EDIT: I've successfully gotten in touch with someone and hired them! Thank you again to the folks who reached out to me and those who signal-boosted my original message!!
Here's my problem: I've skimmed through a lot of the commission-related tags on Cohost, but I can't seem to find anyone specializing in weapon design.
I have two weapons I need to commission concept art for, and I while I have done some rough sketches, I am very rapidly reaching the limit of my meager notebook-doodle abilities. I am in need of someone who is Damn Good at Creating Weapons to help me take these disconnected ideas and details and turn them into some full-ass objects. This concept artwork will be referenced for future paintings and illustrations, so it's really important to me that I hire someone with the talent to get these right.
So: are you capable at designing weapons--both firearms and fantasy weaponry? Do you think you could help take my rough ideas and sketches and turn them into some workable concept art? Great! I have money and would like to give it to you in exchange for your time and services.
My asks are open--send me a link to your work and some way to commission you and we'll chat!
And if that doesn't describe you: please hit the rechost button! Finding someone to do this work has been much harder than I'd thought, and I'd greatly appreciate the signal boost.
(And before you say it: I know it's technically an option, but I really, really don't feel good using sites like Fiverr for work like this. I'd much rather hire someone on their own terms than go through a service that values turnaround time over what's actually good for the artist.)