Young Adult Illustration Services

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Annemieke

Annemieke

Seattle, WA, United States

Hi! I'm a cover designer with 10 years of experience, specializing in YA fiction. Clients include HarperCollins and Galison/Mudpuppy.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Design, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Candice

Candice

Iowa City, IA, United States

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


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bovard Studio, Inc.

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

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

Jillian

Jillian

Canton, CT, USA

Digital illustrator specializing in hand lettering, patterns, and bright, bold, colorful designs


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, Nature

Helen

Helen

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Published Illustrator specializing in young adult and children's book covers, picture books and more!


Work experience:

  • Helen H Illustration

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books

Roberta

Roberta

Los Angeles, CA, USA

An Italian illustrator in love with pencil & watercolors. My style is realistic yet modern, colorful, detailed yet fresh.


Work experience:

  • Mondadori S.p.A.
  • Univers Poche / Pocket Jeunesse
  • Syn Creativi e Tecnici
  • Skyscanner
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Calendars, Contemporary Romance, Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction

Erling

Erling

Kittery, ME, USA

Professional illustrator with a passion for creating compelling illustrations that evoke an emotional response with the viewer.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Limbic Software
  • SMFA - Tufts University
  • CCP Games
  • Astoria Graphics

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult

Casey

Casey

Bellevue, Washington, USA

Fantasy illustrator and designer specializing in young adult novels and whimsical fiction literature!


Work experience:

  • Drawn2Art
  • Bellevue Schools Foundation
  • Boneshaker Press
  • Wizards of the Coast
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult

Charles

Charles

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.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Coyote & Crow

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

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

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Vibrant and full of beautiful, illustrated details, you usually can spot a young adult book the second you lay eyes on its cover. But not every artist can be a good young adult book illustrator.


Working on a book cover in this age of online shopping means balancing details with legibility in thumbnail format. A professional book illustrator will be able to use popping images and colors to attract the attention of young adult readers without overwhelming them.


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