Kurobasa's Plea

bellatorrex

What am I calling a plea for? Simple... I am thinking about making Primus pages at some point for my various heroes I am making or have, but... I would like artwork for them but I sadly cannot draw... So, I was wondering, and full credit would go to those that help, if someone or a group of you on your off time when you are truly not busy (like say, with your own stuff, I wouldn't want to impede your own work) to help me make said artwork. Now I can post up screenshots no problem, but I feel artwork would give each character some life and make them more interesting to see, especially considering I've seen a few people on here (I haven't had a chance to look over a lot yet" of artwork that is interesting to look at.
Just wondering, if anyone would help? For well, I like to make heroes, I write large bios (well, think them up, I don't write them down till I am sure on them most times) but my friends pick on me that I write novels so... yeah, I would have large primus pages everywhere lol.

diplomacyman

I know your pain, commissioned art pieces look awesome and an image montage can really help get across the character concept. Unfortunately most artists charge money for their works, most people leave links to the artists deviantart pages on this forum on on their Primus pages if you see one you like.

I've tried to use a bit of photoshop giggery-pokery to try and get some psuedo-art, though it isn't quite the same:

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Improved


Essentially I just messed about with the posterisation effect in photoshop elements, if you'd like I can take a crack at doing on of yours though it depends on what the character looks like, Exray is has a very simplistic design with bold colours so it works well on him, plus being Exray standing and looking at stuff is sort of what he does so the pose works.

bellatorrex

Well I have a few characters over in the Costume and Concepts you can take a look, though a lot of my characters don't fall under simple.

bellatorrex

Just a bump. Hmm, I do wonder if any of you know artists that could maybe do some commission work when they have the time? *Hates not being able to draw...*

flamingbunnyman

It's called "artwork" for a reason: Making art is work.

Would you be happy if your boss called you in to do an extra shift, but wasn't willing to pay you for it? And his only reason was "I'm not able to do it"?

If you want an artist to do commissions for you, offer them something for it. If you can't pay cash, then maybe you can offer a large sum of Globals, Keys, Legion gear or some other desirable in-game item?

But don't ask artists to work for free. They have a right to earn their living too.

bellatorrex

You're right, I apologize.

bellatorrex

Okay I re-read your post Flaming and I didn't catch the part about if you had no cash. Right now being jobless, I don't have any cash (my only safety cousin is the fact I am still young and live with the folks, though that isn't my plan with in about 3 to 4 years.) but, right now I can't give anything desirable...yet! Though I'll figure out something that would seem fair... Though I do mean it, if I could send money I would, I understand no one should work for free unless it is by their own pure choice.