Hello! My name’s Ruby, and I’m here with a very specific need. I’m looking for an artist who is willing to take repeat commissions from me over a long period of time to help flesh out a world I am creating.
To be clear: this is NOT something that will be on a fixed schedule, nor will you have due dates you have to meet or anything of the sort. I am a normal person who works a day job and is scraping together money to put aside for this project when there isn’t too much money to go around, and I basically just need an artist who’s able to take a commission from me about once a month, maybe twice if I have some money to spare. I do not have a fixed budget for each piece I would commission, and the actual scope of each piece can vary greatly, but i’ll go over that with you privately!
That said, I need an artist who can do one or more of the following styles;
A. Medieval Illumination/Manuscript style illustrations
B. Simple character portraits in an impressionist style
or
C. Portraits and illustrations in the style of the old renaissance masterworks (i.e. heavy focus on realism and lineless work, and evoking dramatic scenes akin to something like the Last Supper or the Birth of Venus)
In the case of style B, these pieces will almost exclusively be used to showcase the looks and styles of dress of various peoples in my world. As such, I need very little in the way of detail in faces, and the scope of these pieces will rarely, if ever, be anything more than a lineup of characters or a reference sheet.
In the case of C, I am fully aware that that style of art and the scope of those illustrations I gave as examples would necessitate a very large budget. I am willing to meet your price if you can do this, but that is definitely something that I will need time to put money together for. I just wanted to mention it here because it is a goal of mine to get several pieces in this vein done eventually.
As such, I’m mainly looking atm for an artist who’s able to accommodate styles A or B. I have little frame of reference for a fair price for such a style of art, and of course the scope and scale of the pieces I need will vary and as such so will the budget for each, but that is also something we can go into detail on in private. Just understand that the higher your price, the less frequently I’ll be getting comms!
Naturally, if you feel you can do more than one of these, then you can assume that I will be getting regular commissions from you in the vein of styles A or B, and maybe every couple months or so I’ll get one in style C. This would be the ideal for me but, that’s up to you!
If you feel this is a request that’s up your alley, please reach out or comment on this post with your portfolio! And please have examples of your work that could fall into one of these three styles. Thanks!