It has been my intention all along to include several character sketches on the FINDERS KEEPERS web site. In fact, I’ve been really looking forward to it.
So two days ago I posted an ad on craigslist, looking for an illustrator. When I say I got my first response within two minutes of posting, that’s no exaggeration. Two minutes!
Amazing.
Since then I’ve gotten about 40 or 50 responses, and yet so far I’m only considering maybe two candidates. It’s not that the submitting artistsIt has been my intention all along to include several character sketches on the FINDERS KEEPERS web site. In fact, I’ve been really looking forward to it.
So two days ago I posted an ad on craigslist, looking for an illustrator. When I say I got my first response within two minutes of posting, that’s no exaggeration. Two minutes!
Amazing.
Since then I’ve gotten about 40 or 50 responses, and yet so far I’m only considering maybe two candidates. It’s not that the submitting artists haven’t been good. They’ve almost all ranged from adequate to really good; it’s just that there’s a certain style I’m looking for and I just haven’t seen much of it. It’s a little tricky for me in that I know the guy I want to hire–but he charges a fortune! Like 30 times my budget. So he’s out. Let’s face it, I’m on a very limited budget here. This is baby is self-financed.
I’ll hire students or professionals, just so long as it works.
The other problem is that when it comes to art, I’m not so great at articulating exactly what I’m looking for. It’s kinda like going to a museum for us non-art guys. I usually can’t tell the difference between a $1,000 painting a $1,000,000 painting. But I know what I like when I see it.
Same thing here. I’m not exactly sure how to tell these illustrators exactly what style I’m looking for, but when I view their samples and I see what I want, I’ll know it.
I reposted the ad this morning. I’ll let you know how it goes.
