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anonymous:
I'm posting as anonymous because I don't want my illustrator to see that I'm the one asking this, not that it's embarrassing, just -- well, I don't know.  i'm anonymous, 'kay? :)

I was thinking that for my upcoming picture book, because it's aimed at preschoolers, I might like to have a coloring sheet to bring for school visits as one of several activities that I'd do with them (or if I didn't do it with them, I'd leave them at the end to let the teacher follow up).  I'd be glad to pay my illustrator to do one that I could photocopy as needed, although it occurs to me that it might be useful for her to have as well.  What would be a fair price to offer for something like that?

(This is a picture book with a large publisher, but there will be minimal promotion from the house, naturally :) .)

tfb3:
Anon--if you feel comfortable PMing me under your normal persona, please do so. Reference "coloring sheets."

Stephen:
I just offered the author a few of the pages at no cost.
 I work in pen & ink (black & white) first then scan and color them with Photoshop so I did not do any extra work, I do have credit on her site for the illustrations.
But if I did exctra work $200.00 - $250.00 per illustration

anonymous:
Oh, I should report back.  I forgot I'd started this thread.

I approached my illustrator saying, "How much would you charge to..." and he replied that anything that promoted the book helped both of us and he did it for free.  He's a sweetheart. :)

Anonymous

Ev:
I'm glad to hear that was his response, because that was what I was thinking as I was reading through this thread.

It seemed to me that since he'd be benefiting from any promotion you did, he'd want to provide you with the picture gratis.  But I like the way you approached him.

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