Sunday, March 11, 2018

Visual Novel Commissions

What is a Visual Novel?

A visual novel (VN) is a storytelling medium using static characters exchanging dialog with illustration scattered throughout. Sometimes it includes reader input with choose-your-own-adventure type stories or stat building.
Screenshot from Line of Heroes by Me!


Sprite Art 

Sprites refer to the character art used during the "talking" portions of the game. They generally have a static pose but change expression based on the text. I offer to make sprites for these types of games.

Sprite Art Commissions

Status - Currently Closed




Full Size Sprite - A complete head to toe rendering of a character.
A base sprite comes with 1 pose, 1 outfit, and 4 expressions (Neutral, Happy, Sad, Angry).


Chibi Sprites/Super Deformed - A super-deformed miniature version of the character, great for menus or mini-scenes. 

Live2D Sprites - An animate 2D sprite to make it look more alive.

Pricing

  • A base sprite costs around 30 USD at least. 
    • Purchasing more than 2 characters will qualify for a package deal. (5% - 20% depending on the cast size.)
    • Additional expressions are 0.50 USD each
    • Additional outfits can vary from 5 - 20 USD depending on complexity. (Color variations of a shirt or dress for example do not count as new outfits.)
    • Additional poses will vary based on complexity 5 - 20 USD (Changing the position of one limb vs completely different angle.) 
  • Chibi Sprites - 6 USD each. 
    • 0.25 USD for extra expressions.
  • Animation 
    • Blinking and Mouth flaps (5 - 20 USD)
    • Animated expressions (10 - 25 USD)
    • Full Animated sprites (20+ USD)
  • Deliverable (final file format I send this in)
    • PSD File* (+10 USD) 
    • PSD for Live2D** (+25 USD)
    • PNG (transparent)
    • GIF (animated)
    • Live2D file 
  • Planning to Sell the game?
*Note on PSD files: You are free to make your own edits to PSD files which is why it costs a bit extra.  

**Live2D works best with a lot of layers to animate. It's also a great format for building your own poses and expressions even if you're not planning on using Live2D. See this Tutorial for an idea of what you're getting.  

Example:

This character has 8 outfits(20 USD each)
1 hair and eye color variant (no charge)
10 different expressions in addition to the default 4 (.50 USD each)

Final Deliverables:
PNG files: 195 USD
PSD file: 205 USD
Live2D PSD file: 215 USD

If each outfit needed to be in the two poses:
Since it's just an arm change +5USD for each outfit
PNG: 235 USD
PSD:  245 USD
Live2D PSD: 255 USD

Obviously this is a pretty intense character sprite and not at all what I'd consider common. But it does illustrate how I might break down a price based on need. I will always give options!
VN Sprite Order Form


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