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.
WHY CHOOSE ORIGINAL ARTWORK?
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.
Original Artwork
Artwork created specifically for your book.
Original Characters
Bring characters from your story to life.
Imagined Worlds
Depict settings stock imagery cannot provide.
Distinctive Style
Give your book its own visual identity.
IS CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION RIGHT FOR YOUR BOOK?
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.
Fantasy, science fiction & imagined worlds
Original characters & creatures
Children's & middle-grade books
Distinctive artistic concepts
Series requiring visual continuity
Concepts unavailable in stock photography
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.
SERIES DESIGN
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.
CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION EXAMPLES
Original Artwork Across Different Genres
Custom illustration gives authors the flexibility to create imagery around
the specific world, tone, and audience of their book.
CHILDREN'S & YOUNGER READERS
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.
BOOK MARKETING & BRANDING
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.
Retailer Listings
Author Websites
Social Media
Press Materials
Promotional Materials
Events & Displays
Bring Your Cover Vision to Life
Click Add to Cart to begin creating original illustrated artwork
developed specifically for your book.
