[Aonele]

Hi all,

I have some questions regarding working with a doujinshi artist. Forgive me if these seem like derp questions, lol. It's my first time wanting to make a doujinshi.
First of all, where does one go to find a doujinshi artist who might be willing to work with a writer to create a doujinshi? I figured I'd try looking on Acen forum first, but are there other sites where doujinshi artists frequent where I can post? Like a craigslist for doujinshi artists?
Secondly, I'm a poor college student, so I won't be able to provide the artist with any compensation, besides allowing the artist to sell/publish the work as they see fit. All I ask is to be credited as the writer. Is that a fair trade? If not, what are the usual "business deals" that goes on between a doujinshi writer and doujinshi artist? If you are the artist, what sort of additional benefits/pay would you want?

To the artist reading this who might be interested in applying, here's some basic things about the doujinshi's I'm planning:
-It'll be Skyrim doujinshi
-The stories will be vanilla (ie lovey-dovey)
-I'm looking for artists with similar style to Fumi Ishikawa (artist of Suikoden 2), or those who draws in a style that's in between western- and eastern-styles.
-The stories are largely H, but the artist is free to decide how H they want to draw.
-The artist is free to set his/her own deadline, so long as he/she stays committed.

If there are other tips/tricks/comments regarding how to find a doujinshi artist, how to successfully make a deal with a doujinshi artist, suggestions of artists, please feel free to post them here!

This post has been edited by Aonele: 12 January 2012 - 02:29 PM

[Lord Warhammer]

Try Deviant Art maybe? otherwise does your college allow you to post help wanted ads?

[DC Panda]

That's sort of a tall order for no compensation.

[Christy]

I agree with Darrick - that is kind of a tall order for no compensation, especially if you're looking for a professional artist. Doujinshi won't make enough of a profit for a selling artist - which are most of they types of artists that hang out here. What you should probably do is seek out a Skyrim fan artist with a style you like, with no outstanding doujinshi projects and approach them to see if they'd be interested in collaborating. Make sure to review the compensation and job proposal rules on whatever site the artist you're approaching posted to. I know Deviant Art has some rules about that.

It can be very difficult for a writer to find an artist that they can work with in a equitable fashion, and in that way I feel I've been very lucky. Many artists have their own ideas and scripts and are unwilling to work with a writer. Furthermore, you often get artistic and personality clashes between artists and writers so it's very important that you find somebody you're going to mesh well with on a personal level.

When you approach the artist, start by introducing yourself, complementing their work and asking if they'd be interested in collaborating on a doujinshi project. Mention that compensation would be minimal, if any, but avoid sending a laundry list on the first run. When they respond, send them a sample of the script to see if they like your work. The artist has to like your story if they're going to work on it to fullest potential without payment. Once the artist agrees, you can work out the details on how the work is to be presented, compensation (if any), the details of the overall story line and deadlines. I should warn you that you'll probably get a lot of rejections, but if you keep looking you may eventually find someone.

Another option is to post the work and see if somebody steps up to volunteer. If the script is really good, you may just be approached.