Where can I find an artist for my board game?
This is the same question that I had when I started designing games. Over the last year, I’ve collected these resources. I hope they help you in your search!
What to Read
Learning How to Commission Illustration
This is a guide for publishers on how to approach artists about illustrations.
Low Pay, No Way
This is a blog post by a fantasy illustrator named Daarken who does work for Wizards of the Coast. In this post he talks about some of the misconceptions when it comes to paying artists. This is a great read from the artist’s perspective.
via – @DaarkenArt
A “Newbie’s” Guide to Commissioning Artwork
Another great post about how to commission an artist from the artist’s perspective.
via – @Mercuralis
Where to Go
These are places where you can see artist work and contact them about working together.
– http://www.conceptart.org/
– http://www.deviantart.com/
– https://www.behance.net/
– https://carbonmade.com/
– The Board Game Geek Artist Forum
– Conventions like GenCon, Origins
Tools For Scouting
These are tools that I uses when looking for an artist for a project.
– My Twitter List of Game Artist
– https://www.pinterest.com/ – For saving art that I think fits the project.
– https://trello.com/ – Same idea as Pinterest but can also be used as a workspace during the project.
– https://ctrlq.org/google/images/ – This will allow you to track down the original artist of pictures you find on google!
I hope this has been helpful to you! Please let me know if I should add anything to this page!