June 07, 2006

Freelance Illustrator Recommendations

Q. Can you recommend a freelance illustrator for my book?

A. FREELANCE ILLUSTRATORS WE RECOMMEND

Ray Charles Istre
http://www.rayistre.com/
http://www.uglyjesus.com

Jeffrey Maraska - jeffreypm - at - earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~jeffreypm/

Sonal Panse - miquelon_raine - at - yahoo.com
Samples of Sonal's work - http://asia.photos.yahoo.com/miquelon_raine
Fees: $350-$1000 for a picture book, depending on author's needs

Gary Watashe
Samples: http://www.100megsfree.com/painkiller71
Fees: Charges $20/hour, but will negotiate a flat fee per illustration.

Lucy Aponte
Samples: http://www.livinglearningarts.com/gallery.htm
Rates start at $35/hour

Larry Miller III - ljmvam - at - msn.com
Samples: http://photos.yahoo.com/ljmvam
Rates: $50 per black & white or $100 per full color single panel cartoon.
This works out to roughly $ 15.00/hour.

John Casteele
Samples: http://www.geocities.com/kilroy144/enter/
http://wave.prohosting.com/rostlyn/
Rates: $10-$15 per individual illustration, or $150-$200
for a complete project of reasonable size

Jennifer Rodgers
Samples: http://www.jenniferrodgers.com
Rates "vary depending on size. To give you a general idea, a full-color
8.5 x11 illustration costs $200."

A. Renee Dollar - SouthernBelleArtist1@yahoo.com
Samples: http://www.areneedollar.com
Rates: $25/hour

Adrian Hofman - adrian.hofman - at - dis-online.pl
Samples: >http://www.dis-online.pl/portfolio/DIS_2D_Illustrations.jpg
Rates: $30-$60 per illustration

Gary Watashe - painkiller71 -at - ev1.net
http://www.watashe.100megsfree5.com
Rates: $20/hour or charges per illustration

S.C. Watson - watson - at - oreganoproductions.com
Samples: http://www.oreganoproductions.com
Interior illustrations: $75-$1000 each
Original cover design: $1200-$3000

We do not earn any referral fees or anything whatsoever for referring you to these illustrators.