4 Steps To Price an Illustration Job | How to Quote for Freelance Illustrators

[@lizbrindley]

Kendyll, I love how adamant you are about charging more for illustration work to keep the industry healthy and sustainable. Thank you for this great advice!

[@KendyllHillegas]

Thank you, Elizabeth! I honestly believe it -- We have to stick together and stay strong to make sure illustration can be a viable career for anyone and not just a side hobby for a privileged few. 💪💗

[@MarkdishaDesigns]

Definitely a yes for GAG video.. thank you for such incredible information Kendyll!! ❤️

[@janewestbrook8364]

Thank you so much, Kendyll. Great advice seasoned with the wisdom of experience In weighing so many factors into preparing a quote. Very helpful! 🌟❤️

[@JoanaMirandaStudio]

Another excellent video! I am glad you mentioned that you try to aim for a spot within the ranges put forth in the GAG. I purchased my copy of the GAG about a year ago, but then felt discouraged because the ranges listed often represent such a huge spread. Your advice gives me a better sense of where I should try to aim. Thank you!💗

[@jjduran742]

This is super helpful, thank you so much Kendyll!!

[@BluBoiART]

Thank you for this information. I still struggle with figuring out a fair price for my illustrations. These will def help It reminds me a lot of Chris Do from Futur. Great info!!!

[@joanasbeethere]

God bless you! Thank you so much for your advice. I follow you and each video you post. It's been so helpful. Thank you.

[@marisspot7677]

I love that you share important information like this!!!

[@watercolourartincapetown2919]

Okay seriously?!?! You are reading my mind 🧠 Can’t wait to watch this

[@KendyllHillegas]

Yay! I hope it was helpful! I feel like there are seriously never enough convos about pricing. It can be so nuanced that the only way to demystify it is to talk about it openly and frequently!

[@watercolourartincapetown2919]

Kendyll Hillegas Kendyll! You are so thorough! Thank you for creating these videos. I haven’t heard of the gag guide, I’m going to check it out. I’m new to illustration, I know what my rates are for art commissions. But licensing and children’s book illustration is something I want to pursue LT. Pricing is so complex, especially for me as I have to consider the exchange rate. I need to consider Local clients vs international clients. Professional clients vs self-publishing . Off to watch the other videos you linked

[@vitezroman8569]

yes, please do these two videos!

[@KaileneDanae]

This video is incredibly informative! I just went off to purchase the Gag guide, and I’ll try to adapt it to Japan pricing. Thanks for the great information!!

[@lowbrown4206]

Yes please do a video on the GAG guide!

[@ohtheresheis8542]

Extremely interesting and useful! Looking forward to the next videos in the series!!!

[@aaronchacon5515]

Thank youuuuuuuuuu for all the info, it's really valuable 🙌🏻

[@KendyllHillegas]

You're so welcome! That makes me very happy to hear!💕

[@profjayromotta]

Great tips and channel!

[@nataliagouvea]

Thank you sooo much! This helped me tremendously!

[@KendyllHillegas]

I'm so glad! Thank you for letting me know! :)

[@412now]

Yes making a GAG video would be awesoooooome!

[@lidewijdevries4444]

Thanks so much! Yes to the gag guide video! 😀

[@NicolaMilan]

Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@paulinabm_]

This was very interesting Kendyll. Please do the guide guide video ❤

[@AveniusArt]

Gag guide video, yes please! I got it for myself but looking through it kinda confused me ... Because I mostly get book illustration or CD cover art requests ...

[@lisagardiner6014]

I have a local author that wants me to illustrate his Children's book. I have illustrated children's books before for a publisher I was paid per page this was about 10 years ago. I am a professional artist and do art full time. I have asked the Author (who is working with a big publisher here in town) the questions a few times and he just keeps asking what I will charge. Could you help me with a ball park figure? I am going to go check out the other videos you suggested.

[@eleanorlumsden5511]

Hey, my part time job in graphics for 6 months is wanting to employ me to do some things freelance. Trying to come up with a price for there instagram post illustrations? And how to talk to them about my pricing. I am brand new and no clue what im doing, help!

[@dezzydezi]

Awesome

[@NicMac]

This is so so important I can’t tell you

[@sagedallmus6587]

Thank you so much for all of this information this is so helpful! I am wondering how you would recommend going about increasing prices with a recurring client? I accepted a job back in June to do monthly zine illustrations for a small local foods store when I first started my greeting card business. I was selling personalized custom cards for $25 so the client went off of that, and I've essentially been getting paid $100 for one 4.5x6 drawing and one 5x7 which are used in a printed newsletter, that may be emailed as well. I certainly feel this is too low but don't know how to go back for another number after I have already been accepting this amount from them, and also consider myself a novice! Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!

[@KendyllHillegas]

Hi Sage! Just wanted to let you know that I'll be tackling your question in this week's video. Stay tuned!

[@sagedallmus6587]

@@KendyllHillegas Oh that's so awesome--thank you Kendyll! I will keep my eyes out for it :)

[@scottschoen3362]

Does the book cover leasing?

[@alejandram4616]

What would you recommend when the client is a really small business or a individual person who is just starting a project with really low budget and want to hire you, when you don’t know if they will be able to get the investment back?

[@graziacavasino8884]

Ask for a written contract, then sue them if they don't pay.

[@TheIllustratorsGuide]

You could ask for a deposit payment or staged payments through the process. It protects you if your client disappears part way through the project.

[@MytHDracula]

So true i went to school for illustration work for 4 years come out of school and People still asking for professional illustration work for 50 or less it’s sickening

[@andreabrasier4393]

Please tell me if it is common for someone to request samples...multiple samples prior to hiring you.

[@ritam8712]

I am in love with this artist, who also happens to be my tattoo artist, to say that I trust her with my life is an understatement. I want to hire her as my illustrator but I also think I just want to make her my partner in this project, would that be wise?

[@MedaHalmaciu]

I was asked to do 19 smiling fruit illustrations for ice cream packaging, but they would not pay what I asked for so I didn't get the job.

[@josholiver11]

Hi Kendyll, how can I reach you to get some help on pricing an illustration??

[@KendyllHillegas]

Hi Joshua, You can use the form on my website to send a pricing question. :)

[@ljc.youtube]

good info, thank you. Can you settle an argument i am having with my roommate? Is it okay to sell an artist's rendition of a movie character, actor or video game character? I say it is, my roomies says nay.... lol.

[@silverblue73]

I think it’s ok because while the idea of the character or its notable traits are not your intellectual property, the way it’s represented is. Also there’s a big difference between making an original artwork and selling T-shirts/posters and you’d have to be doing pretty big business to attract the attention of lawyers.