BUSINESS INFORMATION

HOURS OF BUSINESS
William McAusland works 9am-5pm Pacific time, Monday to Friday, however you can reach him via email or answering service 24 hours a day, year round, which is great for those with hellish, unexpected deadlines.

COMMUNICATIONS
As 90% of his clients do not live in Kamloops, nor even Canada, this artist relies heavily on phone, fax and email to handle communication with clients, and uses courier services for delivery of finished images. Normally first contact with a client is made via phone, with the rest of the job being conducted via email. This arrangement keeps the phone bills low and allows transmission of accurate gray scale or colour proofs. McAusland Studios is both Mac and PC compatible, however he can work with non-digitally outfitted clients via fax, mail and phone.

PRICE
The artist can work within a wide range of budget sizes. Typically, he provides a high end and low end quote. The low quote is 'best case scenario' as in cases when all goes well, the drawings meet with approval early on in the project, and the final painting requires no changes. The high end quote is used to give the client an idea of the most the job will cost, a 'surface ceiling' which will not be exceeded unless unforeseen additions or late changes are requested by the client; such as if after the sketches are approved and painting has proceeded, the client requests for additional items or figures in a painting, or a format change or final size change to the illustration surface area, etc. These changes are unlikely as such details are typically worked out long before in a pencil sketch.

DEPOSIT
A 50% deposit is required after the client approves of the pencil renderings and the okay is given for the artist to proceed with the illustration. McAusland usually starts work at once on the final before the deposit check arrives in the mail. The original art will not be mailed or couriered until the deposit arrives. The deposit amount is established by adding the low and high quotes together, this sum divided by two, thus giving the anticipated illustration cost, this is then again divided by two to produce the deposit amount.

FINAL PAYMENT
The remaining fifty percent is due 30 days after the client receives the original artwork and invoice. Payment must be in Canadian dollars from Canadian clients, while in U.S. Dollars from all other countries.

IMAGE RIGHTS
Unless a special arrangement is arrived at, the client owns the exclusive worldwide rights to an image for three years, and thereafter without exclusive rights. The original illustration, however, is returned to the artist following the job's completion (publication), and can be released as a stock image after the three year usage period is up. Prior to the three year usage period, the artist does reserve the right to use the illustration in self promotional materials, such as a web site or any potential book or article about the artist. Full credit to the client will be given. Outright purchase of 'on-going' and 'exclusive usage', as well as ownership of original art can be discussed at any time.

THE PHYSICAL WORK
William McAusland works in quick drying, non-toxic, lightfast acrylic colours on textured illustration board. This medium allows an image to be worked on without the delays of drying time associated with oils, nor the fragile nature of watercolors. Most financial and spot illustrations are rendered letter size, (8 x10 inches or so) to facilitate cost effective, flatbed scanning at both ends of the job. The surface of the art is basically plastic, and will not scratch the scanner bed nor run if moisture should happen to reach the illustration.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"I produce a great variety of work, including fine art, and the samples presented throughout this site are by no means the limit of my scope in either subject matter nor style. I welcome all questions and feedback regarding the work seen herein, and if you have a special project in mind and don't see a specific example of art that pertains to your illustration needs, send me an email anyhow and I'll be happy to discuss it with you. "

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CONTACT INFORMATION

email : artmotive@telus.net

 telephone / fax: (250)374-2453

 postal mail:

William McAusland

1860 Lodgepole Drive

Kamloops, British Columbia

Canada V1S 1X8

BUSINESS INFORMATION

HOURS OF BUSINESS
William McAusland works 9am-5pm Pacific time, Monday to Friday, however you can reach him via email or answering service 24 hours a day, year round, which is great for those with hellish, unexpected deadlines.

COMMUNICATIONS
As 90% of his clients do not live in Kamloops, nor even Canada, this artist relies heavily on phone, fax and email to handle communication with clients, and uses courier services for delivery of finished images. Normally first contact with a client is made via phone, with the rest of the job being conducted via email. This arrangement keeps the phone bills low and allows transmission of accurate gray scale or colour proofs. McAusland Studios is both Mac and PC compatible, however he can work with non-digitally outfitted clients via fax, mail and phone.

PRICE
The artist can work within a wide range of budget sizes. Typically, he provides a high end and low end quote. The low quote is 'best case scenario' as in cases when all goes well, the drawings meet with approval early on in the project, and the final painting requires no changes. The high end quote is used to give the client an idea of the most the job will cost, a 'surface ceiling' which will not be exceeded unless unforeseen additions or late changes are requested by the client; such as if after the sketches are approved and painting has proceeded, the client requests for additional items or figures in a painting, or a format change or final size change to the illustration surface area, etc. These changes are unlikely as such details are typically worked out long before in a pencil sketch.

DEPOSIT
A 50% deposit is required after the client approves of the pencil renderings and the okay is given for the artist to proceed with the illustration. McAusland usually starts work at once on the final before the deposit check arrives in the mail. The original art will not be mailed or couriered until the deposit arrives. The deposit amount is established by adding the low and high quotes together, this sum divided by two, thus giving the anticipated illustration cost, this is then again divided by two to produce the deposit amount.

FINAL PAYMENT
The remaining fifty percent is due 30 days after the client receives the original artwork and invoice. Payment must be in Canadian dollars from Canadian clients, while in U.S. Dollars from all other countries.

IMAGE RIGHTS
Unless a special arrangement is arrived at, the client owns the exclusive worldwide rights to an image for three years, and thereafter without exclusive rights. The original illustration, however, is returned to the artist following the job's completion (publication), and can be released as a stock image after the three year usage period is up. Prior to the three year usage period, the artist does reserve the right to use the illustration in self promotional materials, such as a web site or any potential book or article about the artist. Full credit to the client will be given. Outright purchase of 'on-going' and 'exclusive usage', as well as ownership of original art can be discussed at any time.

THE PHYSICAL WORK
William McAusland works in quick drying, non-toxic, lightfast acrylic colours on textured illustration board. This medium allows an image to be worked on without the delays of drying time associated with oils, nor the fragile nature of watercolors. Most financial and spot illustrations are rendered letter size, (8 x10 inches or so) to facilitate cost effective, flatbed scanning at both ends of the job. The surface of the art is basically plastic, and will not scratch the scanner bed nor run if moisture should happen to reach the illustration.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"I produce a great variety of work, including fine art, and the samples presented throughout this site are by no means the limit of my scope in either subject matter nor style. I welcome all questions and feedback regarding the work seen herein, and if you have a special project in mind and don't see a specific example of art that pertains to your illustration needs, send me an email anyhow and I'll be happy to discuss it with you. "

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