Sofía Sanz

Sofía Sanz – Designer

Painterly and evocative illustrations for Fantasy, Romance and Sci-fi. I live and breathe art. I'm also a writer!

Overview

Hello! My name is Sofía. I'm an artist with +7 years of experience working for publishing houses in Spain.


I have experience with Fantasy, Romance and Horror genres, as well as Cyberpunk.

I’m overflowing with creativity and innovative ideas, I can efficiently interpret and develop other people’s suggestions, and I’m able to guide the visual style of a literary work.


I'm also a writer myself, with two novels published under Valhalla Ediciones: "Aquelarre Omega" (young fantasy) and "El Ser Amado" (cosmic horror and romance). For this reason, I understand perfectly what a writer might look for in their novel.


My workflow is fast and flexible: I provide a first sketch for my client, then I adjust and refine the illustrations following their feedback. I like to check the ongoing project often so there are no surprises. I don't call a project finished until both me and my client are both satisfied.


The budget will include:

- Cover illustration

- Design elements like lettering, frames and ornaments



Let's bring your stories to life!


Sofía

Services
Fiction
Coming of Age Dystopian Epic Fantasy Historical Fiction Horror Romantic Fantasy Urban Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English
Awards
  • "Aquelarre Omega" nominated for best book cover at Seville Book Fair 2023
Certifications
  • Licenciatura in Fine Arts by the University of Salamanca.

Work experience

Something Wicked Games

Oct, 2022 — Mar, 2024 (over 1 year)

Created inspiring character and environment concept arts for a AAA videogame.
Designed clothing and accessories adjusted to the style of each character.

GameHouse

Dec, 2021 — Aug, 2022 (8 months)

Created stylized background paintings for the mobile videogame Witching Hour.

Editorial Crononauta, Valhalla Ediciones, Nocturna Ediciones, Editorial Duermevela, Editorial Sportula, Riot Games Spain, Riot Games Europe, Smiling Gobling and many individual clientes.

May, 2017 — Present

Worked on several publishing houses as a book cover and interior illustrator, adapting to the style and needs of each project.

Portfolio

El Señor de los Djinn

Clark, P. Djèlí

Duermevela Ediciones

Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Knight's Inferno and the Fallen King

Woodson, Kearney

Kearney Woodson

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
49: Volume 01

Bisson-Routhier, Isabelle

Cover Design Illustration
Aquelarre Omega

Sanz, Sofía

Valhalla Ediciones

Cover Design Illustration
El ser amado

Sanz, Sofía

Valhalla Ediciones

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Terragnata and the Heir of the Earth

MacKenzie, C. D.

Alpine Ink

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Angel of the Dark Ages: A Hero's Journey Fantasy for Cat Lovers

Tucker, Larry

L.S.TUCKER

Cover Design Illustration
La maldición del tranvía 015

Clark, P. Djèlí

Duermevela Ediciones

Illustration
The Cyber Dreamers Club

80 Seconds To Air

80 Seconds To Air

Cover Design Illustration
La chica sin nombre: Un apasionante thriller de ficción apocalíptica (Spanish Edition)

Valca, Piper

Cover Design Illustration
Antihéroes (Spanish Edition)

G. Parente, Iria

Nocturna

Illustration
Monje y robot (Spanish Edition)

Chambers, Becky

Crononauta

Illustration

Sofía has 11 reviews

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Caitlin D.

Caitlin D.

Nov, 2024

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Sofia's work was unbelievable. She designed and created one of the most unique covers in my genre. I am already getting interest from booktok influencers to promote my book, due to the cover alone. In terms of her professionalism, she was SO easy to work with. She was responsive, timely, and took each piece of feedback I had seriously. I could not recommend her more, and hope to work with her a...
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Nicholas V.

Nicholas V.

Oct, 2024

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Sofía has been nothing but incredible. She has been graced with the ability to take my stick figure level of an example and make a beautiful character with a background that looks effortlessly part of that world. She is responsive and patient when it comes to revisions.
Sofía S.
Thank you very Nicholas! It was a pleasure having the chance of drawing Ellis and I'm very proud of the results we achieved! Wish you all the luck in the world for your book.
Jesse T.

Jesse T.

Sep, 2024

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Ms. Sanz was perfect. I didn't even bother requesting quotes from any other artists. As soon as I saw Ms. Sanz's work, I knew she would produce something immaculate for my cover. And boy, my intuition would not have been more on point. Once I sent all my references, Ms. Sanz immediately knew what I was looking for, even when I myself was not fully conscious of what vibe I was in search of. I ...
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Sofía S.
Thank you so much for your kind review, Jesse! I'm very happy with how the cover turned out and I'm glad you liked it just as much. I certainly will love to paint Luce again if the opportunity aris...
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Rel C.

Rel C.

Nov, 2024

Sofía created a beautiful cover illustration for my romantic fantasy/gaslamp novel. Her artist vision of my novel was unique and detailed, and she is especially skilled with cityscapes. I highly recommend her work!
Keli H.

Keli H.

Nov, 2024

Sofía Sanz is an incredibly talented artist that, from start to finish, I was very happy to work with! She was transparent about needing a little extra time, which was understandable because I commissioned 3 character portraits in addition to the cover art. I provided a host of samples and references, mostly drawn up by my partner, and she took them to heart and clearly did her best to bring th...
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