Portrait Artist at Ayikwa Publishing

About the Project

• We are currently working on a non-fiction book project featuring portraits of notable individuals, created for children and adolescents, while also being accessible and engaging for adult readers.
• We are looking for a talented Portrait Artist/Illustrator with experience creating artwork for books, magazines, editorial publications, or similar projects to join us on this project.

What You’ll Be Working On

• The project will require the creation of at least 20 individual portraits, with the possibility of additional portraits depending on the final scope of the book.

The portraits should be:

• Well-researched and visually accurate.
• Engaging and appropriate for a young audience.
• Suitable for use in a professionally published non-fiction book.
• Consistent in style and quality across the entire collection.
• Able to capture the personality and character of each subject.

Requirements
We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong experience in portrait illustration/art.
• Has a portfolio demonstrating previous portrait work.
• Ideally has experience working on books, magazines, editorial illustrations, or publishing projects.
• Can work within agreed timelines and respond well to feedback.
• Is able to maintain a consistent visual style across multiple portraits.
• Understands the importance of accuracy when illustrating real people.

Project Rate

• The proposed rate is N20,000 per portrait, for a minimum of 20 portraits. Open to more amount of portraits.
• However, we are open to negotiating a discounted rate for the full bulk project, depending on the artist’s portfolio, experience, and overall scope of the work.