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Candice 5 star rating

Iowa City, IA, United States

Award-winning fantasy illustrator. 100% hand-made with no generative AI. Providing cover design, typography, marketing assets, and more!

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Science Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, and New Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bovard Studio, Inc.

Charles 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, USA

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Illustrator - Book covers and interiors. Charlie believes in a future where somehow, against all odds, we make it.

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, LGBTQ Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Coyote & Crow

Keith 5 star rating

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Freelance illustrator and designer specialized in games and children's media, creating energetic and fantastical art.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, Gaming & LitRPG, Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, and Christian Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • MegaCon Games
  • Penguin / DK Publishing / BradyGames
  • Indiana Wesleyan University

Steve 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, USA

I paint spaceships and other things. Freelance illustrator and commissioning art director with 15 combined years in those drivers seats.

Genres: Space Opera, Science Fiction, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Military Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Fantasy Flight Games

Gene 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Full-service design studio specializing in cover art and branding for indie authors and independent publishers.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Historical Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Melissa 5 star rating

Maynardville, TN, USA

Award-winning cover designer and interior formatter with over ten years experience. Specializing in Fantasy and typography based designs.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Middle Grade, and New Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Phillip 5 star rating

San Diego, CA, USA

Sci-fi and fantasy book covers that are bold, stylish, and marketable. Many covers in the Aethon Books catalogue. Covers from $1000.

Genres: Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction, Space Opera, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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