Childrens Book Illustrator Contract Project

About This Opportunity

An entrepreneur is looking for a Childrens Book Illustrator or an Illustrator with a creative eye for detail for an original children’s picture book that they are currently developing.
The book is intended primarily for children approximately 4–8 years old.

This person is open to hearing your project inquiries, and if it fits their plans, they will contact you to send you the project details for your final quote.

About the Book

The book is a warm, story-driven picture book about a young child discovering their roots and connection to their country through family, traditions, music, food, nature, and places around the country.

The current manuscript is approximately 28 interior pages, plus a cover and some additional front/back matter.

The final book will require approximately 12 illustrated spreads/full-page compositions, together with smaller decorative illustrations or visual elements where appropriate.

There are five recurring characters.

Character consistency throughout the book is very important.

They’re looking for a style that feels warm (colors appropriate for children and no overstimulation), artistic, and suitable for a high-quality children’s picture book – hand-illustrated, expressive, and natural rather than photorealistic or overly cartoonish.

They can provide the complete manuscript, visual direction, character information, and references for the specific elements to the selected illustrator.

And they understand that if you give a project cost, the cost could change upon sending the manuscript and ironing out other details.
But they do expect to see your cost expectations for this project.

If You Are Interested, Please:

Send us a message pitch when you click apply along with these details:

• examples of your children’s book/character illustration work (or links where they can go and check you out)
• if you have no experience in children’s book illustration, send links to what you have and tell them why you think you can do this project?
• your estimated total price for the project
• what’s included and what’s not included in your pricing
• number of revision rounds included
• whether the cover illustration is included
• how do you work?
• where/how do you expect to get paid?
• final formats and resolution you will provide
• commercial rights

Notes

At this stage, they are comparing illustrators, styles, approaches, and project pricing before selecting the right person for the book.

If the project feels like a good fit, they can provide the full manuscript and more detailed creative direction before you finalize the quote.

Thank you! They are looking forward to seeing your work and hearing how you would approach it!

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