FramedFantasy's Commission Process: What You Can Check

Commissioning a character portrait asks you to pay for something you cannot see yet. A useful process gives you concrete things to check before ordering and a clear place to review the work afterward.

At FramedFantasy, I work on every commission with my team of vetted artists. You talk to me throughout the process. We paint and refine the portrait around your character's details, and the commission page keeps the brief, artwork versions and feedback together.

I would rather show you those steps than ask you to trust a list of promises. This is what to look at when deciding whether our process suits your portrait.

Check that the portfolio shows what you need

Look beyond whether you like an image. Compare the work with the job you want to commission.

If you need a full outfit, inspect examples where the lower body is visible. For a group picture, look at how the characters share space. A detailed weapon or familiar deserves its own check too.

Ask about the part you cannot find an example of. That is more useful than assuming an artist's general fantasy portfolio covers every kind of project.

Agree on the scope before the artwork begins

For a character portrait, scope includes the character count, crop, visible equipment, background and deliverables. FramedFantasy offers half-body, thigh-up and full-body formats.

Explain how you plan to use the image. A personal portrait, printed gift, novel promotion and commercial product can call for different files, permissions or project arrangements.

Write down the fixed details too. “The staff needs four stones in this order” gives us a clear requirement. “Make the staff interesting” leaves the design open.

Keep the brief where feedback can refer to it

Your FramedFantasy commission page brings the brief and reference materials together with the order conversation. That gives us a shared point of reference as the artwork develops.

Use it to distinguish an agreed requirement from a new idea. In a fictional example, correcting a missing stone on the specified staff is different from deciding the character now carries a spear.

Both deserve a conversation. Calling out the difference helps us explain the work involved and keep the order's scope clear.

Review the portrait before treating it as finished

The commission page uses the stages Details, Painting, First reveal, Edits and Final files. The first reveal gives you artwork to review, with edits handled as their own stage.

Artwork feedback belongs to the version you reviewed. The page supports notes and annotations so you can identify an area, explain the issue and compare the relevant version.

For a fictional note, “the face feels too cheerful” becomes more useful with an intended change: “Please relax the mouth and lower the brows slightly. She is calm here, but she is not enjoying the argument.”

Approval also needs to be specific. Check the current version and any outstanding feedback before approving, rather than relying on a memory of an earlier image.

Read policies at the point they matter

Before checkout, review the current price, selected extras, timing and terms. Ask about a deadline or unusual requirement while we can still plan around it.

Revision and refund policies have conditions. Read those conditions before requesting changes or assuming that an old article's wording applies to your order.

The product page shows current availability. Joining a queue reserves your place in the process described there. It does not mean a paid portrait has already started.

Use reviews as evidence of an individual experience

Read the published customer reviews for what people actually say about communication, changes and the finished portrait. A selected review describes that person's experience, rather than guaranteeing the same result for everyone.

Combine that with the portfolio and process information. You should be able to understand the work, who you will talk to, how feedback is handled and what your order includes.

If those pieces fit what you need, look at the portrait commission options. Bring the character's fixed details, the destination for the picture and any important dates. That gives us a practical place to begin.