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>>  Greets all,
>>      I am working on a traditional-type role playing game but I have a
>>small problem.  I really can't draw that well!  Is there anyone out
>>there who is a good artist, able to draw people and monster pictures?
>>I'm not looking for anything fancy at all.  The game I'm working on will
>>be shareware.  Is there anyone who would like to contribute?
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> In relation to this is an idea I've been thinking about recently - how about
> starting a collection of bitmaps suitable for tile-based RPG's or arcade
> games.  Could be organized by genre, game type, etc.  That would give
> programmers who can't draw some more incentive to get their games done.
> Ideally, such a collection (along with an index of some sort) would be
> stored on an FTP site somewhere.
> Another code-fiddler with no artistic talent,

	I am a code person WITH artistic talent... If I do say so myself! :)
I have done the graphics for a couple games in my time and I must say what you
are looking for is a bit impractical to say the least!  Why would a computer
artist put his bitmap pictures out on an FTP site for people to rip off when it
takes LOTS of time to do them.  I suppose IF I had a cooshy job I could afford
to occasionally dump off some pictures, but what use would they be...  I have
found that you really need to work closely with the people in charge of the
game to get anything of what they are looking for.  It is not a simple matter
of doing lots of drawings.  And Animations are the same thing.  I have made a
program to assist people who do 256 color PCX file bitmap animations, but even
with my program it takes a lot of effort to draw stuff on the computer.  I
talked to one artist who had a minor in computer Graphics, where she had done
bitmap drawings, etc, and she likened drawing with a mouse drawing with your
shoe!  In addition, I have tried to scan my sketches and then colorize them,
but this too has been a ROYAL Pain...  Althought I am quite pleased with how it
came out...  

In summary, I would be surprised if anyone could take your message seriously.
I feel REAL bad that most programmers cant draw, but hey, we cant do it all!
Often if you work for a company you can use their gaming engine, or their extra
fonts or their bitmaps, but the company will  have had to have hired some
artist somewhere...  

I guess that Computer Artists gotta eat too.

				wReam...
		      Ultimate Ninja of the LNH (Legion of Net.Heroes!)

P.S.   JOOOOOOSH!  I am having no end of trouble with the bitmaps you want me
to do!  Bleech!  EERRRRGG!  I hate doing tiles of EARTH!! YECH!  WRETCH! BLAH!
(Let's go back and do Elementis instead!!  :)