Artist commissions portal

An artist commissions portal is where clients request a commission with a brief and references, follow its progress from sketch to finished piece, and receive the files on the commission itself.

Pattern: Requests

Describe it to Pory

“I'm an illustrator and want clients to request commissions with a brief and reference photos, see how their piece is progressing, and get their files delivered in one place.”

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In plain English

What is an artist commissions portal?

An artist commissions portal is where clients request a commission with a brief and references, follow its progress from sketch to finished piece, and receive the files on the commission itself. It follows the Requests pattern: someone submits, someone decides, it moves through statuses. Pory generates it from a plain-English description, with a login for each role (client and artist) that shows only what that role should see, and flat pricing with unlimited clients.

What it does

01

Clients request a commission with the brief and references attached

Commission requests arrive as Instagram DMs, a half-remembered chat at a market stall and an email with nine attachments. The client fills in one form: what they want, the medium, when they need it by, and their reference photos. The artist starts from a complete brief instead of scrolling back through a month of messages.

Forms to submit a recordDone by: Client
02

Clients see their piece move from sketching to delivered

Artists lose painting hours answering "how's it coming along?" in five different inboxes. Each client sees their own commissions move through Requested, Accepted, Sketching, In progress and Delivered, and can open one to see what's been sent so far. They can check at midnight without the artist replying at midnight.

Status tracker for the submitterDone by: Client
03

The artist delivers sketches and final files on the commission

Finished files go out as email attachments that bounce for being too big, then as a link that lapses before the client gets to the framer. The artist uploads each delivery against its commission, from the first sketch to the print-ready file, and the client opens them from their own list. The high-resolution file is still there at Christmas.

File attachmentsDone by: Artist

The parts every portal is built from

Pory generates a portal from these pieces and wires the permissions between them. The same parts run a grant round, a help desk, and a tenant portal — only the names on the pages change.

Collect

Forms

Signed-in or public, with typed fields and file uploads. A form files a record; it doesn't start an email thread.

Public pages

An application page, a notice board, an open directory — pages and forms anyone can use without signing in, on your domain.

Self sign-up

People create their own account and land in the role you chose for them.

File attachments

Upload and view files on the record they belong to — not in a folder named FINAL v2.

Decide

Approve / reject with a reason

Decision buttons for whoever may edit the status. Who decided, when, and why stays on the record.

Status tracker

“Where's my request?” answered as a progress bar on the submitter's own page.

Board by status

Cards in columns. Drag a record to move it along.

Checklists

Task lists ticked off per record, in its detail view, with progress — onboarding runs, inspections, opening duties.

Assign to a person

Name who a record is for and it lands on their list, and nobody else's.

Notes & scores

A reviewer's score, a coach's feedback, a clinician's note — kept on the record it belongs to, never lost in a thread.

Reminders by date

Renewals, expiries and overdue work, in an in-app inbox and by email.

Share

Tables

Search, filters, sorting, inline add and edit — the spreadsheet, minus the sharing accident.

People directory

Portraits, names, and roles from a table, shown only to the roles allowed to see them.

Calendar

Records on a month or week view, by date.

Gallery & image grid

Records as cards or photos.

Detail view with related items

Open a unit, a pet or a listing to see its details and everything tied to it — requests, visits, offers. Share it by link; edit, change the status or add a related item from there.

Notices & info pages

Check-in details, benefits, updates — a page for a role to read.

Counts, totals & averages

Live figures over the records a viewer is allowed to see.

Control

Who sees which records

Each person sees their own records, the ones assigned to them, their team's or the ones they manage. Fields can be hidden per role. Generated from your description, not set up field by field.

No-Password Doors

A sign-in link by email, by default. Password sign-in if you'd rather.

Your brand

Your domain, your colours, your logo. Members see you.

Frequently asked questions

Your artist commissions portal, live today.

Describe it in a sentence and send the invite. Unlimited clients, flat price.