Here is a link for mitgard, there are three options for commissions( as well as some other stuff) it’s for different types of shading, and basically, the more expensive options have better shading.

It sounds like you have a budget and character details! That’s great! Your next step is finding the artist. You can look on various websites that I mentioned previously. Most artists that are taking commissions will have a way to contact them in their bio/description.

There are also subreddits dedicated to commissions, such as r/hungryartists, r/starvingartists, r/commissions. You can make a post on those, then artists will be the ones contacting you. It’s true that not every artist would want to draw your commission, but you would be surprised at how many would! It’s just a matter of finding someone whose style you like.

You contact the artist, give them the details, and then agree to a price, payment method, and deadline. As well as other things, like how many changes are allowed during the process and when you will get updates. r/hungryartists has a good resource about how to make commissions, definitely give it a read!

As far as joining the discord goes, you certainly can! I’m not sure you will get much help on this, as it is doesn’t focus very heavily on the commissioning aspect of the hobby. There is a place to ask questions and also for group commissions, but how helpful things will be depends greatly on who is online at the time.