The Ultimate Artist Contract Template

What is the Ultimate Artist Contract?

The Ultimate Artist Contract is a specially created contract template that you can tailor to different commissions without it taking hours of work and becoming an incomprehensible chore. It has been written for artists, illustrators, art directors, self-publishing authors, anyone who commissions or creates art. It makes your life easier and ensures you have all the essentials covered when working together on projects.

• Buy once, use forever (guaranteed)
• Free updates when we make revisions
• Lawyer-reviewed (sections 3 and 5)

Every artwork agreement should have a contract - don’t get caught out, make the Ultimate Artist Contract an essential part of your workflow!

Why did we create it?

My name is Darren Di Lieto (founder and creative director at Hireillo), and I’ve been advising illustrators and connecting them with clients for the last 20 years. I’m not a lawyer, but one of the things I’ve done regularly for our artists and clients is to review their contracts and make suggestions when needed. Most of the time, the contracts I review make no sense or are plain terrible, often because they are free contracts found online that aren’t right for the situation, and people aren’t sure how to customise them to their own needs. There’s always the option of paying a lawyer to write your contract, but that’s simply too expensive for many people.

This is why I’ve created the Ultimate Artist Contract. I’ve poured my 20 years of experience into writing the contract and hired a qualified lawyer to review and edit it. The thing is, you don’t need a completely new custom contract for every different job. There’s a lot of crossover with artwork usage agreements, whether you’re hiring an artist or are an artist yourself. With the Ultimate Artist Contract template, you’ll have the basics covered and feel confident that both parties are getting what they want. Don’t get tripped up by misleading or unfair contracts; ensure the Ultimate Artist Contract is part of your toolkit and workflow. Until something goes wrong, you don’t realise how vital a good contract is.