Ilustrator needed for Poetry Book - The Soldier Poems-
Budget: $30 – $250 AUD
Update: This is a repost of my previous recent project which allowed me to appoint an editor to create a word file and pdf in 6X9 format with place settings for poem related images.
The book has 38 pages, black and white format for text and images, 8 poems and 25 image placeholders ( 2 to 3 per poem). A sample of the book is attached with two sample poems.
The placeholders settings provide a place for the image on the page and includes a theme to guide the illustrator.
Responses so far for previous project:
So far I have been inundated with graphical designers in a commercial context. However I am looking for illustrators who are artists that created simple, evocative sketch illustrations, not elaborate designs and who are familiar with poetic themes.
Here is the latest project brief:
'The Soldier Poems' is a collection of poems I have written about soldiers and the impact of war on them and their families. It is written in tribute to my father who was a soldier in WW2.
It is written soon after the release of my book 'My War Father' in November 2025. See https://www.jondrane.net/my-war-father/
I’m preparing a small, carefully curated collection of 8 to 10 poems written for an adult audience and I’d like each piece to sit alongside an equally evocative image. The visual direction I have in mind is simple yet striking—artistic graphics that don’t clutter the page but leave a memorable impression.
I have prepared a sample pdf of the proposed poetry book called The Soldier Poems.
I need an illustrator to create 'whistful and emotional images' that depict the poems in an evocative manner.
We have provided:
A sample pdf of the book with the introductory pages and the table of contents and a sample of two poems and its images with image themes.
The poems each have an image per page and we have allocated a 'placeholder' position in the form of a blank square for the image with a theme that relates to the poem.
We have set up the project so that you provide a sample image for the two sample poems.
You need to provide:
Two sample images and bid for the $AUD amount that you would like to be paid per image.
Currently the book has 25 images to be created.
Some notes and rules:
YOur images remain your copyright and any I use are offered as an exclusive license to me.
Your name will be credited at the beginning of the book.
OUr illustrations should remain simple and evocative. There is not a huge budget for the book which is not intended to be a best seller but a legacy piece. So you are not meant to spend huge amounts of time on each image.
Please read the sample pdf and submit your sample image and AUD price per image or a fixed overall price.
Thanks
Jon Drane
About Jonathan who is a world recognised poet see jondrane.net
Please read the sample pdf.
The book has 38 pages, black and white format for text and images, 8 poems and 25 image placeholders ( 2 to 3 per poem). A sample of the book is attached with two sample poems.
The placeholders settings provide a place for the image on the page and includes a theme to guide the illustrator.
Responses so far for previous project:
So far I have been inundated with graphical designers in a commercial context. However I am looking for illustrators who are artists that created simple, evocative sketch illustrations, not elaborate designs and who are familiar with poetic themes.
Here is the latest project brief:
'The Soldier Poems' is a collection of poems I have written about soldiers and the impact of war on them and their families. It is written in tribute to my father who was a soldier in WW2.
It is written soon after the release of my book 'My War Father' in November 2025. See https://www.jondrane.net/my-war-father/
I’m preparing a small, carefully curated collection of 8 to 10 poems written for an adult audience and I’d like each piece to sit alongside an equally evocative image. The visual direction I have in mind is simple yet striking—artistic graphics that don’t clutter the page but leave a memorable impression.
I have prepared a sample pdf of the proposed poetry book called The Soldier Poems.
I need an illustrator to create 'whistful and emotional images' that depict the poems in an evocative manner.
We have provided:
A sample pdf of the book with the introductory pages and the table of contents and a sample of two poems and its images with image themes.
The poems each have an image per page and we have allocated a 'placeholder' position in the form of a blank square for the image with a theme that relates to the poem.
We have set up the project so that you provide a sample image for the two sample poems.
You need to provide:
Two sample images and bid for the $AUD amount that you would like to be paid per image.
Currently the book has 25 images to be created.
Some notes and rules:
YOur images remain your copyright and any I use are offered as an exclusive license to me.
Your name will be credited at the beginning of the book.
OUr illustrations should remain simple and evocative. There is not a huge budget for the book which is not intended to be a best seller but a legacy piece. So you are not meant to spend huge amounts of time on each image.
Please read the sample pdf and submit your sample image and AUD price per image or a fixed overall price.
Thanks
Jon Drane
About Jonathan who is a world recognised poet see jondrane.net
Please read the sample pdf.