Do Illustrators Have Agents Like Authors Do?
Yes they do. In fact, some literary agents actually represent illustrators. There is a complete list of art agents in the Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook. Art agents operate in the same way as literary agents, though they do take a higher commission percentage generally. Literary agents take around 10% commission, whereas art agents take around 30%. Art agents also tend to accept work via e-mail, whereas the majority of literary agents don’t. Like with literary agents, you submit a sample of your work and wait for a reply. The agent may ask for more work or they might make a decision from what you have sent them. If an agency does like your art, then you may have to travel to the agency to show them your portfolio of work. There are many types of art agents, such as advertising, book illustration, editorial, greetings cards and more. As with literary agents, you must make sure that you send your work to the correct agent. If for example, you wish to provide illustrations for magazines,
