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 Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:45 am
Okay, i just wanted some advice with art. My brother found this lady who wants an illustrator for her story...so I have an interview with her on Tuesday (i'm so excited!!!) but I've never done professional illustrating before, how much should I charge for pictures?? Do I need some sort of business license to illustrate?
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:09 pm
Oblivion?
I don't know anything concerning such things, but good luck!
Like the game?
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:11 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:26 pm
Wah!! I didn't read this in time! How'd it go..?!
You can choose what to charge based on a few things...
What she's willing to pay,
How much you'd like to make per hour of work,
How much you'd like to make per piece,
How much it will cost you time and money wise to make the art.
Also, it's a good idea to know how much more time and effort it will be to illustrate black and white verses colored. Unless she needs each page colored!
It should ideally be a blend what she's offering and what the work is worth (cost of supplies, time, difficulty of work, etc).
Let me know: HOW DID IT GO?! biggrin
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:29 pm
Thanks Frog!
It went really well biggrin
She loved my pictures the second I opened my portfolio, it was such a relief. She co-authored the book, so she took a few black and white photo copies of some of my pictures to show her partner. He liked them too, so they emailed me a couple of days later, told me their plan and gave me a deadline.
Basically, they want me to draw the first three pictures, then they're taking the story with those pictures to different publishers to see if they can get it published. If the publishers decide to keep me as the illustrator I get a contract. If they can't find a publisher at all, then they'll self-publish, in which case I'll definitely get the contract.
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:11 pm
Nice! That looks positive either way!
Especially since they've already asked your to create within a deadline.
Let us know about it if/when it all becomes official. heart heart
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:46 pm
This coming week, the authors and I will be working out a contract...they've pretty much decided to self-publish. They'll still see if any publishers are interested, but I think they really want as much control over the project as they can have. It's really surreal...I never expected something like this to happen so soon. I also have most of the sketches done for all the pictures, I just have to go over the concepts with the authors to make sure I'm drawing what they want. Thanks for the support!
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:29 pm
Kira is....
Hey, looks like things are going really well!
....your mom.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:27 pm
yep...but i'm starting to feel sort of stressed, the authors haven't been giving me a lot of feedback. I bring pictures and they're like "we love them!" which is nice, but not very constructive for me. I guess they're kinda leaving the whole "look" of everything in my hands, which is scary because no one will pick up a book they don't think looks interesting...the art is what gives the first impression. That's a lot of pressure...
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:04 pm
Calopterynx yep...but i'm starting to feel sort of stressed, the authors haven't been giving me a lot of feedback. I bring pictures and they're like "we love them!" which is nice, but not very constructive for me. I guess they're kinda leaving the whole "look" of everything in my hands, which is scary because no one will pick up a book they don't think looks interesting...the art is what gives the first impression. That's a lot of pressure... Or, they love them so much, there is no editing to do! biggrin biggrin Yea, I would feel the same way. neutral sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:29 pm
ug! I'm going to have to go to the "dark side"...I need computer stuff to make drawing/coloring a little less complicated...the authors/publishers are going to pay for any materials i need including computer stuff so I've been researching tablets. I need something that's simple and reliable...and that I won't ruin because i suck with technology...any ideas anyone?
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:54 pm
Calopterynx ug! I'm going to have to go to the "dark side"...I need computer stuff to make drawing/coloring a little less complicated...the authors/publishers are going to pay for any materials i need including computer stuff so I've been researching tablets. I need something that's simple and reliable...and that I won't ruin because i suck with technology...any ideas anyone? If you want something simple, I suggest the Wacom Graphire. They are made for simple things, but has many functions. But then....... there is the Wacom Intuos series. They are made for professional editing/drawing. If you aren't sure, check out Wacom's website. I'm not sure what the address is, so just Google it.
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:50 pm
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:18 pm
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