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We’ve been illustrating children’s picture books for over 13 years. With hundreds of illustrated and published picture books under our belt, we have the experience and processes in place to make your book a success. Throughout the years, we’ve refined our illustration process to include 3 simple and streamlined steps.
Our children’s book illustration process consists of the following steps:
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Sketches
We gather info from you — your manuscript as well as descriptions. Your assigned children’s book illustrator will consult with you and then use your manuscript and provided info to create preliminary character sketches. The sketches are normally JPG or PNG files.
2
Storyboard
After you approve the sketches, your children’s book illustrator will develop the storyboard. This is a PDF file that typically shows detailed sketches in relation to the text. It’s essentially a sample uncolored layout of your book.
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Final
Once you approve the storyboard, the children’s book illustrator will finish all the shading and line work and create final colored illustrations to be printed in book form. You’ll own 100% of the rights to these children’s book illustrations.
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Need Custom Children’s Book Illustrations for Your Book?
Here at MindStir Media LLC, our accomplished and seasoned staff of children’s book illustrators are eager to create custom illustrations for your children’s book. Humans, animals, plants/flowers and inanimate objects — our team can illustrate it all. All of our illustrations are one-of-a-kind and completely royalty-free. No templates used. Everything from scratch based on your vision.
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Examples of children’s book illustrations our team has developed:
Thanks for taking a look at the children’s book illustration examples above. We have a growing roster of professional children’s book illustrators ready to create eye-catching original illustrations specifically for your kids book. Our talented illustrators have illustrated many published children’s books, so rest assured that each custom illustration they create for your book will be of the highest quality.
How Much Does This Children’s Book Illustration Service Cost and How Long Will It Take?
Your MindStir Media children’s book illustrator will work with you from the beginning, creating character sketches and then, after your approval, developing the storyboard and illustrating. This is generally a 60-90 day process. We charge $165 per illustrated page. Each page can have as many characters as you’d like. Ten illustrations, for example, are only $1650. Our pricing is really that simple.
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Do You Also Need Help Publishing Your Book?
Compare the Children’s Book Publishing Options Below
Whether you want to publish your children’s book in paperback or hardcover, we’re here to help you every step of the way. Our Children’s Book Publishing service, shown below, offers several different options. Our first children’s book publishing option shown in the chart below is geared toward authors who have their own illustrations/images to submit to us, while the other two options cater to authors — probably just like you — who need us to create the illustrations as well as publish and even help with marketing.
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Children’s Book Illustrations – FAQ
How do I find an illustrator for a children's book?
You can search freelance websites or team up with an established company like MindStir Media to help with illustrations. The latter option is backed by a solid reputation and track record. Freelancers, on the other hand, are notorious for being highly unpredictable — you might get lucky and land on a great illustrator your first time around but chances are you’ll end up going through a few illustrators before you find the right one if you go the freelancer route.
Do you need an illustrator to publish a children's book?
For a children’s picture book, illustrations are crucial and the book won’t be complete until you have the illustrations in place.
Do children's book illustrators get royalties?
Most illustrators are paid for their illustration work and don’t receive royalties from book sales.
How much should you pay someone to illustrate a book?
It’s best to pay an illustrator a flat rate instead of hourly. Some seasoned illustrators charge upwards of $500 per illustrated page. This will add up quickly if you have 12 – 24 illustrations that need creating. Companies like MindStir Media offer more affordable illustration options from around $165 per illustration and up.
How long does it take to illustrate a children's book?
The timeline for illustrating a children’s book can vary wildly because of many factors such as the length of the book and complexity. A cartoon-style 24-page picture book shouldn’t generally take longer than 3 or 4 months to illustrate, unless there are numerous revisions throughout the process. More realistic style illustrations might take closer to a year to create.
What makes good children's book illustrations?
Children’s book illustrations should be vibrant, eye-catching and intriguing for children regardless of the style.
What type of illustrations do kids like?
Cartoon style is far and away the most popular illustration style for young children. For older children, realistic or funny and whimsical might be preferred.
How do you illustrate a children's book when you can't draw?
You should hire a professional illustrator whether you can draw or not. A pro illustrator will take your kids book to the next level and help you compete against fierce competition in the children’s book market.
