Dead Fox Publishing: Horror picture book illustrator Gold Star Program Gold Star Free

Hello, illustrators!

For this open call, Dead Fox Publishing is looking for your art.

We have a horror picture book in need of illustrations. Although this is a children's book, we're looking for a style that has broad appeal to both kids and adults. Please see below for details.

PROJECT SCOPE:

• Project will include approximately 30-40 square illustrations sized approximately 8x8 (some may be combined as 1 image over a two-page spread; one of these would be for the cover illustration)
• Payment is in the form of royalty share. Royalties are 50% of net earnings to be split evenly between Author and Illustrator (meaning 25% to each).
• All artwork copyright remains with Illustrator. The publisher will file copyright on the finished project under the claimant names of the Author and Illustrator.

TIMING:
Our schedule is flexible for the right artist! There is currently no hard deadline. Expectations can be set prior to contract signing.

WHAT TO SUBMIT:

• Individual pieces you feel match the style you would provide for the project
• Link to a portfolio
• Pieces tailored to fit the sample text are welcome but by no means expected

SAMPLE:
Below is a sampling of the unfinished text from the book. The story revolves around a witch and her very old cat.

P01-02:
A witch had a cat who was black as the night,
His claws and the teeth in his jaws were a fright,
Despite his mean looks he was cuddly and sweet,
And curled up for bed every night by her feet.

P03-04:
The cat helped the witch do her daily witch things,
Like cleaning out cauldrons and drying bat wings,
But one night the witch fell asleep in her bed,
And woke up next morning to find her cat dead.

P05-06:
She poked him and sniffed him, she opened one eye,
She hardly believed that her black cat could die.
“This won’t do,” she said, or rather, she huffed it.
“I just won’t accept that my good cat has snuffed it.”