[Closed] Looking for a 2d game artist for a mobile platform / infinite scroller type game

padfootprong · Sep 2018

Thanks very much for your responses people, I am marking this thread as closed as I have found enough people to work with.
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Note: I originally made this post on Reddit, and am cross-posting this here as I haven't yet found what I need.

I'm working on a 2d infinite scroller mobile game and I'm looking for someone reliable and creative to help me with the assets. There is a lot of work to be done, from backgrounds and game elements to several characters and screens. Additionally, the game (both gameplay, and the way it looks) will change significantly at points so the assets needs to be done in several styles.

I would like to commission a small piece at first, perhaps one character front view + side view for example, or a maybe one background to test waters, and then maybe proceed further if it works well for me. This initial piece will be paid for at an agreed price, of course.

For the initial "default" asset style, I'm looking for something quite similar to [Mikael Gustaffson's work](https://dribbble.com/MikaelGustafsson). Some of the examples that I like are:

The assets doesn't have to look exactly like these, you're welcome to add your own creative flair, just keep in mind I'm looking for something along the lines of Firewatch (https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/firewatch.png?w=1000&h=563&crop=1), or, Ori and the blind forest (https://www.n3rdabl3.com/wp-content/images/uploads/2015/01/timelineScene03-jpg.jpg) (but not necessarily as detailed).

The other "styles" of the assets are mostly very simple and minimalist re-skins of the default assets.

A few things I'd like to mention:

* I'd like to pay per piece instead of by the hour / day. This piece could be as small as per asset, or per entire project. This will be agreed upon before the work begins.

* I'll want to own the copyrights of the source files too, so please include that in your pricing. This is mostly so I can do some minor modifications, if needed; or if I employ someone else, they can continue with what I have.

* There is no deadline, so there's no hurry as such, but I have a rough time-frame in mind so the work does need to be completed in timely manner.

If you're interested in working with me, please DM me with:

* Portfolio, or some example art of yours, and what you charged for it. (If it wasn't a paid work, mention what you would have charged if it were)

* What you'd charge for a game asset of a fictional tribal male character, inspired by native Indians or African tribes. (front view only)¹

* Time, in hours, that it takes to create this character.
* Availability - would you be available to work on the entire project, or are you expected to be busy in the near future so only avaiable for just a few assets? (this won't affect whether or not I will work with, it's just to prioritise the work!)

* Optional: Location / Timezone - this is purely so I know what time-zones to expect, and will not be used for anything else

I hope these are all reasonable demands to work with... if you have any questions, let me know in the comments.

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¹ Keep in mind the default style I mentioned above. Here's a basic character parameter sheet to help you, if you need: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/backup.vkn/share/Character+Parameters.pdf - Let's assume, for the sake of this pricing, that we're talking about the first character in that pdf. Also, here's some pictures: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/backup.vkn/share/shapeshifter-docs.zip that I've collected as a reference, which you may or may not find helpful. Note that you don't need to actually create the asset, just an estimate of how much you'd charge for such work.