The Art of Chloe F. McKay
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About Me
My name is Chloe McKay and I'm a 26 year old Southern California based artist.I work in many different mediums, including watercolor, gouache, alcohol based markers, ink, and with digital programs like Clip Studio Paint and Photoshop. I take pride in my versatility of style and medium and flexibility in the needs of my clients.I enjoy mixing the traditionally cute with the macabre, but also happily leaning far in either direction depending on the need. I like a little eeriness to my cute and a little sweetness in my horror.Graduated from Mt. San Antonio College in June of 2021, with two certificates in animation.
Programs I have Experience In
Digital Illustration: Clip Studio Paint, Paint Tool Sai (1 + 2), FireAlpaca, Photoshop, Procreate, and Adobe Illustrator
3D Modeling: Autodesk Maya and Substance Painter
Animation: Storyboard Pro, Toom Boom Harmony, Autodesk Maya, and Photoshop.
Video and Audio: Audacity and Adobe After Effects
Portfolio
Life Drawing, Still Life, and Gesture
Illustration
Character Design
Redesign of an Existing Intellectual Property - Ichigo Momomiya - Mia Ikumi
3D Modeling
Comics
A collection of comics that illustrate my many struggles with my mental health, such as living with BPD and discovering I am autistic as an adult, Noises In My Head is my love letter to myself.Some comics are purely illustrations of abstract feelings and experiences, while others are informative and researched.My first dive into weekly comics with a posting schedule that is about as stable as I am (this is a joke), Noises In My Head was created to give others an insight into conditions that I and many others struggle with daily.Many readers have expressed that they also have found a greater understanding
of and answers to their own struggles through my work.
Excerpt from Overwhelm, 2021, Digital
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Excerpt from The Cycle, 2020, Digital
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Excerpt from Editor's Corner
Excerpt from Disassociation
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Unfinished Comedy Gold
Fonts
Both the demo and full versions are for personal use only.
For commercial licensing, please reach out on my contact me page.
Both the demo and full versions are for personal use only.
For commercial licensing, please reach out on my contact me page.
Commission Information
Please read the Terms of Service on the prices page fully before filling out the Google Form for a commission request!Click for Commission Request Form
These prices are only for personal, non-commercial commissions.
For inquiries on commercial work, please email me and include the following: Your budget for the project, the deadline for the project, will this be a total buyout of the rights or will I receive compensation from profits, and any and all information you can give me on what is expected for the project.Please note that only a certain number of alterations will be no extra cost, excluding major alterations towards the end of project.
I am happy to recreate older commission styles upon request, but I will not honor the old special prices for bulk simple commissions. If what I have to offer in the prices section doesn't quite suit your need, feel free to reach out with what you find here!You can also send anything from my portfolio section as example of the kind of commission you're looking for as well. The only exception to this is the pastel works as I do not have access to the boards I usually prepare for pastel. In general, the more complicated the style and request, the higher the price.
Commission Prices and TOS
Prices listed are only for personal commissions. Commercial rates and freelance work rates can be discussed and negotiated based on project scope, budget, and licensing.This Terms of Service will also be linked on the Google Form and in your invoice. By commissioning me, you agree to all of the terms.
TOS and price updates made while commissions are pending will not be retroactively applied.TOS last updated May 23, 2023
Update: wording has been clarified in the artist's rights section.Click for Commission Request Form or reach out to commissions@acidkeylime.com
Click an Image for More Examples
Full Color Digital or Traditional
Full Body - $130 USD
Icon - $50 USD
Chibi Style Full Body
Digital or Traditional - $100 USD
Digital Commissions: Open
Traditional Commissions: Open
Please note the open status of commissions. I will not respond to email or DM requests for commission while closed or for any commission style that I specify is closed.
General Information
- Commissions are not First Come First Serve. I will choose based on my preference to design, availability of references, and general motivation.- Payment is taken upfront via Paypal invoice before a commission is started. I will not begin a commission before receiving payment. If payment is not received within 24 hours of a commission being accepted, you will lose your slot and I will reach out to someone else.- Commissions will be sketched first, then sent to the commissioner for any changes. After it is approved, I will line and color. This is to protect you, the commissioner, and to make sure you get the commission that you want.- Refunds will only be given if work has not yet started on a commission. (But please give up to 10 days for your sketch before asking for a refund.) I may do partial refunds in an emergency, but understand that I will not take commissions from you in the future. Art is a luxury purchase, so please be certain you want to commission me before you contact me. Any unauthorized chargeback will result in public blacklisting.- Traditional Commissions can be mailed! (USA and Canadian Only) I do not charge for shipping as I only guarantee the safe arrival of a high resolution scan. I am not responsible for lost mail. You can request tracked shipping to ensure it's arrival, but let me know before I send the invoice to include the estimated shipping cost.Artist's Rights- I reserve the right to post a commission on my social media (unless request for complete commission privacy is made. NDA is acceptable for commercial work).
- I reserve the right to use previous commissions in advertisement for future commissions (unless request for complete commission privacy is made. NDA is acceptable for commercial work.)
- I reserve the right to decline any commission for any reason without questions.
- I reserve the right to use the base of rejected sketches for other projects if I like a pose or composition. I also reserve the right to use rejected custom adoptable designs for myself (as long as they are majorly different from the final custom design).
Commission Wills and Will Nots
Note: Please research the artists you wish to commission and make note of what they prefer to draw for the highest chance of your request being accepted.I am willing to draw any of the following:
- Cute Characters of any Gender
- LGBTQ+
- Kemonomini/Some Furry
- A Wide Variety of Fashion Subcultures
- Varying Body Types*
- Mild NSFWI am not willing to draw any of the following:
- Mecha (Robots/Cars/etc. Sci-fi inspired characters with minor mecha style armor is a maybe)
- Any underage character in any suggestive manor (whether this is costume or posing)
- Explicit NSFW and Most FetishesPlease ask first for any of the following:
- Armor
- Fashion outside of what I usually draw
- Overly detailed characters that I cannot offset with an extra fee
- Characters with specific facial features I may not have experience with**
- Anime fanart (consider characters that already fit into my aesthetic and style)* Please have references on hand if the body type for the commission is different than previous art being used as example.
** I'm willing to try if you're willing to accept some things may be off. I will not do racially insensitive over-exaggeration of any ethnicity's features. I am not a caricature artist. Please have any and all references on hand for specific facial features that I may need to execute it successfully.
Your Rights
- You may upload the finished art on any social media, but credit must be included.
- You retain rights to your Intellectual Property, but I maintain IP for the finished artwork unless you buy out my rights. You may not claim the work to be your own or anyone else's.
- You can make minor edits as you like, but keep your original version. I may not hold onto commission files for more than a year.
- If you want to use it for any commercial purposes, I must be notified before the commission starts and I will charge commercial prices.
- You may resell custom adoptables for the price you purchased it with OR higher value only if you have commissioned art of them to add to the value.
Public Blacklist
I will add you for any of the following reasons:- Chargebacks through Paypal without first contacting me and negotiating a refund
- Copying or tracing my art without permission or claiming my art as your own
- Harassing myself or other artists I am close with
- Any other reason I considerThe reason you are on the blacklist will be included. I do keep all receipts for bad interactions with commissioners.Black ListWitchLuiyez/Lullabiyes/Nahomy
- Harassment via email, attempts to get a refund/threats of chargeback on adoptables purchased earlier in the year after being told that I would no longer accept commissions from her in the future due to unprofessional behavior while commissioning me.
Previously Commissioned Work
This does not include every commission I've ever done, or else this page would be quite long. It also does not include:- Commissions requested to be private and not publicly shared.
- Commissions from fired clients.
- Commissions that do not have high quality scans (unfortunately, many from 2016/2017 after a massive file loss)
Art trades are a form of bartering and may also be included in here at my discretion.
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Extra Commission Style Examples
Full Color Traditional
Full Color Digital
Traditional Chibi
Contact Me
I am available for in-person work in the Southern California area and remote work for character design, illustration, and comic work. I am not available for full time work at this time, but I am for freelance opportunities.Please reach out here, through the contact form, or directly at chloe@acidkeylime.com.I will not accept any work for NFT projects and I will investigate mass commission requests for NFT involvement. Thank you.
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