Manaʻo ka mea kākau kūʻai maikaʻi loa ʻo Joanna Penn ʻo ka uku awelika no kahi puke kiʻi 32 ʻaoʻao he $3,000 - $12,000, ʻo ia hoʻi he puke 32 ʻaoʻao me 20 mau kiʻi e like ana ma kēlā me kēia wahi mai $150 a $600 no kēlā me kēia kiʻi. Manaʻo ka loea paʻi puke ʻo Anthony Puttee i ka helu haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa ma kahi o $120 no kēlā me kēia kiʻi.
ʻEhia ka nui o ka mea hana kiʻi i kēlā me kēia puke?
Loaʻa maʻamau ka poʻe kiʻi kiʻi puke ma waena o 5% a me 10% o ke kumukūʻai papa inoa o kēlā me kēia puke. Hoʻokahi wale nō paʻi paʻi ʻana o ka hapa nui o nā puke, ʻo ia hoʻi, e pau koke nā ʻauhau aliʻi, ʻo ia ke kumu he mea nui ka uku ʻana o ka mea kiʻi kiʻi i ka 'mua i mua o nā royalties'.
ʻEhia ka uku o nā mea paʻi kiʻi i kēlā me kēia ʻaoʻao?
ʻO ka uku hola no nā mea kiʻi kiʻi mai $25 a i $100, a hiki ke kiʻekiʻe ma muli o ka wahi o ka loea a me ka kaulana o ka mea pena. Ma ka ʻāina holoʻokoʻa, ʻo ka awelika o nā kumukūʻai no kahi papahana kiʻi hiki ke loaʻa mai $90 a i $465, akā e kauoha nā papahana nui i nā uku kiʻekiʻe, a ʻokoʻa kēlā me kēia papahana.
ʻEhia ke kumu kūʻai o kahi kiʻi?
ʻO ke kumukūʻai maʻamau no ke kiʻi ʻana he $260. Ke hoʻolimalima nei i kahi mea kiʻi kiʻi, e lilo paha ʻoe ma waena o $200 a me $500. Hiki ke ʻokoʻa ke kumu kūʻai o ke kiʻi kiʻi ma ka ʻāina (a me ke code zip). E nānā i kā mākou mea kiʻi kiʻi kūloko a i ʻole e kiʻi i nā koho manuahi mai nā poʻe loea kokoke iā ʻoe.
Hiki iaʻu ke hōʻike i kaʻu puke ponoʻī?
Inā ʻoe e hōʻike ana i kāu puke ponoʻī, e ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi, akā inā e kiʻi ana ʻoe no kekahi mea ʻē aʻe, pono paha ʻoe e hele i kekahi mau pōʻai hoʻoponopono. E hoʻonohonoho i ka hana noʻeau hope a me ka kikokikona. Ke ʻae ʻia ka hana noʻeau, pono ʻoe e waiho me ka kikokikona.
Pehea e loaʻa ai iaʻu kahi mea kiʻi kiʻi no kaʻu puke?
ʻElua mau wahi nui e hoʻomaka ai, ʻo ia ka Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and ChildrensIllustrators.com. Loaʻa iā lāua nā papa kuhikuhi portfolio pūnaewele e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke nānā ma ke ʻano, medium, kumuhana, a me ka ʻāina e ʻike i nā mea kiʻi kiʻi maikaʻi loa no ka hoʻolimalima.
He aha ka hana a ka mea kākau kiʻi ma ka puke?
ʻO ka pahuhopu nui o ka mea kākau kiʻi puke, ʻo ia ka hana ʻana i nā kiʻi i kūpono i ka moʻolelo a i ʻole ke kumuhana o ka puke. ʻO nā hōʻailona e pono ai ʻoe e hoʻomaka i ka hana ma ke ʻano he kiʻi kiʻi puke maʻamau e komo pū me nā mākau hana kiʻi a me ka ʻike o ka hoʻolālā kiʻi, ke kaha kiʻi, a me ka hoʻolālā no ka ʻoihana paʻi.
Pehea ʻoe e kumukūʻai ai i nā mea no ka poʻe hoʻomaka?
E hoonui i ka laula o ka pena me kona loa a hiki i ka huina nui, ma na iniha huinaha. A laila e hoʻonui i kēlā helu me kahi huina kālā i kūpono i kou inoa. Ke hoʻohana nei au i $6 no kēlā me kēia ʻīniha square no nā pena ʻaila. A laila e helu i kāu kumukūʻai o ke kāwele a me ka hoʻopili ʻana, a laila pālua i kēlā helu.
ʻEhia kaʻu e uku ai no kaʻu puke keiki?
He $5.50 ke kumu kūʻai o ka puke a nā keiki no ka hana ʻana, a ʻo ka hapa nui o nā hale kūʻai pūnaewele e lawe i kahi komisina 30%. ʻO nā mea a pau, he mea paʻakikī kēia ke kūʻai haʻahaʻa i ka puke a kāu keiki e like me ka nui o nā mea kūʻai i maʻa i ka ʻike.
ʻEhia ka nui o nā mea hana kiʻi manuahi?
ʻEhia ka nui o ka hana ʻana o ka Freelance Illustrator? Ma Iune 15, 2021, ʻo ka awelika o ka uku makahiki no kahi Freelance Illustrator ma United States he $59,837 i hoʻokahi makahiki. Inā makemake ʻoe i kahi helu helu uku maʻalahi, ʻo ia ka mea ma kahi o $28.77 i hoʻokahi hola.
Loaʻa i nā mea kākau kiʻi puke nā uku?
Inā ʻo ʻoe ka mea kākau a mea kākau/kiʻi kiʻi, e loaʻa iā ʻoe ka helu aliʻi piha. ʻO kēia ka 10% akā hiki ke emi a ʻoi aku paha ma muli o ka mea hoʻopuka a me nā kūkākūkā. … Inā ʻo ʻoe wale nō ka mea kiʻi kiʻi ma ka papahana, e ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o nā uku aliʻi—inā loaʻa kekahi.
ʻEhia kaʻu e uku ai no kahi kiʻi kiʻi uhi puke?
ʻO ka laulā maʻamau he $250-500. Hiki ke hoʻonui ʻia nā mana uhi uhi paʻi i $50-150 (no laila, inā he $299 ke kumukūʻai o ka uhi ebook, $349 a i ʻole $449 ka paʻi+ebook). I kēia manawa, ʻoi aku ka pipiʻi o $600 no ka uhi puke. No nā indies, ua manaʻo ʻia he Premium.
Pehea ka lōʻihi o ka hana ʻana i kahi kiʻi?
E like me 3 a 4 mau mahina. Hana ʻia kēia no ka mea ʻaʻole nui ka mea pena i kāna papa manawa, a i ʻole ma o ka ʻike. ʻIke ka mea kiʻi kiʻi i nā ʻenehana mālama manawa e like me ka nānā ʻole nui ʻana i ke kua a me nā mea like.
He aha ka lako polokalamu i hoʻohana ʻia e nā mea kiʻi puke kiʻi?
ʻO kekahi o nā polokalamu kiʻi kiʻi kaulana loa ʻo Procreate, Adobe Photoshop Sketch, a me Pepa. Inā ʻoe e hana ana ma ke aupuni kikohoʻe a i ʻole me ka peni a me ka pepa, ʻo ka ʻike ʻana i kekahi mau mea hana kiʻi puke koʻikoʻi e ʻike pono iā ʻoe i kou ala e hoʻomohala ai i kāu ʻano kiʻi kiʻi kūʻokoʻa.
Pehea e hiki ai iaʻu ke hana i puke ma ka pūnaewele me ka manuahi?
Pehea e hana ai i kāu eBook ponoʻī me ka mea hana eBook a Venngage:
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Pehea e hiki ai iaʻu ke hoʻololi i kaʻu kaha kiʻi i puke?
ʻO Artkive kahi hoʻonā akamai i ka pilikia o ka hana nui loa. E kauoha ʻoe i kahi pahu āu e hoʻopiha ai i nā hana noʻeau a me nā pepa manaʻo āu e makemake ai e mālama. Hoʻouna ʻia ia i ka leka iā Artkive, nāna i hoʻohuli i ke kiʻi i puke nani.