if you outsource to an individual for a specific job (eg a hero character) then they'll charge you a day rate - it'll be around the same sort of rate you'd expect to pay a skilled tradesman (plumber/electrician). I feel like the estimates in the article linked above are probably a bit out of date / are not AAA level or don't account for a large chunk of the process.
if you go to one of the larger outsource houses in the far east you'll usually pay a retainer for a set number of months and a set number of artists - how many assets you get will depend on scheduling. The day rate per individual artist will be similar to a graduate or junior artist in europe
A car for a AAA game will likely cost several thousand euros/pounds/whatevers depending on complexity
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if you outsource to an individual for a specific job (eg a hero character) then they'll charge you a day rate - it'll be around the same sort of rate you'd expect to pay a skilled tradesman (plumber/electrician). I feel like the estimates in the article linked above are probably a bit out of date / are not AAA level or don't account for a large chunk of the process.
if you go to one of the larger outsource houses in the far east you'll usually pay a retainer for a set number of months and a set number of artists - how many assets you get will depend on scheduling. The day rate per individual artist will be similar to a graduate or junior artist in europe
A car for a AAA game will likely cost several thousand euros/pounds/whatevers depending on complexity