Animation and Illustration Costs and Lead Times

Animation production prices and lead times vary depending on the style, complexity of the animation (for example lots of characters performing actions is more complex than just animated text) the video running time, the soundtrack requirements and the amount of concept and pre-production planning needed.

Illustration costs also depend on the style, the content of image, the number of images, the size and other factors.

For a free, no obligation quote with lead times and a costings, just tell us about your project or email us a brief.

If you’d like a trial of what I can do, I can write an animation script example and design a style concept for your project for a small fee. Then you can decide based on those if you wish to proceed with the rest of the animation project or not.

How much does an animation cost?

Below is a price table with some ballpark figures. The cost will vary depending on the brief, style, content, complexity and requirements of the production process so it’s best to contact us for a more exact animation or illustration quote.

How long does an animation take to make?

On average 60 seconds of animation takes 4 weeks to produce from script writing to delivery of the final video. Delivery times vary depending on how much time your team may need to review and feedback on design materials and the complexity of the animation project. For example projects with character animation and 3D elements, typically take longer to produce.

Price Guide

Service Sub Type Turn Around Time Design & Animation Script writing Voiceover Music / Sound Example
Explainer video (90 seconds) Motion graphics / Infographic style 3 - 5 weeks £2,000 - £5,000 £300 £250 - £600 £200 - £500
Explainer video (90 seconds) Illustrated textured style 3 - 6 weeks £3,000 - £6,000 £300 £250 - £600 £200 - £500
Sam - Rainforest Soil Environmental Research Animation
Explainer video (90 seconds) Simple characters in a flat design style 4 - 8 weeks £3,000 - £8,000 £300 £250 - £600 £200 - £500
Slack Connect Explainer Animation
Explainer video (90 seconds) Complicated characters with 3D elements 6 - 12 weeks £4,500 - £15,000 £300 £250 - £600 £200 - £500
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Social media animations (5-15 seconds) 1 - 2 weeks £350 - £5000 N/A N/A £100 - £200
A GIF Thumbnail preview of the animation project
Animated Illustrations 1 - 2 weeks £350 - £10,000 N/A N/A £100 - £200
Amazing Iggles animated childrens book illustration
YouTube Custom Intro & Outros 1 - 2 weeks £350 - £1,500 N/A N/A £100 - £200
Trilemma Adventures Kickstarter - Motion Graphics Title
Illustration x 1 1 - 4 weeks £250 - £9,000 N/A N/A N/A
Storyboards 1 - 3 weeks £600 - £5,000 N/A N/A N/A
Illustration & design assets for animation 1 - 3 weeks £1,000 - £8,000 N/A N/A N/A
Explainer video (90 seconds) Digital painting, cel animation and mixed media 8 - 16 weeks £8,000 - £20,000 £300 £250 - £600 £200 - £500
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