[HELP FOUND] Background artist / character artist & animator

[Lewis]

Position filled. That was fast. Thanks all!

Hello!

A quick bit of background: we made Richard & Alice, which so far has sold almost 12,000 units and has a 71% average on Metacritic. We're working on our next full game, Location Services, but that's already covered in terms of team members. In the meantime, we're going to be making a short free game in AGS. It's fully written and designed, and we're going to script it in-house, but we want to outsource the background and character art.

This is paid work. We don't have a huge budget for this game, as we're going to be releasing it for free, so please bear that in mind. But serious applicants only, please.

THE JOB
- 11 x backgrounds (a number of these are extremely similar to each other - really there are three or four 'room types', each with multiple variations - so lots of room for re-using assets).
- 4x characters (each with a selection of animations).

THE STYLE
We're open to people's interpretation of the script (which I can send to interested parties, on the written agreement that it isn't shared with anyone).
However, as a guide, Broken Sword was the touchstone we had in mind. We're open to pitches for 320x200 or 640x400 - please refer to the script and decide which resolution would be more appropriate.

THE WAY THIS WILL WORK
We're happy to hear pitches from people who can do the backgrounds, the characters, or both. If we end up selecting two separate artists, we'll expect you to work together as a team, keeping up good communication between you. I'll be acting as producer, tying things together and advising as you go. If it's just one person doing everything, then obviously this simplifies things.

HOW TO APPLY
Please email lewis[AT]owlcave[DOT]net with the subject line Owl Cave Artist Application. (If you don't use that subject line, your application might get lost when I'm searching through them, so it's strongly advised). Please include:

- A bit about yourself (your location, your background etc)
- Whether you're interested in doing backgrounds, characters, or both
- A very rough idea of project duration (based on the information in this post)
- A very rough idea of project cost (based on the information in this post)
- Relevant samples of work (work that showcases the style you would utilise for this project)

We're looking to make a move on this fairly quickly, so the sooner the better!

Thanks guys and gals. Hope to hear from you soon.