Illustration Commission Agreement with Royalty Payments

Hire an artist to illustrate your book, e-book or other publication with this Illustration Commission Agreement with Royalty Payments.

• The artist will be paid an ongoing royalty for use of the illustrations in the book. The royalty will be based on net profits from sales of the book.
• If the artist's work is also used in connection with any merchandising, the artist will receive an additional royalty from the sale of the merchandise.
• The author or publisher must provide the artist with a statement of net sales and royalties accruing for each payment period.
• The artist will be given a credit line for all uses of any of the illustrations.
• The artist will retain ownership of and copyright in the illustrations. The work done under the contract is specifically stated NOT to be a work for hire.
• The artist warrants that the illustrations are original and not derivative, and that he/she is the sole owner.
• This is a generic legal template which is not specific to any country.

The Illustration Commission Agreement with Royalty Payments is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to fit your needs.