Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown – Designer

I specialize in Fantasy and Sci-fi covers and illustration. Published by TOR, Scholastic, Harper Collins...

Overview

I have worked as a professional illustrator since 2013, I have had work published by TOR, Scholastic, Harper Collins, Hachette, Bloomsbury, Baen, Audible, Podium, and The Broken Binding.


My focus is Sci-fi & Fantasy, although I do work in other genres.


I create covers using multiple techniques including digital painting, 3D modeling & rendering, photo manipulation, and graphic design, allowing me to create almost anything! I am happy to work completely by digital painting, doing highly detailed photo and 3d work based artwork, or any mix of the two. If you have a preference please let me know!


I focus on designing covers that are a perfect fit for each book's genre, subgenre(s), and the overall feel and emotions of the book. Getting the cover to fit like a glove for the book is important to me.


I have refined my process of working with clients to get the best possible cover for each specific book. This will often involve me suggesting new ideas or pushing back on parts of clients' ideas in order to get to the most beautiful and marketable cover possible.


I like to begin projects with a Zoom call at the starting date to discuss your project in depth. If you prefer to stick to messages that is no problem, just let me know!


During the call, we would begin by discussing your book and I will ask questions to understand it overall. There is no need for you to prepare for the call, I will walk you through the process. After that, I will go over a few of my thoughts on how to work out the best cover ideas together, then we will discuss your ideas, my ideas, and brainstorm and work together to come up with the best concept. I will sketch out the concepts live on the call. Generally, we have an initial direction by the end of the call. Sometimes I may take a few more days for research and sketching if we don't come up with a great idea right away.


Once the sketch is approved, I’ll work on it for about two weeks and share a roughly 50% complete draft. I’m very open to making changes, but they should be beneficial to your cover and marketability and I may push back if I believe that it will benefit the cover.


Near the end date I will a final pending any final changes draft. Once that is complete I will provide the final deliverables


Deliverables include:


eBook cover JPG

Print cover PDF (including multiple versions of the cover for paperback, hardcovers, etc)

3X wide cover artwork

3D book mockup as JPG and transparent background PNG

Banner Image

Audiobook cover

PSD file


Feel free to reach out with any questions, even if you decide not to work with me on this project! I am happy to help. I wish you the best of luck on your self-publishing journey!

Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Gaming & LitRPG Military Science Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Space Opera Urban Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English
Awards
  • The Dragon Award - Dragoncon 2023 Nominee for Illustrative Cover
  • American Bookfest Best Cover Design: Fiction 2021 Best Book Awards
  • John Fox - Best Book Cover Designers

Work experience

Illustrious Academy

May, 2020 — Nov, 2022 (over 2 years)

Online school for digital art that I founded and ran for 2 years.

Self-employed

Sep, 2012 — Present

I have worked on hundreds of book covers, as well as board games, RPG, and video games.

Portfolio

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The Awakening Fire

Faline, Cassidy

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Wicked Throne

Hill, Alex

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HERETIC: The Helios Rising Trilogy (Book 1)

Mayne, Chris

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Bygone

Shank, Morgan

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A Dragon of Turicum (Heirs of Regula Book 1)

Bracher, C. R.

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Winter's Wrath: The Herald's Saga: Book One

Niblett, Courtney

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Swords Against the Fallen: Awakening

Cole, E.C.

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Stormless

Stitle, Nick

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The Elements of Time: The Winds of Change

Paisley, Sam

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Origin (Pigarria Book 1)

Winkelstern, Arthur

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The NPC

David, Timothy

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Brittany H.

Brittany H.

Jun, 2023

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Jeff was so fantastic to work with. I had a lot of uncertainty and nerves with this being my debut novel, and Jeff walked me through the entire process. He answered all my questions and took the time to explain how what we needed to do to make my cover successful at pulling in potential readers. He really knows his stuff! I am beyond thrilled with how my cover turned out and get so many complim...
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Christopher S.

Christopher S.

Mar, 2022

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Outstanding professional and one great guy! Jeff knows the markets he illustrates for and can back up his recommendations with hard data. There's a reason that some of the greats of their genres use Jeff's work- not only is it of fantastic quality, but it's the kind of art that draws a reader in and makes them want to read your work. Definitely going to be letting Jeff design all my work moving...
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Morgan S.

Morgan S.

Feb, 2022

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I had a wonderful experience working with Jeff. I had no idea what to expect about the book cover process, and I was fairly intimidated because I was trying to find the best cover for my debut novel. Jeff went far beyond anything I expected, and his work is stellar. I highly recommend Jeff to anyone looking for a successful cover.
Mia Z.

Mia Z.

Sep, 2024

Coming up with a concept with Jeff was a lot of fun, he took my initial ideas to a whole other level. I was really impressed with the final result - he's truly talented! Thank you Jeff!
John I.

John I.

Sep, 2024

What can I say? Jeff is a rock star. His work speaks for itself. Am I happy with my book cover? Yes. It came out looking like a freaking special edition. Nearly every review I got on Goodreads and Amazon starts by stating how cool the cover looks—Jeff's cover. I don't see that a lot in book reviews. Do you? If my book becomes a best seller, it'll be largely because of Jeff. (I may have written...
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