Montana Illustrator and Author Agreement
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Thing #5: While you are paying the illustrator for the artwork, don't assume you'll own the rights to it at the end. While some illustrators will negotiate on this point, in most cases the artist will retain the right to use their artwork in their own portfolios, self-promotion such as print and website, and more.
If you're the author or author/illustrator, you'll get the full royalty rate. This is typically 10% but could be lower or higher depending on the publisher and negotiations. There may even be a step clause in the contract where the royalty amount gets higher when you hit certain benchmarks.
Paper artworks like drawings, illustrations, and paintings that may be published side by side with written works can be copyrighted as a set with the written work. Many illustrated books will do this, but others may have two seperate copyrights.
Except in work-for-hire situations, ownership of original art is always retained by the illustrator. Treat the purchase of original work as a separate sale unless otherwise noted in the price quote.
Hourly rates for illustrators range from $25 to $100, and can be higher depending on the area of specialty and artist reputation. Nationwide, the average costs for an illustration project can range from $90 to $465, but larger projects will command higher rates, and every project is different.
Bestselling author Joanna Penn estimates that the average pay for a 32-page picture book is $3,000 $12,000, meaning a 32 page book with 20 illustrations equates anywhere from $150 to $600 per illustration. Publishing expert Anthony Puttee estimates a slightly lower standard rate of about $120 per illustration.
The short answer is the copyrights are yours! Unless one of three things happen: you work as an employee and illustration is part of your job. your illustration contract contains a work-for-hire clause.
The author's name can be found after the words by or written by. The illustrator's name can be found after the words art by or illustrated by. The author and the illustrator's names can be found on the front cover of the book. Sometimes the author and illustrator are the same person.
Bestselling author Joanna Penn estimates that the average pay for a 32-page picture book is $3,000 $12,000, meaning a 32 page book with 20 illustrations equates anywhere from $150 to $600 per illustration. Publishing expert Anthony Puttee estimates a slightly lower standard rate of about $120 per illustration.
The short answer is the copyrights are yours! Unless one of three things happen: you work as an employee and illustration is part of your job. your illustration contract contains a work-for-hire clause.
