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Adela 5 star rating

Valencia, Spain

Designer and illustrator, with a detailed illustration style, available for any type of illustration work.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Digital artist specializing in book covers for novels across genres, with works featured by publishing giants like Penguin Random House

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Painterly and evocative illustrations for Fantasy, Romance and Sci-fi. I live and breathe art. I'm also a writer! No AI here.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Coming of Age, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Something Wicked Games
  • GameHouse
  • Editorial Crononauta, Valhalla Ediciones, Nocturna Ediciones, Editorial Duermevela, Editorial Sportula, Riot Games Spain, Riot Games Europe, Smiling Gobling and many individual clientes.

Spanish based illustrator from Madrid, with more than 10 years of experience. Specialized in food, children's and travel illustration.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Travel, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Picture Books, Children's, Poetry, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Visual artist with special interest in Editorial Design and Book Design (Art, Health & wellbeing, Fiction, Religion & Spirituality).

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Photography, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellbeing, Education & Reference, Nature, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Vault Couture
  • Bhakti Yoga Institute
  • Centro Gráfico de Tecnología
  • La Oveja Negra
  • SCS Math Publishing

Hi! I am a book designer and illustrator with 16+ years of experience. Very versatile and open minded. Do we work together in your project?

Genres: Classics, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Women's Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Literary Fiction, Anthologies, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Architecture, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Illustrator with more than 25 years of experience painting children books, magazines. Versatile artist with a wide range of artistic styles.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Short Story, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Egmont DK
  • Self-employed

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Maria 5 star rating

Barcelona, Spain

I'm a friendly and creative illustrator specialising in colourful and bold children's illustrations and lettering.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Irene 5 star rating

Valencia, Spain

I'm an award-winning illustrator and designer with experience in book cover illustration, editorial illustration and children picture books.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Picture Books, Children's, Cultural & Ethnic, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Collage-based illustrator creating distinctive, story-led visuals for editorial, book covers, and design projects.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Travel, Health & Wellbeing, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Spoonflower

I'm a freelance illustrator specialized in realistic fantasy art for book covers and games. My work focus in characters and storytelling

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fashion & Textiles, Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced award winning illustrator. A great story deserves a great cover, it's the beginning of a beautiful friendship with the reader.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Classics, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fashion & Textiles, Non-Fiction, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • wysiwyg/publicis group
  • Self-employed
  • Planeta Editorial

Hi, I’m Marta, an illustrator for HarperCollins, Bloomsbury, Oxford University Press (+) with experience in graphic design and book layout.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Room 116
  • Self-employed

Designer and illustrator specializing in YA/Adult fantasy and romance book covers.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, and Romantic Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Aardman Animation
  • Blue Zoo Animation
  • Self-employed
  • Boulder Media
  • Cloth Cat Animation

Xavier 5 star rating

Barcelona, Spain

Award-winning creative director and designer with 35-year experience working for publishers and independent authors worldwide.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Coming of Age, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Pilar 5 star rating

Barcelona, Spain

Award winning designer and art director with extensive background in the publishing industry and good eye for production details.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Children's, Literary Fiction, Design, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Short Story, Music, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Grup62 Publishing House
  • Planeta Publishing House
  • Elisava

Jacobo 5 star rating

Córdoba, Spain

Hi! I've been dedicated to the wonderful profession of illustrating children's books for 20 years now, and I love it more every day.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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