Recruiting an artist for paid work on our otome game

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#1 Post by intrepidengineer »

My two sisters and I are working on an otome game together. I'm a professional developer, my younger sister is a musician, and the youngest is a writer/developer. We've got a game built, script and dialogue trees, and background music and sound effects in the bag.

As should be evident from our skills list, we are not artists. We've been producing horrendous stand-in art, but we're about 60% of the way through our script and we'd like to be able to add art to our demo.

Our setting is future/space. There are a few planetside bits but its mostly spaceships.

At present we only have a 3k USD budget for art. To be frank, I'm not sure how far that will get us. We need everything. CGs, Character Art, Backgrounds, the works. We're having a blast making this, but we'd like to add some polish.

Has anyone been through the process and have any good pointers or links to pointers on hiring and vetting artists? Does anyone have any suggestions for any artists to approach, or have any interest in doing art for a project like this?

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#2 Post by Lesleigh63 »

You could try perusing the "I'm an artist" recruitment thread, and if you find a style you like, then see if another commissioner may have left a favourable comment recommending the artist's work.
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#3 Post by Taleweaver »

Moved to a more appropriate forum.

Also, if you want to get artists interested in your project, maybe share a few more details on what the project is actually about in terms of plot?
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pm sent ^^ please check your mailbox
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#5 Post by Reinedeer »

From what you've said your project sounds fun, and I'd love to be considered!
Here's my thread here!
If you want to discuss anything you can shoot me an email at Reinetemple@gmail.com
Thanks for the opportunity!

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#6 Post by tallyb »

Hi there, I'm an artist ready for hire, and have great negotiable rates.

My online portfolio is here: chsmith11.carbonmade.com
pm me on here or email me at itstalburt@gmail.com if you're interested in working with me!

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#7 Post by Avantharis »

Here is my my pixiv profile (illustrations) - https://pixiv.me/avantharis and my artstation profile (illustration and 3d models) - https://avantharis.artstation.com/
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#8 Post by morinoir »

I wonder if the OP is looking for artists or just ask for some advice about recruiting artists?? Because they wrote this :
Has anyone been through the process and have any good pointers or links to pointers on hiring and vetting artists? Does anyone have any suggestions for any artists to approach, or have any interest in doing art for a project like this?
Anyway, I'm available if you're looking for cg and/or sprite artist =DD but I'll also share some advice if you're still unsure on how to recruit an artist.

The most important part, I say, is to finish the script. Or at least part of it, but you have to make sure you know exactly how many character sprites (including their expression/hand gesture/pose/outfit alternative) you will need for your game. Same with background and CG. If they have variations (like day-night version for background, or different expressions on some cg), or you plan to add them, be sure to put them in your asset list.

After you know the number, you can start looking for artists and counting the price. Lemmasoft has 'I'm an Artist' section where artist post the services they offer along with the price. You can start there, or you can also edit your post (since it's already been moved to recruitment thread) with more information on how many art you need and other necessary information (just check the other post for some examples) and people will start applying (like they already did).

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#9 Post by AnastasiaMorning »

Hello!
I am interested in working with you. I love sci-fi and think the world needs more sci-fi themed visual novels. Here you can have a look at my art slyle http://anastasiamorning.deviantart.com/gallery/
I am mostly character artist so I am mostly interested in sprite and/or character concept artist position. Maybe CGs too but I'm not so sure about the backgrounds.
I have very negotiable prices.
If you're interested please PM me or email me at artisticanastasia@gmail.com

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#10 Post by AllysterRaven »

Hello, I'm interested on joining your project. Here's my artblog, where you can see if my style suits you or not. I don't have experience with CG, but I consider myself pretty good in what I do :D
Please, e-mail me if you see something you like in my work: uriosma@hotmail.com

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#11 Post by Kaira »

Hello, I would be interested in illustrating for your project. I can do both sprite and CG art.

You can view some samples of my artwork on my portfolio website, and see if my style might be something you'd be interested in.

If you're interested, you can also view my prices here.

You can pm or email me if you'd like discuss the project more. Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.

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#12 Post by Sayuui »

I've sent you a PM! Hope the spot hasn't been taken!
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#13 Post by Kainico »

I'm pretty new to drawing sprites for games, but I have a decent history of experience. I am in the process of drawing up a male sprite as i type this. The lining is almost done, just finishing up some final tidbits then i can at least post the line art.
My prices are here:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=44150
I am open to the idea of negotiating prices consdiering we are all broke in this indie world lol

Here is my Deviantart: http://kainico.deviantart.com/
If my art is something you like enough to potentially have in your game let me know :D
email me at KainicoContact@gmail.com

best wishes!

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PM sent!

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I sent you a pm. :3

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