How do I even make a good poster that doesn't use copyrighted material.How to I circumvent copyright law and do as the big guys do, steal and get away with it. I am not da vinci nor picasso, I wanna STEAL AND GET AWAY WITH IT!Stealing small vector designs, cool pictures, famous person pictures, etc, etc, etc, What do you all use that Makes me able to LEGALLY steal.
dont stealcreate.go read some copyright law.
Buy stuff from asset sites.
>>457814There is plenty of free resources online. I worked 5 years making book covers and never paid a penny from resources. The bullerproof method is getting a free asset and knowing how to edit it. Also, maybe where you live there is the transformation thing, where you can get a copyrighted material and transform it enough so it is a original piece of work, so yea, learn about copyright law in your country
>>457828price per cover????
>>457829I am from Brazil, so I don't think my prices will help you out. But answering it, really depends a lot. I worked plenty with independent writers and charged BRL750. It was kinda cheap, but there was very few hassles as they often liked one of the first versions and just asked for minor changes. When freelancing for a publisher it depends on how big will be the book. Myself, the most I charged was BRL6k but it was the most demonically endless job. I often charged around BRL2k ~ BRL3k for covers for publishers as I did not work with the big publishers, so most books were low printing.Job was pretty irregular as it was not my main job. I stopped about 1 years ago because I had like 2 burnouts in the last 2 years and landed a bigger position on my main job (food packaging design for a big brand).
>>457834thank you for sharing. i agree - low prices, but if it keeps you livin and creating, right on!
>>457836I mean, if you translate it to USD for sure it seems bad, but as I did earn and spent in BRL it was good. I was never in the top edge of most awesome book cover designers, but was above average for sure.Also, if you are strugling with negotiating pricing, take a look in the Jonathan Stark interview with The Futur about pricing, it helped me a lot on how to negotiate prices and adapt my services so I don't get ripped off. Beware that most The Futur content is bullshit, but this specific interview is good for this skill.
>>457844im trying to find a sense of the market. im in the usa and want to know if im leaving money on the table,as they say.
>>457846Don't know about the market in the USA, but what i can say to you is that there are certain ways to ask for the budget that will help you find a good pricing for the work they are offering. Negotiating face-to-face is always best and the person will not be able to ghost you if you place a number above their budget. Also, you need to know the bare minimum you need to earn to not work for free or at a loss. Oh, and your contract should make clear that revisions beyond some point are paid (my standard is 3 revisions after the concept is approved), and make clear what a revision is and what is a rework is.I apologize if something that I said is already of your knowledge, I am just trying to help.
>>457850all good spirited conversation is appreciated!
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