Should I do it?

*Powder* · 06-06-2011, 04:19 PM

I've been asked to do an illustration gig of sorts, for a Wizard Of Oz spinoff book kinda thing, something very much in the vein of Andrew's TMNT vol. 3 revival. These folks carefully studied the source material, got feedback from past folks involved, & are very passionate about the series. They've got a manuscript ready & just need an artist. The Andrew of the project so to speak, has limited funds but offered to pay (somewhere above $100) for 15 black and white illustrations similar to those drawn by (one of?) the original artists which you see below (which is of the main character of this particular story). Also he needs a full color cover.

I've never really done a paid job of this capacity outside of doing album covers & layouts/logos/t-shirt designs for bands and hip hop artists before. Sure I draw plenty of comic art & other things but nothing professionally per se. I do feel that I could likely handle this with enough ease as I'm pretty good at mimicking other artists, but I dunno...

Do you think it's worth it? It works out to 10 dollars a picture if I'm paid $150. To my knowledge this won't be published on a large scale, but in a similar matter to our vol. 3 book - enough for the really invested fans. I'm leaning towards yes but I was just hoping to have your thoughts as well, especially if you're also an artist!

06-06-2011, 04:19 PM	#1
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,954	Should I do it? I've been asked to do an illustration gig of sorts, for a Wizard Of Oz spinoff book kinda thing, something very much in the vein of Andrew's TMNT vol. 3 revival. These folks carefully studied the source material, got feedback from past folks involved, & are very passionate about the series. They've got a manuscript ready & just need an artist. The Andrew of the project so to speak, has limited funds but offered to pay (somewhere above $100) for 15 black and white illustrations similar to those drawn by (one of?) the original artists which you see below (which is of the main character of this particular story). Also he needs a full color cover. I've never really done a paid job of this capacity outside of doing album covers & layouts/logos/t-shirt designs for bands and hip hop artists before. Sure I draw plenty of comic art & other things but nothing professionally per se. I do feel that I could likely handle this with enough ease as I'm pretty good at mimicking other artists, but I dunno... Do you think it's worth it? It works out to 10 dollars a picture if I'm paid $150. To my knowledge this won't be published on a large scale, but in a similar matter to our vol. 3 book - enough for the really invested fans. I'm leaning towards yes but I was just hoping to have your thoughts as well, especially if you're also an artist!