For Artists
Fees, payouts, and what to expect as an artist.
Nothing upfront, no subscriptions. Artists pay 10% on completed commissions and boosts. On $100, $90 goes to your Earnings. What you see in the fee breakdown is what gets credited.
Out of that 10%, Scratch covers payment processing, international card costs, supported Scratch Payouts foreign exchange, and standard withdrawals for supported routes.
Scratch Payouts are a stable payout route for withdrawing Earnings from Scratch where available. Stripe Connect is the recommended beta route. Both setup flows may open a secure Stripe-hosted page so Scratch does not collect bank or local payout details directly.
The current Stripe Connect and Scratch Payouts country lists live on the Payout Country Support page at /payout-countries. Stripe Connect is the recommended beta route, and Scratch Payouts is stable where available.
When you deliver, the artist share is credited to your Earnings. You can request a manual withdrawal once every 7 days when you have eligible Earnings, and automatic payouts run every 2 weeks when eligible Earnings are at least $100. Scratch Payouts usually arrive in about 2-3 business days after they are sent, but bank timing can vary. First Scratch Payouts setup can take longer while your route is verified.
The 2-week payout schedule is a Scratch policy. Clients pay through Stripe so Scratch can control the money flow safely: the payment method is saved when a request is sent, charged when the artist accepts, then credited to your Earnings after delivery.
Once Earnings are credited, Scratch pays them out through Stripe Connect or Scratch Payouts. Artists can request a manual withdrawal once every 7 days, and automatic payouts stay batched so we can cover standard payout costs from the Scratch fee, check refund and dispute holds, and troubleshoot failed or returned payouts on a predictable timeline.
Yes, if one of Scratch's payout routes supports your country. Stripe Connect is the recommended beta route, and Scratch Payouts is stable where available.
Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP), videos (MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM), PSD, PDF, ZIP, and RAR. Specific format options and file size limits are shown during delivery.
It builds itself. Completed public commissions land on your profile by default. No separate upload, no curation needed. Your gallery is your work, growing as you work. If you allow private requests and a client uses that option, the finished piece stays private to the commission parties instead of appearing publicly on your profile.
No. Scratch is for human-created art. The creative substance of all work (composition, character design, rendering) must be made by you. Post-processing tools like upscaling or color correction are fine, but generating visual elements with AI will get you removed from the platform. See our Content Policy for full details.
Toggle it on in your settings and set a percentage uplift to apply on top of your base price. If you don't enable it, clients won't see the option. You're always free to decline any request regardless of the use type.