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- From: lgolder@hoh.mbl.edu (Robert Golder)
- Subject: Re: Publishing and Illustrators
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.154157.4252@netnews.whoi.edu>
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- References: <1993Jan27.194000.2154@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1993Jan28.004435.21991@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 15:41:57 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan28.004435.21991@bmerh85.bnr.ca>,
- nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau) writes:
- >
- > In article <1993Jan27.194000.2154@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- earp@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J.Kevin Earp) writes:
- > >Recently a friend asked this question: She has two children's books
- > >completed. Would a publisher hire the illustrator and arrange for
- > >the artwork, or should she do so.
- >
- > Publishers have their own illustratrors. They want to control the look,
- > the layout, of the book.
-
- > The Rhealist - nadeau@bnr.ca - Speaking only for myself
- >
- I think what Rheal means is that each publisher has a list of freelance
- illustrators whose work has been used in previous publications.
- The publisher will select the illustrator whose artistic style seems
- most appropriate for a particular manuscript. If the author knows of
- a particular illustrator whose work she admires, she should recommend
- the illustrator to the publisher, who will then evaluate the illustrator's
- suitability for the job. Authors have recommended my illustrative work
- to various publishers: sometimes I got the job, and other times the
- publisher elected to go with an illustrator whose style and work habits
- were a known quantity. If the author has no particular illustrator in
- mind, she might consider approaching a publisher who not only
- handles manuscripts that are similar to hers, but also uses artwork that
- she enjoys or admires.
-
- BTW, the "look" or layout of the book is often developed by a graphic
- designer (specifically, a book designer) who combines both text and
- artwork into a unified whole. This person often enhances, but sometimes
- degrades, the quality of the final work.
-
- Bob
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