Intro
Hello everyone, hope you're having a chill day, I'm searching for an experienced Korean Manhwa/webtoon artist to adapt/convert my light novel series into manhwa form, that is, bring it to life.
I'm an established author, my series being the Anime Trope System. My series can be found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KY4JDLZ?ref_=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_tkin&binding=kindle_edition
Also can be found here: https://twitter.com/Alvin_Atwater and facebook.com/syr456
The goal is for a long term project and something me, the fans, and the artist can be proud of. Plans are to publish on Tapas and Webtoon.
Now, I worked with a webtoon artist before and they charged me a rate of 20 per panel (which is 80 per page), but I'm willing to adjust this reasonably. Hell, if the artist of Solo Leveling were to show up, I'd be all about that haha.
Paid: Yep. [Paid per page though.]
Budget: $1,000 a month for starts, but demand will increase as the fans settle in or people experience ATS for the first time through the webtoon: enabling the platform's revenue opportunities. [although I'm going to live with the expectation of paying out of pocket and nothing else, as well as keeping things realistic.]
[if you're looking to get paid per episode, let me know asap and we can talk about it. If we're going to be working on this thing for years, I'd like that detail up and out of the way haha]
I can only work with someone who knows how to make a good webtoon. I've already tried working with a n00b before and it was a complete disaster. I can't afford to be kind. Chill, yes. But everyone's responsible for their own creative careers.
Contact:
twitter, reddit (syr456), or here is fine. I will invite the selectee to our discord server later. I know through dm's, I can only reply to those that we're interested in. While most artists simply leave their portfolio and bounce, I won't reply if the style isn't what we're looking for nor if the artist has no actual webtoon experience.
Portfolios as usual, as they speak for you. [existing webtoons work too if the style is relevant.]
Schedule: ideally weekly or bi-weekly; however I've been in this game long enough to know that sometimes that shit isn't possible. However, I'm aiming for being productive. Just without burning out the artist: quality is important for a strong impression and to keep people coming back every week.
Style: This is non-negotiable. I've got the fan base, feverishly looking forward to ATS's webtoon. An experienced webtoon artist knows he's got to impress. Anime and manhwa art style only. High quality kind that is. Think about it. What brings you back to a Korean manhwa or doujin.
Note: You must be fine with NSFW (though the nsfw bits will not be posted on Webtoon due to their TOS.) You don't have to worry about coming up with character designs. As an established series, we've got some to work with (though the art for some are still WIP from the main artist who does my book covers and characters.)
Note 2: we're directly adapting the book to manhwa/webtoon. While I have two old examples you can look at (which I challenge you to beat), I will be giving you the ebook. It's written in a way that is easy to convert.
We of course have to take it one episode at a time haha. Let me know your max pages per week that you can do without losing quality or burning out. (Or max pages per bi-weekly, monthly, etc.) Although if you're not motivated and don't see yourself as being a part of the ATS brand in the future, it's probably best not to apply. Creative artists tend to quit on their own when they're not serious about something.
I'll also accept references to awesome webtoon artists accepting jobs xD.
