Julian Bauer – Designer

I will provide the artwork, the design of the title, synopsis, and front and back cover and a printable PDF. | No AI used. | 100% Human Art.

Overview

Hi, my name is Julian and I am a professional freelance illustrator since over eight years, based in Germany. My work focuses on, but is not limited to, fantasy cover illustrations with a semi-realistic art style. If you like, I will provide the whole package, including painting the illustration, layout book titles, the synopsis, logos, and exporting your front and back cover as a printable PDF.

In addition to my experience in the games and film industries, I also have been working in the field of music album cover design for over five years.

My clients include Wizards of the Coast, E.D. Films, Jagex, Gameforge, and Hooded Horse.

Please visit my gallery below to see more of my work, and feel free to contact me if you are interested in working with me.

Langauges:

English - fluent, written and spoken

German - native

Services

Cover Design

Illustration

Fiction

Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Gaming & LitRPG Horror Science Fiction

Languages

English

Work experience

Artist and Designer

E.D.Films

Jan, 2022 — Apr, 2023 (about 1 year)

- Environment Matte Painting for the animation short "Return to Hairy Hill" (2023) - Visual Development, Concept Art and Asset preparation - 360° matte painting for immersive environment dome projections - Research and testing an in-house developed tool "PSD to 3D"

Concept Artist

Wizards of the Coast

Apr, 2024 — Jun, 2024 (2 months)

Provision of several concept pieces for an unannounced project.

UI Artist

Gameforge

Mar, 2023 — Jun, 2023 (3 months)

Illustration of sci-fi UI elements for a game prototype, including icon design, layouting of typography and background illustration

Concept Artist

Jagex

Aug, 2021 — Oct, 2021 (2 months)

Provision of several concept pieces for an unannounced project.

Lead Artist and Designer

Stone Arch Games

Jul, 2015 — May, 2021 (almost 6 years)

Art Direction and production of 2D game ready assets for the multiplayer game Elementar. - Concept art - Character splash art - 2D animation - particle animation - Website building

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy

Ashes of Insurrection (The Odyssey Saga Book 1)

Withrow, D. Micheal

Made with Reedsy

The Last Wizard: A Slow-Burn Dark Epic Fantasy of Hard Magic (The Land of Amun Saga Book 1)

Mizgailo, Alex

Fallen Kings and Rusted Crowns

Duskmourn

Illustration

Made with Reedsy

The Shadowed Oracle (The Bonded Worlds Book 1)

Sturn, R.B.

Bird of Paradise

Dead Venus

NonStopMusic

Cover Design Illustration

Revenant: Seekers Saga Book 2

Tyre, Leslie

Austin Macauley Publishers

Illustration

Inferno (The Seekers Book 1)

Tyre, Leslie

BookBaby

Illustration

Flowers & Pain - Dead Venus

Dead Venus

Team H

Cover Design Illustration

Hameln

Bilwis

Northern Silence

Illustration

Julian has 14 reviews

Professionalism

Quality

Value

Responsiveness

Alex M.

Nov, 2025

Another solid experience working together. The artist captured the atmosphere of the book reliably and professionally. I’m confident in continuing this partnership for the remaining titles in the series.

Corey P.

Nov, 2025

Julian did an amazing job on my covers, and worked with me to perfect everything I asked for.

Craig M.

Nov, 2025

I enjoyed working with Julien Bauer on the cover for my novel Talismans. Julien adapted one of his pieces, incorporating my suggestions, and produced an atmospheric piece that reflects the tone of my novel. I wouldn't hesitate to work with Julien again.

Shelby D.

Nov, 2025

As a repeat client, Julian will always be my go-to for any cover art I need. He is extremely easy to work with, professional, fast, and he always produces something far better than I imagine. I cannot recommend him enough!