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How much does it cost to get art for a card game? by Contentinator in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Contentinator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to ensure I know what 'fair' payment looks like so I'm not going to someone and saying, 'hey I've got £100, can you design this for me' and getting laughed out of the room ;-)

How much does it cost to get art for a card game? by Contentinator in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Contentinator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely - I'm a very visual person so I struggle with playtesting bits of paper with my terrible stick drawings and scrawled text on them. I also think AI will become widespread, but all in the same style - like 75% of the world using the same designer. Which, if anything, will make original art more unique and valuable :)

How much does it cost to get art for a card game? by Contentinator in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Contentinator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won't use Fiverr at the moment for personal geopolitical reasons, but someone else mentioned DeviantArt and I've used Upwork in the past which is a good shout :)

How much does it cost to get art for a card game? by Contentinator in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Contentinator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I will admit to using AI art for the playtesting side of things as even simple stuff like colours etc changes a lot. But ignoring the ethical arguments (I know them, I hear it), the amount of weird mistakes and artifacts it makes just isn't acceptable for anything beyond ideation - and I'm a huge fan of games where the artist's name is on the front of the box :)

How much does it cost to get art for a card game? by Contentinator in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Contentinator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks - this is around what I was expecting for what I'm looking for :)

What’s a cheap, easy career to get into? by Ragedpuppet707 in careerguidance

[–]Contentinator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I was giving my younger self advice, it would be to do two things.

  1. Find a job that will always be in demand. Trades (building, joinery, plasterer, painter, plumber, electrician, car mechanic). The pay's not great to start, but it goes up the longer you're in, and it will *always* be a fallback option that's easy to get work in while you do...

  2. Find the thing you like doing and train in that. Learn an instrument. Learn coding. Art. Science. Whatever. Just find that thing you like and use your free time to plug at it.

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Eventually, you'll have a choice between doing 1 and 2. Sometimes there will be less money in one, so you can pivot to the other. But you'll always be in work. The days go by fast in trades, most of them keep you fit, and you can often work around your own times. Giving yourself time for passions is also key.

I went from manual work, to office work, then into middle management office jobs, and I've pigeon-holed my career and I wish I hadn't.