If you google "Paid gig Josh Henaman"

So, I set about haunting the various artist sites such as Digital Webbing, Pencil Jack and even ConceptArt.org. I even approached a few artists via email and made it all the way through character designs on a couple. Unfortunately, they always fell through. For one reason or another, I could never get a solid.mitment from an artist. After several false starts, I came to the conclusion that approaching an artist was the wrong way to go. It was a lot like internet dating. For every one artist there were about ten to twenty if not more writers vying for their attention.

If you google "Paid gig Josh Henaman" you'll see the ad I put out on Penciljack, Digital Webbing, etc. that would eventually help me find an artist. Probably the first thing that will stand out is the emphasis on "PAID GIG". If you take a few days to just familiarize yourself with these sites, you'll see tons of links and references to people trying to find a collaborator With even a hint of monetary gain, I knew it would it would set me above the majority of the clamor. You'll also notice I don't say, "I'm paying this much…" I let the artists.e to me with their rates. Why limit your range upfront? See where the market goes and leave everything up for negotiations, if possible.

I put the ad up around 10 pm Pacific time and it was pretty trippy to see the world wake up. I received hits first from the Philippines, then Australia, Europe and finally the Americas. In that order. All in all, I probably received around 80 – 100 emails from various artists hungry for work. More importantly, PAID work. I realized early on that with no connections I needed to separate myself from the static by stating there was something concrete in it for the artist. Simply put, they needed to know this would not be a waste of their time. In other words, they need to know I was serious about this.After narrowing it down and finally settling on Andy Taylor as an artist, I had him sign an NDA and sent over the pitch. His response?