From an idea to an imagined world

How I work

  1. Your story & visual references

    You send me a description with visual references (you can collect some references in a Pinterest board or Google Drive folder or share them via a WeTransfer link to showcase the mood, character, clothes, the environment pertaining to your book). You can also sketch what you have in mind, sketches work really great, no matter if they are stick men 🙂

    The references are often better than written descriptions because you can simply show what you have in mind and avoid unnecessary changes and amendments in the project.

  2. Three sketches to explore

    I send you 3 sketches of the artwork. At this stage you will have 2 rounds of changes in the selected sketch.

  3. Refining the sketch & colors

    I send you a more advanced sketch with some color variations to choose from. At this stage you will have 2 minor corrections or adjustments (in the sketch and/or colors).

  4. The finished illustration

    I send you the final piece for preview. At this stage only minor changes are allowed, like change of colors.

    After payment, I send you the full-resolution version.

Typography

If you choose to include typography on your cover, I will prepare an initial layout of the text as early as the sketching stage. Once I’ve finished the illustration, I will send you two typography options to choose from. At this stage you will have 2 minor corrections or adjustments.