Grant needs artists

[Steven Grant]

I've got six graphic novel projects that must get done, so I'm looking for professional quality comics artists able to work well in black and white (pencils & inks). Downside: there's no upfront pay. Upside: they will be seen. Backend pay on a wing and a prayer, so it's rolling the dice.

Requirements:

They're all modern day, down to earth "real world" type stories: crime, action, or espionage material. So:

* No superhero art
* No "manga" art (I know there's not really a "manga" style but there's a style an awful lot of Americans in particular have convinced themselves is "manga" style)
* No cartoony art
* At least semi-realistic is preferred, but stylized (Bill Sienkewicz, Alex Toth, Darwyn Cooke type styles, or any strongly identifiable and confidently rendered style) is just dandy
* Good anatomy rendering and composition skills a must

I realize most people capable of such are already working professionally, but worth a shot, right? Two scripts are ready to go, the others will be written one per month from August through November.

If interested, send samples (must be sequential art, preferably two sequential pages; no pinup shots or sketches) to malcolmcory@gmail.com. No more than three pages per person, preferably two pencilling samples and one inking sample. DO NOT email anything to any Comic Book Resources account.

[WatsonGlenn]

I've got six graphic novel projects that must get done, so I'm looking for professional quality comics artists able to work well in black and white (pencils & inks). Downside: there's no upfront pay. Upside: they will be seen. Backend pay on a wing and a prayer, so it's rolling the dice.


I think it would be interesting to learn how many submissions you get and out of those how many are even close to acceptable. It would also be great to see some of the submissions if the artists agree.

Do you think you will get most of the submissions from kids or adults?

Good luck.

[Steven Grant]

Late teens/adults mostly would be my guess but I'm not going to statisticize them here. As a rough rule of thumb though, one is lucky if one in 25 submissions produces something workable. Way too many people are more interested in only being a little better than the worst comics artists rather than trying to be better than the best comics artists. But there are some extremely talented unknowns out there.

[bartl]

I've got six graphic novel projects that must get done, so I'm looking for professional quality comics artists able to work well in black and white (pencils & inks). Downside: there's no upfront pay. Upside: they will be seen. Backend pay on a wing and a prayer, so it's rolling the dice.
I'll pass this on to a couple of friends of mine; unfortunately, they are working professionals, but they've been known to do work on spec if they like the material.

[Brenz]

I'm working with a fantastic artist named Max Velati. I don't know what the rest of his schedule's like, but his work sounds right up your alley:

www.velatistudios.com

[AdH]

Hi, I was wondering, is it a must that applicants ink as well as pencil, or would you accept pencils-only submissions as well? And if you do, do you prefer attachments or links?

[Steven Grant]

Either one is fine. I prefer pencils and inks, but it depends what kind of package can be put together.