New d20 publisher seeks artists

[Red Spire Press]

New D20 publisher, Red Spire Press, is looking for an artist for work on an upcoming sourcebook to be released in Q1-Q2 2003.

Potential artists will fulfill the following criteria:

• Have a solid understanding of D&D, particularily as regards races, classes and equipment.
• Produce a high standard of work that equals or exceeds the included sample art from our product.
• Be willing and able to deliver a minimum of three scanned pieces of art every two weeks.
• Acept artistic direction and guidance as pertains to the target material. A short "growing pains" period is expected as the artist learns his target context.
• Accept and adhere to a non-disclosure agreement.

All work will become the property of Red Spire Press, with all appropriate credit given to the artist on publication. Details of payment will be given during negotiations with top contenders.

Now that the official stuff is out of the way, lets take a deep breath and relax. We're looking for an artist that enjoys their work, has a good deal of experience drawing character portraits and creatures, and can both accept artistic direction (there are some very specific needs) but also work with loose concepts to create their own material. Target medium is black & white print.

As a new publisher, we're not rich but will be paying the artist fairly for their work as well as giving them an in-road into the d20 market.

Three batches of work will be required: character portraits; creatures; and a third mishmash batch that will include geographical drawings, architecture, events, items and equipment.

There's a lot to do! If you think you have the stuff and are looking to make a name for yourself, drop us an email with some sample work. Artists up for consideration will be asked to submit a new piece of work based on some specific criteria. We'll go from there.

sample artwork:

cheers!
Yuval Kordov
yuval@redspirepress.com
Red Spire Press

 

[Red Spire Press]

We have received a fair chunk of email so far, both asking about the product and from artists submitting their material. Thanks for both!

While we're not ready to give away anything just yet, here's another bit of sample art that you'll be seeing in the book. It is also another indication of the caliber of artist we are looking for, in an effort to make one of the best looking d20 products out there! Cheers.

 

[Red Spire Press]

Thanks to everyone who has contacted us. Emails have been sent out today detailing the next step of the selection process. Take care!