Looking for 6 artists to illustrate short comics
After holding out for over 20 years, I finally created a Reddit account to make this post...
Hello! My name is Chris. I am attempting to get into scripting comics and am looking for six different artists for short works. I am willing to pay a reasonable page rage for finished (e.g. penciled/inked, etc.) work.
I have been lurking in this thread reviewing portfolios and making notes on the many talented artists. I am about ready to reach out to some, but figured I would first make a few posts on different social media sites and see if any others reach out.
Feel free to reply to this thread if interested with a link to your portfolio. I won't respond directly to most, but will do my best to look at everyone's portfolios.
Background. I wrote a script for a 200+ page graphic novel I'm quite pleased with... but realized that was too ambitious to start with. So I tried to think simpler and wrote scripts for the first 6 issues of a comic series I'm quite pleased with... but realized that was also too ambitious to start with. So I wrote a dozen or so scripts for short 5-8 page comics. And would like to begin with some of those.
To start with, I would like to get illustrated 6 of those short stories, in an intentional variety of genres. I would then host the stories on my website or attempt to submit to anthologies. The goal is for me to practice getting this done and to start building a portfolio and relationships.
No profits are expected, but I would split any profits there may be, in addition to the page rate. I would retain full rights to do as I will with the work, but the artist will retain the rights to showcase the work in their own portfolios.
The 6 stories I want to start with are briefly described as follows.
* Post-apocalyptic science fiction (first in series, 5 pages) [Specifically looking for someone who can draw a variety of apes and monkeys.]
* Ghost story (first in series, 6 pages)
* Children's story with anthropomorphic animals (first in series, 5 pages)
* Domestic humor (stand-alone, 7 pages)
* Domestic drama (stand-alone, 5 pages) [Specifically looking for someone who can capture nuanced emotions through facial expressions.]
* 1930s historical drama (stand-alone, 5 pages)
I am new to writing fiction. If you would a hint of my writing style, I have published writing in math journals and a blog about comics. My blog on comics can be found at cokeandcomics.com
I don't promise any of the math articles will be decipherable, but they can be accessed through my Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FSoaD4EAAAAJ&hl=en
Cheers!