07-26-2013, 03:29 AM
Good call Beardley. I have a book of standard illustration contracts that I'm looking through now to get an idea of what to ask for.
So I wrote back and asked what he was wanting. He said five or six character designs, and a few key scenes from the book illustrated. The illustrations, he wants to use on the website and e-mails, and he wants to be able to crop in on some and place them in banner ads.
Am I correct in thinking that, with the character designs, he would just buy the rights outright, but with the illustrations, I would be charging for each individual usage while retaining the rights to the images?
Still not sure about the rates, either. And, stupid question: is it necessary to have a physical signature on the contracts, or would we sign, scan, and e-mail them back and forth, similar to fax (which neither of us has)?
So I wrote back and asked what he was wanting. He said five or six character designs, and a few key scenes from the book illustrated. The illustrations, he wants to use on the website and e-mails, and he wants to be able to crop in on some and place them in banner ads.
Am I correct in thinking that, with the character designs, he would just buy the rights outright, but with the illustrations, I would be charging for each individual usage while retaining the rights to the images?
Still not sure about the rates, either. And, stupid question: is it necessary to have a physical signature on the contracts, or would we sign, scan, and e-mail them back and forth, similar to fax (which neither of us has)?