Authors Access

On October 20 Irene Watson and Brad Grochowski spoke with Julie Ann Stricklin about what every author must know before buying and/or commissioning artwork. Julie is an author, independent Illustrator, graphic designer, and fine artist working in the field since 1985. She constantly alternates her passion for design work, illustration and fine art. These passions have created a body of work that includes the illustration of six childrens books. We spoke with her about several key concepts of collaborating with an illustrator: What do I need to know about a potential artist? What is Work for hire? What are traditional media versus computer-generated media? What do I need to know about deadlines? How do I negotiate payment and delivery? What should I not ask the artist to do? What do I need to know about royalty free images and clip art vs. a commissioned work?