Illustrations and text work together to tell a harmonious story. Visual art draws your reader in and brings your story to life. Our experienced illustrators have created art for a multitude of genres, from juvenile readers to cartoons to sci-fi and fantasy. They listen to the author’s vision to create art together that best tells the story. Check out illustration samples by our talented artists below.
The availability and demand for our talented artists can be difficult to predict, so if a quick turnaround is important to you, we recommend picking several sample illustrations in your preferred style and we’ll pair you with an available illustrator whose work will be a great fit for your story. Learn more about our illustration process.
Types of illustrations
Basic illustrations
Vibrant works with clean, simple drawings that transform your words into an imaginative adventure.
This option includes:- 1-2 definable characters with 2-5 descriptors
- No background or simple background
- One action or emotion
- Black and white or color, basic shading, and simple details
- 300-600 DPI, commercial use, high resolution, JPEG
- One sketch revision
- Example: An 8-year-old boy, blue eyes, tan skin, curly brown hair, and jeans with tears at the knees
- Example: Cloudy day, with the sun peeking through some clouds
- Example: The boy is looking up at the sun through the clouds
Anniella basic style





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Madeleine basic style




Doha basic style





Kyle basic style






Samantha basic style






Mikhail basic style




Zar basic style






Stef basic style






Raymund basic style







Rheanne basic style





I Cenizal basic style





Marianne basic style





Veronika basic style












Sen Li basic style








Robert basic style








Chloe basic style







Tim basic style





Karolina basic style





Amber basic style






Steven basic style





Lucky basic style





Ike basic style





Complex illustrations
Complex illustrations feature eye-catching and intricate details to bring your story and characters to life.
This option includes:
- 1-4 definable characters with 5-10 descriptors
- Defined background
- Multiple actions and emotions
- Black and white or color, detailed shading, color grading, layers, textures, etc.
- 300-600 DPI, commercial use, high resolution, JPEG
- One sketch revision
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Example: An 8-year-old boy, blue eyes, tan skin, curly brown hair, and jeans with tears at the knees, red rain boots, dirt/grass stains on jeans. The other characters are three students, all unique ethnicities, all four about the same age.
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Example: Cloudy day, with the sun peeking through some clouds. There are muddy puddles across the grassy ground. In the background to the right there is an elementary school. The boy is in the school field. There are a couple of abandoned toys in the puddles, and in the distance you can see a few other students hiding under umbrellas.
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Example: The boy is looking up at the sun through the clouds with a wide-eyed, reverent expression. There is a small amount of rain coming down. He is standing in a puddle, one boot almost covered by the water, the other, closer to the edge, is less so.
Anniella complex style







Gerardo complex style







Jamie complex style






Alfred complex style










Madeleine complex style




Doha complex style





Kyle complex style








Samantha complex style





Mikhail complex style







Zar complex style







Stef complex style






Raymund complex style









Rheanne complex style





I Cenizal complex style





Marianne complex style





Veronika complex style












Sen Li complex style








Robert complex style






Chloe complex style

Tim complex style





Karolina complex style






Amber complex style






Steven complex style






Lucky complex style





Ike complex style




