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about
Dayna Watson is an Australian-based creative freelancer, working globally, specialising in design and illustration. She thrives in creating innovative and evocative visuals for publishers, filmmakers, and other creatives, including book covers, film posters, concept art, and project branding.
She has worked in the creative industries for the past decade and counting, her art reaching global markets with works licensed and translated into five languages. Dayna strives to challenge and evolve.
imagination is our only limit
imagination is
our only limit
CREATE YOUR VISION
ENABLE YOUR PASSION
ILLUSTRATION DESIGN PACKAGING AND SO MUCH MORE
ENABLE YOUR PASSION
CREATE YOUR VISION
ILLUSTRATION DESIGN PACKAGING AND SO MUCH MORE
some (but not all!) of my services
they do have concepts and revisions don't worry, is a widget glitch
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illustrations
starting from
190USD / 290AUD
commercial licenses on request
titles & logos
starting from
440USD / 675AUD
book covers
photo composite
eBook starting from
540USD / 830AUD
illustrated
eBook starting from
930USD / 1430AUD
print wraps for additional 25 - 60%
film posters
photo composite
starting from
540USD / 830AUD
illustrated
starting from
930USD / 1430AUD
I live in sunny Queensland, Australia. No, I am not a paid actor. Yes, it can be sweltering hot.
Do I work with creatives overseas? All the bloody time. It's great. Seriously. I work while you sleep and vice versa! It's highly productive.
Everything babe. Right now I am focussing primarily on illustrating book covers and film posters. But my love is the entire creative industry; anything that explores and challenges our human condition.
If you are in need of creative assistance, don't hesitate to say hello. I'll be upfront if I can provide any services or not, and will at least try to point you in the right direction.
That I do! I actually insist for everything over $500. Most of my work is split into two or three payments, fitting with my creative process and revision framework. I'm as flexible as I can be. Just remember: No final payment. No file delivery. (Which thankfully isn't something I've had to hold over anyone yet. And that's not a challenge please and thank you!).
Paypal with a 4% Transfer Fee.
Bank SWIFT Transfer with 20USD fee. (Note: SWIFT can take up to 2 weeks to reach me).
Oof, ain't that a magic question! No idea. Honestly. Every project is different. Some are carte blanche. Others are shoestring and two-day crunch deadlines. A better question than How Long Do I Take, is How Long Do You Have? More time the better for the creative and collaborative process. But if you're happy for me to do my thing and then tight works! Just keep in mind, if you are throwing a huge project at me with a tight deadline, there is a 50 to 300% rush fee. (The cost of my sanity let's be real). Otherwise, my rule of thumb is three months for larger projects to ensure safety buffer zones, and two weeks for more "mundane" stuff.
If you pay for them, you sure do darling!
Otherwise, every project does get a set amount of revisions worked into the standard fee at my discretion (one revision is not equal to another after all).
I tend to work in three stages: Concept, Development, and Finesse. (Development sometimes being split into two if the art requires rendering: ie. High Detail Coverage or Technical Export). At the end of each stage, you will receive files to review and provide feedback. I then revise and proceed once I've received explicit confirmation of approval re: chosen concept and / or direction.
If you decide after approving a concept and / or direction to change the brief, you will be charged additional. Further, if you um and ah and build up a truck-load of little edits that have us flip-flopping all over the place like a beached fish, that will also incur costs. I will be upfront at the time, dw.
Ha. Wasp nest that one. Look, my opinion is this in its most crude form: Any software or tool that generates content from a database utilising nonconsenting intellectual property is piracy. I do not endorse or use these tools and believe the companies creating them must pay for licenses to do so.
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bookcovers
photo composite
eBook starting from 540USD / 850AUD
illustrated
eBook starting from 930USD / 1460AUD
Print Wraps Additional 25 to 60%. Request more info by saying hello.
photo composite
digital starting from 540USD / 850AUD
illustrated
digital starting from 930USD / 1460AUD
Print Files on Request.
film posters
Starting from 190 USD / 300AUD
Commercial Licenses On Request.
character art
Starting from 440USD / 690AUD
titles
concept art
Starting from 190 USD / 300AUD
Commercial Licenses On Request.
There is so much more that I offer!
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