"if I can't, I'll just do it horribly until I get decent" -- Great attitude there! That's pretty much the way I've always worked.
Assuming the whole "mega profit" thing isn't a requirement, I might have something you'd be interested in.
It's not a short project, but it's (hopefully) interesting. Some info is at
http://writerofalicrow.github.io. We're currently a 3-man team with a designer, two programmers, and a writer (I'm both a writer and a programmer). Looking to add two artists to the team to handle the art stuff. Rev-share, and spare time (for now). And everyone has creative control over their area of the project (within reason).
I can give you more details if it sounds like something you might be interested in.