/r/HungryArtists
HungryArtists is an online community of freelance artists, designers and illustrators all looking to create custom art commissions for you!
Commission an artist quickly and easily by clicking here, just create an account in minutes and post your request. Artists will start replying with a range of portfolios for you to choose your best fit.
Welcome to /r/HungryArtists!
Commission an artist quickly and easily by clicking here, just create an account in minutes and post your request. Artists will start replying with a range of portfolios for you to choose your best fit.
Please read our rules below before posting Any questions please read our handy wiki or join our Discord
Alternatively browse thousands of worldwide artists portfolios updated daily, when you find an artist that suits your budget and style just message them directly by clicking on their username.
Quick Filters
Are you an artist currently seeking commissions? Post a link to your portfolio with a general idea of your pricing structure! Be sure to subscribe to the sub and check daily for new requests.
What are the rules?
We don't have many, and most of them are common sense!
If you have any issues, please message our Moderators!
Rule 1. Commissioning art
If you are commissioning a piece, please include [Hiring] at the start of your post. You MUST provide a budget IN USD for how much you would be willing to pay for your artwork. If you’re not sure of the specific number, give a rough estimate of your budget.
Please be as specific as possible with your listing and provide as much useful information as possible about the specs of the project, including size, purpose, media, and deadline.
- When you have found your artist, please comment on your post - ' Position Filled ' to announce that you are no longer looking. This will also lock your thread.
Rule 2. Payment and Pricing
We do not allow any budgets or prices that are below $30 per piece.
- If you are purchasing a piece that requires commercial rights, the minimum is $100 USD - With that, we will also require that if you are looking for (Work For Hire) WFH / Full rights transfer of a commercial piece, the price should reflect that. On average, the cost of a full rights transfer is 200-300% of the creation cost. Our recommended industry entry level standard is $500 per piece to take over full ownership of the image. Anyone asking for full rights below that rate will be removed.
Please use a payment processor that has buyer and seller protection with the ability to include terms and conditions, a contract, and escrow or refund options. Sites with "Goods and services" options are the most common. This subreddit recommends Artistree for the protections of all parties involved There is NO reason to use a 'friends and family' money transfer with a stranger online. It's typical for the client to cover any payment fees or for the artist to include them in their pricing.
Contracts are STRONGLY recommended for additional protection of both artist and client. Every single time without question you should have a contract, no matter what.
If you have concerns with a transaction, report it to the moderators for investigation.
- All “bitcoin” currencies are banned and will only be allowing ‘fiat money’ or real currency from now on. No gift cards, stocks, weird e-check scams, or fortnight points and so on. Artists should be able to pay all of their bills with the money they earn off the /r/HungryArtists subreddit. ALL NFT PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED - If you are purchasing the digital publishing rights or NFT rights of a piece of artwork , that is a different discussion that both parties should agree to and be paid for. Payment in NFTs, percentages, or digital coins does NOT count as payment under rule 2
Rule 3. SPEC work
Free work is not allowed.
Do NOT ask for artists to create any amount of work before agreeing to payment and hiring the artist. Every artist hired must receive payment or the project will be considered as speculative work
Competitions are not allowed. No 5-minute sketch samples. No unpaid 'tests'. No investment opportunities. No "I'll pay you when this gets funded".
- Please report anyone seen asking for, offering, or making free artwork in an attempt to get the job.
Rule 4. Artist Portfolios
Artists, please include [For Hire] at the start of your post. Try to include price and image examples. Be clear on your ability to ship and shipping costs if applicable.
Your portfolio must not require login/account creation. (ex: Instagram without an additional link) Any kind of premade items links store page is not allowed on this subreddit. Post on /r/artstore instead.
Artists, while commenting, please do not undercut each other in the community. The client picked their budget for a reason and with an expectation of a quality that matches that budget or higher. We are a marketplace where price is flexible but going lower is never the answer.
Rule 5. Spam
You will be warned and subsequently banned if caught doing these spam offenses frequently:
Posting portfolios with no correlation to clients request, eg, the client asked for an oil painting and your portfolio is 100% logo design.
Posting the same copy-pasted response to client requests. Personalize and acknowledge you actually read the request.
Linking to sites that require an account.
If you see spam or have ANY concerns with a transaction, report it to the mods for investigation.
Rule 6. Posting Limits
Do not make more than one post per week . This ONLY applies to artists' FOR HIRE posts.
Deletion of posts is discouraged for recordkeeping purposes. If there is a need, the mods can lock a post upon request.
Rule 7. Supportive and professional conduct
Be supportive and professional. If someone is doing something wrong or needs some help, politely let them know, in PM if necessary. Comments negatively criticizing art portfolios openly will be banned.
No matter the user, please don't create a hostile environment by insulting or cursing. We expect everyone to be professional and use common courtesy. Use the report button and let us handle issues. Continual hostile activity will result in a ban from the sub.
Rule 8. Art Theft
Art theft will be tolerated under NO circumstances. Do not steal other's work or IP to copy or profit from. The client has a responsibility to make sure their reference images are legal to use for their commission. Artist Credit must be given where it is due, but is not seen as a valid form of payment.
Subreddit's stance on AI Art.
As always, rules are up to moderator discretion, so if someone is being an ass, they may see consequences even if they're just toeing the line.
If you do not see your post - ARTISTS ONLY
Please note that if you have a relatively new account or very low comment karma(<25), your posts will be caught in the spam filter- No posts under 25 karma will be approved. This is a preventive spam measure for people who have no interest in participating in our community.
Posts containing shortened URLs (such as bitly, tinyurl, and so on) will be automatically removed.
Helpful Links
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If you have hired someone through this subreddit please leave a review over on /r/HungryArtistsFed
Art Credits
Header Image(from left to right):
Artists of our new banner:
/u/Baconstrap - portfolio - image
/u/Dainius8888 - portfolio - image
Sidebar Image: /u/WaarIsDeSol - portfolio - image
Updated 8/14/23
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[HIRING] Anime/manga/cartoon/video game style art of Darren Hayes (ex Savage Garden) to make into personal trinkets/ita bag accessories - USD$300/AUD$460 budget
So I'm a massive, lifelong fan of Darren Hayes, ever since his Savage Garden days. I've also learned of the ita bag trend and similar fan trinkets. So I thought it would be funny to make a Darren Hayes themed ita bag.
However, as an Australian singer-songwriter, he's not exactly swimming in merch. Yes, there are concert buttons, but nothing that would necessarily be the sort of stuff you'd see in a convention's Artist Alley. So I thought: why not commission an artist to make some?
I'm thinking of a set about 7-8 designs of Darren over the years (to reflect his "eras"/album releases) but in a more cartoony, anime, or video game style. Like you wouldn't necessarily realise it's of Darren Hayes until you look closely and go "wait a damn second". Some designs related to his songs or quotes would be fun too. I'm also a big fan of Ace Attorney, Animal Crossing, and Hoyoverse games, and "I Want You" was in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, so designs based on those media would be fun (imagine Darren as a chibi Genshin sticker) but honestly I'm open to whatever.
The dream would be to convert them into stickers or buttons or keychains - only for me, not to sell, but if you as the artist want to sell them for yourself as part of your product line I'm happy for that. (Hey, you might have other Darren Hayes fans be interested!) I'll most likely handle the manufacturing myself since this is just for me, but if you also offer such services or have any recommendations for small-press manufacturers (I'm in Australia) that'd be great.
Based on the USD$30/AUD$46 min, I'd say my budget would be around AUD$460 (USD$300) for a set of 10 designs, but happy to negotiate.
07:15 UTC
[FOR HIRE] 100$+ Vtuber Comms & 40$+ Art Comms!!!
07:05 UTC
[Hiring] NEED ALBUM COVER
Budget is 50$ to 60$ READ FIRST My references are Kaytranadas 99.9% album cover And goldlinks at what cost cover If you cannot do something around this style do not respond please, thank you.
05:48 UTC
[FOR HIRE] Character Art Illustration open for commission, DM for Details and let's discussing further
04:04 UTC
[Hiring] Looking for Christmas magazine cover design
We’re looking for a talented designer to create the cover for our 2024 Christmas Magazine. The budget is $100, but it’s negotiable depending on experience and the quality of the work. I am specifically looking for designers with experience in creating magazine or holiday themed designs,
Designers with similar work samples will only be considered
03:59 UTC
[For Hire] Make your loved ones happy with a nice gift for the New Year holidays ❤️
03:46 UTC
[FOR HIRE] Available for work. All type commission open! I also have SKEB style commission. Feel free to contact me if you're interested! :> Thank You!
03:40 UTC
[hiring] Looking for an artist for an Xmas gift
Hello! Looking for an artist to recreate this poster but with my father in law (not gonna post pictures of him on the post but will send it on messages)
I’m more looking to get this done at least by the 30th so I have enough time to get it to him since we have to do Christmas on 3rd
I don’t really need like a complete recreate the whole image. More just having him as the guy on the front is more what I’m looking for? If that makes sense!
I can offer $40-100USD and I have PayPal and cashapp, bank dosent let me have Venmo but if you need a different app or something I’m open to discussing it
02:40 UTC
[For hire] starting from 30$!
02:36 UTC
[Hiring] Gore-tastic post-battle scene for an OC
Hello there!
I'm scouting out potential artists to put to digital paper, the image of something that's been rattling around in my brain for a long time.
In essence, it features my OC, a Half-Elf Warrior who could be compared to The Punisher in certain aspects, ankle-deep in bodies, splattered with blood and viscera, a mad look in her eyes, staring at the 'camera', An image meant to evoke madness, and show that despite being the protagonist, she is anything but a good person.
This would likely be a full image with full background, and while by budget isn't extensive, I'm confident something could be arranged. I'd prefer something semi-realistic or comic-bookish, but would also be interested in hyper-stylized depending on the artist's style. Not interested in anime-style art or cartoony art, as though each have their merit I don't picture this scene in either.
Flat colors or very basic shading is fine, as again my budget is not extensive. Ideally it'd cap off at $200.
For more details, please leave a comment below with a link to your portfolio, and I'll take a peruse through and see who might match what I'm looking for!
Thank you!
02:11 UTC