Easy access to spectacular concept art through EveryArt would be a big win for smaller game developers. Great concept art really helps bridge the gap from "pretty cool" to "amazing" and amplifies the inspiration driving the game concept.
Having worked on the early production stage of Blizzard's next MMO, concept art definitely seems like the most fun part of the design process, for both the artists and those who commission them. With concept art work, you can find mind-bogglingly talented people who, when you give them ideas and let them roam free, will do these face-meltingly awesome concepts that inspire you so much you just want to make huge posters of them and jump inside.
People just get so excited hiring amazing artists and seeing what they can do with few limits in place. That's what EveryArt will really have going for it.
Absolutely. We were our own first customers and sometimes have to restrain ourselves from blowing all our YC money on commissioning our own artists. Most of the work so far has been for the wall, but some people have commissioned pieces that they've used in a site design. No games. . . yet.
Having worked on the early production stage of Blizzard's next MMO, concept art definitely seems like the most fun part of the design process, for both the artists and those who commission them. With concept art work, you can find mind-bogglingly talented people who, when you give them ideas and let them roam free, will do these face-meltingly awesome concepts that inspire you so much you just want to make huge posters of them and jump inside.
People just get so excited hiring amazing artists and seeing what they can do with few limits in place. That's what EveryArt will really have going for it.
BTW, is there's anyone who has taken on commission markets for musical groups? Been wondering for a while: http://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-service-that-allows-people-a...