Warning: If you hire someone to do graphic art or illustrations for you, you MUST have a written contract with the words "WORK FOR HIRE" indicating that payment was made and that the creative rights are yours. Intellectual property belongs to the creator of it and it can not be transferred verbally.If you have had help with your cover or your illustrations, be sure to get those words in writing, dated and signed by both you and your graphic artist or illustrator.

The Illustrator

Most people who write children's books can't personally illustrate them. They express that finding an illustrator is very hard and once found, the cost is much more than they originally envisioned.

Illustrators work for pay. You have to pay them for the effort of illustrating your work, but you can do that several ways, either up front (then you own the work) or as a royalty-split. But you, as the author will have to decide what is best for your project.

Keep in mind, the more complex the illustrations, the more expensive they will be and if you go with full color illustrations, they will be more expensive to reproduce.

There is no standard way to work with illustrators. The relationship is that of two artists working together to create a project, therefore the requirements and personalities are hard to categorize.

There are many places to find illustrators:

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