How much should I chage for childrens books Illustrations?
May 292010
My portfolio has been selected for a childrens book Illustration job, one time gig. Problem is, I dont know what to charge! They want to know what I need per illustration.
Anyone have any experiance with this
It is almost always Time and material You have to figure what your time is worth per hour and then also what the cost of materials are added in to it. Example = Lets say you feel your time is worth fifty dollars an hour and you work on a single
picture and it takes you 3 hours then it would be $150.00 plus your material cost paint ,paper etc.If you feel you are worth more then charge more If you feel is is not worth more then charge less.
The final cost is all up to you .
But remember this as an artist, don’t ever under sell your self, you can always come down in price but you can’t come up in price once you have made that commitment. Good luck with the book
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