Candice Broersma

Candice Broersma – Designer

Award-winning fantasy illustrator crafting new worlds. Providing complete covers with professional typography, marketing assets, and more!

Overview

A professionally illustrated book cover brings a creative touch, helping your novel stand out in the marketplace. I have 10+ years of experience designing and illustrating the fantastical and cherish every story that I can help bring to life.


I take the time to understand your novel and give all my clients 3 sketches, revisions, and a highly polished book cover that will stand the test of time. I do not use stock photos or AI, resulting in artwork that is one-of-a-kind. Covers are drawn digitally by hand with a tablet and stylus using classical painting methods of building light and shadow. I put a priority on world-building, compositional balance, and professional quality. Each cover is a premium piece of artwork that stands on its own in addition to being an effective marketing medium.


The process begins with 3 cover concepts to explore different approaches. With the approved concept, we move on to 2 rounds of revision. The final sketch will have typography and composition in place, so there are no surprises between the preliminary stage and final polished design. I design covers with the appropriate genre elements plus a dash of fresh ideas so your book can thrive.


My artwork is ethically designed and created without the use of generative AI. Your hand-made book cover has legal protections as a human-created work, ensuring the security of your commissioned cover into the future.

Services
Fiction
Epic Fantasy Gaming & LitRPG Middle Grade Middle Grade Fantasy New Adult Steampunk Urban Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English
Awards
  • 2023- Infected By Art Volume 11 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual
  • 2022 - Infected By Art Volume 10 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual
  • 2018 - Grand Prize Winner, Infected By Art Volume 6 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual
  • 2016- Comic-Con International: San Diego Artist Sponsorship
  • 2024- Infected ByArt Volume 12 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2013 — Present

My projects include book covers, posters, album covers, and private commissions. I enjoy working with a variety of topics, with a knack for a combination of the beautiful and bizarre. This often includes mythological creatures and well-dressed arthropods. My goal is to make even mundane subjects a little more magical.

Bovard Studio, Inc.

May, 2017 — Sep, 2021 (over 4 years)

Designed stained glass windows in classic Munich and contemporary styles. Selected glass for stained glass window production. Created marketing materials for social media, print brochures, and large scale displays. Maintained website and updates to digital documents.

Portfolio

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Made with Reedsy
The Duchess and the Journey Under the Eternal Clouds

Brennan, Jeremiah

Little 1 Books Publishing Company LLC

Cover Design Illustration Typography
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Eve Archer: This is Not a Story about Judgment

Coiteux, A P

A.P.Coiteux

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Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Illustration Typography
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Candice has 22 reviews

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Jon M.

Jon M.

Jun, 2023

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Candice was a terrific collaborator. She was able to take my input on what I wanted in the cover art and create artwork that was beyond what I could have imagined. She was insightful in how she used the text of the story and incorporate it into the cover, and I am thrilled with how well the cover turned out. She was also terrific to work with. She completed the tasks quickly, she took my feedb...
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Kara Y.

Kara Y.

Apr, 2023

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Candice has been nothing short of amazing. She is timely, professional and patient. This was my first novel, and Candice very patiently helped me understand how to navigate specifications of the project. She got my approval on designs every step of the way. Most importantly, she is a phenomenal artist, and I'm hoping to work with her on my next book! Thank you Candice!
Jeremiah B.

Jeremiah B.

Nov, 2022

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Working with Candice on the cover and internal art for my book was the best thing I could have done to increase its quality. Her professionalism and punctuality were top-notch. Candice’s creativity and artistic capabilities are beyond what I could have hoped when searching for an artist to work with on my book. She has the amazing ability to turn a small description into a work of art. Anyone w...
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Lori B.

Lori B.

Aug, 2024

Candice is remarkably responsive to all of our requests. She has just been amazing to work with, and her art is just what we were looking for.
Ian F.

Ian F.

Aug, 2024

She is an excellent artist who was able to take my ideas and implement them accurately while also applying her own creativity to come up with enhancements when needed or entirely new elements where my guidance was open-ended.

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