Custom Full-Color Illustrations

Custom illustrations make the difference between a good book & a GREAT one. Illustrations are not just for children’s books—self-published non-fiction, poetry and cookbooks are all enhanced by custom illustrations.

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Bring your book to life with custom illustrations.

Choose from more than 40 artistic styles for children's books, nonfiction, poetry, cookbooks, and more.

40+ Artistic
Styles

Find the right look

Custom
Artwork

Created for your book

Keep Your
Royalties

No artist royalty split

Multiple
Genres

Not just children's books

Artist
Collaboration

Based on your descriptions

Scroll down to choose the illustration style you love most. Once you've selected your style and quantity, our illustrators will use your descriptions to create artwork for your book.

Scroll through our available styles. Click each image to enlarge. Select the style you want for image quantities and pricing.

FROM YOUR VISION TO FINISHED ARTWORK

How Our Custom Illustration Process Works

Great illustrations do more than accompany your words. They help establish the look, mood, and visual storytelling of your book. Choose the artistic style you love, provide your vision, and work with your illustrator as your artwork takes shape.

Choose Your Style

Select the illustration style that best fits your book. Our artists work in a variety of traditional and digital styles and mediums.

Describe Your Vision

Provide a detailed description of each illustration. Details you don't specify are left to the artist's interpretation and artistic style.

Review the First Drawings

You'll have two opportunities to review and request revisions to the first three drawings, helping establish how your instructions translate into artwork.

Review & Approve

Review low-resolution digital proofs of your artwork. After the illustrations are finalized, you'll receive high-resolution files for your publishing project.

Select Your Quantity

Illustrations are purchased in a single style in quantities of 1, 10, or 15. Combine quantities to create the number of unique illustrations your book requires.

Use Your Finished Artwork

You'll receive an unlimited, non-exclusive license to use the illustrations for your book's publishing and marketing efforts.

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Think About How Your Words and Artwork Work Together

Your text can appear within an illustration, on a separate page, or use a combination of both approaches. Consider the reading experience you want to create as you plan your illustrations.

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