2026 DrawMarket Artist Verification Guidelines

I.Feature Comparison

Artist & Verified Artist: Feature Comparison

II. How to Become a Verified Artist

1. Complete the Basic Tasks (Required)

Once you've completed the following basic tasks, "Apply for Verification" will unlock, and you can submit your Verified Artist application:

• Complete your profile and set up your payout method
• List at least 1 commission with a minimum of 10 artworks
• Gain at least 3 followers
• Add your Draw Market profile link to your social media bio

Review time: within 30 days

Note: We will first confirm that your account content complies with our platform policies before proceeding with the review evaluation.

2.1 Complete Challenge Tasks (Recommended)

After completing the 4 tasks above, meeting any one of the following challenges will speed up your review. Review time: within 10 days

• Earn a cumulative total of $100 USD and complete transactions with at least 3 buyers
• Complete transactions with 2 buyers, with earnings of $50 USD or more within 30 days
• Have 5,000+ followers on a single social media platform. If you meet this threshold, you can prioritize adding that platform's link to your Draw Market profile and submit it as part of the basic tasks for our verification.

III. Portfolio Verification Review Standards

Based on your application, our review team will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your portfolio, focusing primarily on the following aspects:

• Anatomy & Perspective: Whether character proportions, perspective, and gesture follow sound anatomical and spatial logic
• Linework & Detail: Control over line art, and the level of detail in elements such as hair strands, textures, and props
• Color & Lighting: Harmony of color choices, and accurate rendering of light and shadow
• Composition & Overall Finish: Soundness of the composition, visual balance, and overall completion
• Presentation Clarity: Whether the work is displayed clearly and completely, free from watermark obstruction or low resolution

Evaluation criteria are adapted according to the type of work submitted (e.g., anime illustration, realistic illustration, Live2D, YCH, Furry, merch design, etc.). We only assess whether the work itself meets the platform's featured standards — this is independent of the artist's personal art style. We evaluate fundamental drawing skills, not the creator's personal artistic style.

IV. Platform Policies

Applicants' accounts and artworks must comply with our content and transaction guidelines, including:

• Copyright & Originality: Artwork must not be AI-generated or AI-assisted, plagiarized, stolen, or used without authorization from the original creator
• Content Compliance: Artworks and posted content must not contain pornography, violence, discrimination, extremism, or other elements that violate community guidelines
• Account & Transaction Security: No abnormal behavior such as multiple account registration, fraudulent transactions, off-platform transaction solicitation, fake transactions, or order manipulation

V. If your verification isn't approved yet

If your artist verification can't be approved for now, don't worry:

• You're already an Artist on Draw Market — missing verification doesn't affect core features like uploading artworks, publishing commissions, or managing Orders. You can still make sales 
• Keep an eye on our contests — placing in one can also give you a shot at verification 
• We recommend updating your artworks and product sample images based on the feedback for why it wasn't approved, then applying again at the designated time for another chance at verification 
• Completing a challenge task (any one of them) can speed up verification and boost your chances of passing Wishing you all the best. 

If you have any suggestions, we'd love to hear them through feedback. Thank you!