Custom Cover Illustration

Professional Artwork Created to Enhance Your Cover

Translate your creative cover ideas into custom artwork with AuthorHouse’s in-house art studio. During a design call you’ll discuss your unique vision directly with a studio illustrator who is already familiar with your book and your cover ideas. Skilled in a variety of mediums including watercolour, pastel, ink, graphite, photography and digital rendering, your illustrator will spend up to five hours creating artwork to make your cover stand out.

How does a Custom Cover Illustration enhance your cover?

• Professional studio artists work one-on-one with you to fulfill your creative vision
• Unique artwork is custom designed for your cover, including up to five hours of illustrator time
• Includes a complimentary copy of our latest book cover trend report from our Author Development Series

How does the process work?

• Review cover design trend report to gather initial design and layout ideas and submit your ideas for your cover’s custom artwork
• Speak directly with the artist creating your cover image to discuss your vision
• Approve a concept sketch and sign-off on final artwork

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I explain my ideas to my studio illustrator?
You’ll be able to speak one-to-one with an experienced illustrator. Often, it can help to send along cover samples that you like from other books. Many of our authors also send rough sketches of their ideas, and can include colour samples/swatches as well.

What type of artwork can your studio create?
Our talented artists can provide portraits, landscapes, illustrations, technical drawings, maps and charts and are skilled in a variety of mediums including watercolour, pastel, ink, graphite, photography and digital rendering.

How will I review a sketch and final art for my custom cover illustration?
Your assigned artist will send you digital proof files of a sketch. Your final artwork will be sent for approval before it is integrated into your overall cover design.

Will I receive my original artwork?
AuthorHouse will provide you with a high-resolution, digital file of your cover in jpeg or pdf format. You can use these files to create your own marketing materials or choose to have our promotions department design them for you.