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📢 [COLLAB / REV-SHARE] Looking for a 2D Artist (Cartoon/Fantasy Style) for a Playable Web Game!

A topic by nolino created 24 days ago Views: 203 Replies: 4

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Hi everyone! 👋

I'm a solo developer looking for my visual partner to unleash the full potential of my game, Dragon War.

🔥 The big selling point? This isn't just an "idea". The game engine is already fully coded, smooth, and V2 is playable online on Itch.io right now! 👉 https://nolino.itch.io/dragonwar

🚀 The Vision (Moving to V3): Currently, it's a solid Clicker/Idle game. But for V3, we are transforming it into a true Gacha RPG / Auto-Battler! Planned features: a cracking egg system, randomly generated stats upon hatching, monster fusion, and 5v5 arena battles.

🎨 The Art Style: We are going for a Cartoon / Colorful Fantasy vibe. I need creatures with real personality: starting with expressive dragons, and badass. You will have absolute carte blanche on the bestiary design!

🤝 What I offer:

The opportunity to see your creations come to life immediately in a working game.

Total creative freedom: you are the boss of the art direction.

A perfect chance to build your portfolio with a concrete, finished project.

The project starts as a collab/volunteer role, moving to an obvious Rev-Share (Revenue Sharing) model as soon as the game is monetized.

💬 Contact me: If you love drawing little monsters and are looking for a serious coder who actually finishes projects, send me a DM with some sketches or your portfolio! Let's discuss the vision together.

https://discord.gg/dx62H5hT8s

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Jacque Matos23 days ago (1 edit)

Hii! My name is Jacque and I'm an illustrator focused on cute and cozy styles for games.

I’m currently building my portfolio in game art and collaborating on a real project would be a great experience! I especially enjoy designing cute creatures and expressive characters, so the idea of baby dragons evolving into stronger forms sounds really fun to work on!

Here is my small farming asset pack and portfolio so you can see my style: https://jacquematos.itch.io/starter-cozy-farming-icons-seeds-game-asset-pack

If you think my style could fit the project, I’d be happy to discuss the vision and see how I could contribute.

Nice to meet you!

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nolino23 days ago(+1)

Hi Jacque! Nice to meet you, and thank you for your message 🙌

I checked your work, and your style is really cute and clean, but to be transparent, it is a bit different from what I’m currently looking for in Dragon War.

In my game, dragons do not evolve. I need different dragon designs that stay consistent with the visual direction already present in the project.

If you’re open to it, we can do a small style test first.

For the test, I’d like:

- 1 common dragon

- 1 legendary dragon

- 1 egg design for one of the dragons (your choice)

Important: for this test, you’ll need to take inspiration from the dragons / art style already in the game, so we can see if your style can align with the project direction.

If the test is successful, I’d be happy to continue working together on more creatures.

Please contact me on Discord by joining the server and sending me a private message (DM):

https://discord.gg/dx62H5hT8s

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Sourabh Sharma22 days ago

Hi! 👋

I run Chhayadhar Animation Studio, a small team focused on 2D game art and character design. I checked out Dragon War, and it’s great to see that the engine is already working and playable — that’s something many projects never reach. 🚀

The direction you’re planning for V3 with gacha mechanics, dragon hatching, evolution, and arena battles sounds like a really fun system to build visually. Our artists especially enjoy designing creatures and fantasy characters, so creating expressive baby dragons that evolve into powerful adult forms is right in our lane. 🐉

We can help with things like: • Dragon creature designs (baby → evolved forms) • Sprite sheets and animation frames • UI icons and game items • Additional fantasy creatures for the bestiary

You can view our portfolio here: https://chhayadharanimationstudio.in/2d-art/

If the style fits what you’re imagining, we’d be happy to talk more about the art direction for the dragons and how we could contribute to the project.

Looking forward to hearing more about your vision for Dragon War!

— Chhayadhar Animation Studio

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nolino22 days ago

Hi Chhayadhar team,

Thank you very much for your message and for checking out Dragon War 🙌

I appreciate your feedback and your interest in the project.

Before moving forward, I’d like to clarify my current situation:

Dragon War is currently a solo indie project (a playable version is already available on Itch.io).

At this stage, I’m mainly looking for collaborators to test style compatibility and potentially consider a longer-term collaboration if our visual visions align.

My immediate need is to keep Dragon War’s current visual style and build a consistent dragon bestiary. To check if we are a good fit, I would ask you to try creating:

1 common dragon

1 legendary dragon

1 egg matching one of the dragons

Important: the project currently starts as a volunteer collaboration.

If the fit is good and we continue, the goal is to move toward a potential revenue-sharing model once the game is monetized.

If that works for you, I can send visual references from the game’s current art direction.

please join the Discord server and send me a private DM there:

https://discord.gg/dx62H5hT8s

Best regards,

Nolino

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