Illustrator Invoice Template
Create professional illustrator invoices for custom artwork, book illustrations, and commercial projects. Our template includes project fees, licensing, and revision tracking. Perfect for freelance illustrators and digital artists. Download instantly in PDF, Word, or Excel format.
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What to Include on an Illustrator Invoice
A professional illustration invoice should document:
Business Information- Business/artist name
- Legal name (for payment)
- Phone, email, website
- Portfolio link
- Address (optional)
- Client/company name
- Contact person
- Project reference
- Billing address
- Project title/description
- Number of illustrations
- Size/dimensions
- Color (full color, B&W, etc.)
- Delivery format (PSD, AI, etc.)
- Illustration fee(s)
- Concept/sketch phase
- Character design
- Licensing/usage fee
- Rush fees
- Revision charges
- Type of use (print, web, etc.)
- Geographic scope
- Duration
- Exclusivity terms
- Deposit paid
- Balance due
- Due date
- Payment methods
Illustration Pricing Guide
Standard pricing for illustration services:
By Complexity- Simple spot illustration: $150-400
- Moderate complexity: $400-800
- Complex/detailed: $800-2,000+
- Full scene/environment: $1,000-3,000+
- Picture book cover: $1,500-5,000
- Interior spread (full color): $500-2,000
- Chapter spot illustrations: $100-300
- Middle grade/YA cover: $2,000-6,000
- Magazine spot: $200-500
- Half page: $400-800
- Full page: $600-1,500
- Cover illustration: $1,500-4,000
- Small business use: $500-1,500
- National campaign: $2,000-10,000+
- Product packaging: $1,000-5,000
- Character licensing: Negotiated
- Simple character: $200-500
- Detailed character: $400-1,000
- Character sheet (turnaround): $500-1,500
- Character with variations: $800-2,000
- Concept sketches: $50-150 each
- Revisions (beyond included): $50-100/hr
- Rush fee (under 1 week): +25-50%
- Source files: +25-50%
- Animation-ready assets: +50-100%
- Emerging artist: $35-60/hr
- Experienced: $60-100/hr
- Senior/specialized: $100-200/hr
Understanding Illustration Licensing
Licensing determines how clients use your work:
Usage Categories- Editorial (magazines, blogs)
- Commercial (advertising, products)
- Publishing (books, games)
- Personal/internal use
- Merchandise/products
- One-time use
- Limited use (time/region)
- Exclusive (category/territory)
- Full buyout (all rights)
- Work-for-hire
- Editorial use: Base rate
- Commercial use: +50-100%
- Exclusive rights: +100-200%
- Full buyout: 2-5× base rate
- Work-for-hire: Premium
- Media (print, web, social)
- Territory (local to worldwide)
- Duration (1 year, perpetuity)
- Number of impressions
- Exclusivity terms
- Written contracts always
- Retain copyright unless sold
- Credit requirements
- No usage until paid
- Usage tracking
- Same work, new client
- Non-exclusive only
- Stock illustration income
- Passive revenue stream
Illustration Project Workflow
Manage illustration projects professionally:
Discovery Phase- Creative brief
- Reference gathering
- Style matching
- Timeline discussion
- Quote provided
- Written agreement
- Usage rights defined
- Revision policy clear
- 50% deposit collected
- Schedule confirmed
- Thumbnail sketches
- Client feedback
- Direction selected
- Revisions (included)
- Concept approval
- Final sketch/linework
- Client approval checkpoint
- Color/rendering
- Final refinements
- QA review
- Balance collected
- Final files delivered
- Multiple formats
- Source files (if included)
- Archive copies kept
- Usage tracking
- Portfolio update
- Testimonial request
- Relationship nurturing
- License renewals