PLEASE NOTE: there is a slightly different process for hand-painted illustrations and the digital illustrations.

 

★ BIG ILLUSTRATION PROCESS

 

This is for major illustration projects like illustration maps, illustrations for a large number of print copies etc., for companies. For simple illustrations like home page illustrations the process can be shortened.

 

1. Order

 

　　　　・First, fill in the form with questions, contact information, requests etc. (Please let me know if you have a reference or not)                               (FREE) 　　

               ・ If you prefer delivery of the projects by data, please let me know which software, version, file form, file size.

　　　　　(I'm using Adobe Illustrator CS5, Photoshop CS5 on Macintosh.

　　　　　hand-painted art & digital art: JPEG, PDF, PING. Vector art & design : AI, EPS, PDF   ) 

 

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               ・If necessary, I will email you back with an "Estimate" "Schedule"  and "Order Policy"

                  (This time the estimate is only a rough estimate at the time of the order, when there were corrections etc., it will be added to

                  the final charge and delivery date may be postponed. Also, adjustments depending on the project’s contents)
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                ・If you are happy with the estimate and schedule, I'll start with planning and contact you by email.

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               ・If necessary I will send you a "Purchase Order" by email.

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                ・If you agree with it, I'll start with planning and contact you by email.
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 2. Advance Arrangement 

               ・Please make sure you are able to view mails and pictures on a computer.

               ・Please send me pictures or references by email.

 

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3. Offer the Idea Sketch

     I'll give you my 1st idea sketch (it's just a quick pencil sketch to give you an idea) sent as a JPEG by email

 

             ・Please pick best one from these ideas. 

           ・It's still possible to correct, add to, and change it.

             ・It's FREE to cancel until this stage.

 

 

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4. Offer the rough sketch

     If the idea sketch is confirmed, I'll give you another rough sketch for some projects. This is to clarify the image.

               (this will be before the final pencil sketch. it's a rough sketch)

 

           ・At this stage the drafts are on layout paper.

           ・The fee for small corrections. Major contents changes will cost 3,000 yen for 1 idea + Tax after the three free ideas. 

           ・Cancellation at this stage incurs a fee of 30% of the estimate price.

           ・If you don't contact me within 7days, I'll assume you have approved it, so you will not able to correct, ,or make additions or  changes anymore.

 

 

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5. Pay the Production before Reserving

     If the rough sketch is confirmed, I'd like ask you to pay the starting fee of 50% of the estimate price within 2 weeks.

           (Note: If you cancel after work has begun, this cannot be refunded)

 

 

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6. The Final Pencil Sketch

     After confirming your payment, I'll start work on the final pencil sketch. This is the major line artwork before the final work.

    (This is still on layout paper. However, this stage is very important, please make sure that you don't have corrections, additions,                        changes etc. If you want me to correct something after I trace it on the watercolor paper, the line and paper will be messed up                        when I paint)      

 

　　・ If you have corrections, additions, or changes, please let me know by this stage.

　　・The fee for small change. If it's a big change you will be charged 30% ~ of total cost. Also, the deadline may be extended depending on level of                            change.

        ・Major contents changes will cost 3,000 yen for 1 idea + Tax after the three free ideas. 

        ・If you don't contact me back within 7days, I'll assume you have approved it, so you will not able to correct, add, or change anymore. 

        ・Cancellation at this stage incurs a fee of 30% ~of the estimate price. 

 

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7. Tracing

    After the final pencil sketch is confirmed, if it's hand-painted art I will trace the sketch on watercolor paper etc.,

　or if it's digital art I will trace into the computer and I will start work on line art.

 

　    ・ If it's hand-painted art  I can't correct after tracing on the watercolor paper, so let me know if you have correction etc. by this stage.

　   ・If it's digital art, fee for small change. If it's a big change will charge 30% ~ of total cost. The deadline may be extended depending on level of change.              ・If it's digital art the contents change will charge 3000 yen + tax for 1 idea after the three ideas. 

       ・If you don't contact me back within 7days, I'll assume you have approved it, so you will not able to correct, addition, change anymore.

       ・Cancellation at this stage incurs a fee of 50% of the estimate price + material cost like papers.  

 

 

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8. The Final

 　Then final painting. I'll send you confirmation data, after I'm done with the final (confirmation data will be a low resolution) 

 

     ・If it's hand-painted art I can't change anything.

     ・If it's digital art, big corrections, additions, changes it's 50%~ of total cost.

     ・If you don't contact me back within 7days, I'll assume you have approved it, so you will not able to correct, addition, change anymore.

     ・ Cancellation at the final stage will incur a charge of 100% of the remaining production cost and material costs such as paper.

 

 

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9. Pay the rest of the production cost

     Please pay the rest of the production cost and including if you have incur addition fee within 2 weeks.

 

      ・Let me know if you need Invoice and receipt.

 

 

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10. Delivery of project

 　After payment is confirmed, except for special cases, delivery of the data.

 

     ・I usually delivery the project 2-3 weeks for 1illustration, but it's maybe extended by depend on the schedule, concept,

　　number of pictures, so please make sure of the schedule.