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A highly collaborative designer, producing impactful covers, interiors and marketing images for a wide range of genres. I cannot scuba dive.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Visit Wales

Edward 5 star rating

Brighton, United Kingdom

Graphic Design professional with over 20 years experience specialising in cover design and illustration.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Nature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Warner Music
  • Penguin Books UK
  • Self-employed

Nick 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a book cover designer with 20 years experience. I have designed everything from thrillers, crime books and illustrated womens fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins

Jason 5 star rating

Hassocks, United Kingdom

Book jacket design designer with over twenty years experience in the industry.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Patrick 5 star rating

Brighton, United Kingdom

With 30 years experience designing covers for the UK's top publishing houses, I also art direct, illustrate and do hand lettering for covers

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, and Science Fiction.

Emma 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

A freelance book cover designer with over 20 years of experience working across a wide variety of imprints at HarperCollins and LittleBrown.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Little Brown
  • HarperCollins

Sarah 5 star rating

England, United Kingdom

Specialist children's book illustrator and designer, creating beautiful and engaging books and content.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pearson Education
  • John Brown Media
  • Redan Publishing

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Louise 5 star rating

England, United Kingdom

Hello, I am an Illustrator living & working in Somerset. My style is honest, inviting & brings the everyday to life.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Home & Garden, Weddings, Short Story, and Fashion & Textiles.

Work experience:

  • Ernest Journal - Tina Smith, Jo Keeling
  • Author Andrew Sutton
  • The Hunterian Museum & Glasgow University
  • Curator of 'Museum of memory', Kate McStraw,
  • Tina Smith, Dan Linstead -Immediate Media
  • Pretty Nostalgic
  • Another Escape
  • Upper Hand Press. (William Cass, Author & Ann Starr, Publisher)
  • Marbella Club Hotel & Smokes Creative

Children's illustrator specialising in comical animal paintings (actual and invented), with over thirty years experience in the business.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

A super friendly digital artist specialising in fantasy and sci-fi art for book cover work and illustration. I don't use AI in my artwork.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Steampunk, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • RedBedlam
  • Yazino

With over 20 years as a designer I can create for you an eye catching and professional book cover design that will get your book noticed.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Ghost Design
  • Allcity Media
  • Self-employed
  • Various

Bek 5 star rating

Basingstoke, UK

I'm an experienced UK based illustrator who has an extensive working background in illustrated map design.

Genres: Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Travel, Nature, Architecture, Children’s Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, and Holiday.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced Illustrator with a passion for beautiful books, excited by the prospect of helping Authors achieve their creative vision.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

I'm an ethusiastic artist, illustrator and graphic designer with experience working on children's non-fiction picture books.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Technology, and Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Illustrator with over 15 years of experience, specializing in history, psychology, and science themes. Worked with Apple and Absolute Radio

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Nature, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Coming of Age, Short Story, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • My Fat Fox Ltd

Zoe 5 star rating

Dorchester, UK

Hi, my name is Zoe and I'm a freelance illustrator and designer with a passion for all things children's book related!

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Award winning Latvian illustrator based in London, UK. Specialising in hyperactive, bold, trippy, characterful images.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Entertainment, Fashion & Textiles, Mashups, Music, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Hire the best book illustrators in Cardiff

Some readers have trouble picturing an author’s description in their minds — but a little visual stimulation can help. That’s why authors often take advantage of imaginative illustrations to help elevate the reading experience into something extraordinary. Whether you need a cover illustration or artwork to fill your manuscript, you may wish to hire a book illustrator in Cardiff. And if local professionals are what you need, then Reedsy is the place to find them.

Here at Reedsy, our listings of publishing professionals are filtered by city so that you can find the best person for the job with ease. Browse through the profiles of thousands of creative illustrators who have brought various children’s books, memoirs, fiction novels, and more to life with their artwork. Each book illustrator in Cardiff (or from around the globe) has a distinctive style, so you can check out their galleries and choose which one perfectly matches the tone of your work. Create a Reedsy account today and get to know our illustrators.

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