I contacted a few more companies for art outsourcing and got some replies. From talking to them, art outsourcing is usually done when you have concepts and know exactly what you want. It’s not usually done for what I need, which is art direction and iterative level design. So I probably won’t go with outside companies for art.
I’m trying to find some artist websites now where I can post free job offers. My real offer is going to be posting an expensive ($350) ad on Gamasutra. I’m going to post it tomorrow, as most people will not work that day so my ad can stay on top for a while.
It’s going to be a problem hiring someone good enough. I’m just going to go by the strength of their resumes and see how smart they sound on the phone. I’ll also go with the hourly pay thing, so I don’t have to worry about wasting money paying someone who isn’t working.
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Find a good professional is always a problem. Anyway, I’m posting this, and maybe you can contact those 2 guys before posting (or while posting) your offer on Gamasutra.
I’ve worked with both of em, one is Brazilian and another German. Both are very capable and have +5 years of experience. Maybe you should try to contact them:
http://veteehrri.blogspot.com/
http://www.stoobz.de/indexV2.htm
Thanks, I’ll do that.