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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 7695010" data-attributes="member: 83242">I'm working on my first publishing effort to submit to the DM's Guild and I decided I wanted to commission some art.  So I thought I would share my experience thus far: What I needed: I was looking for seven humanoid (mostly) full-color illustrations approx. 1/4 page in size.Where I found the artist:I browsed deviantArt (<a href="http://www.deviantart.com" target="_blank">http://www.deviantart.com</a>) and found some artist I liked and sent them a note (you may have to sign-up to do this, I'm already a member so I'm not sure).  I sent notes to 5 artist with the basic parameters of what I wanted.  I petitioned artist from a range of talent/skill as I assumed I wouldn't be able to afford top-end talent (there are a lot of pros on DA).  I got a response from 2 artist who where interested within 12hrs.What I paid:  The bids ranged from $75 - $500 per piece. Though I really liked the style and feel of the more expensive artist, I chose the lower cost artist and paid about $495 for my art (7 pieces).  I paid through pay-pal.What I got: We are two weeks in and he has submit at least one draft of each piece and as many as 4 drafts on some (based on my comments/feedback).  I should be getting the final pieces next week, if not this week, about 4 weeks after I commissioned the art (non-exclusive btw).  Thus far I have been very happy with the results and working with the artist.Was it worth it?:  As a first time publisher, probably not financially as I don't expect to make an money on this product.  Personally, I think the value the art adds was worth every penny.  Ultimately time will tell.  If I end up making some money I bet a big part of that will be because of the art.</blockquote>

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