veelgestelde vragen/FAQ

Als u om wat voor reden dan ook besluit het project tussendoor te stoppen, is dat mogelijk. Wel bent u dan verplicht de tot dan toe gemaakte kosten te vergoeden.

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11. Ik wil specifiek voorbeeldwerk zien voor mijn project, kan dat?

Voorbeeldwerk is werk wat opdrachtgevers gebruiken om zich te oriënteren voor een project, vaak aan de hand van een briefing. Met behulp ervan kan er een keuze worden gemaakt voor een illustrator (uit een selectie). Ook kan een illustrator uit eigen initiatief voorbeeldwerk maken om een indruk te geven van een project. In de praktijk blijkt dat er vaak vanuit wordt gegaan dat voorbeeldwerk gratis wordt gemaakt als een potentiële opdrachtgever hier om vraagt. Dit is echter niet de regel. Als er een grote kans bestaat dat het project betaald zal worden voortgezet kan een illustrator hier soms voor kiezen. Maar het is zeker niet gebruikelijk.

Voorbeeldwerk is niet bedoeld voor verdere publicatie. De kosten voor voorbeeldwerk zijn daarom lager dan gewoon illustratiewerk (de licentie is niet inbegrepen in de prijs). Overigens kan er in sommige gevallen op voorbeeldwerk worden doorgewerkt als een project later van start gaat.
    Als u voorbeeldwerk wilt zien kunt u kiezen uit de volgende fases: schets, halfnet of net. Het is belangrijk dat ik van tevoren voldoende informatie heb zodat ik me een goed beeld kan vormen van uw wensen en zodoende tot een beter resultaat kan komen.

Mocht u zonder betaling toch een goede indruk willen krijgen van mijn werk, kunt u ook de voorbeelden van eerdere illustratieprojecten op de site of in mijn portfolio doorkijken. Op basis daarvan kunt u vaak al snel opmaken of er een goede match is voor uw project. 

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12. Ik heb een spoedopdracht, wat nu?

Soms heeft u heel snel illustratiewerk nodig in korte tijd. Iets wat normaal niet op tijd klaar zou zijn binnen normale werkuren.

16. Hoe lang duurt een project?

Ik krijg vaak de vraag om een project 'even' in een week af te handelen. In de praktijk is dit niet zo eenvoudig. Het is belangrijk duidelijke afspraken te maken en er zal feedback op het illustratiewerk moeten worden gegeven, waar allemaal tijd voor opzij moet worden gezet. Bovendien heb ik vaak al projecten lopen, zodat ik me niet meteen 100% bovenop uw project kan storten. Hoe interessant het ook is! Daardoor duurt een project al gauw enkele weken. Een spoedproject (zie vraag nr 12) is mogelijk maar daar betaalt u dan ook extra voor.

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17. Waar kan ik op letten bij feedback van illustratiewerk?

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1. What’s an illustration?
The dictionary gives the following meaning:
1 image in a book or magazine
2 supplement to make something clear

This description only covers a little part of the different applications. The BNO, (Professional Association of Dutch Designers) therefore uses the description ‘image made with the intention to multiply’.  
Illustrations are used (besides texts) for calendars, post cards, coloring images, posters, board games, clothing prints, signposting, corporate designs, wallpapers and lots more. By the all-round applications illustration can be of great importance for various projects.  

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2. What’s the surplus value of an illustration? 
Where a photographer is restricted by reality, an illustrator can break ‘loose’. In this way abstract subjects like emotions and thoughts can be made visible and intensified where needed. In this way the client gets exactly the images he or she needs by using an illustration.  
An illustration can have the following features:  
·    An illustration makes a complex text/idea more easy to understand (productprogress/manual)
·    An illustration visualizes a invisisible/abstract concept
(floating/pink cloud for ‘being in love’)
·    An illustration intensified the effect of a text
(sad illustration for a heavy poem)
·    An illustration attracts the attention of a reader
(interesting illustrations for boring or difficult textes)
·    An illustration adds a personal nuance by the used style
(Jip and Janneke in typical black and white)
·    An illustration adds extra visual information to a text
(picturebook where you can see a lot next to the simple, short text)
·    An illustration decorates a text
(elegant pictures for a volume of poetry)
·    An illustration adds an idea/attitude to a text
(political portraits/charicatures)
·    An illustrations shows the essence of a text/principle
(poster of a horror movie shows a creepy image)
·    An illustration is understood/processed faster than a text and therefore causes fast knowledge transfer.
(pictograms at an airport)

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3. Are illustrations a product or a service?
An illustrator sells a client the right to use the illustrationwork. The work itself isn’t sold. So it’s a service, not a product.

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4. What’s a freelancer?
The term ‘freelancer’ comes from ‘free lance/spear’ and originally described the services of travelling soldiers that didn’t have a master. They could be hired by different masters. A freelance illustrator in modern times is also his own boss and goes from one project to another. He works for different clients and takes care of his own work space and schedule.

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5. What’s copyright? Is it always applied to images or does it have to be pointed out?
When a creative work is made copyright automatically applies. This in principle belongs to the ilustrator. The copyright takes care of who may publish and multiply a work and it also protects the illustrator from mutilating his work. The copyright is transferable but is in practice seldom done. 

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6. Is it possible for a client to buy all the rights on an illustration?
No, you have the copyright, the right to call yourself a creator of your work.  This is a right that in principle isn’t sold. Also the rights that permits adjustments to the work by the client (like changing the colors, simplifing the drawing, adding something to it) or otherwise do the work damage in its artistic value aren’t for sale.

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7. Why is a limited period applied to the use of illustration work?
The fee for illustration work is based on a certain period among other limitations. Also it’s important that illustration work that’s used, isn’t too old. An illustrator gets more experience and develops his own style and working method. So for both the client as for the illustrator it’s not professional if old work is going around for too long. 

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8. Can illustration work made in an assignment later on be used by other clients?
Unless other agreements are made the work is solely made for the client to use. Although it’s common for the illustrator to use the work for promotional objectives. (for example, as sample work on the portfolio site)

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9. What if set agreements during a project aren’t working?
Sometimes initial agreements don’t work for the project. For example: the deliverd photo’s that are neccesary to form the base for sport-illustrations are too blurred to be useful. What then? In this instance I write a projectplan with new assignments which are again reviewed. When you approve them the project will go further with these new agreements. 

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10. Can I stop a project?
When you decide – for whatever reason – to stop the project in between, that’s possible. However you do have to pay the fee for the work that’s already been done.

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11. I want to see specific sample work for my project, is that possible?
Sample work is work clients use to orientate themself for a project, mostly based on a briefing. With the help of this work a choice can be made for an illustrator (from a selection). Also an illustrator can make sample work on his own iniative to show a impression of a project. In practice often clients think sample work can be made for free if one asks for it. That isn’t a basic rule. If there’s a big chance for the illustrator to be chosen for a project which will be paid later upon agreement, the illustrator can choose to give sample work for free. But it´s not a common rule.
Sample work isn’t meant for further publication. The costs for sample work are therefore lower compared to common illustration work (license fee isn’t included in the costs). Therefore in some cases it’s possible to work further on sample work when a project is continued later on. 
If a client wants to see sample work he can choose from the following stages: sketch, half final or final. It’s important the illustrator has enough information so he can get  a good idea of your desires which will ultimately lead to a better result.
If a client wants to get a good impression of the work of the illustrator, without payment, he can also look through past projects of the illustrator on the website or in a portfolio map. Based on this the client will often be able to see if there’s a good match for the project quickly. 

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12. I have a urgent job, now what? 
Sometimes you need illustration work done in little time. It´s possible this won´t be finished in time when done during normal working hours.
It’s possible to set out a project in accelerated speed for those urgent jobs. Of course this extra speed calls for an extra fee because the illustrator has to work in the evening/weekend/holiday to make the deadline. An illustrator most often has various projects running at the same time, that’s why a part of the work week is already planned in.
Before a project begins the illustrator checks if it’s an urgent job. So the client never unexpectedly has to pay extra in the middle of a project. During urgent jobs good communication is more important than ever in order to make everything run smooth. If you doubt your project is an urgent job, please contact me. I work quite fast so who knows, maybe it fits nicely into a ‘normal’ schedule! 

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13. I have a very big project (six months or more)

If a project is very big a normal offer (with assignments for the whole project) won’t be applicable. In this case I use the method of the ‘miling stones’. In this method assignments are made with every stage of the project with mutual consent. Every stage is described by specific features. For example, a project of a comic story:

Stage 1: choose the aim and subject of the comic strip  
Stage 2: research the culture/area in which the story is set
Stage 3: write the story
Stage 4: designing the characters

Etc…

If a stage is completed, new assignments are made for the next stage. This may seem a bit overdone, but this method takes care of the minimal risk for both parties. The project can be easily stopped if needed and the required time for each stage can be calculated more easily. This way the deadlines for the different stages can also be made realistically and the total fee can be calculated more easily. 

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14. What’s your availability?
Monday to Friday 10:00-17:00
(lunch break from 13:00 – 14:00 excluded)
 
When you have a urgent job extended contact times are possible. If I go on vacation I’ll announce the period in advance. Also illness will be announced as soon as possible. And if you’re partly unavailable during the project for a longer time, I trust I’ll also hear this in time! 

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