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Illustration Commission Quest
Sep. 19th, 2016 03:35 pmThe Small Press Expo was this past weekend, and I went and had a good time. I met and talked with three separate artists who I think might be good to work with on an illustration for "The Modern History of Zelda," but it's difficult to find the courage to send out the first inquiry, especially since I know I'm very likely to be rejected. The email format I've been using generally goes like...
(1) How I heard of the artist.
(2) A concise description of the project.
(3) A very short explanation of why it's important to me.
(4) Why the artist is a perfect fit for the aesthetic I'm going for.
(5) The information that I am happy to pay a substantial commission fee.
If the artist responds favorably to this email, I follow up with more specific details. This is when I lose people, because there is nothing in the world dorkier than a Zelda shipfic novel.
So far I've entered into an extended email exchange with four artists, each of whom broke my heart. Hopefully one of the people I met over the weekend will respond favorably. If none of them are interested, then I will try to talk to people at Anime USA. If that doesn't work out, I will crawl back into my trash hole and re-evaluate my sense of self-worth.
(1) How I heard of the artist.
(2) A concise description of the project.
(3) A very short explanation of why it's important to me.
(4) Why the artist is a perfect fit for the aesthetic I'm going for.
(5) The information that I am happy to pay a substantial commission fee.
If the artist responds favorably to this email, I follow up with more specific details. This is when I lose people, because there is nothing in the world dorkier than a Zelda shipfic novel.
So far I've entered into an extended email exchange with four artists, each of whom broke my heart. Hopefully one of the people I met over the weekend will respond favorably. If none of them are interested, then I will try to talk to people at Anime USA. If that doesn't work out, I will crawl back into my trash hole and re-evaluate my sense of self-worth.
