Need some map(s) made

[Durakken]

Also, I've been paid as much as $400 to create one map, and even at such a large dollar amount, I still share copyright ownership with the publisher allowing me to post the map in my gallery, and here at the CG. I wouldn't give up that right for any amount of money.

As put in the original post I don't have any qualms about the artist posting it in their portfolios and such. I intend to use the map both online and in print and as soon as someone does that it is pretty much pointless to put restrictions on most things like that...

The concern I have is that I don't like dividing ownership of the full product. It's a major issue all over the place and it has caused tons of good things to be ruined or not seen.

[Hai-Etlik]

As put in the original post I don't have any qualms about the artist posting it in their portfolios and such. I intend to use the map both online and in print and as soon as someone does that it is pretty much pointless to put restrictions on most things like that...

The concern I have is that I don't like dividing ownership of the full product. It's a major issue all over the place and it has caused tons of good things to be ruined or not seen.

Well you really aren't going to get any better than giving you an option to buying the copyright for a pre-agreed price later, and even that is going to be a hard sell and will cost more. If the project does well and you get the money, you can pay the arranged fee and the copyright is yours. If not, then it doesn't really matter that you don't hold the copyright to the map as the whole thing failed.

I still wouldn't work under those conditions, even if I were getting a royalty until the option were exercised, but you might at least have a chance of convincing someone.