Commission Process
Custom Toile Commissions
Your Story, Translated Into Pattern
Hughes Studio creates custom narrative patterns for individuals, families, couples, brands, and institutions.
Each pattern begins with the people, places, traditions, products, and meaningful details that make a story distinctive. Through thoughtful research, hand-drawn illustration, and careful composition, these elements become a cohesive pattern with a world of its own.
A commission might preserve a family history, celebrate a wedding, honor a meaningful place, express a brand’s identity, or commemorate an important milestone.
The finished toile can live across fabric, wallpaper, stationery, packaging, event materials, gifts, and other approved applications.
Commissions Begin at $3,000.
A custom commission may include:
Original illustrated scenes
Supporting motifs and decorative fillers
A seamless repeating pattern
Curated colorways
Two rounds of revisions at each principal creative stage
Production-ready layered and high-resolution files
A license tailored to the intended use of the artwork
The final investment is determined by the creative scope, complexity, research requirements, intended applications, and licensing needs.
Commercial licensing, expanded usage rights, additional scenes, or work beyond the standard commission scope may require additional fees. All deliverables, fees, licensing terms, and approved uses will be clearly outlined in your proposal before work begins.
How It Works:
1. Share Your Story: Complete the inquiry form with your ideas, intended use, and preferred timeline.
2. Define the Direction: You’ll receive a proposal outlining the creative scope, deliverables, licensing, timeline, and investment. A 50% deposit reserves the project.
3. Create and Refine: The illustrations are developed first, followed by the seamless pattern and colorways. Two rounds of revisions are included at each principal creative stage.
4. Receive Your Files: After final approval and payment, you’ll receive the production-ready files and license outlined in your agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to know exactly which scenes I want?
No. You may arrive with a detailed list or simply the beginning of an idea. I will help identify the strongest scenes and determine how they can work together.
Can you work from old or imperfect photographs?
Yes. Family snapshots, archival photographs, real-estate images, phone pictures, and other visual references can all be useful. When a subject is not fully documented, I can often combine multiple references to create an appropriate interpretation.
Can people, pets, or brand elements be included?
Yes. A toile may incorporate people, animals, logos, monograms, architecture, products, colors, mascots, and other meaningful visual details. These elements can be depicted recognizably or interpreted more generally, depending on the scale and purpose of the pattern.
Are revisions included?
Two rounds of revisions are included at each principal creative stage unless otherwise stated in the proposal. Additional revisions or requests beyond the approved scope will be quoted separately before further work begins.
What does my license allow?
Your commission includes a license for the applications defined in your agreement. Hughes Studio retains the copyright and authorship of the artwork unless a separate written copyright transfer is negotiated.
Personal-use licenses do not include product resale, business promotion, or other commercial applications. Commercial and expanded usage rights can be incorporated into the project agreement for an additional fee.
Do you arrange printing or manufacturing?
Hughes Studio provides the custom artwork and production-ready pattern files but does not manufacture or install finished products. You may work with your preferred production partner, or the files can be prepared for an agreed vendor or application as part of the project scope.
Every custom toile begins with a conversation about what matters.
Tell me about the people, places, traditions, products, or ideas you would like to see translated into pattern. You do not need to have every detail decided before reaching out—just a story you would like to preserve, celebrate, or bring to life.