2D artist cost

legionsoup

I'm loooking to hire a 2D artist to create a beat em up style game in the vein of Golden Axe, Dungeon's and Dragons, or Dragon's Crown.

I was it all to be hand drawn artwork that's scanned in.

The issue is, I'm not really sure how much I should charge, and for what. Any advice on figuring out a fair wage?

low odor

Find several artists that look like they can match the style you want. Contact the Artists and ask them for a quote..Go with the one that best matches your budget and style.

thomasp

i don't think the daily rates would be different from 3D people - just the time required to do the tasks themselves. the skillset to create those graphics is probably pretty rare to find nowadays.

if you want to use the style of the games you mentioned you probably have to look for people who worked this stuff back in the day. e. g. this guy comes to mind: http://henknieborg.nl/