Hi everyone, I'm working on a custom Game Boy Advance SP as a surprise gift for my girlfriend. She loves water so the base shell will be blue, and she has three pets, a dog and two cats. I'm looking for pixel art to customize the front of the GBA SP shell featuring her three pets. I will provide the exact template (from RetroSix) and the base color. I'll also ofc provide as many pictures of the pets as you need. The final exported image needs to be 958x829px, and I'd love something that works nicely with the background color to give a cool effect on the console (maybe something with a watery vibe ~). For the style, I’m thinking something along the lines of Pokémon battle sprites from the GBA games (RSE or FRLG), but featuring her actual pets. I’d love to keep their distinctive markings and features, with a bit of personality in their poses Just to be clear: I'm specifically looking for a human artist. I generated an AI image just to visualize my initial idea, but having an artist create something personal for this gift means much more to me. No AI-generated artwork, please, and I'd like to see a few progress shots during the process. I have a budget of $50~100 so don't hesitate to share your rates. I will prioritize artists who can show portfolios with pixel art animals. If you don't have pet examples specifically but think you can handle it, feel free to drop your portfolio anyway. Thanks!   submitted by   /u/Zaldrick [link]   [comments]