I find that artists and musicians are thrilled to put in time on projects for fair wages. You don't need to be a millionaire. Sweetening it with some share of f

I find that artists and musicians are thrilled to put in time on projects for fair wages. You don't need to be a millionaire. Sweetening it with some share of future revenue is okay if you have a really good idea and (1) are genuinely willing to accept their input, and (2) happy to cut them in on the profit it there is any. I'd never ask anyone to work for free, but I have done a joint project with an artist where we had no budget whatsoever and split the profit 50/50 for code and art. Sometimes those can be the best. Point being, never consider your idea or even your code more important to the game than artists or their input. You're also paying for their criticism about everything from backgrounds and colors to gameplay issues, which an AI can't give you.