Where can I commission [PAID] modders/artists?

[ChancellorKremlin]

Basically, is there a website like Patreon, but in reverse, where I ask for something to be done, and either come up with how much I am willing to pay for it, or let the prospective candidates suggest a fee?

 

If you are reading this and you are either an animator or a 3d modeller/artist, get in touch.

 

 

[GSBmodders]

cant think of anything, but some daz3d artist do mod skyrim. So your best bet is to contact the mod authors who's work you admire and simply ask if they are available for commissioned work. relate what you wish to see in your mod. inquire as to whether or not your wishes are possible to achieve and as to how much such a commission will cost. Every Mod author will have something else in mind and varying skill so do not simply jump at the first person to say " I'll do it. " instead examine the persons works and be critical his will help you avoid possibly being ripped off by someone who simply see's dollar sign's.

[ChancellorKremlin]

Thanks GSB!

 

Yeah, I know when you see something you can contact the artist, but I was thinking of something a little more organised than that, like a proper marketplace. Also, only the 3d modelling I want done is related to "modding" in the sense, FNV modding that is. The other, the animation, is a video which isn't related to any game engine. 

 

Shame, I was hoping there would be a place I could just go and request something. 

[TaleirFox]

As far as I know, no such place has yet come into existence.  You can try looking for a 3D Modeler/Modder Reddit.  I often see advertisements for work on Reddit's game developer's board, so I imagine that may extend to other boards.  Just make sure you follow their rules on explicit content when making a thread.

[TaleirFox]

I've got a pervy outfit modeling project for Skyrim I've been interested in getting done, and some friends suggested that this would be the place to find someone capable of making it happen.  I've done a lot of commissioning in other communities, but in those places, it is pretty straight-forward to evaluate someone's work and approach them.  Here, it seems like an open advertisement may be in order.

 

I suppose all I'm interested in is:  Is there anything I should know about making open commission requests on Lover's Lab?  Might there be a better place to look for this sort of thing?  Are there any special or unspoken rules to follow when posting an ad for commission work?

 

You know, those sorts of things.

[Guest]

Well for a start you could take a look here.

http://www.loverslab.com/topic/292-rules/?p=6248

 

A lot of people do things for free here and few have donation buttons if they feel like it is appropriate.

I guess for a commission to be valid here you would need to outperform the free work and not use any resources from other mods unless they let you.

Well all in all good luck and if you are good you might already have a customer.

[TaleirFox]

Sounds like you misunderstood.  I'm not the one looking to be paid; I'm the one intending to pay someone to help me get this project done.  I think you got my role in this reversed.

 

And yes, I would expect them not to use resources from other mods.  

 

I did have a look at the rules.  They do say you may not sell a mod through Lover's Lab, but nothing about offering to pay someone to make a mod.  I need to know the accepted protocol to follow when announcing you have a job for someone, if there is such a thing.

 

Like, there doesn't appear to be a request board or anything.  Best I see is a scattering of topics with [idea] and [request] in the subject line.  Nothing much about offering to pay someone to have your request/idea done, though.

[DoctaSax]

LL's rule 12 continues to prohibit any kind of paywalling, as before, for mods being available, and support for them. In other words, if mod content requires payment for anybody to access it, it's not allowed on LL. Donating on the other hand is allowed. As a result if negotiations for a commission job are done in public on LL, the resulting mod has to be made available to everybody, not just the person paying for it. It remains a type of donating, with the donation serving as an incentive for the content to be made at all, instead of an exclusive sale where people who don't cough up money can't get access to the content, ie: paywalling.

[Guest kimbale]

You will never get a marketplace for artist work. Opinions, skills and foremost style (ie individual best practices) vary way too much.

It's therefore also impossible to get ripped off if you have a artist knowing their stuff. They will show you sketches/prototypes to your ideas fast and ask you about important iterations of the piece. All while having a leveled plan of what costs what if they do it.

Only way to get good commissions (for both sides) is to present their projects well and state exactly how payment would be solved.

 

So, for the commissioner, state as clearly and as knowledgeable as you can what you want done. And then state exactly what you are willing to pay (this shouldn't ever change, as long as you seek for commission, as artists will put in sketchwork based on this - you may drive off the people best fit for your job by suddenly offering less).

 

For the (hopefully) commissioned, showcase your work. Give estimates of how much you'd want to be paid for certain types of work - and give direct, graphical examples for it (2D artists often have a complete picture shown in all states of finish from sketch to fully rendered and retouched stating the price for each step).

 

Keep in mind that even with these stated prices, the price may vary greatly for a certain commission - it all comes down to finding the right artist/commissioner. Knowing the price upfront gives both parties a professional, clear frame which makes the individual nature of these things possible though.

 

This can work on LL too.

Artists can show their work, adding that they offer commissions, possibly stating estimated prices for certain things - if they offer those things for free. It still gives people looking for commission work an idea of skillset and accompanying prices.

People needing an artist could write up their ideas, adding as much reference as possible and state that they'd be willing to offer payment. They then would need to offer the finished project on LL (if payment offers were openly posted/discussed).

 

And there's also PMs...