CyruzDraxs
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I am beginning a series of graphic novels that will be released on the Pandora and hopefully will eventually become a full fledged game when my game engine is completed. I have decided to put the game engine on hold for now, and to do this project as a prototype of sorts, so I will have a better idea of what I want to do with the engine. The engine will also be rather advanced, so it wouldn't be ready for awhile yet anyway.
So, what I need is artists to make backgrounds and character art for this graphic novel. For now I'm using placeholder graphics just to make sure everything is working right. All the graphics need to be replaced, but here is a screenshot and a basic intro demo to give you an idea of the mood and story.
http://rapidshare.com/files/187474531/test.zip.html
Chasing The Blue Sky is a visual novel following the life of a character named Megumi who lives in a world where there is never a blue sky--just storm clouds. She has journeyed all over, following the winds in search of the blue sky that she heard so many legends of as a child. She is also one of the few 'Land Walkers' chosen by the Wind Spirit to be granted the right to fly. Land Walkers can only fly to a small degree though--not much more than simple gliding.
The art style doesn't really matter to me that much. Surprise me, I might like it. I'm mostly just concerned with setting the right mood. The start of this game will be somewhat dark and hopeless and will progressively shift to more bright and colorful tones along with a more optimistic mood.
Background images should be saved as jpg and be a minimum of 800x480--I would very much prefer that most backgrounds be larger for the sake of panning and zooming flexibility. Character art should all be less than 800x480 and many poses will be required, along with partial graphics for special scenes such as hanging out of a window or other such things. For now I only need basic front shot character art just like your typical visual novel.
The game is intended to be episodic and each episode will be about 2 hours long. This means that graphics work will be done in waves. Much of it will likely be reusable, but some things may need to be added at a later point. The good thing about that is that I don't need much in the way of graphics right now.
What I need currently is a few character designs for Megumi;
-One similar to the screenshot where she is standing in a field facing away and gazing up at the sky--one that matches the grey tones of the ugly sky and another that would match a beautiful blue sky.
-Another where she is facing the screen and looking down (to match to the brief scene at the end of the demo)
Backgrounds needed;
-The grey sky scene at the start needs to be redone and also needs a matching blue sky background. Basically different sky, but the same field vegetation at the bottom of the screen
-Replace the burning london picture with a picture of a small forest village being burned down. It should have somewhat traditional oriental stylings and a visible river with a bridge over it where Megumi is standing in the character design where she is looking down.
You can try and make these graphics for me to demonstrate your abilities, or you can show me samples of previous work, whatever works for you.
I may consider making this a paid contract if you want, though I don't have much money to pay you very well. I'm more willing to part with some money though, than to have mediocre graphics. Also; I would really like lots of use of layers in the backgrounds so I can do a bit of faux-3D sort of like Braid. That isn't required though.
So, what I need is artists to make backgrounds and character art for this graphic novel. For now I'm using placeholder graphics just to make sure everything is working right. All the graphics need to be replaced, but here is a screenshot and a basic intro demo to give you an idea of the mood and story.
http://rapidshare.com/files/187474531/test.zip.html
Chasing The Blue Sky is a visual novel following the life of a character named Megumi who lives in a world where there is never a blue sky--just storm clouds. She has journeyed all over, following the winds in search of the blue sky that she heard so many legends of as a child. She is also one of the few 'Land Walkers' chosen by the Wind Spirit to be granted the right to fly. Land Walkers can only fly to a small degree though--not much more than simple gliding.
The art style doesn't really matter to me that much. Surprise me, I might like it. I'm mostly just concerned with setting the right mood. The start of this game will be somewhat dark and hopeless and will progressively shift to more bright and colorful tones along with a more optimistic mood.
Background images should be saved as jpg and be a minimum of 800x480--I would very much prefer that most backgrounds be larger for the sake of panning and zooming flexibility. Character art should all be less than 800x480 and many poses will be required, along with partial graphics for special scenes such as hanging out of a window or other such things. For now I only need basic front shot character art just like your typical visual novel.
The game is intended to be episodic and each episode will be about 2 hours long. This means that graphics work will be done in waves. Much of it will likely be reusable, but some things may need to be added at a later point. The good thing about that is that I don't need much in the way of graphics right now.
What I need currently is a few character designs for Megumi;
-One similar to the screenshot where she is standing in a field facing away and gazing up at the sky--one that matches the grey tones of the ugly sky and another that would match a beautiful blue sky.
-Another where she is facing the screen and looking down (to match to the brief scene at the end of the demo)
Backgrounds needed;
-The grey sky scene at the start needs to be redone and also needs a matching blue sky background. Basically different sky, but the same field vegetation at the bottom of the screen
-Replace the burning london picture with a picture of a small forest village being burned down. It should have somewhat traditional oriental stylings and a visible river with a bridge over it where Megumi is standing in the character design where she is looking down.
You can try and make these graphics for me to demonstrate your abilities, or you can show me samples of previous work, whatever works for you.
I may consider making this a paid contract if you want, though I don't have much money to pay you very well. I'm more willing to part with some money though, than to have mediocre graphics. Also; I would really like lots of use of layers in the backgrounds so I can do a bit of faux-3D sort of like Braid. That isn't required though.
