How to sign an illustrator —— How to become an illustrator in vision china?

What is the workflow for designers/illustrators to take orders? I shared some independent/free workflows and suggestions. Because I am in China, it may be different from your foreign environment, laws and regulations, and industry rules. The following contents come from my experience in designing plane, interior furnishings and consulting in recent years for reference only.

Matters needing attention in design work

Whether you are a freelancer or not, as long as it is related to design, I suggest you have your own exhibition space or channels, especially freelancers. Even if you change jobs in the future, you will accumulate. If you add a website to your resume, you can intuitively show past cases or opinions.

If the platform is flexible, it can even increase the cost and service content and further reduce the communication cost. This is a kind of consciousness, and it is a kind of commercial behavior to find out what kind of charging cooperation ability is.

The more perfect the rules and these opinions, the more detailed the better. These should be notified in advance and a contract signed. Generally including but not limited to the following points:

Scope of service, what can be done and what to do.

Delivery standard, with standard file format, quantity, details, different delivery types, and separate examples. Ways of confirmation by both parties, such as confirmation email, confirmation signature, etc. How to deal with overdue unconfirmed? If Party A has no objection and does not need to confirm, it can suspend the work after receiving the fee without affecting the agreed delivery date.

There are several steps in the service process.

What parts need to be prepared by Party A when to submit, and what is the delivery standard? . What are the contents, submission methods, delivery time and evaluation criteria of each stage?

For example, what is the main communication method and what kind of communication needs email, all of which should be confirmed in writing. The time interval between contact and communication, time does not want to be disturbed.

Can't get the money because the manuscript was pitted? How can a novice illustrator guarantee to get paid? How can a novice illustrator guarantee to get paid? Let me share a few tips:

The first case: the other party only gives advance payment and does not sign the contract. Before starting painting, Party A will generally pay 30%-50% of the total amount, and the illustrator will start painting after receiving the advance payment. At the same time, inform the other party that if the painting is stopped in the middle of the project, the other party does not want the drawings, and this part of the advance payment will not be refunded. This can at least ensure that your labor is not completely wasted. Pay special attention. In the meantime, don't send the big picture of the original HD picture to the other party. You can give pictures or screenshots with low discrimination during communication. Don't believe what the other party said that it would take a long time for financial approval. Can you give me a picture first? Only when the payment is settled can the original HD picture be given.

The second case: the other party only signed the contract and did not pay the advance payment. This usually happens in the manuscripts of publishing houses, and this kind of painting generally does not pay advance payment. Money may not be received immediately after painting, and the whole process from painting to receiving money takes a long time. So the contract is the only guarantee! Be sure to read every clause carefully before signing! Pay attention to see if there are any mistakes in the specific details such as price, quantity, term, before tax or after tax in the contract. There is also the matter of copyright ownership, so we must see which side it belongs to. We should nip each other's unreasonable demands in the bud in advance.

The third case: a trial draft is needed. You can discuss with the other party whether you can try it in a way that won't take up too much time and can let the other party see the effect. In addition, be careful not to hand over the draft to a high degree of completion. After all, if you fail, you won't be given any money, and the paintings you have worked so hard for will be painted in vain.

How to become a contracted illustrator in vision china? It is difficult to sign a contract with vision china. Because your work is for the whole country, once you make a mistake, it will lead to great losses. Therefore, vision china has high requirements for contracted photographers.

Working environment: no class, as long as you have painting tools, you can work anywhere or at home. A famous illustrator, because of his great fame, will become a royal illustrator in a big company, and the office environment is definitely excellent. Generally speaking, if you draw well, an illustrator is a free and well-paid profession.

Illustration initially served the publishing industry, and later, with the development of the times, it also served the advertising industry, media, interactive entertainment industry and so on. So its internal subdivision is actually very much. Illustration is always a just-needed occupation, and it is a occupation that is held in the palm of your hand. From the perspective of business or cultural communication, illustration is just needed.