Avatars and Mascots - Computer Graphics Artist Needed

We need an excellent computer graphics artist that can handle a larger project. You must be dependable, affordable and have the ability to creating artwork according to spec. We need near realistic looking animal and human figures drawn. This is a long term project, so we may select a number of artists to work with on this project OR we may just you one very good artist that has great turnaround time. There are 128 animals that we need created and about 32 animal/humanoid mascots. The 128 animals are standard and should be pretty easy to create for any good artist, but the 32 animal/humanoids may be more involved depending on your skill level. To make sure we select the correct artist for this project, we would like to assign 2 of each category in order to get an idea of pricing and turnaround time. In order to get part of or eventually this entire project, you must submit your portfolio of previous work. We DO NOT want clipart or readymade pictures or third-party word submitted. Your final work must meet our specs. We will review your current rating and respond back with the next steps should be interested in selecting you for this project. If you do not hear back from us within 48 to 72 hours after your proposal is submitted, it means that we have move on to other proposals. Good luck and we hope to work with you soon.