Illustration
Purpose
Book illustration serves two purposes: to visualize a moment in a narrative
or text and provide a visual element in a body of text. Sometimes the
illustrations are not narrative based and will act as an accompaniment
or sounding board. Occasionally the illustrations contain the text or
narrative and may be the book pages. Recent work is in the nature of
calligrams where a calligrapgic rendition of the text form the images.
Printmaking
Printmaking affords many opportunities and multicolour linocuts are
a specialty. Separate editions of prints are a useful means of reaching
a wider market than the book might otherwise achieve.
Initial
consultation and proposal
Generally an enquiry leads to a meeting or exchange of ideas,
the client expressing their needs and wants and the artist outlining
the possibilities. This may be followed by a meeting where the artist
presents a proposal that includes some visual material and outlines
a schedule and costs.
The commission
If the proposals are acceptable then a contract is drawn up that details
the scope of the commission, fees and payment schedules. If it is a
lengthy commission It usual to schedule payment in two installments,
the first part due on agreement of the contract. .
Copyright
Copyright remains with the artist unless transferred as part of a contract.
Archaeological drawings
Esslemont has also worked as an archaeological draughtsman drawing "finds"
ranging from flints, pottery and pottery shards to bronze age axes,
and site plans.
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