Draw a picture, get a supplement -- Closed for new entries

[sniderman]

Hey gang,

I have a new Mutant Future supplement that's nearing completion. It's been in the works for a very loooong time, and I'm anxious to get this out into the world and into the hands of Mutant Lords. However, there's one thing missing -- art. As-is, the supplement runs nearly 80 pages long without art. Keep in mind that this supplement doesn't need maps, charts, or graphs, and the only art it would "need" would be illustrative in nature. But I'm torn between releasing it in an artless version or if I should take an extra few weeks/months and have some spot illustrations created to pep it up.

What are your thoughts? Just weighing some opinions while I try to decide what to do...

[greyarea]

Art can make all the difference. I highly suggest waiting and getting the art.

[Malcadon]

There are those who think that illustrations are not that important or outright distracting, while others think they add flavor and visual inspiration to a game book. I personally lean towards the latter, plus I see them (along with maps, charts, graphs, etc.) as landmarks in what would otherwise be endless walls of text. (This is an especially helpful method when using a number of those indi RPGs that lack an index or table of content.)

[sniderman]

...plus I see them (along with maps, charts, graphs, etc.) as landmarks in what would otherwise be endless walls of text.

That's a good point and may be the push I need to tackle it in some way.

[sniderman]

OK gang, I've decided that this new supplement could certainly use some artwork to make it more visually appealing. So, taking my cue from last year's Deviant Database art solicitation, I'm opening up art submissions for "One Year In The Savage AfterWorld."



Without giving too much away, the supplement is a collection of 52 Mutant Future mini-adventures that could be run over a few hours for a weekend group. (Hence the "One Year".) The supplement can be used for pick-up games, side quests, convention one-shots, etc. 52 post-apocalyptic one-page dungeons, as it were. The book is written and edited, and now I just need help with some general illustrations. Below is a list of art pieces that give a good cross-section of the book. Anyone who supplies a piece of art gets a PDF of the finished book. Provide three or more and I'll happily supply a print version as well as the PDF to you. All artists retain rights to their work and will receive full credit in the book. I don't even need professional artists either. Any good-faith effort will be fine, though I do reserve the right to say No Thanks. For more information, read the post from the Deviant Database art solicitation from last year on how this worked.

And here's a list of the art suggestions I'm in need of:
Situational illustrations:
An abandoned gas station
Black ooze rises from a pit
A Mansquito floats down to attack
Morningstar plants swinging their flails
Army cyborg with a flamethrower
A giant man (15’) smashes a building
A hooded figure rides a giant ant
Mants stand guard outside a giant anthill
Looking down at a small secluded ranch in a valley
An armed cockroachoid
A rickety boat sailing on the sea
A house wrapped in vines
An abandoned bowling alley
A classic zombie attack!
A post-apoc survivor wearing a baseball batting helmet
Two four-legged mule-like robots
An abandoned supermarket
Looking down at a child trapped in a basement
Vines growing all over a small grove
Trees made of glass crystal
A hawk-man flies overhead
Dinosaurs!
Everyone in a village is asleep
A unicorn at the foot of a waterfall
Giant scorpion
A post-apoc casino
A torn old movie poster
A medical regen tank
Giant tarantula attack
An abandoned amusement park
A fishman pokes around a ship’s hold
A train-like armored military vehicle crosses the desert
A lidded well in the middle of a field
An abandoned library
A humanoid mass attacks
Tall trees with flying jellyfish hover nearby
A skeleton lays next to a tree

EDITED TO ADD: Keep in mind, for these "situational illustrations," I don't need landscapes and "big picture" artwork. The ideas posted here are to give you an idea of the scene to be illustrated. So, for an abandoned supermarket, an overturned grocery cart or a pile of cans would be good. "Dinosaurs!" could be the head of a roaring T-Rex. I'm looking for spot-art for the adventures rather than "this is what the scene looks like" sketches, if that makes sense...

Creature illustrations:
Glass Plasm – Looks like Living Water rising out of a lake or pond
Nanomite Swarm – Looks like smoke (made up of microscopic robots)
Great White Gull – A sea gull with a shark’s head
Fear Feeder – A frightening shadow on a wall
Corpse Owl – An undead rotting owl
Ayteeum – A horned rabbit that looks kinda lizardy too
Luminion – A humanoid made up of light and energy
Ligreemen – The classic alien “greys”
Crimson Cinder – A humanoid made up of fire and smoke
Shroombie – A zombie with mushrooms and toadstools growing all over him

Feel free to ask questions in this thread or email me at gameagain at gmail dot com. If you'd like to claim something, give me a shout and I'll mark it as yours. If you need clarification on any of the concepts, drop me a line. Thank you!

[DavetheLost]

Still looking for art? I have a sketch in progress for the Great White Gull, and can shoot some reference photos tomorrow for the Bandonmed gas station, the covered well, and couple of the others... Yes, I live near Mansquitos!

[Malcadon]

I got same in the works: the cyborg with flamer; the humanoid mass attacks; and... Well... I'm still figuring that out.

[artikid]

Hi, I might send the following:
An armed cockroachoid
A post-apoc survivor wearing a baseball batting helmet
The Ligreemen.

[sniderman]

Hey gang,

This started nearly a month ago and many of the pieces you're claiming have been drawn and turned in already. The deadline for the artists who jumped aboard is this Friday, in fact, for a early November release. Sorry, but we're nearly done.