@/LEINAALA.ART
Freelance 2D Character Illustrator
commissions available!
All artworks produced under "LEINAALA.ART" and "KEMAKI.ART" have their copyrights protected by Leinā’ala Silen. Unauthorized downloading, copying, linking to, or editing in any manner is strictly prohibited. You may not use these images for any purpose online, in print, or any other means without express written permission from this artist.© 2024 Leinā’ala Silen
Last Updated: 02-05-2025
TERMS of SERVICE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
These Terms outline the intellectual property rights and the commission service between all parties involved, including, but not limited to You (the Client) and the Artist (LEINAALA, "LEI", "LEINAALA.ART", "KEMAKI", "KEMAKI.ART"). You hereby implicitly and voluntarily agree to act in accordance with, agree to, and abide by these Terms.In addition, these Terms maybe subject to changes and go into effect at the Artist's sole discretion. The date for these changes are posted on this page at the top.You hereby understand that you will be receiving a high resolution digital image formatted for personal online use (not suitable for printing).Commissions will have my signature on the bottom left.Turn-Around Time (TAT) is not absolute. Commissions maybe finished a lot sooner or later than quoted depending on workload and real life priorities. Rest assured I will communicate with you as soon as possible regarding any delays.USD (or other mutual agreements for kamaʻāina) payments through Artistree, Ko-fi, or PayPal invoice. At least 50% payment is expected upfront—commissions will not be started until the minimum payment is made. Final product will be delivered once full payment is completed—including any and all incurred fees.By submitting a form and/or inquiring about a commission, you voluntarily and explicitly agree to adhere to these terms.
I, as the artist, reserve the following rights...
✽I retain sole rights to my intellectual property and copyrights over the artwork and designs that I produce
✽I reserve the right to post artwork to my social media accounts, website(s), and portfolios for the express purpose of promoting myself
✽I reserve the right to decline, cancel, and issue refunds at my sole discretion for a commission at any time for any reason within accordance with these terms
✽I reserve the right to update prices, fees, forms, and services at any time for any reason.
✽I reserve the right to block and blacklist anyone who not only breach these terms but make me feel uncomfortable in any way
You, as the client, have the following rights...
✽You reserve all rights to your intellectual property (including character concepts and design if you created them)
✽You reserve the right to cancel at any time for any reason
✽You reserve the right to personal use of finalized artwork; which includes, but is not limited to: sharing on social media, using as profile pics, adding to galleries, giving as a gift to friends and family, or using as a ref to provide for other artists
✽You reserve the right to a lifetime service of adjustments to signature/watermarks, free of charge, no questions asked. However, you understand that I will not remove nor make them unrecognizable.
YOU MAY NOT DO THE FOLLOWING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES:
✽partially or completely removing or cropping out my watermark signature
✽taking or withholding credit for the artwork
✽commercial use without prior agreement for licensure (any means of reproducing, duplicating, modifying, and distributing for some form of profit)
✽minting artwork as NFTs or anything related to NFT
✽using my artwork to feed into a dataset for the purposes of training an AI image generating program and/or reproducing my artwork, or otherwise anything related to the support of AI generated works
✽forcing a refund by filing a chargeback
CANCELLATION POLICY
You are entitled to cancel Your commission at any time for any given reason. Please inform me of your decision clearly by email at info@leinaala.art or whatever means of correspondence we've used. Likewise, I am entitled to decline or cancel a commission at any time for any reason at my sole discretion.Commissions where there is no response from You for 21 days will be canceled.
REFUND POLICY
There will be absolutely no refunds—with the exception of a cancellation before I start the sketch phase, in which case you are entitled to no more than 80% refund (I will retain 20% of the total). Please carefully consider your decision to commission me.
CONTACT
If you have any questions about these Terms, You can contact Me by email at info@leinaala.art or on social media.
ABOUT
Hellōha~! I'm Leināʻala, the artist behind @LEINAALA.ART and @KEMAKI.ART. I am born and raised on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, and I'm learning to embrace my Kānaka Maoli heritage and learning to kūʻē with my lāhui. Aside from that, my interests are gardening, fish keeping, lei making, playing games, world building and creating OCs (original characters).I've been drawing for over 20 years; I started with mimicking the style of the late Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha, etc.), Pokemon, and later Naruto—but the true original inspiration for drawing were my dad's sketches of local reef fish. I had taken all the art electives I could from 7th grade into college, including ceramics and graphic communications. I eventually dived completely into digital media—mostly self-taught for the most of these past 14 years, but I had recently joined a private community after taking a course with Angel Ganev which leveled up my skills exponentially.Today, I mostly use an iPad to draw with Procreate purely out of convenience, but I also have an XP-PEN Artist 13.3 Pro and use Clip Studio Paint or Krita when I want to draw seriously and/or stream on Facebook.Mental health has become a large part of my life after I was diagnosed by a handful of doctors and behavior specialists with severe anxiety (GAD—General Anxiety Disorder and Agoraphobia) back in 2020. I've come a long way with routine sessions with mental health specialists and the support of my partner, family, friends, and community without needing to rely on medication—which was a stubborn choice of mine, but it probably would have been easier in hindsight knowing the trusted support I had up to this point. I've made leaps and bounds, yet I still have much work to do with my agoraphobia (fear of being in public spaces), and with improving my relationship with my art. I'm hoping 2025 I will continue progressing endlessly towards being my better self. For now, I am strong enough to hold space for the version of me over five years ago who had no idea that she had unchecked trauma, anxiety, and depression yet cried herself to sleep every night. I am strong enough to hold space for her, and for the people I interact with everyday from family to internet stranger.
How Do You Say Your Name?
LEI • NĀ • ʻA • LA:
LEI like lake
NUH like nut, but with a slight emphasis on this letter
UH like you're droppin' a beat, but with a noticeable stop like somebody pinched you at this part
LUH like londonFeel free to practice saying it altogether until it sounds smooth and natural, then feel free to call me Lei :)
What Do You Draw?
I prefer characters; humanoids, monsters, D&D. I am open to the challenge of drawing most things outside that scope, like plants, creatures, weapons, etc. The things I will not draw are other styles, full mecha (simple prosthetics ok), hateful themes, anything with detailed/excessive gore or eyestrain.
What Are Your Biggest Accomplishments as an Artist?
My biggest, most proudest accomplishments are Pacific Islander Collaborations. I provided interior illustrations for characters and a few other things with Kryssa Stevenson's novel "Shadowed By Moonlight", and I recently contributed to a Hawaiian Language & Art Calendar for 2025 by @TawshLav on instagram.
Do You Sell Artwork for NFTs?
It's a non-negotiable no from me. I don't want to become somebody's NFT factory, I don't want myself nor my artwork to be associated with it, and Hawai'i State laws make it difficult to benefit from cryptocurrency. Not to mention that its rise to popularity was built on unregulated theft—people helped themselves to whatever they could, copyrighted works included.
What is Your Stance on A.I. Art?
My answer to the public: AI should be a tool that improves daily life so that we can focus on creative outlets; telling stories and painting pictures. It had the potential to be a beneficial tool for artists to assist in the creative process—especially from an industry standpoint—but derailed into misuse. At best, generative AI in its current form should be used as no more than a prompt for inspiration, but absolutely should not be used as a reference, or worse yet, a final product. The quality might be attractive at a glance or to the untrained eye, but there's almost always mistakes of inhuman intent.What people seem to dismiss about generative AI is that it had been developed on a foundation of theft and copyright infringement. Lawsuits and cyberbullying of artists soon followed its public release.The general public has made it abundantly clear they want the art but not the artist—not realizing the artist IS the art, because without them the art would not exist. Meaningful conversation cannot be had because people lack accountability for their ignorance, willful or not, and happily oblige to the constant division between "We the People". Generative AI in its current form is not a good thing.