COMMISSION AGREEMENT
Slowdry Media and Design, 2025
Copyright Usage
Terms
Client: The party commissioning art
Artist: Thomas Dagley, Slowdry Media And Design
Rights transferred: Client has the right to reproduce commissioned work for non-commercial purposes. Use of work in commercial work or nfts is not permitted unless written consent is granted by the artist.
Artist retains the copyright for all commission pieces
1. Reservation of rights
All rights not expressly granted above are retained by the artist, including any electronic rights or usage and including, but not limited to, all rights in sketches, comps, or other preliminary materials. Any use additional to that expressly granted above requires arrangement for payment of a separate fee.
2. Revisions
(A) Preliminary work/sketches: Artist agrees to submit 1 finished sketch for Client’s approval if chosen. Notes will be taken and final work will be produced from this feedback. Any additional changes requested to final art will require an additional fee, to be negotiated separately.
3. Payment
Payment for work is due in advance. The Client’s right to use the work is conditioned upon receipt of payment within 30 days of acceptance and upon Client’s compliance with the terms of this agreement.
4. Timeline and Cancellation
Turnaround time varies, but between 1 and 3 weeks is normal for commissions. In the event of unforeseen circumstances delaying work, a cancellation and full refund will be granted at the Client’s request.
5. Permissions and Releases
The Client agrees to indemnify and hold the Artist harmless against any and all claims, costs, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, due to materials included in the Work at the request of the Client for which no copyright permission or privacy release was requested or for which uses exceed the uses allowed pursuant to a permission or release.
6. Miscellany
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their heirs, successors, assigns, and personal representatives. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties. Its terms can be modified only by an instrument in writing signed by both parties. Any dispute regarding this agreement shall be arbitrated in Seattle, Washington under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and the laws of Washington. A waiver of a breach of any of the provisions of this agreement shall not be construed as a continuing waiver of other breaches of the same or other provisions. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington and courts of such State shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue.