Laura Aldofredi

Laura Aldofredi – Designer

Laura is an animation filmmaker and professional illustrator specialized in 2D animation, editorial and picture book illustration.

Overview

Hi, I'm Laura, an artist with a passion for stories and pictures told in a cinematic way. A strong trait of my artistic signature is a realistic use of light and a careful choice of colors, altogether they should serve the overall storytelling and create immersive, strong visuals. For me it is important that each drawing transports the "viewer" into a new world, which looks believable and authentic.

If your project needs that extra magical sparkle to become alive, to breath and connect with you audience, feel free to contact.

Please make sure to read the guidelines below before sending a request.

GUIDELINES

-In your offer please indicate a short summary of the project/story, what you'd like to see on the cover in terms of setting and characters and few visual references.

-In case you are contacting me for a full book, please includes the amount of illustrations needed, if double or single spreads, the amount of characters (including secondary ones) and a couple of visual references for the style/mood.

-I'm also curious to hear why you think I'm a match for your project and what you like from my portfolio.

WORKFLOW

1) Briefing call

I like to meet my clients in a video call to get to know each other better and hear their vision about the project.

2) Sketches

Following your brief, I will prepare a sketch of your cover, which will be submitted for client's review.

3) Color Keys

I will paint a rough color key to give you a good impression of the light, color, mood and general look of the final illustration. This allows me to share my vision but also to collect your feedbacks in an efficient way.

4) Final Illustration / Final Cover

I paint the final illustration/cover following the artistic direction agreed in the point above.

FEE & CHARGES

COVER ILLUSTRATION: starting price is 1350 EUR (excl. Reedsy author fee). The final price depends by the amount of details, size (front only, or front+back cover), the style and the complexity of the illustration.

FULL BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS: I do not accept projects with budget below 8000 EUR.

NOTE: I do not work with AI.

Services
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction Entertainment Nature
Fiction
Coming of Age Magical Realism Picture Books Poetry Short Story
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2014 — Present

Portfolio

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
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Mickey D.

Mickey D.

Apr, 2024

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Laura was truly incredible and a joy to work with. She was all that I could ask for and more as a creative mind and immensely talented illustrator. I hope to work with her again in the future !
Laura A.
It was fantastic to work together with Mickey. He has talent as writer, and he put lot of passion into the project. The collaboration was smooth and pleasant, I'm happy we could make this book toge...
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Anna L.

Anna L.

Jan, 2024

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Laura was a pleasure to work with. It felt like a true collaboration. I came to her with my ideas, and she brought them to life even better than I imagined.
Laura A.
It was an absolute pleasure to work with Anna and realize a cover for her beautiful novel. Anna was very clear and precise with her briefing, very kind and patient through the process. I would def...
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