Every page, beautifully drawn
Custom
illustration
for your picture book.
Work with an illustrator whose style fits your story. Every children’s picture book we illustrate includes full-color interior art and a front and back cover design, delivered on a clear twelve-week schedule under a contract that protects your rights.
Every page, beautifully drawn
Custom
illustration
for your picture book.
Work with an illustrator whose style fits your story. Every children’s picture book we illustrate includes full-color interior art and a front and back cover design, delivered on a clear twelve-week schedule under a contract that protects your rights.
Two illustration packages
36 Images / 18 Spreads
$5200
36 single-page images, or 18 full spreads
Front and back cover design, included
Character design phase to settle the look of your book
A full storyboard of every page before final art begins
Up to two revisions per image at the rough composition stage
Final art delivered in PDF or whatever format your book needs
Exclusive worldwide rights to the finished artwork on final payment
A standard illustrator/author contract written to protect you
Additional images beyond your package at $200 each
24 Images / 12 Spreads
$4200
24 single-page images, or 12 full spreads
Front and back cover design, included
Character design phase to settle the look of your book
A full storyboard of every page before final art begins
Up to two revisions per image at the rough composition stage
Final art delivered in PDF or whatever format your book needs
Exclusive worldwide rights to the finished artwork on final payment
A standard illustrator/author contract written to protect you
Additional images beyond your package at $200 each
The illustration timeline
Illustration runs in four phases across about twelve weeks. Each phase begins only once you’ve approved the one before it, so the schedule assumes prompt feedback at each hand-off.
Weeks 1-2
Character Design
Your illustrator sketches several interpretations of your key characters along with a few overall style options, so the look of the book is settled before any final art begins. These sketches are deliberately unfinished — they exist to test ideas.
Weeks 3-5
Storyboarding
Every page gets a sketch, and the sketches are laid out in story order so you can see the whole book flow. Your illustrator shares these with you regularly, and nothing moves ahead until you approve the sequence.
Weeks 6-8
Rough Composition
The approved storyboard becomes near-final artwork. This is the stage for changes: you get up to two revisions per image, and anything beyond that is billed at the additional-image rate.
Weeks 9-12
Final Illustrations
Finished art arrives in batches every one to two weeks so you can review as it lands, along with your front and back cover design. Files are delivered in PDF or whatever format Atmosphere needs for production.
Weeks 1-2
Character Design
Your illustrator sketches several interpretations of your key characters along with a few overall style options, so the look of the book is settled before any final art begins. These sketches are deliberately unfinished — they exist to test ideas.
Weeks 3-5
Storyboarding
Every page gets a sketch, and the sketches are laid out in story order so you can see the whole book flow. Your illustrator shares these with you regularly, and nothing moves ahead until you approve the sequence.
Weeks 6-8
Rough Composition
The approved storyboard becomes near-final artwork. This is the stage for changes: you get up to two revisions per image, and anything beyond that is billed at the additional-image rate.
Weeks 9-12
Final Illustrations
Finished art arrives in batches every one to two weeks so you can review as it lands, along with your front and back cover design. Files are delivered in PDF or whatever format Atmosphere needs for production.
Meet the illustrators
Every illustrator below works with Atmosphere on picture books, and each brings a distinct style. Browse their sample work, then pick your package — we’ll match you with the illustrator whose approach fits your story.
