Hi, thanks for visiting! I'm Max (they/them) and I'm an independent artist from North Carolina. I specialize in art commissions, adoptable character designs and merch, and offer monthly rewards to Patreon supporters.I announce my art sales (commissions, adoptables, and merch) and share Patreon rewards with my supporters in my Discord server. You can chat and share your own art as well!

Illustration

Merch Design

Commission status: OPEN

PWYW/Secret Commissions

These commissions are open to friends and patrons and include sketchy, experimental, or alt art medium options! These will often be messier and more freeform than my regular commissions, and quotes will vary depending on prompts, characters, etc.If you're interested, DM me on Patreon or Discord @ Dracononite.
I'd appreciate if you don't link this commissions page anywhere, thanks!

PWYW: $50+ USD

Anything from doodles to full color sketches or even roughly-painted or lineless pieces. These are likely to be more experimental than my usual comms, so some creative freedom is preferred.â–¸ A bust to a fullbody piece - sketchy, lineless, painted, limited palette, etc
â–¸ I can also do meme / reaction image drawovers for this, depending on the image (no drawovers of selfies/photos)
â–¸ Up to two characters per piece!

MS Paint Doodle: $80 USD

Doodles done in MS Paint! You'll be sent the sketch for approval.Some creative freedom is required for the posing since I have to squish them into a box, and some colors or markings may be simplified (especially gradients). But you can request a theme, motifs, items or expression for me to take inspiration from.

Pixel Sprite: $60 USD

Animated pixel sprites done in Piskels! I haven't done many in a while so may be a bit rusty, but I'd love to bring them back.â–¸ 4 frame per second "bouncing" animation done on a 32x32 pixel canvas. Can include arm/head/tail/wing bounce and simplified movements or expressions/emotes/sparkles/etc.
â–¸ Some creative freedom required - character designs and movements will need to be simplified a lot.
Includes 300px and 100px transparent GIFs, and 300px still with colored background

Sketchy Customs: $150+ USD

Sketchy custom designs can come with at least one fullbody and color palette, and can add an extra fullbody, detail shots, or items with larger budgets. I can also include info such as name/pronouns/species etc.â–¸ Includes anthro, humanoid, creatures, Pokemon, and AU designs for pre-existing characters (dragon, mermaid, centaur, etc.)
â–¸ For sketchy customs, I'd prefer a LOT more creative freedom, but again don't mind prompts for themes such as motifs, images for inspiration, etc. and am absolutely open to doing corrections.

Tiny Icon: $50 USD

A simple little headshot of your character! Some features will be resized to fit within the canvas. Comes with both color and transparent background.

Treat YCH: $75 USD

An icon of your character enjoying any kind of treat!â–¸ Predetermined pose, expression changes are OK, just ask!
â–¸ Background is flat color and simple items/patterns only

Icon: $100 USD

A close-up and cropped shoulders-up illustration of your character!â–¸ Connecting icons are +$80 each, can extend horizontally or vertically
â–¸ Background can be colors/patterns, pride flags, free-to-use photos, environment
â–¸ Props and items are welcome!

Busts: $150 USD

A shoulders/chest-up portrait of your character.â–¸ Single character only
â–¸ Background can be colors/patterns, pride flags, free-to-use photos, environment
â–¸ Props and items are welcome!

Badge: $200 USD

A digital badge of your character, featuring their name and fitting motifs!â–¸ Single character only
â–¸ Background can be colors/patterns, items, free-to-use photos
â–¸ Props and items are welcome, but may increase price if complicated
Printing and shipping services not available. Badge is colored for digital display only, but clients may edit the colors for personal print!Transparent and borderless versions included.

Mini: $125 USD

A tiny simple chibi of your character! Fullbodies of small and very simple Pokemon characters will be priced as this option.â–¸ Single character only
â–¸ Background will be flat color or simple pattern
â–¸ Props and items are welcome, but may increase price if complicated

Chibi: $200 USD

A chibi of your character! Fullbodies of small/medium or simple Pokemon characters will be priced as this option.â–¸ Additional characters are +$120 each
â–¸ Partner Pokemon is +$50, small and simple Pokemon only
â–¸ Background will be flat color or simple pattern
â–¸ Props and items are welcome, but may increase price if complicated

Fullbody: $300 USD

A fullbody illustration of your characters! Fullbodies of large, anthro or complicated Pokemon characters will be priced as this option.â–¸ Additional characters are +$180 each
â–¸ Pokemon team is +$70 per Pokemon
â–¸ Background can be colors/patterns, items, free-to-use photos, simple environment, etc.
â–¸ Props and items are welcome, but may increase price if complicated

Header: $350 USD

Give me a scene, prompt, theme or mood, and I'll draw you a banner that works well as a profile header!â–¸ Additional characters are +$75 USD each
â–¸ Background can be flat color, patterns, borders, environment, items, etc!
Default dimensions are 1000x3000 px (Twitter size) please let me know if you need different dimensions for your header!

Custom Designs

One fullbody character design, color palette, and (optional) info such as: name, species, pronouns, design notes, typing/movesets, abilities, likes/dislikes, etc. Pricing depends on the type and complexity of the character! See below for more or reach out for a quote.Add-ons available for custom designs:
â–¸ Additional Fullbody (+40% base price): an outfit, side or back view! These can showcase minor design changes such as optional/different markings, accessories etc. Major changes such as an alternate form will be +70% of the base price.
â–¸ Alternate Palette (+25% base price): a copy/paste fullbody with a change in colors! For example, a shiny of a Pokemon character.
â–¸ Headshot (+15% base price): a headshot of the character to showcase facial features, hairstyles, piercings, and expressions.
â–¸ Details (+$15 each): Items and close-ups of character details! Show off a character's inventory or favorite items, mobility aids, tattoo flatlays, accessories... or, add a custom moodboard, made by me with free-to-use photos from Unsplash.

Pokemon & Digimon: 100-300+ USD

I'll work with any canon Pokemon or Digimon, including forms such as mega, gigantamax, and shinies! I can even do fusions, type swaps, or themed monsters. Pokemon and Digimon customs include anthro and gijinka versions as well - though these will be priced starting at $300.

Anthro & Furry: 300+ USD

I especially enjoy designing dragons, airplane dragons, mammals, birds, some insects (beetles, moths, etc) and tailed primates. I am also happy designing gummy/goo, food, pooltoy, or plush characters! Some favorite motifs and colors of mine include: retro/warm rainbow, postal, chocolate/dessert, mushrooms/plants, halloween.

Humanoid: 350+ USD

I'm happy to work with fantasy creatures like mermaids, sphinxes, elves, orcs, taurs, aliens, etc. I can also do some species or races from existing media. I'm especially happy drawing features such as: fur/scales, tattoos, scars, tusks/horns, tails, draconic characters. I can even do OC fusions!

Dragons: 250+ USD

I LOVE designing any kind of dragon characters - western dragons, wyverns, drakes, lung dragons, wyrms, serpents... you name a draconic creature, I'm down to design it! I am also happy to "dragonify" your character, or even design fan characters such as Night Furies. Some features I'm especially fond of with dragons: fun/wild markings, unique silhouettes, plated scales and bellies, bulky horns, long tails...

Mini Custom Design: $150 USD

This option is meant as a more affordable custom that's easier for me to get done fast! I can design anything that fits onto this general shape, including anthros, humanoids, Pokemon gijinkas, etc.Extra limbs and clothing/accessories are accepted, though this commission option doesn't include any add-ons such as additional fullbodies or alternate palettes.The design itself doesn't have to be completely symmetrical! Each design has unique lineart - just drawn over a sketch to keep similar proportions.

Q&A

Tell us about yourself?

I'm Max! I'm a nonbinary butch lesbian, and am autistic and ADHD. I'm an avid coffee drinker, dog lover, and Pokemon fanatic. My hobbies include video games, scrapbooking, TTRPGs, and worldbuilding my personal story projects, as well as taking care of and training my dog Billie.

What tablet / art program / brushes do you use?

I use the Huion H610 Pro tablet and MediBang Paint Pro for my art program. As for brushes, I mostly use the marker brush for lining and coloring, but for painting, soft shading, texture or blending I use the watercolor, fluffy watercolor, acrylic, sumi, and stipple/splatter brushes. I don't use any fancy downloaded brushes.

How long have you been drawing?

I've been drawing, creating characters, and worldbuilding ever since I can remember! I started taking commissions in high school around 2014, but didn't begin relying solely on income from commissions until 2017 when I started college. Now, art is my full-time job and I work from home.

What mediums do you work with?

I primarily work with digital illustration for work, but I greatly enjoy working with traditional mediums too. My favorite traditional mediums are pencil, pen/inks, and alcohol markers but I also use colored pencils, crayons, and mixed media / stationary (stickers, washi tape, stamps, etc). I very occasionally paint with acrylics. I share my traditional and personal art on my Patreon!

Are you a self-taught artist? Have you gone to school for art?

I'm mostly self-taught when it comes to illustration, but did a lot of art extracurriculars in K-12. I took college courses for web & graphic design, marketing and art fundamentals, and graduated in 2019 with an Associate's Degree in Advertising and Graphic Design.

What do you love drawing?

Some subjects I have a lot of fun with are humanoids, angels, mythical creatures, centaurs, Pokemon, airplane dragons, African wild dogs, and long-tailed primates. I enjoy working with warm or saturated colors and generally cozy or domestic scenes, poses, etc. I'm still getting used to working with perspective, foreshortening, dynamic poses, and scenes with character/environment interaction. Other things I like drawing include sunflowers, beaches, coffee, food, sushi, rainbows, feathered wings, stars...

How can I get a commission?

I advertise on my socials and in my Discord server when slots are open. I also offer some extra patron-only commission options over on my Patreon. I correspond with clients through email or Twitter/Discord DMs. I rarely turn down a commission, but my slots are not strictly first come first serve.

How much creative freedom do you prefer for commissions?

I prefer a good bit of creative freedom! I don't want the entire composition of a commission written out in a paragraph for me to follow. I prefer being given a general idea, theme, pose, or at least some idea of what the character's personality is like or what motifs fit them - those are all good sources of inspiration for commissions. I will translate a character's design into my style while doing my best to remain accurate to the given reference.

Would you draw fanart for commissions?

I always love drawing Pokemon fanart - especially Mystery Dungeon or anything Johto or Sinnoh since those are my favorite generations / aesthetics. Other media I'd probably be okay drawing commissions for are Digimon (only the monsters) Minecraft, Flight Rising, Animal Crossing, and How To Train Your Dragon.

Would you draw my ocs interacting with yours?

I'd be okay with drawing your character with Maximilian! They run a coffee shop which my Patreon, Ko-fi and Discord server are themed after, so they could be taking your character's order or serving them up some coffee or other treats. I may be open to drawing other character interactions in commissions for friends or long-time acquaintances or friendly mutuals.

Can I get ___ file for a commission?

If you need a commission to be a specific size or dimension, please bring it up before I get started on your piece. For some commissions I work on specific sized canvases and cannot provide any larger versions without loss of quality. For sketchy or illustrative commission types, I work with paintover rendering, which prevents me from providing transparent versions.I always provide commissioners with the unwatermarked and full resolution file of a commission.

Contact

Twitter / Discord @ Dracononite --- [email protected]

If you're looking to get a commission or have business inquiries: DM me on Twitter or Discord (@Dracononite), shoot me an email (maxhamiltonarts@gmail), or fill out the contact form below while my commissions are open.I work and answer business DMs Monday-Friday and will not answer DMs or emails on weekends. Delays in correspondence may occur due to an episodic health condition, so please allow a few days at least for me to get back to you.If you're waiting for a commission, you can check my Trello commission queue, or reach out to me directly for progress updates. If you'd like to keep up with commission slot openings, you can follow me on Twitter or join my art sales Discord.

Please note that email responses might end up in your spam folder! Be sure to check your spam folder if you use the contact form or only give an email as a primary way of contacting you. I will not respond to empty or conversational emails or DMs.

Terms of Service

I will draw & design...

â–¸ Anthro & furry characters
â–¸ Human & humanoid characters
â–¸ Fantasy creatures including mermaids, centaurs, angels, sphinxes
â–¸ Quadrupedal dragons (including Flight Rising & HTTYD)
â–¸ Pokemon, Digimon and fusions
â–¸ Pride-themed pieces (including LGBTQ+, autism, disability)
â–¸ Unique proportions, heavy scarring, amputated limbs
â–¸ Disabled characters, prosthetics, mobility aids, service animals

I will not draw or design...

â–¸ Gore or gross injuries (blood is accepted)
â–¸ 18+ and adult or fetish themes
â–¸ Unrealistically or extremely obese or muscular characters
â–¸ Parody, offensive humor, hateful themes and most slurs (I'll accept "dyke" and "queer" as I'm comfortable using those for myself)
â–¸ Most basic quadrupedal or feral animal characters
â–¸ "Draw-overs" of photos or selfies
â–¸ Real people or pets, including cartoonized versions of them

1. General Terms

a. I have the right to update my terms of service at my discretion, which applies to all clients past, current, and future.
b. I have the right to refuse or cancel a commission or design purchase and charge additional fees including for commercial licensing.
c. I retain artist rights over all of my work and may display any commissions and character designs in my portfolios and social medias.
d. By commissioning me or buying any of my character designs you agree to my terms of service and state that it is a binding contract.
e. You must be 18+ years of age to commission me or purchase adoptables from me.
f. It is strictly prohibited to trace, edit, or claim my artwork or designs as one's own, or to remove or obscure my watermark, signature, or credit.
g. Prices listed are in USD and do not include North Carolina tax, which is 7%. I am required by law to tax digital goods as a registered business.
h. No artwork or media created by me may be used in AI-generation, cyptocurrency or NFT/blockchain-related technology.
i. Violators of my terms of service, depending on the severity of the transgression, may be blacklisted from future business.

2. Contact & Payment

To order a commission, contact me when slots are open!I accept payment through Paypal and Stripe invoices. If you'd like to tip me you can do so when paying the invoice, or by visiting my Ko-fi.If no payment is received within ten days of invoicing, the commission will be canceled unless a payment plan has been discussed. Payment plans may be available upon request and will be paid through Paypal. Payments must be completed in full before work will begin on your commission or design files & ownership transferred to the buyer.A clear visual reference of the character(s) is required for commissions outside of design work. I do not accept patchwork refs or written descriptions except for custom design commissions. I may accept a character change if I feel I can work well with the new design and prompt, and only before I begin working on your commission. Design updates to the character are accepted within reason.

3. Commission Process & Receiving Art

Works in progress will be sent throughout the commission for approval and edit requests. You are allowed to ask for updates and changes at any time, and can even draw over WIPs to show specific edits you'd like. However, please keep in mind that my art will be in my art style.Turnaround time for commissions usually ranges between 1-3 months, depending on how large the commission is. Commissioners will be notified of any major delays in turnaround time. I work Monday-Friday and will usually not answer DMs or emails on weekends.

4. Fees & Refunds

Upcharges of 30% the commission's price will be enacted with:â–¸ Request to complete the commission by a deadline, which I must be notified of upon ordering of the commission and before payment.
â–¸ Request for a private commission, which would remain unposted to my queue and any social medias or art galleries, including Patreon.
â–¸ Major edits once I am far along on a commission, such as big lineart changes.
â–¸ More than one total re-sketch of the commission's first draft, if requested.
If a cancellation or refund is requested at any time during the commission process, or if I choose to cancel a commission and issue a refund, a fee will be deducted from the refund depending on the stage of work your commission was at.â–¸ Not started: 95% refund
â–¸ Sketch: 75% refund
â–¸ Lineart / Color: 30% refund
â–¸ Render: 10% refund
â–¸ Completed: No refund
Tips are non-refundable. All works-in-progress are watermarked to prevent unauthorized use of commission work.

5. Commissioned Artwork Permissions

Personal Use
Personal use of commissions by the recipient is freely allowed and includes: social media avatars and banners, sharing on your galleries and social medias and in character profiles, as personal emotes or printed as stickers or prints for your use, etc. Credit can simply be a username plug.
Commercial Use
Commercial use such as physical or digital merchandise, stream graphics, branding and/or advertisement must be directly discussed with me beforehand, and is not allowed without purchase of a commercial licensing fee and/or artist royalties.
Full artwork ownership rights are not included with commercial rights and I as the artist will retain the right to display the artwork on my social medias and portfolios. Resale of commercial rights to commissioned artwork is strictly prohibited - if the transfer of commercial rights to commissioned artwork is desired, it must be discussed with me by both parties and a licensing fee or royalties will be renewed by the recipient.Credit for artwork used for commercial use is required and must be provided as a visibly obvious username and a link to this website.

6. Character Design Permissions

Personal and commercial rights are purchased by default alongside my character designs.a. The owner of a character design may use that design as a personal character, a business mascot, for digital or physical merchandise, fursuits, plushes, and even as a character in comics, zines, etc. A design may be bought with the intention of reselling as a pre-made suit or plush.b. You may not use my original art of a character design for commercial purposes.c. Owners of my designs are prohibited from creating a commercial-use open or closed species based on that design or its unique traits. Creating personal species for stories and worldbuilding is permitted. I am not open to designing personal or commercial-use species as commissions.d. Feel free to edit a design of mine that you own in any way, including changing the species or making different forms of the design, changing the body type, gender presentation, etc. Editing over my original artwork of the design to make edits is allowed. If you buy an adoptable directly from me, I can make requested edits to the design within reason since I keep the layered files until after a design has sold.e. You may resell, trade or gift any of my designs at your own discretion. It is prohibited to resell a design of mine for more than you purchased it for unless you have personally created or commissioned more content for that design.f. You must include all versions and derivatives of one of my designs when selling, trading or gifting. You forfeit all personal and commercial rights to a design once it leaves your possession, and those rights are then transferred to the new owner.g. Credit for a character design is required, as is credit for the original version of all derivatives of a design. This can be as simple as a design credit on a character's Toyhouse profile or a username plug, and must remain easily accessible.

7. Lineart Base & Downloadable Resources Permissions

a. Lineart bases purchased in my shop may be used for profit such as YCHs, custom designs, and adoptable character designs. Downloadable resources outside of lineart bases such as icon packs or coloring pages, and lineart bases that are available in my shop for free, may NOT be used for profit in any way.b. Commercial use of any digital good offered on my shop such as branding, promotion and advertising, or merchandise is strictly prohibited.c. Personal use such as recoloring lineart bases as your own characters and by extension, using that artwork in a character's art gallery or as icons/avatars, is allowed. Icon packs and wallpapers/coloring pages may also be used as social media avatars, phone wallpapers, etc.d. You may edit the artwork of lineart bases, coloring pages, and downloadable resources as much as you like as long as the artwork remains free of sexually explicit or hateful / discriminatory material.e. Reselling, rebranding, or redistributing any downloadable source files originally created by me, edited or otherwise, is strictly prohibited.f. Credit may be as simple as a username plug, though links or recommendations to my shop or social medias is very appreciated!