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I have been receiving a lot of inquiries over the use of my stock for commercial use, and I have also recently had troubles with a use of my stock in a commercial project. Up until today I have been simply asking for a donation or a copy of the work being published/made, and this has not gone so well for me. I have received very low donations (that wouldn't even cover the cost of the product being sold) or have never received the product at all. I have also received requests for use where people don't want to send me anything, but want to make money off of my images. So, I am changing my rules and fees regarding commercial use. I am no longer taking donations, and will have a minimum fee set for any commercial inquires.
Thanks for your understanding,
Gretchen
***If you are an artist and wish to make a manipulation/ drawing/ etc to sell it as an art print (under 1000 copies) I allow this without need of permission. If you wish to have your finished piece featured in a magazine. I also allow this as long as you contact me first. I reserve the right to decide if an image is manipulated enough from the original to be sold as a print.
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**Stock purchased via Premium content or through paypal still apply to the above rules.
Minimum fee for commercial use is set at 40 USD deposited via paypal or via DA points
or
A copy of the finished product including the shipping fees to send it to me.
or
Providing other products, costume pieces, etc for stock purposes (I reserve the right to decide if the item being offered is acceptable as payment.)
***I understand that USD may have a high exchange rate for certain places, and I am willing to negotiate the fee amount at my discretion. Paypal may also not be available in certain areas, and I am also willing to work with those who cannot pay the fee that way.
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Examples of Acceptable use of stock that may be used for ART PRINTS and EDITORIAL (under 1000 print run). But MAY NOT be used on book covers, advertisements, etc with out contacting me first.
Thanks for your understanding,
Gretchen
commercial use
Basically, anything that is NOT ART PRINTS or a MAGAZINE/ONLINE FEATURES where there is money in any amount being made or being exchanged is considered commercial use and must be worked out with me before the time is released or the stock used.
***If you are an artist and wish to make a manipulation/ drawing/ etc to sell it as an art print (under 1000 copies) I allow this without need of permission. If you wish to have your finished piece featured in a magazine. I also allow this as long as you contact me first. I reserve the right to decide if an image is manipulated enough from the original to be sold as a print.
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EXAMPLES OF COMMERCIAL USE
Book covers are considered commercial use, and must be worked out with me in advance.
Character Creation based on my stock that used in a books, online for purchased download, in games etc is commercial use and must be worked out with me in advance.
Advertisement is considered commercial use. This includes instances where the stock is used as it, used to endorse or sell products, scrapbooking where the page is being sold, being used on webpages, being used as reference for an item to be ordered, etc.
*I reserve the right to change or add to my definitions of what is commercial use, as well as decided if the stock as been manipulated enough to sell prints.
**Stock purchased via Premium content or through paypal still apply to the above rules.
You have several options for using my stock for commercial use
Minimum fee for commercial use is set at 40 USD deposited via paypal or via DA points
or
A copy of the finished product including the shipping fees to send it to me.
or
Providing other products, costume pieces, etc for stock purposes (I reserve the right to decide if the item being offered is acceptable as payment.)
Please have a contract ready for me to look at and sign when sending me inquiries. I do not provide model release forms. Everyone and every project has different needs, and it is not my responsibility to find out what your projects needs are.
***I understand that USD may have a high exchange rate for certain places, and I am willing to negotiate the fee amount at my discretion. Paypal may also not be available in certain areas, and I am also willing to work with those who cannot pay the fee that way.
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For clearer details about what un-edited and slightly edited refers to click link magikstock.deviantart.com/jour…
Examples of Acceptable use of stock that may be used for ART PRINTS and EDITORIAL (under 1000 print run). But MAY NOT be used on book covers, advertisements, etc with out contacting me first.
Helpful info
After receiving and responding to a commercial request this week I thought I would share/remind everyone of some info about stock. :)
Just because stock is uploaded on DA doesn't mean you can use it for every project.
Some places, and even objects, are controlled by third parties or copyrighted. Even if the stock artist took the image they may not have permission to use the likeness in the image.
Example: An image taken of the Eiffel tower at night is copyrighted. Meaning that you can take a picture of it, but you cannot use it in any type of commercial endeavor (including prints).
From SETE website "The various illuminations of the Eiffe
Updates
I haven't been around a lot, but I will still answer any commercial use questions. Just a reminder that my commercial fee starts at $40.
Anyway...
I am still doing comic cons, and I have a few more coming up in a few months. Last weekend I was at Pensacon with Wolf Studios Photography as their celeb photo op photographer :) I got to shoot Columbia, Magenta, and Brad from Rocky Horror! Yes, Brad can do the Madison (In case you were wondering) lol I also met Jason Mewes and Peter Davison this weekend. We even had a Doctor Who proposal during Davison's op!....Did I mention how much I love Michael Rooker? Because I do. He is always fantastic a
When you ask about book covers don't
I have a lot of inquires about using stock for book covers as well as other commercial works. Inquiries come from a number of different sources including: publishing companies, designers, and sometimes from the authors themselves. Here is some of the things I have noticed about a lot of these messages that are more damaging then helpful, and un professional. Please understand that this isn't about anyone in general nor do I feel anyone is being rude or disrespectful purposefully. I thought it would be helpful for the people inquiring and for other stock artists on DA.
One of the biggest things I see is asking if the price listed is correct,
Public service announcement.
My external hard drive crashed, which has the majority of my new exclusives on it. So, do not try to paypal me for exclusives until further notice. I am going to try and recover it or send it out, but it will be awhile before they are ready again.
Premium content downloads are still okay to purchase of DA.
Thanks
Gretchen
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I for one really appreciate your definition of what you consider commercial. It is nice to see that there is considered a difference that actually tallies with mine as an artist that produces prints but for sale on POD sites which means I have no control over how many are sold but out of the many I have produced I have sold 1. This means I would have forked out hundreds of $ for no return and this is not fair either. However your view accepts that if I am entering into a contract to produce a book cover where I get (for example) $250 then $40 to you for the use of your art is again entirely reasonable. There seem to be many producers of stock that set a charge for 'commercial' being anything that is saleable including prints which means basically I cannot use their stock for prints as I cannot afford this for something that may never sell.
Thank you for your reasonable approach and thank you for your stock.
Thank you for your reasonable approach and thank you for your stock.