Services
What I draw, and what it costs to start
Every project is quoted from a written brief and includes a defined license. Rates below are starting points for typical scopes.
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Editorial illustration
Spot illustrations, opening spreads and covers for magazines, newspapers and newsletters. Fast turnaround is normal; I read the whole piece before I draw.
- Thumbnails within 48 hours
- Print and web files
- First-serial rights
From $450
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Publishing and covers
Book covers, series design, endpapers and interior illustration for trade and children's publishers, with hand lettering when the title needs it.
- Cover and spine
- Foil and spot plates
- Endpaper pattern
- Sales asset crops
From $2,800
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Brand illustration systems
Characters, pattern libraries, icon families and packaging illustration with usage guidelines and layered source files your team can build on.
- Illustration library
- Usage guidelines
- Packaging dielines
- Team handover session
From $9,500
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Licensing and maps
License existing work for products, prints and merchandise, or commission an illustrated map for a city, venue, event or book.
- License agreement
- Print-ready files
- Product mockups
From $600
Process
How we will work together
- 01
Brief and quote
You send the brief, deadline and where the work will appear. I reply with questions, a fixed quote and a license that covers your use.
- 02
Thumbnails
Rough sketches of several directions, drawn small so we judge the idea, not the polish. One round of changes included.
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Color and sketch
A tight sketch in final color for the chosen direction. Changes here are cheap, so this is where we settle the details.
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Final and files
Finished artwork, print-ready separations and web exports, checked against proofs where the budget allows.
What clients say
“I sent eleven essays on a Thursday evening and had thumbnails for every slot by Saturday. They'd read everything, including the grief pieces, and drew them with real care.”
Marguerite OseiArt Director, The Long Table Quarterly“The pattern system keeps paying for itself. We've put it on gift boxes, tea towels and a van, and every time the files were already set up for it.”
Hana BrightwellCo-founder, Kettle & Crane Tea Co.