Hello! I’m a beginning author looking for an illustrator to create a complete cover package for a whimsical fantasy short-story collection. I’m interested in working with an emerging artist whose portfolio shows strong painterly illustration, expressive characters and atmospheric lighting. The artwork My book is a composition of short stories set chronologically in the timeline of the main character. I'm imagining the following: For the front cover, depicting a detailed, whimsical fantasy montage centered on a halfling intently focused on enjoying his blackberry pie beside a smooth, glossy black cat (staring knowingly at the reader), with fantastical adventures in the backdrop. The back cover is its quiet reverse angle: the man and cat seen from behind (sitting on) an ivy-covered stone wall, looking toward a warmly lit cottage. It needs open sky for the back-cover teaser and a clear area for the barcode. The spine is simply the name of the book, my name, and a small golden pie symbol on the bottom. Deliverables Original front and back illustrations, with a coordinated spine. Typography and layout for the title, author name, spine and author-supplied back-cover teaser. Print-ready full wrap using the KDP template, with the barcode area reserved; Amazon will add the barcode. Standalone ebook cover exported from the same finished front-cover design; no additional artwork required. Text-free versions of both illustrations. Commercial permission to publish and promote the book; please state any licensing limitations. Budget and payment My budget is $1,000–$1,500 USD total for the complete package, depending on portfolio and agreed scope. I can pay 50% before work begins and 50% after approval of the finished cover, before delivery of the final high-resolution files. I would like one revision round at the sketch/color stage, with the composition approved before final rendering.   submitted by   /u/JerryRiggedDatabase [link]   [comments]