Concept Artist | Illustrator

Skip de la Cruz

Howdy, I'm Skip! I'm a Dallas-based artist specializing in character design and illustrations. I'm also working on a Hi-Fi RUSH fancomic, and I design merch to sell online and at conventions.

PORTFOLIO

Modus Operandi

Live Concerto Visual aSSETS

Hi-Fi RUSH: OVERDRIVE

Fancomic Original Character Designs

Persona: Heart's Melody

Original Characters in the style of the Persona series

Professor Layton and the Visionary's Labyrinth

Original characters in the style of the Professor Layton series

Other

Original Character Designs

Just Roll With It

Dungeons and Dragons Podcast

Hi-Fi RUSH

Rhythm Action Game

Hi-Fi RUSH: OVERDRIVE

Fan Comic Illustrations

Other

Original Characters, Commissions, Other Fan Art

Hi-Fi RUSH

Stickers and Keychains

Vocaloid

Connected Keychains

Hi-Fi RUSH: OVERDRIVE

Comic Pages

For Freelance Inquiries, please email [email protected]

Accepted Subjects

WILL Draw

  • Fan art

  • Real people

  • Reference Sheets

  • Simple- to moderately-detailed armor (sci-fi, fantasy, etc.)

  • Furries (depending on complexity)

  • Simple- to moderately-detailed robots

  • OCs / self-inserts / etc.

  • Violence (no extreme gore)

WON'T Draw

  • NSFW

  • Extreme violence or gore

  • Fetish art

  • Hate art (homophobia, sexism, racism, etc.)

  • Incest, pedophilia, etc.

  • Mecha / extremely detailed robots

  • Animals

Terms of Service

General

  • I strictly prohibit the use of my art for AI or NFT purposes. I will decline any commission request that asks for either of these.

  • I reserve the right to decline any commissions for any reason. I also reserve the right to drop any commissions if you are rude, do not communicate, or are overly aggressive.

  • General turnaround time for commissions will be roughly 1-2 months, depending on the commission type and my current workload. I work a full-time job on top of doing artwork, so I will do my best to get your commission done as soon as I can with the time I have!

  • All communication on commissions will be done via email ([email protected]), or via DMs on Ko-fi, Blusky (onethousxndvces.bky.social), or Discord (onethousxndvoices).

  • All commissions are for personal use ONLY. Commercial use is NOT allowed unless discussed ahead of time.

  • If you post your commission publicly or use it as a profile picture/banner, please credit me in the post or in your bio.

  • You are not allowed to trace, reproduce, or edit the final product. You may not claim the artwork to be of your own doing.

  • I will not sell the art you commission from me, but I do reserve the right to post the final products to my socials once the final payment is received. If you would like me to opt out of publicly posting your commission for any reason, please let me know ahead of time.

Payment

  • All commission payments will be done via Ko-fi or PayPal in USD.

  • All changes requested during the initial sketch phase are free. Extra fees will be charged for any additional changes requested after the initial sketch is finalized.

  • To ensure clarity in our communication, I will explicitly mention when the finalization process begins so you will know when fees start to apply to any further change requests.

  • All sales are FINAL + nonrefundable after the finalization process begins. If you are no longer satisfied with the piece after this point, extra fees may be charged to compensate for any discarded work.

Commercial Rights

I, the artist, hold every right to the produced drawing, not the commissioner. Therefore, I am allowed to use the copyrighted artwork to:
• Promote myself with in any place or site.
• To display it anywhere to my liking.
• Post it wherever I want.The commissioner is allowed to:
• Use the copyrighted artwork for personal use only unless agreed otherwise.
• Print the art, and claim the right of their character(s) but not the drawing itself.
• Use the art to promote themselves with proper credit given to the artist.If you break the copyright infringement in any way, every right you had to the drawing will be retracted.The following is considered Copyright Infringement:
• Reproducing/using the copyrighted artwork commercially. (Meaning making money of it in any way)
• Taking Credit for the creation of the artwork.
• Removing any watermarks/signatures,
altering the artwork without my, the artist's, consent.A purchase of commercial rights to the artwork will always be 300% of original price. With commercial rights, you are allowed to make any sort of merch with the artwork. Use it in books, covers, as props, change it to your liking and promote your own brand with. Credit is still required for usage of the artwork, even if altered or edited.