Quote Originally Posted by Tygular View Post
I don’t like linking to other people work because I feel it takes away from them
Taking other people's work WITHOUT CREDIT to use in your game does. Linking to people's work in their own portfolio does not take it away from them, in fact it's helpful. It sends us traffic and helps our search engine optimization. So, just don't link directly to the images and link them on the artist's portfolio site and then we can recommend you contact them first because they're probably guild members who take commissions.

I recommend you do it, it's important to see to get a sense of the style that compels you. I suspect what you want is quite expensive and that's why you haven't pursued the artists of the maps you like. If budget is a concern, I recommend you talk to https://www.instagram.com/waterwitchrpg/ for a cheap city (this artist is not me).