NGA LEE

Freelance digital illustrator.
Specializing in fantasy and character art.


NEXT AVAILABILITY: OCTOBER

If Artistree is not available in your country, please contact me, and I will provide a separate form through which you can submit your commission request!

Terms & Conditions

disclaimer

  • Commissions are for personal use only. If you are interested in commercial work (any work that you intend to make your own profits from), please discuss this with me beforehand.

  • I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, for any reason, of which I am not obligated to disclose.

  • Absolutely none of my work can be used for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT's), or be incorporated in any way into anything related or relevant to cryptocurrency, the blockchain, or anything of that nature.

  • Both parties (myself and the client) will have the right to post the finished piece to social media unless otherwise discussed.

  • I will NOT paint hateful content, machinery, excessive gore, excessively sexual or violent material, furries.

  • Do not claim my work as your own, nor attempt to remove my signature/watermark. All of my work is protected by copyright.

  • Clients who have commissioned and/or received work before these terms have gone into effect are still bound to its contents. Clients who are presently commissioning will be bound to any updates made to these terms in the future.

  • Unless otherwise communicated by the client, all finished commissions will be uploaded to my Patreon or Ko-Fi with a "COMMISSIONER USE ONLY" watermark, along with process stages and timelapses. If you would like your piece to be exempted, please let me know!

client responsibilities

  • Please provide at least three references (the more the better!). A lack of references will incur an additional $15 charge.

  • Do not put in a commission request unless you have the funds ready/set aside.

  • No discounts on pricing unless explicitly offered up front.

  • No refunds or cancellations can be requested by the client once a first payment has been made.

  • Chargebacks are expressly prohibited, especially if I am not contacted beforehand.

  • After the first reveal of the final piece, there is a limit of one (1) free revision. Further revisions that involve a considerable change or addition will incur upwards of a $100 charge.

WILL DOWON'T DO
Original/TTRPG CharactersHateful Content
FanartExcessive Gore
Real PeopleExploitative Material
Animals / PetsFurries
Suggestive, on a case-by-case basis. Please email/DM before submitting a form.Anything that may cause me discomfort.

Payment & Deliverables

  • All payments will by default be made in USD through Artistree, which allows for payment through multiple platforms (PayPal, card, etc.). If Artistree is not an option, an invoice will be sent through PayPal.

  • 100% of the total price will be due upon invoice following approval of the initial sketch. You must inform me of any delays in payment.

  • I will not start the rendering process until the payment has been made.

  • I will be in communication with you while I work on your piece to give you updates on progress.

  • All pieces can take anywhere from 4-9 weeks, though with external factors might take even longer. In the case there is a delay for any reason, I will contact you. I appreciate all the patience!

  • The final product will be a digital piece, 3300x4200 px in 300 dpi. If you would like a physical 8x10 print, you may pay an additional $18 to cover the cost to purchase and ship it through INPRNT.

  • In the case of using Paypal, the platform has an invoicing/transaction fee of 3.49% >, if you would like to cover said fee in a tip, that would be much appreciated, but not required!

Pricing

Starting prices are for single character pieces for personal use. More complex illustrations will be based on these prices.
For commercial pricing, there is an additional 75-100% fee depending on licensing rights.

COMPOSITIONDESCRIPTIONSTARTING PRICE
BUSTShoulders and up$200
HALF-BODYArms and torso$300
FULL-BODYHead to toe$450

The final price will depend on complexity; please allow for double the starting price if your character is highly detailed.Additional costs will be included for each additional character, and complex backgrounds.

If you have a good idea of what you envision for your piece, you can submit a commission form (linked above) to get an estimate of cost.

Process

1FORM SUBMITTED
2COMMISSION ACCEPTED, INVOICE SENT
3SKETCH APPROVED
4100% DUE ON APPROVAL
5RENDERING PROCESS
6FINAL PIECE (LOW HQ) APPROVED
7FINAL PIECE (HIGH HQ) DELIVERED

Pricing

character portrait

character design

complete illustration

If you have a good idea of what you envision for your piece, you can submit a commission form (linked below) to get an estimate of cost.If you are not yet sure and would like to brainstorm, please contact me via social media DM's or email (ngaleeart@gmail.com)!



Pricing

character design sheet

A character design sheet contains a full-body detailed render of your character, as well as other elements of your choosing that give you a visual representation for reference.

BASE DESIGNFull-body of your fully rendered character.$550
ADDITIONAL ANGLEYour character's base design from another angle (back, side)$200 / per angle
ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATIONAnother version of your character's outfit/costume, in the same pose.$200 / per design
ADDITIONAL PORTRAITPortrait focus of your character$90 each
PARAPHERNALIAAny object in your character's inventory highlighted alone.$60 / per object

If you have a good idea of what you envision for your piece, you can submit a commission form (linked below) to get an estimate of cost.If you are not yet sure and would like to brainstorm, please contact me via social media DM's or email (ngaleeart@gmail.com)!


Pricing

complete illustration

A complete illustration is a scene that includes 1-3 characters in any configuration, set in a 'scene' that conveys or implies story and action. Additional characters, level of detail, or general time and effort needed will affect the final cost on a case by case basis.

COMPLETE ILLUSTRATION*$700+

If you have a good idea of what you envision for your piece, you can submit a commission form (linked below) to get an estimate of cost.If you are not yet sure and would like to brainstorm, please contact me via social media DM's or email (ngaleeart@gmail.com)!

Socials: @ngaleeart
Email: ngaleeart@gmail.com
You can also email me directly from here!


Portraits and Illustrations

Process and Concepts

about

Hi there! I'm a Vietnamese-American freelancing illustrator known as Nga Lee in the art world, with a BFA in Interior Design.Taught to draw as a child by my mother, art has been a constant in my life since I can remember. I'm inspired by fantasy, nature, femininity, and the divine.