nudity/Straight up porn
- Complex weapon and armor designs (do inquire with me)
- More complex robots (like Transformers, Ultrakill etc)
- Certain animals (you can ask)
- This list is to be updated. For now, you can always ask.​
-
- "...don't have reference art of my character, just text/image boards" : I can still do your character, but I definitely need images, and I'll charge a small fee for this as this can go into character designing territory. The less info or more complex the design is, the more I'll charge. You can also make a character ref through character generators on PICREW.
- ​"...can't afford this one commission type I want" : I'm able to give a small discount, but this means I'll spend less time and detail in your commission.
FAQs
-
I frequently send work in progress screenshots, especially when I’m done with a stage (sketch, line art, flats etc) so I can check if everything’s alright before I get the green light to move on. You can also refer to my Notion waitlist to see what stage your commission is at.
-
All art will have a canvas height/length of at least 1800px and DPI of at least 72.
-
Generally, if it's $100 and under it'll be completed in 1 week. If it's $110 - $200, it'll take about 2 weeks. So, every $100 adds on 1 week.
You can look to my Notion waitlist for a loose timeframe since dates of completion are written each commission’s title. Click on a card in the Completed column to see when the commission was paid, and you can do the math from there!
-
I live in Malaysia, GMT+8. I’m generally active from 9am to 1am.
-
I accept 50/50 payments. However, you can pay in thirds for orders $200 and over. I do prefer full payment upfront though, to avoid transaction fees.
-
+100% for all styles.
-
- Simple backgrounds are free, while more complex ones are to be discussed
- Price increases depend on character design, clothing types, accessories, and my familiarity/ease of drawing all of the above. The more unfamiliar/difficult, the higher the price
- If you don't have official reference art of your character
Personal vs Commercial Commission
Personal
- Personal social media use, like for icons and banners (must credit in bio), or simply posting provided credit is given in the same post
- All in all, art meant to be used for non-profitable means
Commercial
- For media channels with monetised content. EG: A YouTube banner, Twitch starting soon screen, podcast cover, promoting a game etc
- All in all, art meant to be used for profitable and promotional means
Normal Style
Sketches with various colouring styles || Cell shaded illustrations || Paintings
Other Styles
Budget friendly options
Doodles || Static & animated pixel art || Anime sketches || Anime style/fake screenshots || Anime illustrations || Stark style
Miscellaneous
Experimental pay-what-you-want || Ref sheets || Emotes