Illustration
Hire Digital Illustrators
Digital illustrators paint and draw artwork for books, articles, websites, games, apps and campaigns.
The role
What digital illustrators do
A digital illustrator interprets a brief, creates sketches and colour studies, paints final artwork, and exports files at the resolution and formats needed for web or print.
Typical deliverables
- Editorial illustrations
- Children's book spreads
- Website and app illustrations
- Marketing artwork
- Layered source files
Tools you will see
- Procreate
- Photoshop
- Clip Studio Paint
- Krita
- Adobe Fresco
Choosing
How to choose digital illustrators
What to look for
- A consistent style suited to your project.
- Clear process from sketch to final.
- Experience with required print resolutions.
- Explicit usage and licensing terms.
Questions to ask
- 1What reference materials do you need?
- 2How many revisions happen at sketch and final stages?
- 3What resolution will the files be?
- 4Can I use the artwork commercially?
Planning
Before you post the job
Approve sketches first
Big changes are much cheaper before final painting starts.
What drives cost
Detail, backgrounds, number of pieces, rights and deadlines.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring digital illustrators
Can they illustrate a children's book?
Yes, look for experience with page layouts and consistent characters.
Will I receive layered files?
Only if agreed. Some illustrators provide flattened final files by default.
Can AI images be edited by illustrators?
Some do, but disclose AI use and agree it before work starts.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for digital illustrators
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.