READ THIS BEFORE YOU POST IN THIS THREAD
I'm an artist here on the forums, currently heading up the art direction of Zombies 09. You've probably seen some of my work around, i do design and color paintings to sprite from. most of the art for that project won't be released for a while, but i've posted a little here and there. file it under "concept art".
I'd like to extend my services to the community, doing odd-jobs for credit in finished mods, for the experience and the exposure. This thread, however, should not be about me alone. Anyone looking for art can post here, and anyone with art that fits a description should feel free to post theirs here. It's like the sprite dump, but for the step that comes before spriting (something i've never been that great at).
If you've got a mod idea that requires visual creativity (one that isn't a remake of a movie/game/comic/etc.), you can pitch that here and maybe an artist will bite, if i like it then i will. If it's going to be a long project with lots of art, start your own thread or confine it to PMs.
Some rules:
Everybody:
-Don't quote images.
-Don't plagiarize
-Don't be a cock about other people's art: Constructive criticism only.
Artists:
-Be nice to the margins. If your work is over 800 pixels wide, link it or resize it and link to the fullsized image.
-Keep the art worksafe. I doubt this will be an issue but you never know.
-If someone doesn't like/want to use your art, don't be a child about it. If praise is all you're prepared for then don't post your work.
-Please, host your images from another site. Threads get trimmed, all their images deleted, if they take up more than their share of DRLFF bandwidth, and that means everyone's art is lost. I don't want this to happen. Some useful image hosting sites include Photobucket, Imageshack, Deviantart, Blogger and Flickr. Use them (though i will say that imageshack is among the most backward and viewer-unfriendly hosting sites on the web, and the fact that people still use that service astounds me. your call though)
- Show respect for the people asking for art. Don't be a snob about your own work, that's one of the least attractive traits a person can exhibit, and one unique to artists. Don't be a stereotype, don't reek of entitlement.
- If you think other artists might benefit, share something about your process. Ask questions of artists, about techniques, help eachother improve. art timelapses arereally cool (i learned a lot from watching them), but in no way required.
People Asking for Art:
-Be clear about what you want. Type in full sentences.
-Don't post sketches. Just short job-descriptions.
-Don't ask for sprites, that's not what the thread is for.
-If there must be an editing/re-working process, take that into PMs. Seeing an image slightly edited four times in a row is just as annoying as image quoting.
-Important note: This is not an art-dump. You can't just use this art without permission. You can't go through and snatch up art without crediting the original creator. You can't make any money off of any of this art. You will respect the artist and give him/her their due.
My spiel, for everyone taking part in this experiment:
This is an arena for us to help each other as a community, with a common purpose of good content creation. Don't participate if you aren't willing to be bound by that. This thread isn't about you. It's not about me either. It's about the creative force of this community as a whole, and making that opensource. You can make your own thread if you want to be in charge of a discussion. A lot of people do, we even have a place especially for that!
But that is not this thread. I don't mean to wax poetic too much, but bear the vibe of this thread in mind before you post. It's intentionally and respectfully different from others.
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