What
materials do you use?
Here’s a list of what is currently in my pencil case:
Tikky pens from Rotring in different nib widths, pencils, white gel pens and a brush pen.
Sketchbooks from Stillman and Birn, Moleskine and Laloran are all favourites.
Colours in my watercolour tin:
- Winsor Lemon (W&N)
- Naples Yellow (W&N)
- Indian Yellow (W&N)
- Opera Rose (W&N)
- Cobalt violet (W&N)
- Buff Titanium (DS)
- Goethite (DS)
- Indian Red (DS)
- Vandyke Brown (W&N)
- Neutral Tint (W&N)
- Terre Verte (W&N)
- Oxide if Chromuim (W&N)
- Hookers Green (W&N)
- Olive Green (W&N)
- Permanent Sap Green (W&N)
- Perelyne Green (W&N)
- Cerulean Blue (DS)
- Cobalt Turquoise Light (W&N)
- Cobalt Blue (W&N)
- Veridian (W&N)
- French Ultramarine (W&N)
- Lunar Blue (DS)
W&N
= Winsor and Newton
DS
= Daniel Smith
How
much do you charge?
Fees
for illustration work are calculated by offering a licence based on the usage
(i.e. packaging, editorial, billboard poster etc.) the locations where it will
be used (i.e. locally, in the whole of the UK, all over Europe etc.) and how
long the image will be used for. I am a member of the Association of
Illustrators and use their standard ‘Acceptance of Commission’ form when taking
on a job. Please get in touch by email if you require more information on this
topic.
How
long does it take to do an illustration?
It
depends! I have produced work to a very tight deadline but usually this is the
process:
- Receive the full brief
from the client including the number of
illustrations, their dimensions, and any particular colour palette to be used.
- Confirm details in my 'Acceptance of Commission' form, including the length of licence and usage.
- Gather reference material of the required illustrations.
- Supply black and white line roughs for the client's approval.
- Make up to two rounds of amendments and changes at this stage.
- Supply the colour artwork in a high-resolution digital files to the client's specified format and submit the invoice. Payment within 30 days.
- I can also supply the client with the actual artwork although the copyright would remain with me.
How
do I commission you?
I
would love to hear about your project! Just drop me an email with the details
of what you require or fill in the contact page on my website. I aim to reply
to all enquires within 48 hours during the working week. If you prefer, we can
also arrange a call to talk things through further.
Do
you sell prints and cards of your work?
I
have an online Etsy shop where I sell prints.
Who
produces your prints?
My
prints are produced by the lovely team at Just Giclée. I heartily recommend
them as they will do small numbers and they are high quality. Images can be
printed from A4 up to A1 size.
Do
you sell the drawings in your sketchbooks?
My
sketchbooks are very precious to me and I don’t sell them. I can make prints of
images in them so please get in contact if you have seen something you would
like a print of.
Can
I buy original drawings from you?
I
have a gallery page on Saatchi Art where you can buy original sketches and
watercolours.
Do
you work for free?
Being
an illustrator is my job and the way that I earn my living. My clients realise
that they can get a lot of value from the hand-drawn images I produce, so no, I
don’t. Very occasionally I will donate a piece of work to a cause that I
support but this is the exception not the rule.
I’ve
written a book. Can you illustrate it?
Publishers choose the illustrator that they want to illustrate a book so most likely, no. There is a very good article on this subject by Sarah McIntyre It is well worth reading for any budding authors.
Can
I use your image for ...?
As
a British artist, I automatically own the copyright to all the work I produce. Very
occasionally I will allow an individual or organisation to use images for a
non-profit purpose, but you MUST get written permission from me before doing
so.
Do
you licence your work?
Yes,
when I create new illustrations for a client it is done on the basis of
offering them a licence to use the image for a set amount of time, in a set
geographical area and for a set usage.
I
also have a large archive of work which is available to licence so please get
in touch if you are looking for a specific image. I may be able to help!
Do
you teach classes or workshops?
There are also some free downloadableworksheets available on my blog.
