Quote Originally Posted by Midgardsormr View Post
Yeah, artists hear a lot of "It will look great in your portfolio." If it's unpaid, then mark it unpaid.
A bit harsh but I tend to agree on this point. Too many people request a map claiming this would be some free advertising for the artist. First, it's not sure it would be since there's no guarantee that the map will be published. Second, the artist would have worked on the map, whatever the book is published or not. Does that mean that he wouldn't have to be paid for his work, whatever the book is published or not? I don't think so. I don't think that a publisher would make an author work without paying him, and only having his name on a book cover as the only "reward" so why things would be different for an artist?
I' m also a bit surprised that discussion comes to possible royalties since I don't really see how an author can negociate royalties with the artist, that is some publisher's part.