Exclusive badge & spotlight
Characters made only for OpenPets ship with an Exclusive badge, a featured slot in the gallery, and your handle and portfolio link on the pet page.
Azure
by @your-handle
For artists
Your characters, exclusive to OpenPets
Design an original character just for OpenPets. We animate it, publish it with an Exclusive badge and your links, and send paid commission work your way when custom-pet requests fit your style.
- Exclusive badge
- Paid commissions
- Your name on it
What you get
A home for your best characters
Exclusive
We handle the animation
Send the character sheet; we animate the full 9-state format, or you animate it yourself and keep full creative control. Either way you approve every frame.
Idle
Run Right
Run Left
Waving
Jumping
Failed
Waiting
Running
Review
Paid commission matching
People request custom pets every week. When a request fits your style, we route it to you as paid work at your rate.
Commission match
“A tiny blue axolotl that codes” — matches your style. Interested?
How it works
From sketch to catalog
- 1Apply with a portfolio link and the character you have in mind
- 2We agree on the character, the rights, and whether we or you animate
- 3Preview, approve every frame, then publish with the Exclusive badge
- 4Opt in to paid commissions and we route matching requests to you
Who is this for?
- Pixel artists and illustrators with a recognizable style
- You own the characters you bring
- You can deliver a character sheet or a full spritesheet
- Any experience level; a portfolio matters more than a résumé
Artist promise
- Exclusive means exclusive: we never redistribute your character elsewhere
- You keep copyright; OpenPets gets a distribution license
- Your name and links stay on the pet page for good
- Commissions are paid at the rate you set
Have a character that deserves a desktop?
Send a portfolio link and a sentence about the character. We reply to every artist.
