Gin Williams
Illustrator and Visual Artist
BA Hons Creative Arts Student at the Open College of Arts
I’m Gin, a freelance artist with a passion for both digital and traditional media. My artistic journey began in Barcelona and continues in England, where I currently live with my family and cat.My work features fantasy, botanical, and natural elements, drawing inspiration from Contemporary Art, Pop Culture, and Fantasy. My preferred traditional mediums include watercolours, ink, and gouache. I am currently expanding my artistic horizons at the Open College of Arts, where I focus on illustration, graphic design, creative writing, painting, photography, and book design.Since establishing my home studio in 2018, I have worked on various international projects and small press publications. This includes designing and illustrating covers, creating merchandise, producing full illustrations, and collaborating closely with authors to bring their characters to life.I welcome both personal and commercial projects.Feel free to reach out if you’d like me to create a unique piece for you or your project.
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◆ Art and Inspiration ◆·Who are your biggest artistic influences?My biggest artistic influences are A. Mucha, J.C. Leyendecker, K. Hokusai, H. Miyazaki, Y. Amano, D. Knoff, Q. Han, E. Dulac and L. van Baarle.Besides these artists, I am also influenced by traditional fairy tales, fantasy stories, Ball-Jointed Dolls, and nature.· What motivates you to create?I feel it's something innate in me. It's another way of communicating my feelings and thoughts through a medium that feels natural for me. In my case, illustration.· When is your favourite time of day to create?Per schedule, I usually create in the mornings and evenings. But if I had to choose, it would be from 4 p.m. until the middle of the night.· How do you develop your art skills?Studying my favourite artists, observing, and practising. I like to face the little challenges that come up with each artwork; it helps me have my favourite artists as a reference.· Why is Art Nouveau one of the strongest influences on your work?I would say because of the direct influence of my birthplace, Barcelona. Although I have never lived in the city, I have spent many years studying, working and spending time with my friends there. Catalan "Modernisme" is present throughout the city to a greater or lesser extent. Besides I strongly agree with his central concept. Modernism tries to bring art into all aspects of life.◆ About my work ◆· What is your favourite subject to draw?I usually draw human figures, flowing dresses with a lot of movement, flowers, plants, animals, and elements of nature. I also enjoy making works based on scenes from movies, stories, or video games.· What mediums do you work with?I work in digital, watercolour, gouache, ink, and pencils.· What software do you use when you work in digital?I use Clip Studio Paint and Procreate.· How long can it take for you to complete a full-page illustration?It depends on the subject, details, number of characters, settings, etc. But it can take between 10 and 60 hours per piece.◆ About me ◆Since when have you been interested in art?I started drawing my favourite characters from series, video games, and books at a very young age. I had formal art education until I was 17. Since then, I have been practising on my own. I am currently studying Creative Arts at the Open College of Arts focusing on illustration, painting, creative writing, and graphic design.· What are your favourite series, movies, books, video games?I like Ghibli and Studio Chizu movies. Animation in general.Videogames: Fire Emblem Three Houses, Zelda, Final Fantasy (7, 8, 10 & 15), Hades, Nights into Dreams, and indie games like When the Past was Around.I like different genres of books. My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett, Clamp, Chiho Saito, and Kyoko Mizuki.My favourite genres are romantic, fantasy and horror.My favourite books: The Butterfly Lovers, Like Water for Chocolate, Mort, Las horas prestadas and Tiān Guān Cì Fú.◆ Commissions ◆· How can I request a commission?
On my homepage, there is a section for this. It will take you directly to my commission chart. After choosing your option, click on the heart at the bottom to fill in a questionnaire. I will contact you via email as soon as possible.· Would you work on something that is not mentioned in your Commission chart?If it fits my style and I'm comfortable with your idea, yes. Feel free to email me so we can have a chat about your idea, I’m very friendly.· Would you draw my Original Characters/DnD/WoL?Of course, I would! Just make sure you send me a bunch of references and give me a brief explanation of their personality. Moodboards or little sketches done by you will work great for me.· Do you draw real people?I can draw you or whomever you’d like me to. Remember that it’ll be with my style so it won’t be a realistic portrait.· Do you do NSFW?I am happy working with tasteful nudity, sensuality and full-body nudes. I am not happy portraying explicit sexual practices.· When is your open commissioning season?I usually work all year round, but I take a break during the summer and winter holidays to take care of my son and spend time with my family. During this time, I also like to keep practising and experimenting with different artistic techniques.· Can I request a commission if I am a minor?Often my work contains scenes with nudity or half-nude characters, so I prefer to work exclusively with adult clients over the age of 18.
Project Experience
I have extensive experience in indie projects as an illustrator, cover artist, project manager, character designer and art director.My complete CV is available under request via email.
2020Avant Geek Fanzine
· Head
· Art
· Socials
· Finance
· Layout
· ShippingParallel Love
· Page IllustratorMetanoia Moira
· Page IllustratorStay Closer
· Page Illustrator
...2021Starscourge "A Goth FFXV Zine:
Cover Artist and Illustrator.Black&Gold
· Head
· Art
· Socials
· Finance
· ShippingThe Shield and His King
· Cover Artist Main publication
· Cover Artist Secondary bookChanging Fate
· Illustrator.Insomnia Quarterly
Recipe Book Cover Artist
· Page Illustrator.
· Graphics.
...2022Painted Picture: An Ignatz Fanzine
· Page Illustrator.Inexorably Drawn: A Thanzag Fanzine
· Page Illustrator.Lustrous Stars: A FE3H Fairytale Zine
· Merch Artist (DinA4 Print).OCA Degree Showcase 22/23
The Boy who landed in Shropshire Archive...2023
Fire Emblem Theatre Zine
Illustrator
· Page Spread.
· Full-page Illustration.El Mar de los Sueños (Harper Collins, HQÑ )
· Illustrator and Character Design.
· Author: Belén Conde Durán...2024
Enchanted: Mythical creatures and Fantasy
Illustrator
· Full-page Illustration.Do you see what I see?
Local environmental project
Illustrator.
Project Creator
· Full zine....
Commissions
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Commission Queue Open
At the moment my personal and commercial commissioning service is Closed.You are more than welcome to join my 2025 Queue.
Commission Queue
Commission Queue 2025OPENPersonal and Commercial Available:· Portrait· Half-Body· Full Illustration· Full Design· Tattoo Design
A 50% minimum of the total price of your piece is required to enter my Commission Queue.This deposit is non-refundable under any circumstances as this slot will be safe for you especially.Thank you for your understanding
Contact and Social Media
If you have any special request, want a commercial order, tattoo, design or other, please reach me via email. It's the best way to contact me directly.Thank you.
Terms of Service
By purchasing my services (art), you automatically agree to the following conditions.
• Please read this entirely and carefully. I will refuse your commission if you do not agree to these terms.• If you are not comfortable with my Terms Of Service and/or are not willing to agree to the conditions, you may not request a commission.• NFT or Crypto usage is strictly forbidden.
• If you have any questions, please contact meUser AgreementBy commissioning me, you agree that you have read and accepted all the terms described herein.You will agree here to the policy of using the art for personal, non-profit purposes unless otherwise stated, and provide all image credits to me.Violators will be added to my blacklist indefinitely and without warning.GeneralCLIENT• You, the Client, will be expected to first read my TOS and understand my general Commission Prices.• You, the Client, may display my work on external sites as long as it is visibly credited and linked back to me.• You may not upload or host my work in any gallery that is intended to display your own work only.• You may not claim my work as your own.• Please only upload the smaller file publicly unless otherwise discussed.• You may use the Artwork for personal use including but not limited to avatars, phone or computer wallpapers, and personal website/profile displays.• You reserve the right to print or create an otherwise physical reproduction of the Artwork as long as it is for your PERSONAL use only (ie. NOT for sale).• You may not use the Artwork for redistribution or external projects, commercial or non-commercial (i.e. t-shirts, mugs, public flyers, etc.) unless otherwise discussed.• In the case of an adoptable, you retain the rights to the character design.• You are NOT authorized to change, modify, edit or use my works without my permission.• You are NOT authorized to trace over my Artwork in any way, including the use of the artwork as a “base.”• Any harassment in an attempt to bargain for a commission (a ‘slot’) is not tolerated. This includes inappropriately worded comments on my profile, as well as private messages. I reserve the right to place anyone on the blacklist over harassment.• Clients who have commissioned and/or received work before this TOS has gone into effect are still bound to its contents.• These clients are permitted to include signatures and/or watermarks indicating the Artwork is my intellectual property. Credit in some form is required.• Commission requirements will not be changed after agreed by me (the artist) and if so, they could carry extra costs.• Please send your commission information via email or fill up my commission form. Occasionally I can accept requirements via DM.• Please do not send me audio messages. Information can get lost and this could take me extra time to track. If so, this service will carry extra costs starting at £100.• By placing an order, you agree to these terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully.Artist
• By commissioning me, you are purchasing my service as an artist only.
• I reserve the right to post your finished artwork in my gallery or portfolio for any reason.
• I reserve the right to decline any project or client for any reason.
• I reserve the right to refund you the full amount paid if I no longer wish to work on your project for any reason.◆ I can do the following but not restricted to:• Tarot card or Framed pieces.
• Tattoo Design.
• Tasteful Nudity - NSFW.
• Furry and Anthropomorphic
• Feminine, Masculine, Intersex human bodies.
• Elderly and Children.
• Animals, including Mythological creatures.
• Fanart from any source and media.
• Original characters, including WOL, D&D, etc.
• Botanical pieces.
• Detailed Backgrounds.◆ I do not do the following:
• Heavy mecha.
• Extreme bara.
• Fetish art.
• Anything else that makes me uncomfortable.Feel free to contact me if you have any doubts, no judgement will be made towards youCommercial Usage agreement• If you, the Client, wish to order a commission for Commercial use, the total price of the commission, as well as any other royalties, will be agreed upon upfront.• The minimum price increases 100% of the original price, meaning double the end sum. However, I reserve the right to charge more if I deem fit.• The following cases are considered commercial use: Reproducing and selling the artwork, publicly or privately, cases where you receive profit from a medium/platform where you have posted my artwork, (eg. Patreon, YouTube, Twitch, a personal site, business cards etc).Tier Contents % Increase:
Tier 1 - Twitch/Youtube/Twitter promotion - 100%
Tier 2 - Patreon content/ Business cards/ personal site - 200%
Tier 3 - Reproducing/Selling/Merch - 300%Copyright
• I reserve the right to sign and/or watermark my own work. I will send you a full-resolution image (by email or via Google Docs), but my signature will remain on both the full-resolution and smaller versions of the Artwork.• You are responsible for protecting your ownership over rights to a character design made by me by creating a copy image with your name added as well (ie. through a watermark) when uploading on external sites.• I retain all copyright over my work, which includes the right to redistribute, reproduce, or use the image as a sample for sales or self-promotion unless otherwise agreed upon. In the case of a Public Commission, I may do whatever I wish with the art (eg. post it to other sites such as Instagram) but will give proper credit to you for ownership of the character’s design.• In the case of a commission, I will not claim the rights to a character design unless it was one of my own designs. Therefore, I will not reuse/resell the Artwork for personal or commercial projects unless agreed upon.• In the case of an adoptable design, I will not reuse/resell the rights to the design once ownership is transferred to you, the Client.NDA - Privacy request• If you wish for your request to be private, it must be stated during the ordering process.• I reserve the right to charge a fee if I deem fit.• The privacy request entails that I am not allowed to share any WIPs on social media, nor am I allowed to stream the process of the commission anywhere.• However, this also means that you must refrain from sharing any such spoilers yourself.• This is especially important to consider if you are a Vtuber and want me to keep assets private until your debut.• The NDA fee usually starts at +5% of the total quote, but it might differ. The bigger the project the bigger the fee.CommissionsOrdering
• You are expected to fill out the Commission Ordering form on my website.• You will then get a reply from me discussing the details (if needed) as well as me confirming your slot.• I reserve the right to make changes to your request as I see fit unless otherwise discussed. To guarantee the total accuracy of your commission request, please make note of the required details and elements in the form.• If your character is extremely detailed, I have the right to charge a fee to include these details. This fee will be stated before the transaction, and you hold the right to make changes to your commission request (eg. change the character, or agree to simplified design changes) before the transaction is complete.• Please make your request concisely worded with minimal abbreviations, so as to make the note clear to read.• Any emails, private messages, and comments that you send must come in the following languages: English or Spanish. This communication should be as precise and short as possible.• Before taking part in any transaction, you are required to wait for a reply so that we can discuss the details.• I will - after everything is processed and confirmed - send you an invoice. You need to confirm the payment with me before I start your order.
Payment• I am not responsible for any mistakes that are made on your part over the course of the transaction.• I will only accept GBP (Pound Sterling) via Paypal as payment. You are responsible for making currency conversions.• It is expected that you deposit 100% of the price upfront before I start. No exceptions unless otherwise discussed.• After 100% of the payment is sent, I will start Sketching. The Sketch will then be sent to you.• I will initiate the transaction to avoid accidental transactions. Do not send me any kind of payment until I have confirmed I can accept your commission AND have asked for payment.• Payments via Paypal are sent via Invoice method only unless otherwise stated. I will cover the PayPal fees as it is expected from the Artist per PayPal ToS. What you see is what you will have to pay.• I do not accept payment from shared PayPal accounts unless you are not of legal age and use a parent/guardian’s PayPal account.• If payment is not made in a timely manner (24h) after I've placed the Invoice, the commission will be cancelled.
Repeated counts of commissioning a project and failing to pay will result in blacklisting.• Before requesting a Tattoo Commission, make sure that your preferred tattoo artist is OK working on someone else's piece.• Your chosen tattoo artist can modify the piece to make it fit your body if needed but is not allowed to change the piece to a point that is not recognisable anymore.• For auctions, you are NOT allowed to retract your bid. On your first problematic transaction, you'll receive a simple verbal warning. The next time you back down from the auction you will be blacklisted and refused the opportunity to bid in the future. Only bid if you are sure you can pay your bidding.Paypal Disclaimer• Please note that all of my sales are mainly "Digital Artwork" and it is the Artwork’s "Intellectual Property" that is purchased by you, the Client unless is agreed for a printed copy, carrying the extra fees stated on my website.• I am not required ever to ship any item (PRINTED COPY) unless it was explicitly discussed and mentioned on the invoice.• I am not responsible if your printed copy gets lost during shipping, especially if you choose a Standard/Non-tracked service.Refunds• Once the invoice is paid will be NO REFUNDS.• I can only refund around 80% if there are errors in PayPal fees, taxes and/or transfer fees.• If I cancel a project, I will reimburse the lost fees and refund 100%. This will only be my, the artist's, decision.• If we agree on a payment plan and I start the commission after the first deposit has been done, I will not refund your said deposit if you back out of the Payment Plan.Chargeback• You are NOT authorized to issue a chargeback for any reason.• If for any reason your PayPal account malfunctions or authorizes a refund request without your knowledge, you must contact me as soon as possible in order to resolve the issue.• You are required to contact me when you need to cancel a commission request.• Purposefully issuing a chargeback without contacting me to cancel/refund a project will result in immediate blacklisting for you as well as your email address, and anyone sharing your PayPal account, including side accounts.QUEUE / SCHEDULING / WORK SPEED / DEADLINES• I usually take up to 3-5 days to respond to your initial order inquiry.• You reserve the right to set a deadline for your commission. This deadline must be disclosed prior to payment.• I have the right to decline a project if there is too short of a time allowance. I reserve the right to take up to 12 weeks to begin work on your project, and an additional 4 to work on said project.• If you did not alert me to a deadline, you must not send reminders until this 4 week's buffer period has passed. Reminders will be ignored if they relate to work that I have prioritized above your project, including other commissions and gift art.• If due dates are discussed, it is also the client's responsibility to ensure prompt communication. I will not be held responsible for late delivery.• I will not take any responsibility for late responses from the client. This will delay the process and the final piece will be delivered later than agreed.• No harassment over my work speed will be tolerated, regardless of the time that has passed.• I will work on commissions randomly. This means I will work on the piece I'm the most inspired/ comfortable with at the moment.• You reserve the right to be notified of any delays.RUSH FEE• Rush fees are at least + 25% of the commission. Fees might vary depending on the project and the timeframe provided.• Estimated project start dates are on my commission page.• However, in some cases, I am able to accept a rush commission that would bring your queue up forward significantly.• Dates provided are subject to change, details are to be discussed should the client have set dates.
Revisions and Feedback• I will send a WIP (‘work in progress’) image after 100% of the payment is completed.• These images will come in the form of .jpg or .png files as an attachment in the email or a DM.• The responsibility is on you to ensure your order contains the details you want me to follow.• I am not responsible for any unsatisfactory element of the finished design if no feedback was given to amend it.• I will only send a guaranteed WIP for the Sketch, but you are free to request a WIP at any given time.• Up to two major revisions can be made during the drafting phase of the commission. Only minor adjustments within reason can be made afterwards.• Each time I send a WIP to a client, I ask the client to provide feedback to me.• Changes will only be made at the sketch stage. Colour corrections will be made at the colour stage.• Any changes to the character or subject will be subject to a fee, and the fee will depend on the nature of the change.• I will not be held responsible for any changes in ownership of the said character.• After the order is completed, minor changes such as colour adjustments are allowed if the missing or inaccurate elements are my faults (e.g., I overlooked details provided in the order).• In the absence of feedback from the customer, any changes to the final piece will be subject to a fee.• I will not redraw a completed commission unless payment is received for a second order.Final Product• There may be slight differences between the samples in my gallery and the illustrations you will receive.• The commissioner must respect that my artistic style cannot be altered.• I reserve the right to reject critiques pertaining to artistic skill and stylization, and if the critique reduces the artistic quality of the piece.• Credit to me, the Artist, is required when you post or use it on another platform. Please use my social media handle or my name "Gin Williams".• You, the Client, are responsible for saving any information, images, and other digital data I provide.• Any file you paid for will be available from me for a finite time only. I take measures to preserve most files for up to 3 months. However, I cannot guarantee against computer failure or accidental deletion or loss.• I am not required to post your project in any public space, and if posted, I am not required to keep it there indefinitely. I have the right to delete or remove any public project, even if you paid for it, as you should have your own copy for personal use.• Feedback on the final product is permitted after the completion of the piece, through private messages or comments.• Any comments that are rude, inappropriate, inflammatory, and/or non-constructive may result in blacklisting.
