Children's Book Illustrator Test Sketch

Budget: $35

One Character Sketch of: an African-American female of about 10 years of age, with different facial expressions from different angles

I am looking for an illustrator who is experienced in drawing African-American and other multicultural characters for children’s books. This sketch is to see if you are the right person for a larger children’s book project I am working on. It is a paid sketch and work-for-hire, which means I will own the illustration even if you are not hired for the larger project.

Sketch Must-Haves:
A creative vision
NO CLIP ART - non-negotiable
NO AI - non-negotiable
Artist’s original artwork
REVISIONS
Display character with different facial expressions from different angles

The final character sketch should be delivered in ALL of the following formats:
Png
Jpeg
Clean Black & White Line Art
Native File/Master File (PSD, AI, etc.)
Colored in images/page

We are open to various illustration styles for the purpose of this sketch. Please only apply if you are confident in your illustration skills.
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LARGER JOB DETAILS (if hired): 
Please ONLY APPLY if you can complete the entire project within the proposed budget. This project is time-sensitive.
Budget: $1,000.00
UP TO 34 pages
7 spot illustrations, 7 double illustrations, and 15 single illustrations.  
Includes secondary and background characters
Include revisions
Copyright page
Title page
Dedication page
Vocabulary page
Paperback & Hard Book Cover design
Formatted for KDP Amazon and IngramSpark
Kindle eBook Format

I am looking for an Illustrator who can: 
creatively place the text onto the illustrations
design the book cover
format for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, and Kindle download
Deliverable Formats Needed for:
Amazon KDP
Kindle Ebook
IngramSpark Book Cover
Amazon KDP (Soft Cover)
IngramSpark (Hardcover)

Final images must be provided as follows:
A single, high-resolution PDF file 
Size 8"x10" or 8.5 x 8.5 (400 dpi or above)
Individually in .jpg and .psd file formats
I’d also prefer to receive the high res final line art of each image before they are colored

Please note that this is a work-for-hire job, and I will own all rights to the illustrations.
Thank you for your interest and time!  I look forward to hearing from you!
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