I've been fighting moving over to some digital creation with part of the problem not being able to get used to the slick iPad pro cover and the Apple Pencil basically sliding over the screen.

I've tried a number of screen protectors but they were all just as slick.

After a number of months I finally found a screen protector that has a little bit of tooth to it, not quite pencil on paper feel but pretty close.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016B12TSW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For $10 (2-pack) it may be worth a try for anyone that does not like the slick drawing surface.

Also, for a project that size a kill fee would not be unheard of.

Buy a copy of the society of Illustrators Pricing Guidelines. That will give you pointers on what limitations are on the pricing (number of proofs, changes requested, ownership of original artwork, rights purchased, etc).

Here is a link for the book

https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Guild-Graphic/e/B07MFZLN9N?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1559575607&sr=1-1

First Day of School

@Matt-Soson Why hide that you are looking for free work? That should have been spelled out in the original post. What's next, telling artists their work for you would make great portfolio pieces?

Artists deserve to be paid for their work and if "donations" are being asked for it should be spelled out and upfront otherwise it is disingenuous at best.

Since none were available commercially I created a set of Prismacolor pencil swatch color libraries for Procreate on iPad.

These are based on pencil rubbings of each color and converted to RGB. Unfortunately, there is no way to label the specific swatch with the pencil #.

There were a number of colors that simply do not exist in the RGB color gamut and are therefore unable to be reproduce. In total there are 137 pencil colors (I believe. I might be off a couple).

If you have a need for these you can download them from here

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I’ll keep the link active for as long as I can.

@George-Broussard

Why? If someone wants to promote their brand, there is nothing wrong with that. If Inktober can't be used commercially than there is little choice than to do something new. As for using both hashtags, why promote a competitors brand?

Just like Jake trademarking Inktober, it's not personal it's just business. Anything successful will spawn copy cats.

Put the website up - having a low number of pieces initially is of benefit. It allows you to build the website the way you wish right from the start without having to juggle dozens of image files. Content and image management done incorrectly can be overwhelming.

Get the foundation of what you want in a website correct from the start will save you hours of work later one.

Don't forget when pricing it all depends on what rights the client is acquiring and how the art will be used.

Who owns the original artwork?

Kill fee?

First rights or all rights?

Copyright?

Publication?

Changes/client alterations?

It's not just about the time and skill involved but also about future monetization as well.

@doha said in iPad question.:

Huh, I didn't know that about procreate. That does exactly encourage me to buy an iPad pro. I guess I'll look at the Surface Pro.

Are you sure you are talking the iPad 2? The iPad 2 is 7 years old (in March). If you are indeed talking about the iPad (from 2011) you will be hard pressed to find any computer 7 years old that will run the current version or OS released this year.

To answer your question - the Apple Pencil will not work with an iPad 2. The Apple Pencil will only wok with the iPad Pro series.

For older iPads there are numerous stylus available. Jot Pro & Intuos were 2 that I tried and they were OK. ( https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/ipad/best-stylus-for-ipad-ipad-pro-or-ipad-mini-3586503/ )

As for Procreate - all software eventually will no longer be updated for older devices. Processing, Ram, security, requirements are only backward compatible for a certain amount of time. However, if you have software that is doing what you want on a platform that operates well for you - you do not need to update. That's true for Mac OS, Windows, ios, etc.

Don't do work on spec or for hire. If you see those terms, run.

Do not give up all rights to your work. Sell first publication rights.

Require cover credit for the artwork.

Retain the copyright.

Good work demands good pay.

It depends on greeting card company. Do some research into the various companies as they are pretty clear in what they want.

Have a visual arts attorney examine the contract, it's worth the cost. Your attorney will probably (should) ask for a specific definition of "Net" as in what expenses count towards the net profit.

Also, you should have the right to request a detailed accounting - illustration specific - and the sales/costs/profits and how they are tabulated.

In licensing my experience has been that it is always "net" and you are charged for everything possible eight down to the illustrations used at licensing shows and promo pieces where your work is featured.

Contact licensing companies as they deal with many types of manufacturers. You can also send samples directly to manufacturers as well.

You can obtain a list of licensing companies in the Artists Market book.

If anyone offers you licensing opportunity spend the money for an appropriate attorney to review the contract.

Here is my setup. Pretty standard

You need to send the customer a bill for the artwork. If she refuses to pay take her to small claims court in your town. She stole from you.

I can't post a picture right now but for me I use a 12.9" iPad Pro, 27" iMac, MacBook Air for digital (mostly all on iPad).

For traditional just a plain drawing table, light and a comfortable chair.

You can make good art sitting at the kitchen table and a piece of white paper. Find the tools you are comfortable with and comfortable using and draw!

Long ago I graduated from SVA. Excellent school with amazing instructors.

However, with the options available now with remote learning, online sites, increased quality of state schools you need to ask yourself if the expense of an "art school" is worth it? Look at a nearby community or state school and see what they offer. Afterall, if you have the talent and you practice and grow as an artist where you attend for a formal education means less.

I think the boat illustration is by far the strongest of them all. Make sure your charging enough. Maybe charge one peice for a single character and more for additional scenic and character options. I am in the process of doing same thing.

Just because it is not the in style does not mean you can't get published. You only need one AD to like your work.

Try writing a book of your own and approach a publisher as an author/illustrator.

Also, why stay narrowly focused on childrens book illustration? There are magazines, greeting cards, paper products, textiles, collectibles, licensing, print on demand and other publishing besides children publishing and the money for all of these spends the same once they send you a check.

SVSs focus is on childrens books but the principals are the same across all areas. Maybe SVS needs to expand on that.

@Judy-Elizabeth-Wilson

My initial contact with the licensing company was through a post card mailing.