[PAID - KICKSTARTER?] BLACK CHARACTERS/FACE-SETS!

Update!!!

The Global Release has arrived, folks:
Ethnic Hero Face-sets!

These face-sets are free to use and distribute; please remember to give credit to the corresponding artist in your game. We have dark-skinned characters, aliens, fantasy heroes, both genders, etc.

Esther Chang kindly agreed to donate her artwork from Dungeon of Monarchs (the character Rahz, see my profile pic).

What follows was the old news from way back when...
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Is anyone else interested in having face-sets for black heroes? Well, I'm a big believer in paying artists for their work. And I'm wondering if we can generate enough interest to start a Kickstarter campaign that will pay artists to create these new resources.

Here's my reasoning.

RPG Maker engines have been around for a long time (since the 90's at least). They make great art. But I don't think they're going to release an ethnic face-set. So there's a void that needs to be filled.

I have been searching for ethnic face-sets for some time. Before anyone claims I'm using the "victim" card, let me assure you that I'm white; not black. But why should that matter???

It shouldn't; but I guess (some) people might not believe a white person would want dark-skinned face-sets. I do! And I know tons of others who would enjoy ethnic heroes/characters. There's a demand for these resources!

Also, we have a lot of talented artists in the RMN community. I applaud those who don't shy away from darker skin tones. However - and I mean this politely - I'm not talking about white characters with dark skin. I'm talking about dark-skinned races - Africans, Indians, Pacific Islanders, etc. And with our large, talented community, it's possible to do!

If you're with me, please post. Before I set up a Kickstarter campaign, I need to know the level of interest within RMN, and more importantly...

Are there any artists willing to make face-sets of black heroes? If you're one of them, please PM me with how many face-sets you're willing to do and what you're charges ($$$) are.

With any luck, we can make some free resources for the whole RMN community to enjoy!

author=Liberty
There are some that exist - RMW ReStaff made some Middle Eastern characters, as well as some darker skinned ones. Granted, it would be nice to alternates with dark skin, though.

I think I may have seen those, Liberty - and they were great! (But there were only three of them, if I recall correctly...?)

author=unity
This is a very cool idea and I totally support this! If there was a kickstarter, I'd totally throw some cash for it!

I know, right? :) If it's affordable enough, I'd even pay for it myself! Thanks for posting!

author=InfectionFiles
I guess the main reason being that JRPGs generally don't have black people. Not the earlier games and such anyways. They have rectified that in more modern gaming, but still. I think it's more of an asian Enterbrain mentality.

Yes, I agree. I've worked for Asian gaming companies, and I can say from personal experience that it's still very difficult to convince them to make dark-skinned characters.

The absolute best, most beautiful examples of black characters I've ever seen were in Christopher Hart's "Manga for the Beginner Shoujo" book, but I can't seem to find them online. I wonder how much Christopher Hart would charge, hahaha...

I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask...

Update!

We have two great artists willing to make face-sets; and the more styles and races we have, the better! So if you're an interested artist - or if you find the time on your plate sometime later (i.e., unity ;) - feel free to contact me!

So excited this project's already in progress! Thanks everyone for your support! And let me know if you have questions regarding the Kickstarter.

We launched the Kickstarter for this.

Check it out here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1577583701/face-set-art-pack-ethnic-and-black-videogame-chara

(Plz ignore this. I just learned how to NOT double-post.)