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Hello from Teacher Terrel and Once Upon a Dance Publishing

With 28 books and 12 illustrators, we've learned a few things.

Follow our journey (Self-Publishing Adventure Only on IG)

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 Subject: All Things Illustration

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Illustration

Great Resources for Finding Illustrators

Sites

www.childrensillustrators.com  

www.reedsy.com

Illustrator Gallery – SCBWI 

www.athomeauthor.com/rl  (A nice illustrator list after email request, also has editors/design folks)


Instagram 

  • Review Illustration Styles via @childrensbookillustration 
  • Look at tags such as #Illustrator #ChildrensIllustrators #ChildrensBookIllustrators #PictureBookIllustrator #KidsBookIllustrator 
  • Follow reposting accounts such as @illustration_mag @illustrationmag @illustration_best 
  • Search for "Illustrator Open Commission" or #OpenForCommission  for folks actively looking 


Facebook Groups such as 

  •  Children's Book Authors and Illustrators: Publishing, Marketing and Selling 
  •  Children’s books authors, writers, illustrators, readers, teachers, Kid Lit 
  •  All Things Children's Books 
  •  KIDLIT411 


Less Good but Maybe: 

  • www.fiverr.com/categories/graphics-design/digital-illustration
  • www.upwork.com/cat/design-creative
  • www.artstation.com/search/artists?sort_by=followers&query=children%27s
  • www.deviantart.com/search?q=children%27s

Process Notes

I've worked with illustrators who want all kinds of different processes/arrangements, including:

  • Sketch the whole book first, then illustrations
  • One page at a time, paid per page
  • Full finished layout before working on book
  • One sketch, then one page
  • Multiple sketch options, I choose.
  • I'll deliver the complete book and I'll change your story if I want.


Illustration generally takes 3-6 months. My books have ranged 2-11 months for 14 images. Some illustrators are booked out a year or 2. 


DM me for cost questions. 

Potential Illustrators (unvetted) - Please tell them I sent you:

Christina Blomberg  https://safflowerrabbitart.wixsite.com/safflower-rabbit-art 

Lexi Wollery https://lexiwool7195.myportfolio.com/

Mireille @mireille_graphicdesigner (IG)

Miranda Wright @miranda.sketches (IG)  www.mirandawright.work/portfolio 

Mohammad Hosein Horri  www.sunexmedia.com

Sara Abbas @saraabbasart (IG)

Megan Walker Duncun has work on Amazon (DM for contact)

Alex @eilekz (IG)

Keiko Fitzgerald  https://keikofitz.myportfolio.com

Nancy Batra   https:// www.illustratornancy.com  

Emma_Art_Portfolio.pdf - Google Drive  www.instagram.com/emm4_art/ (CMU)

Susanna   https://suannazhong.com/pages/designillustration.html www.instagram.com/suannazhong

Emily https://www.bumblebeeillustrations.com (CMU)

My Illustrators that Might be Available - Please Tell Them I Sent You:

Arnab Das www.illuminustration.com 

Anka Willems www.ankawillems.nl/ 

Sudipta Steve Dasgupta www.dasguptarts.com/about-me.html

Antony Wootten www.antonywootten.co.uk

Great Information for Authors working with Illustrators

 ILLUSTRATOR CONTRACTS for Children's Books - INCLUDE These 11 Things! - YouTube 



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