Illustration Pricing Survey 2019: THE RESPONSE

[sigross]

This article by Lisa Maltby is worth checking out to see what illustrators are getting paid for different areas of illustration. How do your rates compare to this survey?

Illustration Pricing Survey 2019: THE RESPONSE. A realistic look at illustration fees
www.lisamaltby.com/blog/illustration-pricing-survey-2019-the-response

EXCERPT: Back in July I opened a big can of worms and conducted a survey about pricing illustration. Money is notoriously difficult to discuss and so I offered both illustrators and commissioners the opportunity to contribute anonymous insight into their experiences. The data was eye-opening and revealed that, while illustration proved extremely lucrative for some, many experienced illustrators weren’t making a sustainable living from their work. The lack of transparency with fees resulted in many taking on very low paid work and assuming it was the going rate. The confusion around fee expectations was not only specific to illustrators but to commissioners too.

[Heather Boyd]

Thank you for sharing, I’m looking at it now and again tomorrow. Looks informative.

[sigross]

@Heather-Boyd yes I was quite impressed with the breakdown of what £150 a day is actually worth to a freelancer!

[Phil Cullen]

I saw this pop up on my twitter feed, I haven't given it a good luck yet, but by a glance it looks very informative.

[peteolczyk]

That’s brilliant, it’s always been so hard to get information about pricing.
Thank you for sharing it.

[xin li]

Good stuff. Thank you for sharing.

[DOTTYP]

Thanks that is so helpful!

[LauraA]

Cool! Thank you for sharing!