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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kilmore" data-source="post: 706354" data-attributes="member: 5226">Well, first off, it's most likely that a 192 page sourcebook is going to rely on more than one artist, especially at the starting level.  To be honest, the art director is dealing with unproven or possibly unreliable talent.  However, having a single artist does have the advantage of keeping a unified look to the illustrations, rather than having a scattershot of styles seen in many gaming books.As far as the going rate, my experience is limited, but B&W illustrations usually go for somewhere in the $30 to $15 range for entry level artists.  Some companies offer different rates for different size pictures.Different companies have different policies concerning copyright, royalties or whatever.  Something I am seeing as far as copyrights go is that some companies state that the artist retains the copyright for the artwork, but the company retains the exclusive right to use the artwork for a gaming book for a period of several years or so.As far as drawing for free?  Um, you probably won't get too many takers there.  Maybe if the art director knows somebody who's a drawing hobbyist, or the prime movers of the publishing companies do the illustrations themselves to keep costs down.  EN World gets by with volunteer artwork because it is mostly a free service with relatively wide exposure.Your best bet is to check the artist's submissions guidelines for different companies and see what they have to offer.</blockquote>

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