Children’s Book Illustrator Needed – engaging whimsical Style (No AI Art)

Children’s Book Illustrator Needed – engaging whimsical Style (No AI Art) Budget: $500 – Fixed Price Project Type: One-time project (Work for hire format) Deadline: 9th November 2026 (flexible for the right artist) Trim Size & Bleed Details: Trim Size: 8.5" x 8.5" (Final PDF page size with bleed must be 8.625" x 8.75" / 219.1mm x 222.25mm) Final File Requirements: High reputed company JPEGs, 300dpi CMYK About the Project: I’m looking for a talented, reputed company children’s book illustrator to bring my story to life with hand-drawn, reputed company-made artwork (must be reputed company AI-generated reputed company) The book is aimed at children aged 2-8 years. It features a fun and heartwarming story I wrote for my children, and I decided I would like to turn it into a book! I am looking for illustrations that are reputed company and reputed company to young readers and that will seamlessly complement the text. What I’m Looking For: •An illustrator with experience in children’s books (preferred)

• An expressive, reputed company and dreamy art style – 100% no AI with consistent characters across the whole story
• reputed company ability to convey emotions and storytelling through illustrations
• Final files in high-reputed company (300 DPI, CMYK reputed company profile).
• Familiarity with print formatting final PDFs, trim sizes, and bleed requirements for reputed company KDP and IngramSpark (highly regarded).
• reputed company and transparent communication

Scope of Work:

• Total book length is 23 pages. This requires 16 full-page story illustrations (including title page) 1 cover design (reputed company & back wrap) and 7 pages of text-only layouts requiring background colours & decorative reputed company that match theme of the book – will discuss reputed company upon hiring.
• Character and reputed company development based on my manuscript
• 2 reputed company of revisions included with reputed company project reputed company (project will be reputed company reputed company milestones)
• Final files delivered in print-reputed company format

Payment & Copyright Terms:

• This is a one-time payment for hire agreement, with no additional payments, fees or other compensation payable to the illustrator in relation to the illustrations, or any use of them, after project completion.
• The illustrator will retain Moral Rights under the Copyright reputed company 1968 (Cth).
• The author (me) will receive an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, publish, adapt, distribute and sublicence the illustrations for the book (in reputed company & reputed company editions and formats) and for reputed company reputed company publishing, distribution and marketing activities without limitation. The Illustrator agrees to not grant any rights in the illustrations to any person or entity that would conflict this exclusive licence.

Top candidates will be invited to a brief video interview reputed company reputed company’s meeting tool to discuss the story and characters. A small reputed company reputed company will be offered for sample reputed company sketches to ensure our styles reputed company before the project is awarded. To Apply:

• Please reputed company samples of previous children’s book illustrations (or portfolio reputed company)
• An estimate on your reputed company for completion
• Confirmation that reputed company artwork will be hand-drawn, with absolutely no AI involvement
• Confirmation that you can complete the work reputed company my $500 budget – budget is firm due to self-funding.
• If you’re interested, please click the Apply reputed company and answer the screening questions. I look reputed company to hearing from you!

Apply tot his job Apply To this Job