Laura Aldofredi – Designer

Hi there! My name is Laura, an Italian animation filmmaker and picture book illustrator based in the Netherlands, 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 a more immersive, strong illustration. For me it is indeed important that each drawing transports the "viewer" into a new world, which is 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'd be 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 1100 EUR (excl. Reedsy 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 7500 EUR.

NOTE: I do not work with AI.