Chio

designer | (not a good) cosplayer

About

Chio — thousand blues — is the name.
I'm just a designer who constantly improves their craft based in the Philippines. Cosplays as well, but not that often.
I'm still working on my socials yet. Soon, I'll have my socials such as a Facebook page, Twitter and the like. All socials are found at the footer part of this site.

> What do you do for a living?
I'm a college instructor since June 2019 at a certain college in my hometown, teaching ICT-related subjects. Aside from such, I do designs and livestream assets for a community tournament in an online game.

> What do you use to design stuff?
Serif's Affinity Designer. I paid for it; it's worth it. The best part of it? Perpetual License.

> Where do you get your inspiration from?
If I told you that "I got it from everything I see in malls," will you believe me?
Most of it came from the Japanese, especially their rhythm games and their arcades. Another one is from the games I usually play, or games that caught my eyes. Finally, that initial statement is true.

> Tell us more about you!
● I enjoy playing a certain TCG and a handful of game titles, mostly in the Idle and MOBA genres.
● Aside from that, I do like coffee and matcha, and I hope that I can brew my own coffee and taste a ceremonial-grade matcha someday.
● I also like to cook and I can cook, as long as I got a recipe book by my side for some dishes that I don't know, and enough ingredients.

WORKS

My works are here!
For now, it's all cosplay cards.

COSPLAY CARDS

A Cosplay Card is a CR80 sized — also known as ID Size — something: it's a photocard with the cosplayer's photo of their cosplay, and socials displayed somewhere in the card; in some form such as QR codes and the like.
It's as if a business card and a photocard had a lovechild.

Click on a card to see it in full view!

COMMISSIONS

I do cosplay card (coscard) designs, and it starts at ₱50.00 (starts at $3 if you're outside the Philippines) each side — whether it's a design for the front, or back side of your cosplay card.
A full coscard design will start at ₱100.00 with this pricing if you want me to design both sides. (On the other hand, it will start at $5 if you're outside the Philippines)

The price increases depending on the complexity — or maybe how much you're willing to pay — Let's talk about it and see what we can do.

What do I get after this?
You will get your coscard in different print-ready file formats, such as .tif, .png, .psd, and the like*.
*Other file formats can be negotiated.

FAQ

> How long does a commission from you take?
Every single person is busy with their lives; I'm no exception as well. In a commission, everyone likes to take their time, and delivery times can take about a day or more. However, at least for me, I like you to be involved in the commission, and together, we will do our very best to finish it in a couple of hours or more — possibly less — while providing a quality design tailored for you. I believe that collaborating with you as the commissioner will bring the best of our worlds.
Even if we cannot finish it in a couple of hours or so, the charge will remain the same as we agreed upon. Don't worry.

> Do you need any resources to do the commission?
There is one or two things that I need: your idea — very important because it'll be yours in the end — and your picture/s, if you want to feature yourself.
If you want the latter, pick your best picture.

> Do you have a waiting list?
Normally, I don't have one, but when things go rough in real life, I'll set a waiting list; I'll let you know when I set one as well.
It will be on a First Come, First Serve basis, if and only if the above happens.

> Can I ask for revisions? If so, how many?
Yes, and it's unlimited. Basically, you can ask for revisions until you're satisfied.
Friendly reminder that the charge will remain the same as we agreed upon.

> When and where do I send the payment?
For payments, I accept them thru PayPal and GCash.
As for when, send your payments in full after we've completed the design work. I'll give you the files necessary for printing after I received your payment.There will be no refunds after the payment has been made, that's why I recommend you to do the above, and make sure that the design conforms to your requests and wishes.

> How will you send the files to me, after confirming my payment?
I normally use GDrive to deliver the files. If you want me to send the files in another platform, we can talk about it.

> Can I use the designs for personal and/or commercial purposes?
Yes, but I do have and reserve the rights to publish it in my socials and in this site for portfolio and promotional purposes.
When I do, loads of watermarks are in place, so worry not about your cards being stolen.
Let me know if you have other arrangements regarding about this matter. We can talk about it; it's a negotiable matter.

> Do I need to credit you when I want to share your work on social media?
You don't have to, but if you like to, feel free. I'd appreciate it.

> Can I contact you for additional inquiries and concerns?
Anytime. Don't be shy and contact me for concerns, inquiries, questions you may have about your commission and the services I offer.
Just expect not a turbo speed reply.

> How can I reach you?
You can contact me using the socials at the bottom of this page — you can click those round buttons there depending on where you want to contact me.
Just expect not a turbo speed reply.

> Do you have plans to expand your repertoire of services?
Actually I am planning to offer printing services for cosplay cards and photo prints in the future.
Once I get my research and development right, and planned enough. When I do, this commission page will surely be renovated.

soon.