Quick update:

I teamed up with a an awesome experienced game dev, Gavin gmtdev.com/blog

He has taught me a ton about organization in game development, and given me some confidence going forward.

I have been working on and finishing various animations though spine, tiles and sprites, as well as some larger assets for websites and such. After a few weeks working with Gavin we have come to the conclusion that for the game to be as good as it can we need to bring in a few more people, so now I am compiling a list of people with experience who have expressed interest to include in this team.

C@ might not be the way to go here, judging from the responses of people I have so far come in contact with.

If you are interested e-mail me at red_fern55rye@yahoo.com I appreciate all the positive advice and feedback displayed in this thread so far. Cheers! -Kyle

Thanks, sounds like great advice! I am not married to this project specifically, I mostly posted it here as an example of what I can do visually, I am looking for part or full time work as a visual artist, as stated in my OP.

Thank you for your kind words =) I don't really have any illusions on what it would take to make this game happen, I just have always wanted to play a game like it, and hope to get some work as a visual artist for a small game company sometime in the future.

Hello bcourtney,

Thank you for your reply.

I am fine doing work at a flat rate until we see if my work is a good fit for your project, if things go well we can discuss licensing terms and re evaluate things.

I do carpentry and custom remodels as they come, most winters are very slow, so lately I have 45-80 hours a week to spend drawing. As the summer progresses that might drop to 20-30.

I charge a flat $10/hr, since I consider myself a hobbyist at this point, and only use my skills to supplement my income. If I spend too long on something I feel a pro full time visual artist would breeze through, you will not be billed for the extra time.

Cheers!

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Serious offers only please.

I am a visual artist for hire, this is my pet project I would like to see go somewhere.