Question on pricing for texture work

die_Kröte

Hey everyone,

I'm an aspiring android developer working on a 3d game. I'm currently a one man show (3d modeler, designer, programmer, etc...) and things are actually coming along quite nicely, save for one main area... texture work. In short, I'm terrible at it and I'm finding it difficult to learn yet another new skill with so much else going on, not to mention keeping up with a regular job and family. I'm spending some time with GIMP and having very minor success with some very simple colors and textures, but it's still pretty bad. I'm in awe at just how much a good texture can do for a low poly model, and I'm not even close...

If already provided an image with UV's, what would a reasonable price be for texture work, namely just a color texture, no normal, specular or defuse. I'm not looking for anything spectacular, just decent enough to look good on a mobile device. Also, is it at all normal for an artist to join onto a project for a percentage of profits, i.e. with no money up front? I quite understand that sounds riskier, but I'm curious if those kinds of deals are ever struck and how they would work.

Thanks polycounters,

gannonroader

I can't speak for anyone else, but I would work for a % of profits, depending on the release date of the game. I wouldn't want to work on something and receive a cheque two years later.

Calabi

I doubt you'd get many artists with a high probable likelyhood that they wont get paid at all in the future.

The only way you'll find out how much the artists cost is to approach a few they will all likely have different costs and they have to work it out according to the number of assets and time it may take.

Disco Stu

Show some of your work.
If its good youll always find interested people.

gannonroader

Disco Stu wrote: »

Show some of your work.
If its good youll always find interested people.

And what he said.

die_Kröte

My trouble is that I'm still pretty new to this, which might also turn off a perspective artist, but I'm extremely motivated. I do have the model emailed out to someone to get a quote, but if that falls through I'll come back and post what I'm working on. I may go ahead and just post one whole model in another thread to look for critiques... I'm hoping I'm not jumping the gun a bit.