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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7290702" data-attributes="member: 15700">One other piece of advice.  I have a lot of artist friends, and as I mentioned in my background, have been doing this for a long time.  One thing I still see pretty often, and it is the quickest way to upset an artist, is to make a request for art in one of the below:* tell them they should do it for free for exposure * tell them they will get royaltiesChances are you aren't WoTC, so they won't get much in exposure or royalties.  Many find requests like that pretty insulting.  So best to keep everything professional.  And make sure you are clear in your licensing agreement for commissioned work.  For example, my default contract states that the artist may use the piece in any personal portfolio they want, but they are restricted from reselling the art either as a stand alone piece or part of a collection.  And keep good records of these transactions.Finding artists is fairly easy.  Most message boards like here or RPG.net or elsewhere have sections where you can solicit artworkRates for artists may fall into these general ranges, if you're curious.  But keep in mind it really depends on the artist, and how good and/or established they are.  It's gonna cost more for a piece from Larry Elmore than it will from Joe down the street.  And background detail makes a big difference too.  Artists have to eat too <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Black and white:$25-$50 per 1/4 page, or $100-$200 for full pageColor:anywhere between $300 and $700 per full page.  This really depends on how much detail you want.  If you want a full cover, you're probably spending around $500-$700.</blockquote>

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