wow..you guys need artists? well there are professional H illustrators out there but i bet they'd choke you with the paycheck lol ..
i liked Tony Taka (not real name) 's work, very nicely done but i think his colour scheme is a bit classic for today
i like drawing myself(i dunt draw pictures of myself LoL) but i suck at colouring (even with colouring with photoshop tutorial) on top of that, no scanner & no tablet T^T ..i only have digital cam and it gave me brightness gradient when i take pictures (awfully ugly) lolx ..and so i had to spend a few days redrawing with photoshop pen tool ..*hope someone can help me too ahaha*
btw making a complete game is too much for a bunch of artists, perhaps at minimal would be more than 5(who works at speed of light) ..so i think considering varieties of scenes, poses, (sprites maybe) and the number of characters