How do you commission a Cartoon?
We hope this page will be helpful for anyone who has not worked with or commissioned a cartoonist before.
When you decide to commission a cartoonist, you will need to agree a joint brief or basis from which they can work. Your cartoonist won't be surprised if you already have a strong idea about what you want. However, it will be to your benefit to talk openly about what you are thinking - and why. Cartoonists are creative people, and it's often at this earliest stage that their input is most useful.
This exchange of ideas can be as simple as a conversation, but it's usually best to write down the key points and exchange written notes, so you can refer back to them if you need to while the work is being done.
This early stage is also a good time to sort out the fee for the work. Typically, your cartoonist will be interested in knowing where the work is going to appear and its physical dimensions in order to give you an accurate price at the start.
Having agreed the brief, your cartoonist will start to think about the particular demands of your job. This will lead to a 'rough' drawing or set of ideas that you will be able to review or use to choose a final image or images.
Getting agreement on a final image is usually painless, although it sometimes takes a little bit of further negotiation. Once a choice is made, the finished artwork will be produced and supplied in whatever format - traditional or digital - suits you.
When you decide to commission a cartoonist, you will need to agree a joint brief or basis from which they can work. Your cartoonist won't be surprised if you already have a strong idea about what you want. However, it will be to your benefit to talk openly about what you are thinking - and why. Cartoonists are creative people, and it's often at this earliest stage that their input is most useful.
This exchange of ideas can be as simple as a conversation, but it's usually best to write down the key points and exchange written notes, so you can refer back to them if you need to while the work is being done.
This early stage is also a good time to sort out the fee for the work. Typically, your cartoonist will be interested in knowing where the work is going to appear and its physical dimensions in order to give you an accurate price at the start.
Having agreed the brief, your cartoonist will start to think about the particular demands of your job. This will lead to a 'rough' drawing or set of ideas that you will be able to review or use to choose a final image or images.
Getting agreement on a final image is usually painless, although it sometimes takes a little bit of further negotiation. Once a choice is made, the finished artwork will be produced and supplied in whatever format - traditional or digital - suits you.
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