Isometric Pixel Artist for Ancient Greek City-Builder $

We are developing an Ancient Greek city-builder inspired by classic Impressions Games titles such as Zeus: Master of Olympus, Pharaoh, and Caesar III.

We are looking for a skilled Isometric Pixel Artist to create high-quality buildings, terrain tiles, and UI elements that capture the warm, detailed, and readable aesthetic of these classics.

🎮 Project Overview

• Engine: Godot 4.6 (C#)
• Projection: 2:1 Isometric (DiamondRight)
• Tile footprint: 128×64 base diamond
• Style: Warm Mediterranean palette, stylized, hand-crafted feel
• Goal: Replace placeholder assets with polished production-quality pixel art

🎨 Scope of Work

🏠 Buildings (~25–30 total + variants)

Housing Evolution (6 tiers):

• Empty plot → mud hovel → shanty → cottage → townhouse → marble estate

Industry:

• Wheat farms, olive groves, vineyards (each with 4 growth stages)
• Timber lodge, workshops

Infrastructure:

• Fountain, agora, gymnasium, temple, theater
• Tax office, infirmary

Storage & Trade:

• Granary, warehouse, trading post, dock

Decorative:

• Gardens, plazas, columns, roadblocks

Future Expansion:

• Marble quarry (terrain-integrated), sculptor, palace

👉 Each building requires 3–4 subtle visual variants
(small differences like props, vegetation, windows, etc.) to avoid repetition.

🌍 Terrain & Roads

• Dual-grid terrain transitions:
  • Grass, fertile land, rock, water/coast
  • 4×4 atlas per terrain pair (16 blend tiles)
• Roads (3 tiers):
  • Dirt path
  • Cobblestone
  • Marble
    (as isometric overlays)

🚶 Walkers (Stretch Goal)

• ~8 character types
• 4-frame walk cycles
• Additional directional sprites for carts and caravans (4 directions)

🎯 Art Direction

Inspired by:

• Zeus: Master of Olympus (primary reference)
• Pharaoh, Caesar III
• Nebuchadnezzar, Lethis: Path of Progress

Key Style Notes:

• Warm tan / terracotta Mediterranean palette
• Clean, readable silhouettes
• Detailed but not cluttered
• Soft shadows baked into sprites (no ground shadows)
• Charming, handcrafted look (not photorealistic)

🛠 Technical Requirements

• Tile sizes:
  • 1×1 → 128×128 px
  • 2×2 → 256×192 px
  • 3×3 → 384×256 px
• Format: PNG with transparency
• Projection: 2:1 isometric (DiamondRight)
• Lighting: consistent from upper-left
• No ground shadows / halos
• Content centered on isometric footprint
• Consistent anchor point across all assets

📦 Deliverables

• Individual PNG sprites per building/variant (no sprite sheets)
• Organized folder structure:
  • /housing, /industry, /infrastructure, etc.
• Source files:
  • Aseprite, Photoshop, or equivalent

🧩 What We Already Have

• Fully working game:
  • Terrain system
  • Road system
  • Walker AI
  • Resource chains
  • Trade systems
  • Housing evolution
• AI-generated placeholder art (for layout & scale reference)
• Functional terrain transition system

👤 Ideal Candidate

• Strong portfolio in pixel art / isometric game assets
• Experience with city-builders or similar genres
• Deep understanding of tile-based systems
• Ability to maintain visual consistency across dozens of assets
• Attention to alignment, readability, and production standards

🤝 Collaboration

• Ongoing project (not a one-off task)
• Additional work planned:
  • New buildings
  • Animations
  • UI elements
  • Effects

We’re looking for a long-term partner who can grow with the project.

📩 How to Apply

Please include:

• Portfolio with relevant pixel art / isometric work
• Examples of tile-based or city-builder assets (if available)
• Tools you use (Aseprite, Photoshop, etc.)
• Your availability and rate