Commissioning some website art

[gumOnShoe]

Rates are up for negotiation. I have to afford a wedding this summer so there's not tons of money, but I guarantee there is some (on my honor as a former forum moderator and whatnot).

Here's the site (warning, very bland right now): www.gumonshoe.net

I'm looking for a spiffy banner with a good background and 1 or 2 (at most) focus "characters". The theme MUST be fantasy. If you know anything about magic, you can do some stuff with robots, but it must be clear that "magic" and not "science" is powering them. Aside from that there's the standard fare of dragons, knights, angels, whatnot.

Something that suggests welcome, inginuity, skill, or competition would be great; but I'm also a sucker for great landscapes. What I'm saying is there's plenty of room. I'm trying to stay away from the gore and whatnot though (a bit of blood would be ok like a cut on the face, organs dripping out of bodies not so much).

I've already tried asking around via pm, and if any of my first few pick artists get back to me, I may go with them. But if you can provide a simple sketch (please don't spend too much time on it) and idea of what you'd like to do along with a link to some of your previous art I'd love to talk shop.

Thanks for your time. Feel free to redirect me if there's an actual commission thread somewhere.

[Lintire]

At 5 hours ago, gumOnShoe wrote: Feel free to redirect me if there's an actual commission thread somewhere.

Nah, it's cool. This is about as pitch perfect as a commission request thing goes.

Anyway, some folks might chew me out for this, but it usually really helps if you can provide a sample image or two from around the net to indicate the art style (realism or a more stylized look) and skill level that you'd prefer. Save folks wasting their time when they're totally not what you're looking for.

That being said, I'm totes interested. Attached is an idea sketch, and as a Newgrounds user, you can obviously find all my art in the portal or art thread.

[gumOnShoe]

At 5 hours ago, Lintire wrote:

At 5 hours ago, gumOnShoe wrote:

Anyway, some folks might chew me out for this, but it usually really helps if you can provide a sample image or two from around the net to indicate the art style (realism or a more stylized look) and skill level that you'd prefer. Save folks wasting their time when they're totally not what you're looking for.

Honestly, most of the stuff you've got in the portal is a style I'm totally cool with. Its sort of got that roughness that yields luminosity. At the same time, something more realistic would be cool too. XD

I'm sorry, but I'm the worst when it comes to being specific because I like a lot of the art I see. My original requests went to Alvin Hew & Kamikaye. I'd say they would be top of the bar, Alvin perhaps a bit more since he's focuses more on fantasy. That said, I know not everyone is at that level, and I don't need that level of work to have a succesful banner.

Basically what I like is the use of a range of colors. The feeling of "place" that you get from most of the landscapes. And when characters are focused upon there's something you can connect with.

That being said, I'm totes interested. Attached is an idea sketch, and as a Newgrounds user, you can obviously find all my art in the portal or art thread.

I actually really like what you've done with that, and a dragon fighting a night would probably be right about what we're looking for. I'd be interested and knowing what your color pallet plans are. I have to say that I probably prefer bright to dark. Maybe change from "dungeon" to cliffs or something. It'd be a little more inline with the flavor of the game.

User expectations for dragons are going to be along these lines:
http://magiccards.info/query?q=t%3Adragon+f%3Amodern&v=card&
s=cname

They are typically (although not always) red, even in color.

Knights are most likely going to be white and use a white color palet. Although this has bled a lot more in recent years. Here's some card artwork that's happened in the past:
http://magiccards.info/query?q=t%3Aknight+f%3Amodern&v=card&
s=cname

I really like the set up you have going here, and I'll likely work around the banner with my input fields, so if you'd like to talk money we can do that. If you're more comfortable doing that over private message feel free to pm me. Or we can wait to pm until we've agreed on price and a time table.