CryEngine re-skin and asset creation

Hi!
I am making a game demo for a kickstarter. The game is a homage to classic horror movies and games; dark, scary, lots of blood and very big on atmosphere. I am using CryEngine v3.4 as there seem to be some v3.5 limitations but maybe you could advise me on that, too?

I need:

Job 1. Human class model. The model already exists in CryEngine. It has all the anim rigs etc. set up and working. I would like to remove the jacket and the glasses, and to paint him like he is covered in blood. Flexible on the jacket and glasses, not flexible on the blood :)

Job 2. Dog class model. I have nothing for this so a much bigger job. Was thinking of something like the Resident Evil dogs :)

The quote is low and I don't know the correct figure - I'd need to discuss with the artist, but please don't think I'm making insulting offers :) I just don't know all the work yet. I will happily pay more.

I'd like somebody who had used/could use CryEngine or had modded with any Crytek game. Just for ease of use and familiarity.

Ideas for the visual style: Texas Chainsaw, David Lynch, Resident Evil
Extra notes: This will require a bit of discussion to make sure that all is OK, and also some advice may be needed as I'm a noob with game design. I can do the AI and the terrain modelling but the anims/character stuff is still beyond me.