This page explains all of the commission services that I offer. Commission examples are available at these directories:
I’m an illustrator and a writer, and the rates for each service are different. The basic rates, TOS and contact rates are posted here; further examples can be found by following the links above!
Note: Since the AI boom in 2023, selling artwork has been harder. But my rates (for writing or illustrations) remain the same. Apart from PayPal, I take payment through Ko-Fi, Patreon and CashApp. —Perse, 3/17/2025
Support my work! Any commission money I make goes towards helping sex workers for my ongoing book series. If you want to help by purchasing a commission, you can contact me on DA, Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky and Discord; my username is the same on all of them: vanderWaardart (it’s vanderWaardart86 on Tumblr). You can also use my website’s contact form, which puts you in touch with my business e-mail.
Donate to my partner’s mutual aid; get a drawing! My partner, Bay, partially relies on mutual aid to make ends meet. Large donations to his mutual aid will also get a drawing from me: $45 USD a personalized sketch, $60 a colored sketch, $90 a rough pinup, and $110 a fully-rendered pin-up. From 12/1/2023 onward, if you have donated to Bay’s mutual aid and wish to claim a drawing from me, please send proof to one of my contact addresses; once I confirm your donation, I will add you to a queue and we can talk shop. Please note, these drawings are subject to my same terms of service and hard limits.
As a writer, I offer several different services: I edit/rewrite manuscripts, do short form erotica (500-2000 words), and guest-write blog posts.
- Editing/rewrites: I can edit your manuscript or story. This covers spelling and grammar mistakes. This service incurs a simple hourly fee: $25/hour. More substantial revisions and rewrites cost the same, but are substantial or transformative nature; they grant me joint-ownership over the new manuscript. Published rewrites include the 2016 version of my graphic novel, but also a second, upcoming book written between myself and user “02321” on Deviant Art. Both edits/rewrites were of other authors’ manuscripts.
- Short form erotica: I also do short form erotica (500-2000 words) at $1 per 20 words. This type of work is generally for fan fiction, and scripts for voice over artists to perform. For example, “Strange Bedfellows” was a paid collaboration between myself and content creator Autumn Ivy. The story was written by me, and is posted here as part of my portfolio.
- Blog posts: I have my own blog. However, I also guest-write blog posts at $1 per 10 words.
- Full books: I have written 5 going on 6 full size books, but these are a non-profit series and generally one where I pay other works money to collaborate: the assorted volumes for my Sex Positivity project (2023). It’s basically my PhD (and subsequent work) in independent research form; to access it, simply go to my website’s 1-page promo and pick up a copy for free. While you’re there, you can also learn about the remaining unreleased material (if any), project history, fellow collaborators, and logo design!
Being an academic writer (I have my MA in Gothic English literature), I keep a tight leash on my word count and hours. Depending on the size of a document, price quotes are given at the start of a project, with further estimates given as needed. I keep track of all of my hours, and these will be provided to the client on a regular basis. Communication is frequent, and generally occurs over e-mail or Discord (vanderWaardart#5394).
As an illustrator, I predominantly do pin-ups. These can be SFW or NSFW, and generally are videogame fanart (though I can draw pretty much anything outside of my hard limits; see my TOS, below).
Here are my pin-up rates and TOS (click to enlarge):
