J C Perry - Designer

I've been a children's illustrator for the last seven years and a graphic designer and animator for over 20 years. I've illustrated six of my own picture books, three of which went on to win awards, and a few for other authors including a traditionally published non-fiction children's book entitled 'The Ice-Cream Sundae Guide to Autism' for Jessica Kingsley Publishers which became an Amazon bestseller.

I'm looking forward to working with children's authors and editors via Reedsy to bring their stories to life with illustrations. My experience as a graphic designer means I can also design the book cover and interior ready for the hardback, paperback, and e-book, ensuring that the files are at the correct resolution with the correct amount of bleed area if needed.

I paint digitally which has two benefits for book illustration - the images don't need scanning in as they're already in the correct format to insert into the book, and I can edit the illustrations more easily when I receive feedback from the author / editor. I always provide rough sketches first for customer feedback before refining and adding color to minimize big changes.