Fantasy-Style Artwork Based on Real People for Card Game

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Budget / Salary$250–750
TypeFreelance project
LocationRemote
Posted51 minutes ago
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I’m expanding my existing card game with ten new character cards based on my friends. All references are located here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PITAeUbbN-nedYWQfRw137j7jLuOJQOi?usp=sharing

Note: Some people were having issues accessing the Google Drive so I've uploaded the files here. Unfortunately, they are in a .zip to preserve the structure. Photos of my friends were not provided for privacy - I will share those directly when awarded.

Inside the Google Drive folder, you will find existing hero face art, existing card art, and existing assembled cards. Additionally, you will find reference photos of each person. Finally, the "New Heroes" spreadsheet summarizes the new character names, themes, and artwork ideas.

You're free to translate these real-world faces into the game aesthetic in the manner you choose. Your art style does not necessarily need to match the existing art style, but the fantasy theming should relate. The people should be able to recognize that they are the heroes, despite being caricatures, at a glance.

For each hero, I require a picture of their face, which will go onto the assembled card. You can reference the example assembled cards to see the line-up. Additionally, each hero needs two full pieces of artwork: A "Hero" side and an "Ultimate" side. "Ultimate" cards are more powerful and have more powerful / impactful artwork to follow suit. I have created some ideas in the "New Heroes" spreadsheet, but I am open to your feedback and suggestions. In some cases, I realize the action described is likely too detailed to fit onto the card art. Additionally, place review the assembled cards to understand how much of the frame is typically open to art, how much is covered by the frame, and how much is partially covered by text so you can lay out your artwork accordingly.

I don't really care about your workflow. But having done this previously, I actually recommend doing the full artwork first to help flesh out the character before you do the character faces. Again, I don't care if you prefer a different workflow.

Please assume / price in two rounds of comments per piece of art at a minimum. I suppose the level of feedback will be based on how well things go! Again, if you'd prefer to change the scenes described, please price that in as well.

This will be for personal use, not commercial use. The cards will be physically printed and may be used digitally for online, personal play.

Deliverables:
1. QTY 10 "Hero" action illustrations (one per character)
• 2 rounds of feedback each
• .psd file, 300 dpi, CMYK, 750 x 1050 pixels or larger

2. QTY 10 "Ultimate" action illustrations (one per character)
• 2 rounds of feedback each
• .psd file, 300 dpi, CMYK, 750 x 1050 pixels or larger

3. QTY 10 Hero face illustrations (one per character)
• 2 rounds of feedback each
• .psd file, 300 dpi, CMYK, 157 x 305 pixels or larger

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