Custom Illustrated Cover
$999
Bring your book to life with original artwork created specifically for your story.
When stock photography isn't enough, a professionally illustrated artistic cover gives you original artwork developed around your book's characters, setting, genre, and creative vision.
Ideal for books that require original characters, imagined worlds, distinctive artistic styles, or imagery that cannot be effectively created with stock photography.
Original Artwork Created for Your Book
Some books need imagery that simply cannot be found in stock photography. Professional custom illustration gives you original artwork developed specifically around your story, characters, setting, genre, and creative vision.
When Stock Photography isn't Enough
Custom illustration gives your cover the freedom to depict people, places, creatures, scenes, and ideas that may not exist anywhere else.
Designed for Books That Need Something Original
A professionally illustrated cover is especially valuable when your creative concept depends on imagery that cannot be effectively created with photography or existing stock images.
If your concept can be effectively created with professional stock imagery, our Professional Custom Book Cover Design may be a more cost-effective choice and includes two professionally designed cover concepts to choose from. This illustrated option is intended for books that benefit from original artwork created specifically for the book.
Build a Recognizable Visual Style Across Your Series
Original illustration can be especially effective for a book series. Individual covers can feature different scenes while maintaining a related artistic style that helps readers recognize the books as part of the same series.
Original Artwork Across Different Genres
Custom illustration gives authors the flexibility to create imagery around the specific world, tone, and audience of their book.
Create Characters and Worlds Readers Can See
Illustration can give children's and younger-reader books a distinctive visual personality while introducing readers to the characters and world inside.
How Does the Illustration Process Work?
How Does the Illustrated Cover Design Process Work? +
- You provide details about your desired cover design, along with reference images if you have them.
- We send you a black-and-white concept sketch of your cover illustration.
- You let us know what moderate changes you would like made to the illustration.
- The illustration is colorized and completed. No further changes may be made to the illustration at this point.
- The completed illustration is provided to your Cover Designer, who creates a custom cover concept using your original illustration and your cover-design input, if provided.
- You review the cover concept and let us know if you would like modifications to the cover layout.
- Your changes are made, and you have an opportunity to review the final custom cover during the online proof review process.
Can I Use a Specific Font on My Cover? +
- Our artists can incorporate your book title directly into the illustration when appropriate.
- You may provide a specific font for your cover, provided you have purchased the appropriate commercial license for that font.
- Your Cover Designer can also select a font appropriate for your book, genre, and design, taking your input into consideration.
Can I Use My Illustrated Cover in My Book Marketing? +
- You receive an unlimited, non-exclusive license to use the illustration in book marketing efforts related to the specific book being published with this cover illustration.
Your Illustrated Cover Becomes Part of Your Author Brand
Your illustrated cover can become a recognizable visual element that carries beyond the book itself and into your marketing and promotional materials.
Bring Your Cover Vision to Life
Click Add to Cart to begin creating original illustrated artwork developed specifically for your book.