"Searching for an artist" Topic

I need a little bit of artistic help for a project I'm working on. Here are the parameters:

I need front and back line art of 10 humans in fairly static, non-military poses. The outlines of the front and back views should map exactly to each other. I'd like to work with an artist that has some sci-fi experience.

1. The finished, print-ready artwork for each human is intended to fit inside a rectangle that is 1.5 inches tall and 0.75 inches wide, with some room to spare around the art, so they will not need a lot of fine detail. In fact, they're going to be in jumpsuits/coveralls, so the overall detail level is going to be pretty low.

2. These figures are going to be 28-30mm scale fold-up game pieces, and in order for them to look good in their intended use, the poses should be simple and relatively orthogonal, with both feet firmly on the ground plane. No wacky action poses-I want them basically standing around in everyday poses like the kind of civilians you'd find in a model railroad set.

3. I'm looking for 5 males and 5 females, of various ethnicities and body shapes. The artwork should be realistic in proportion and composition, not overly heroic or cartoony.

4. Color would be nice, but is optional. I can't draw people to save my life, but I can color things fine.

5. Last of all, I want the artwork to be hand-drawn. I don't like Creepy Poser People From The Uncanny Valley, and prefer the look of hand-drawn art. Hand-drawn on the computer is fine.

The art will be used in a commercial product scheduled for release a couple of months from now, so this is a project that I'll definitely be paying the artist for. Because I like to keep things simple, I'd like to pay a one-time commission to the artist, no royalties or anything like that, and I want the exclusive rights to use the artwork.

If you're interested, email me at melebbles at ebblesminiatures dot com with your rates, fees, and/or any questions you might have. Thanks in advance!

-Mel

Sent an email.

Sorry, I suggested those creepy Poser people.

By the way, it IS possible to do great artwork with Poser that doesn't look anything like Poser… it's just rare that you find anyone who bothers to take the time to do so.

Good luck!

Certainly, but the 3D approach is also too problematic for what I have in mind, even if I found a competent 3D artist that knows how to make those creepy Poser people stop staring.

It's like trying to mass produce 28mm figures with a stereolithography machine. 3D works if you need a lot of the same thing in different poses, because then the large amount of effort and expense in modeling the 3D assets just *might* pay off. But when you need 10 different figures in 10 slightly different poses, it's not worth the time or effort to do it in 3D.

Yes, I know you can just buy clothing and props from the Daz store, but that only really works for truly generic items based on real-world counterparts. ( Like, if I needed a squad of modern US Marines, it would be a valid way to go.)

When you want a SF look, you're limited to 1 of 2 choices: you can buy the same bland and unoriginal Daz3D stuff that everybody else and their brother uses, or you can model it all from scratch yourself. Since it's a lot more time consuming to model, texture, rig, and pose something in 3D than it is to just draw it, it just isn't a cost-effective use of time unless you need the same thing in a lot of different poses.

In other news, I found an artist.

-Mel

I would Highly recommend Melvin de Voor. His web page is at
melvindevoor.com.
Melvin has done quite a bit of work for me in 2007 and 2008. I will continue to use his services as I believe he is highly qualified, extremely cooperative and, frankly, and all around good guy!