Children's book illustrator wanted

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: £50
  • Entries Received: 35
  • Winner: PollyPictures

Contest Brief

I have recently set up a children's book publishing company and I am looking for some freelance illustrators to illustrate a number of books. The first book is about a Spider, please could you illustrate the first page as an example and if you win the contest I will pay you £500 to complete the 12 page book and add you as one of our illustrators. The text for the first page is as follows:
There once was a house, overlooking the sea
And next to the house was a sycamore tree.
At the top of the tree, in amongst all the leaves,
Lived a spider called Frank, who had knobbly knees.
Frank loved his home, never venturing far:
He was really quite timid, as most spiders are.
Plenty of things in his life made him wary,
But the dark of the night, he found really scary.

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Employer Feedback

“@PollyPictures won the contest on 27 July 2017”

Profile image troodles, United Kingdom.

Public Clarification Board

  • troodles
    Contest Holder
    • 6 years ago

    Hi, I decided not to extend the project as I found a style that suited the book perfectly. If I have given you 4 or 5 stars I may be in touch in the future with other possible illustration projects. Thank you for all the great work.

    • 6 years ago
  • mitunshivkumar
    mitunshivkumar
    • 6 years ago

    why is there no option to upload the entry if its been extended? The status shows pending.

    • 6 years ago
  • troodles
    Contest Holder
    • 6 years ago

    I do prefer the hand drawn/hand painted style, and the spider needs to be friendly not scary as it is a children's book. He is the central character so there needs to be a clear image of him on this page. I prefer him with 2 eyes, and I think I would prefer that he is not wearing clothes. Hope that helps!

    • 6 years ago
    1. PollyPictures
      PollyPictures
      • 6 years ago

      Great, thank you for the additional brief info.

      • 6 years ago
  • PollyPictures
    PollyPictures
    • 6 years ago

    Hi Trudy,

    I have uploaded an entry ( #37 ), but as you have extended the time scale for the contest, also intend to submit some revised drawings of Frank, with more knobbly knees! To develop his character and spider body language further. So wanted to send you an enthusiastic message to say, I am working on it too!

    And dear fellow freelancers, hope you are all also having lots of arachnid fun.

    Thanks and best wishes,

    Polly

    • 6 years ago
  • troodles
    Contest Holder
    • 6 years ago

    Sorry it has taken me so long to give feedback, if anyone needs more time please let me know and I might extend the contest a bit longer.

    • 6 years ago
    1. mitunshivkumar
      mitunshivkumar
      • 6 years ago

      Yes please extend the time. I want send another entry.

      • 6 years ago
  • mitunshivkumar
    mitunshivkumar
    • 6 years ago

    I have created another version, could you please extend the date if you haven't chosen yet. Could I send it separately ?

    • 6 years ago
  • mitunshivkumar
    mitunshivkumar
    • 6 years ago

    Hi Please take a look at entry #40 .

    • 6 years ago
  • EverlostJackie
    EverlostJackie
    • 6 years ago

    Would you please wait until the last minute of the contest? I'm working on my entry, thanks. :)

    • 6 years ago
  • SarahMeg
    SarahMeg
    • 6 years ago

    Hi! I made some adjustments in the project #27

    • 6 years ago
  • troodles
    Contest Holder
    • 6 years ago

    He has knobbly knees so this needs to feature in the image.

    • 6 years ago
  • troodles
    Contest Holder
    • 6 years ago

    Hi, thank you for the entries so far. I am open minded about the style, but will mark the ones I like the best so far. I will not choose a winner until the end of the project.

    • 6 years ago
  • cpyton
    cpyton
    • 6 years ago

    Hi please wait for my entry too.

    • 6 years ago
  • cvarjotie
    cvarjotie
    • 6 years ago

    Please wait until deadline to close project. I'm working on it!

    • 6 years ago
  • SarahMeg
    SarahMeg
    • 6 years ago

    Working on it ~ I'll finish it in 3-5 days :)

    • 6 years ago
  • zitabanyai
    zitabanyai
    • 6 years ago

    Hello! This is a very cute poem/story! #11 - any feedback is much appreciated. Thank you!

    • 6 years ago
  • MatiasDC
    MatiasDC
    • 6 years ago

    hi! I like the project :) can you make it as #guaranteed ? thanks

    • 6 years ago
  • RakintorWorld
    RakintorWorld
    • 6 years ago

    Working on it

    • 6 years ago
  • ddimitrovska
    ddimitrovska
    • 6 years ago

    #guaranteed

    • 6 years ago
  • starwings333
    starwings333
    • 6 years ago

    Can you give the dimension so that if chosen that no need to redrawing, can you give a style you prefer,watercolor, digital work or other

    • 6 years ago
  • pjarasolorzano
    pjarasolorzano
    • 6 years ago

    Hello friend, please tell me a question, the style is free? Or you could suggest me some style that you like, please publish pictures of illustrations that you like to be like this.

    • 6 years ago
  • vincentiusalim
    vincentiusalim
    • 6 years ago

    Working on it

    • 6 years ago
  • donfreelanz
    donfreelanz
    • 6 years ago

    #sealed

    • 6 years ago
  • donfreelanz
    donfreelanz
    • 6 years ago

    #guaranteed

    • 6 years ago
  • abudaby
    abudaby
    • 6 years ago

    What style do you prefer?Can you provide some samples?

    • 6 years ago
  • abudaby
    abudaby
    • 6 years ago

    What age auditoria you looking for?

    • 6 years ago

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