Let’s work together
Interested in working together on a commercial project or collaboration? Or licensing some of my existing work?
Have a tabling event or exhibition you think I would love? How about stocking my products or artwork in your shop or gallery?
Please fill out the form below and I’ll be in touch shortly.
Alternatively, contact me on: marthafordillustration@gmail.com
I love doing personal commissions e.g. pet portraits, profile avatars/pictures, icons, tattoo tickets etc. but I don’t always have time so these are done a little differently. They can be purchased through my Etsy shop when spots open up (notifications on Instagram and LinkedIn) .
If you have a larger personal project, please use the form.
Can’t wait to hear from you, let’s create something great!
Links
Email: marthafordillustration@gmail.com
Please don’t ask me to copy another artist’s work, fix any AI ‘art’, or send you high res copies of my work for your ‘collection’.
Creating new artwork and developing an art style takes a lot of time, effort, sweat and tears, it is not easy and I am always learning. Please don’t copy, reuse, print, repurpose, trace, steal, borrow etc my work without permission.
Commissioning an illustrator can seem complicated. I found this really helpful: https://theaoi.com/resources/professional-practice/guide-to-commissioning
The artwork/deliverables:
Do you need something new, or to license existing artwork?
Style - Are there any examples you like in my portfolio?
Detail and finish - What’s the level of detail needed? Colour or just line work? Highly rendered?
Concept and content - Are there any themes, messages or clear purposes for the work?
Quantity - Do you need…one illustration or multiple illustrations?
Complexity of deliverables - Do you need a single image file, or a full layered file of separable assets? Does it need to be large scale?
Collaboration and design - Will you need design support?
Technical requirements - Are there any specific layouts or technical requirements you can provide?
Timescale - Is it a super fast turnaround? What deadlines or milestones are needed?
License/usage:
Use - It is helpful if you list all anticipated uses for the illustrations. Will the artwork be used in one format or for multiple things?
Duration - 12 or 24 months? 3 years?
Audience - How big is the intended audience? How big is your brand?
Territory - For use locally? nationally? internationally?
Please note, unless it is a personal commission, signing over full artwork rights is expensive for the client and rarely needed.
If you are enquiring about visual development work for a project (rather than final artwork and assets), this will be priced as freelance services, without some of the above licensing requirements etc.
All information is based on personal experience, general industry guidance and licensing terms, and external professional industry advice.