Imperial Grace
Hello, folks! Our previous artist ghosted us, so we are looking for a new lead artist for Imperial Grace, an otome/resource management game featuring a badass MC ruling the Empire of Calydia.
Official Synopsis:
Crowned Empress at the death of your father, you must prove to the world a woman is able to restore your Empire’s greatness. Manage your alliances, your kingdom’s resources and your heart’s inclinations wisely to survive to your first year of ruling.
Characters:
The game is an otome game, featuring 3 wholesome romances. Here are the love interests:
Theodore of Faraam – 23 years old – Heir to House Faraam.
Theodore is a cold, sharp, and rather snarky man. Good with his sword and a great tactician, he doesn’t like the Court, but he has the education to navigate it. His family holds a grudge against the Crown, and he believes the MC will be a tyrant, just like her father. In this regard, he never hides his contempt and suspicions towards her. Theodore is very fond of his family and tries never to disappoint them. He does his best to always meet their expectations.
Alexander Acier – 22 – General of Calydia
Alexander is the only son of the previous general. He was born out of wedlock but got legitimised at quite a young age because his father had no other heir. The Court has never been kind to him, especially during his childhood. He is very grateful to the MC for taking care of him when they were younger. Because of this, he is very devoted to the MC, especially now she is the new empress.
Asha Isabis – 25 years old – Ambassador of Isiria
Asha is always smiling. Nothing seems to affect her, and she never rushes things. Coming from Isiria, an island ruled by women and far less prudish than Calydia, she can easily shock the court with her manners or her speeches. Fortunately for her, Asha is very cunning, and if she likes to piss off the religious crowd, she will never cross the line.
Development
The game has been under development for two months already. The first chapter is already written (in French), most of the gameplay is ready, we have the backgrounds and part of the UI. Pictures are worth a thousand words, so here are some GIFs of our work.
Gif of simple choices and extract from prologue. (The GIF is quite heavy and may take time to load).
GIF of the notification system
Gif of the petition system
- Ayael (Director, programmer, lead writer, UI artist)
- Aldéas (Co-writer)
- Jiro (Translator)
- Edhie (proofreader in English and French)
What we are looking for:
♦ An artist willing to draw sprites and CGs. Sprites are headshots only (with many expression variations), while CGs are mostly half-body, featuring two characters and a very simple background.
♦ Not manga/cartoon style. Any other style is fine. Since the previous artist didn’t do much, we decided it was best to start over with the art.
♦ Artist comfortable drawing both men and women.
♦ Someone reliable. After our previous unpleasant experience, we are looking for someone trustworthy, ready to commit to the project and to communicate with us. We are all human and working full-time jobs. Being unavailable for a month because of unplanned life events is absolutely fine; we just want to be kept in the loop.
Workload
The deadline is very negotiable. We usually expect one or two pieces per month. Here is the amount of artworks needed for the full game (at the least).
- [Needed for demo] The 4 main character sprite art (lots of expression variations)
- [Needed for demo] The cover art
- [Needed for demo] 3 CGs (one with each love interest) + 3 simpler CGs (MC only)
- 6 side characters (with less expression variations than the main character sprite)
- 10 NPC sprites (no expression variation)
- 15-18 CGs.
Payment
We offer three types of compensation. Let me know which one you are the most comfortable with! I am self-funding the whole game, so unfortunately I can’t pay a lot, but I really want to compensate my artist fairly. I strongly believe in the project’s potential to succeed, and I hope I’ll find an artist who believes in this project as much as I do <3
- Revshare only (20%, negotiable).
- Upfront payment (max 30-40$ for portrait, 3-5$ per expression variation, max 120-130$ per CG).
- Half upfront (same max), half revshare (10% revshare, negotiable)
♦ If upfront you must be able to provide some receipt, paypal ones are enough. (Can be discussed if half upfront or very low rates like CG <75 ).
> If you meet the criteria and are willing to join us, feel free to send me a message here or on discord (Ayael#9358). Please include your portfolio (or just a few examples of your art), as well as your rates if you wish upfront or half-upfront payment.
Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!
