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[Immortal]

Hello, I'm a long time forum goer, odd comment here and there. Over the years Ive seen quiet a few good artists post in the various boards and was wondering if someone would be willing to draw me and my friends some art.

We are making a game based in medieval times, so that would be swords, magic, alchemy among others. To create the game we obviously need some artistic talent which none of us geeks have. That is why I am here now requesting the great help of the dwarf fortress community.

We need a list of things which include:
~A main page screen, a 800x600 pixel picture of a castle or battle of a dragon,
  or anything that's awesome and fun, preferably well done, any style, we are open to all.
 
~Also various pictures/sprites with dimensions 32x32 pixels of things any object like swords, axes,
  arrows, armors, fruits, hammers and not to mention landscape, such as cliff-sides, tall grasses,
  water, fire, glowing orbs.

~We also need pictures of varying sized creatures ranging from centaurs to dragons to rabbits,
  the size can range from 32x32 pixels, 64x64 to 128x128(reserved for giant creatures).
  For the creatures we would need the creature in several frames of its walk in the four directions of
  north/s/e/west. For an obviously quick creatures we would need only two to three frames, for slow lumbering
  creatures five or more, that is entirely dependent on the step. Also the angle the picture would be
  from is at a 45 degree angle from the horizontal the point of view is coming from the direct
  south/bottom(yes like pokemon..).

Either way have fun, you can creature your own creatures and give it a name(we wont necessarily use that name) if you would like mention on the website when we put it up and the game reaches alpha please leave your name, I will mostly have a running list in here of the names of peoples work I use.

For reference to what we are looking for google the game "secret of mana". If someone would like to join the team pm me.
Thank you to anyone who contributes.

[rarborman]

I would like to help...but I dont think the free use of art for a product that you plan to sell is going to fly.

[Immortal]

Happy? It won't be explicitly sold anyway it'll be pay for extra features.. I was also just planning on using this to recruit anyone who would be useful. Thanks for the tip?

[Neonivek]

I've tried, my Talent is extremely limited despite at one time being actually quite excellent at it (I did a 16x16 Alien Pharoh Mask)

Also when I did the art it was for IVAN, for those who don't know IVAN uses essentially two colors and a selection of around 10 shades. So it was extremely easy to color as all I had to do is get the shades right (even then I often was too bright). Plus IVAN uses much smaller proportions which oddly enough was much easier for me.

I guess I can try and do something but there is something to be said about having an art director.

I'll post a bit of art in a bit.

Actually nevermind... I just don't got the skills.

[Terrahex]

I'm better with paper and pen than mouse and pixel

[Neonivek]

I'm better with paper and pen than mouse and pixel

It isn't that tough to do objects. Living creatures or objects and even trees are tough because you have to represent something through depth rather then through shape and shading.

I can do Kunai, Pharoh masks, Staffs with snakes coiled around it, Scarabs (and Scarab necklaces), and junk easily.

A Bush... not so much.

[Immortal]

Thanks for the interest, but I have found recruited people from the art department of my university to help. If we get an alpha up Ill make sure I post so all you bay12'ers can give me feed back (: