My Process with Making Artwork with Clients
The Accepted Sketch to Final Book Cover Design for Clients
I would be happy to share my process with you! During the booking, I send a form at the start of the month. It has lots of questions with details and from that into the sketch.
Sketches allow a main direction for the cover, without every detail or idea polished. My sketches range from a bit more loose to tighter, depending on the project (or the day!) as sometimes, I like to mould a design a bit more as it goes. All of my work is hand illustrated, often using different programs without any use of AI at any step of the process.
This is where it gets a bit fancier. I work on a cleaner sketch with colors and tightening the typography.
This is the longest part. Creating and building up the artwork, bit by bit, all by hand with lots of little details.
Even when that is done, there is the print wrap to be created. My favorite part is creating a seamless design.
After it is all done, things go to the magical printer where once done, a lovely book is within your hands.
Once the cover design is finished, I sent over files a number of files that allow for a seamless publishing process. Other additional items like wraps, edges, chapter breaks, or foiling can be added - with printing done by printers the client chooses. Should a book need to be later traditionally published, I am always happy to discuss the licensing further.
