2. Introduction
• Blueberry illustrations or BBI was formed in 2007 by its founder and member,
BBI has a passion to help authors who write for childrens.
• BBI has a team of illustrators who are extremely talented and are the children
book specialists. Books illustrated by BBI has been published in all continents
of the world.
• The purpose of BBI is to give the authors an opportunity to realize their
dreams because the illustrations are most important part of any children
book and BBI(blue berry illustrations) is an expert in that field.
• More than 200 books have been illustrated by Blue berry illustrations and the
buyers list /authors list includes authors from USA, Canada, Germany, Middle
east, United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, China and other Asian and African
countries.
• No where else will any person find such variety in illustrations along with
finest quality and timely completion of projects.
3. Illustration procedure
• Every project starts with a contract, which gives the association of an illustrator and the author a legal validity. Points
like ownership of copyright(I usually give it to the author, free of cost), deadlines, rates etc can be mentioned in the
contract.
• After the contract is signed, author is required to send the story and his expectations from every illustration, this helps
the illustrator to read the mind of the author. This helps in making great illustrations as desired by the author.
• After receiving the story, central character or the main character of story is designed and a lot of detailing and hard
work is done at this stage. This main character and other important characters will be remembered by the kids in
future.
• After main character is final, the set of sketches(all the sketches) is sent to the author for approval and modifications as
per the authors desire are carried out.
• After the sketches are approved, full colored illustrations are sent to the author. All these colors are fully print ready
and can be directly taken to the Printer/ Publisher.
• Services are provided till the very end, in case of some change in format or other requirements which the printer puts
across, in terms of the size or format of the illustrations.
4. Payment Procedure
• The payment is accepted only Via Pay pal as it is the most trusted medium of money transfer.
• The author has two options while making payment, either make a 50% advance payment(it can be mentioned in the
contract for security purpose) or make a payment after every illustration. The later option is called pay per illustration.
• For shorter deadlines and quick delivery of illustrations, it is recommended to make advance payment
and the rest of payment is made after some work has been done.
• The charge for every illustration is fixed at $ 70 per illustration. Although, the price may vary if the requirements are of
a double spread illustration.
• Children book series are given an additional 5-10 % discount, given that there are at least 8 Books with minimum of 12
illustrations per book.
• These are the most reasonable prices that an author can get , given such high standards of illustrations and a
commitment of quality and quick delivery.
5. Recommendations
• Diana Jeanne says: April 20, 2013 at 2:58 Pm
I had BBI do my illustrations for “The tail of Sneaky Pete” and they are awesome.
Everyone who has seen the book has remarked on how professional and colorful
the illustrations are. I have returned to BBI for a book cover for my next novel
and I want to recommend BBI to everyone who needs quality illustrations.
• Linda Chambers says: June 19, 2013 at 12:15 pm
It has been a wonderful experience working with Blueberry Illustrations. Blueberry was one of the artists who illustrated for
my upcoming book, THE PANDA BANDA and Other Poems for Children. Blueberry’s illustrations for the book are wonderful! I
look forward to working again with them in the near future
• Andreas R. Adrian says: April 20, 2013 at 10:07 pm
When it was time to find an illustrator for Rosmarie Pfister’s series of children’s books titled RICKY, – MEIN ACTION-ENGEL, it
was tough to make a decision who should illustrate the books. While there are a lot of talented illustrators out there, every
illustrator is different in style, medium and perfection. Nowadays, you have a lot of illustrators out there using computer
software for their illustrations. And we had some great work submitted to us. However, they all lacked personality. Blueberry’s
illustrations stood out of the crowd of submissions. The handdrawn illustrations superseded the competition thru Blueberry’s
talented, colorful drawings, that make these illustrations perfect for the age range of Rosmarie’s books. BBI was also able to
convert the character guidelines as desired, and adapt to the storybook of Ricky quickly. In the end, all of Blueberry’s
illustrations turned out exactly like the writer had envisioned the characters and scenes. I want to applaud Blueberry for being
able to be open minded, a free spirit, and a pleasure to work with. So, it was easy to commission Blueberry for the next Ricky
books as well. The artwork was on time, refreshingly exciting, and payments were handled quick and professionally. For a writer
or publisher, Blueberry is an ideal illustrator I can only recommend. Thanks Blueberry ilustrations!
6. Current Engagements
• Working on three children book series which are going to be published in USA , Germany and
China.
• Sixteen other children books are also getting illustrated and will be published later this year.
• Blueberry Illustrations is also working for many prominent self publishers from USA and other
countries, thus providing illustrations services indirectly also. Almost 12 books are being illustrated
for various self publishers.
• As a part of charity, BBI is also doing some books for clients such as “Make a wish Foundation” at
very concessional rates.
• Various educational projects are under making at concessional rates, the concession is given so
that BBI may contribute for a good cause which will be imparted to various children through these
educational books.
• BBI also gives discount to senior citizens(authors) who write children book for their financial needs,
we also encourage such individuals to share their wisdom and share it by the medium of children
book. We believe that children will gain a lot from such wisdom.
• BBI actively works with NGO’s and organizations that want to spread awareness on social topics
such as Disability, sexual abuse, animal protection, bullying and some rare diseases found in
children. We have finished several books based on such topics.
7. Buyer’s Benefits
• Complete ownership of Copyrights- You get all the copyrights of the illustration free of cost. You pay once and you get
the ownership.
• Free copy of contract- In case if you desire, you will be provided a free copy of contract which is used by various
authors and publishers across the industry.
• Free self publishing assistance- In case if you are self publishing and want some advise, then you may express your
interest . We shall provide you with required information.
• Free modifications- You will receive free modifications and sketches will not be colored unless the author is completely
happy with the characters and other details in sketches.
• E-mail response within 12-24 Hours- As a part of our policy, every e-mail is answered within 12-24 hours and it is
ensured that every query is answered in detail and every point is noted and replied.
• 30 % discount if illustrations are delayed- If the illustrations are delayed and deadline is not met, then a flat 30 % off
8. Contact Us
• You may contact us at blueberryillustrations@gmail.com
• While contacting us, please discuss about your requirements and also tell us which style will you
prefer the most . You can choose any illustration style from the portfolio section of
www.blueberryillustrations.com.
• The Skype ID is blueberryilustrations . You can add us and leave us a message and we will get back
to you.
• You may contact us through telephone also 1888 759 2363.
