@Curae
Thank you very much for alerting me to this. I do realize now I left out quite a bit; a pitfall on my part. So… to take the questions provided:
On the technical side:
-What kind of size of artworks are you looking for? Would this be artworks the size of an a4 paper or bigger/smaller?- Size? Big enough to show an entire character or two with some basic background work.
-Digital or traditional artworks? - I’m looking for more on the digital side, but open to traditional.
-What would be the deadline? - I really don’t have a deadline as I’m in no particular rush. I would want the artist to be flexible and take their time with the project.
On the more artistic side:
-What kind of style are you looking for? Manga/anime, comics, marvel, realistic, something else entirely? I am looking for a more realistic art, but I am fine with it being a bit impressionist kinda like how the art GW2 uses. It has a very realistic appeal, yet is blurred and impressionistic in some ways. I am open to also manga as that style appeals to me.
-What level of detail do you want? Full color? Lineart? With or without background? Full character or Portrait? 2 of them would be more Portrait like with very little background. The other two I would like full character with some minor background details( or perhaps none at all). Full color would be the target.
-What races are we talking about? Humans and norns do not differ a lot, sylvari is already slightly different, but Asura and Charr have a completely different anatomy:
With this one. 3 of the artworks have Charr in them. One of those three would include an Asura and then the fourth would simply be an Asura. This of course, I know means some of you are out. I did look at some of Spudfuzz’s work, so the one of just the Asura would work.
So, here are some extra details about these 4 commissions:
First one: I have an Asura named Keriaz that I sometimes roleplay with. She is mischievous, intelligent, sometimes rude, but lovable. She has a curious mind and just loves fire. I would like a full body portrait on this one and it can be either sketched or colored. Background can be just plain.
Second one: Sharak Iskar is the main character I write with and I use him to lead an in-game guild of Roleplayers. He’s an older Charr with a long hard past. He has a calm and leadership like air about him. His actions usually are to save others even if it endangers him. This one I would like just like the first one. Full body, colored or sketched, plain background.
Third one: Sharak and Keriaz fought against Zhaitan together. I’m still writing the journals that Sharak writes during this time. Of course, the two don’t always see eye to eye, but they make a good team… sometimes. This piece would also be full body, colored, and minimal background. As far as how they should look in the picture, I haven’t fully decided yet… I was going to request that either with the two back to back looking like they were fighting something, or just in a pose together with Keriaz being a bit mischievous.
Fourth one: Sharak has a mate named Zeki (also a Charr). This relationship is cowrited by another writer friend. Zeki is a bit wild, but she his highly intelligent and loves tinkering with various inventions. This piece would be a more portrait like size with a bit more detailed background, fully colored. The couple would be leaning on each other with, smiling looking out at the sunset or something like that.
I can supply plenty of screenshots as reference, and if you need additional character details, I would be more than happy to explain/give writing for you to know more about them. I also want to say that I want the artist(s) to know that I’m not going to be hammering on a super exact pose. I believe that an artist’s work, like writing, turns out so much better if given flexibility and one’s own imagination. I know that was a huge block of info, but I hope that fills most of the necessary details
