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Work => Job offers => Unpaid Work => Topic started by: Vayra on March 05, 2015, 09:56:59 am

Title: Like to draw spaceships? 2D pixel artist needed for game mod project!
Post by: Vayra on March 05, 2015, 09:56:59 am

Hi, hello!

I'm working on a mod for the game Starsector (http://fractalsoftworks.com/), which is really cool and sort of like a cross between the old Mechwarrior games, Sid Meier's Pirates!, and Mount and Blade... in space. I can handle scripting, and design is my passion, but I'm pretty much useless at pixel art -- which is where you come in.

I'm looking for a long-term partner for the project, someone willing to make a full fleet of pixel art spaceships along with weapons, icons, etc. for them.  If you're interested in game design and/or scripting at all, I'd be more than willing to collaborate with regards to those aspects as well, but if not I'm also perfectly happy handling them all myself.

I did actually already make a mod for a previous version of the game, so you can be assured that I know at least some of what I'm doing -- it's here if you want to check it out (http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=6649.0) -- but as you can see the sprites I made there are sort of sub-par, and not necessarily representative of what I'd like now. In fact, I'm willing to work with you to come up with a coherent visual theme/aesthetic for the new project.

Below, I've linked some images so that you can see the general style of art I'm looking for, and for inspiration. :)

From the unmodded game: (click for big)
(https://i.imgur.com/MNlFkZdl.jpg)

[url=http://fractalsoftworks.com/category/art/]The artist for the game also wrote a few blog posts about his personal methods and workflow, check them out here! (https://i.imgur.com/MNlFkZd.jpg)

In addition, here are some other mods like the one I would hope to make, so you can see what other people are doing:
Blackrock Driveyards (http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=4018.0)
Shadowyards Reconstruction Authority (http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=3491.0)
Interstellar Imperium (http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=8007.0)
Diable Avionics (http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=8147.0)
Exigency Incorporated (http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=6509.0)

If you're interested, please drop me an email at kianserna@gmail.com (http://mailto:kianserna@gmail.com), or respond to this thread and I'll try to check back. I can't offer pay, but if you can show me some prior work that looks good and you feel like you can commit to making at least a few pixel art spaceships then I'd be willing to buy you the game so that you can see our handiwork in action! :D