Any visual artists here who do commissions?
I'm not sure if I've hit the right place to post about this topic, but I've seen it mentioned in passing in other threads and decided I would inquire to see if anyone's available and interested.
I'm trying to get some character artwork done for a project I'm working on. I have some references I made using AI art generators. The reason for this is because I have been a patron of artists for a few decades now, and one of the most consistent problems I run into is commissioning artwork of characters that have no existing references. I end up writing everything down as a description and have not had very good luck with getting something that resembles what I imagined. It then involves a great deal of back and forth and constant re-drawing which isn't fair to the artist. It's easier if I can just show the artist an image that more or less reflects what I have in mind so there's no ambiguity.
That said, I'm looking for someone with a style that's realistic or leans towards realism, i.e. no anime or overly cartoon-like depictions. Realistic comic style is fine - Junji Ito's artwork was a big inspiration for how some of the characters are depicted. The story is horror-themed and so hopefully the artist enjoys or at least tolerates horror.
Anyone who is interested can reply here or DM with their prices and hopefully links to their work elsewhere to take a look. Thanks!
Hi, I do artwork once in a blue moon. I did this comic book cover-inspired illustration of some star wars characters a few years ago for myself. I wanted to experiment with bilighting.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX9J5m-O_vX/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Here is the same image but it looks more like a comic book cover.
https://twitter.com/GalileoPotato/status/1604599183066939407?t=ryqKUAa9mWNI1ES0XVl0IA&s=19
GalileoPotato is my casual handle. HMU if you want to talk (discord preferred), or you can reach me on Instagram under that other handle.
I don't have/use Instagram but I do have Discord.
Awesome! My username on there is galileopotato. Shoot me a friend request and we can chat if you'd like.
One of the few things I still use reddit for is the game dev classifieds board (https://www.reddit.com/r/gameDevClassifieds/), where a ton of artists and musicians post their portfolios looking for work. I suspect you're already aware of this resource, and are hoping to prioritize an artist who browses tildes, but I'm posting it just in case you're not aware, or for someone else who might stumble across it.
Another major resource is, of course, artstation (https://www.artstation.com/search/artists), but I find that artstation is a lot like LinkedIn - where the artists forget to update their profile when they've secured work, or are otherwise unavailable, and I end up sending out "are you available soon?" requests and gotten ghosted or too busy replies. I find the artists who post on game dev classifieds are rarely uninterested in a contract.
I've never heard of it because I don't use Reddit or have an account, but I can look into it!
I'm not an artist myself, but I'll shout out @cc-louis. I commissioned some artwork from him a few months ago.
He was excellent to work with. He went through several cycles of drafts and feedback with me to make sure that his work was matching my vision each step of the way. The whole process was a joy, and I couldn't be happier with how the piece came out. He is remarkably talented, and I enthusiastically recommend him to you and anyone else considering commissioned pieces.
Thanks! I will check out their work.
Thanks for the shout-out @kfwyre!
I'm definitely more in the camp of 'comfy' illustration, typically commissioned for children's stories and gifts.
I am happy to work in different styles, and often do a lot of back-and-forth with clients, but in this case I suspect an artist more familiar with horror and realism would be a better fit.
Well, if you're more in the camp of comfy illustrations, what I'm looking for probably isn't a good fit. My material is rarely 'comfy' unfortunately. ^^;