Comments on: Is there any way to have a children’s book illustrated on a tight budget?

By: jack

jack — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:22:43 +0000

Nice site actually. Gone to my favourites. Thanks for creation.

By: Vickie Smith

Vickie Smith — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:31:10 +0000

I also LOVE istock.com! Wish I’d found it at the beginning of our cover project and not at the end. I ended up buying an update to my microsoft publisher program ( 2003) and got the cover as close to the way I wanted it as possible, then turned it over to our cover guy. We saved a bundle and got a very nice cover. Also istock.com gives you a great referral kick back! So tell ‘em Ron or even that I sent you.
vickie smith
http://www.secretsofthebutcherwife.com
http://www.arkessentialspublishing.com( see my cool covers

By: Kip Cosson

Kip Cosson — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:06:00 +0000

Ron,
Wow, very interesting article.
As you know you just help me self publish my book,
“Ned Visits New York”
I was very lucky in that I was able to do my own artwork. By doing so, I was able to get my book exactly the way I wanted it and I saved several thousand dollars. The saved several thousand dollars was exchanged for the hours and hours
I put into the book. In the end it was worth it for me.
I think it is great you offer an illustration service for those who need it.
Thanks,
Kip
http://www.KipKids.com

By: RPramschufer

RPramschufer — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:00:48 +0000

Check http://design.selfpublishing.com/illustration/option2.php5
Thanks
Ron

By: Susan Parr

Susan Parr — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:46:36 +0000

Where can I contact some of your children’s illustrators?

Thanks!
Enjoyed your letter very much…
Susan Parr
Word Productions LLC

By: JB

JB — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:48:22 +0000

You, my friend, are obviously gifted with a sense of business discernment.

I will run from anyone who has a low-budget art project with an express desire to grant me artistic freedom.

Artistic freedom only works on projects where the client is well-heeled and can afford extensive revisions OR the client has a tight budget but has considerable experience working with artists and is able to clearly and unambigiously state the objectives of the piece or pieces in question.

Abstract concepts are inherently prone to a broad range of subjective interpretation which makes it doubly important for a LOT of detail to be spelled out before project commencement.

Trust me on this…if you want to save money, make the artist’s life easy as possible….HOW? Spell out the details, we are not mind readers.

If I have to read your mind because you are not experienced or confident enough to know what you need, visually, you are a potential profit liability, therefore, the price must be adjusted accordingly. Makes sense, I have a mortgage and bills just like you do.

By: Sherry Pettiford

Sherry Pettiford — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:39:35 +0000

Thanks for sharing valuable information. I was studying the area of illustrations and a lot of my questions were answered