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SEE ALSO: ILLUSTRATIONS • FORMATTING

"Unseen" by Christy Heally - book cover design and illustration. Front cover.
"Aetherbound" book cover - a 3D mockup showing the front cover with a fantasy illustration with a dragon and a man with a sword.
Epiv fantasy book cover design and illustration - "Kingdom of Prey" by Calixto Wayne.
Front book cover of "Dragon Liberator", a fantasy novel by Kassidy Ridenour. Illustration shows a young man holding an amulet with a black dragon behind him.
Urban fantasy book cover design for "Destiny Found". The cover shows a woman in a leather jacket standing in front of an island, with ghost sharks in the air at the bottom.
"Seshat History of Moralizing Religion" - front cover mockup of a light green cover with a black illustration and white text.
Book cover of "You're Not a Murderer", a non-fiction book about OCD.
Front book cover of "Never Mind the Ball", a non-fiction book about football.
Non-fiction book cover design of "Historias stemme" by Hans-Peter Breddal.
Book cover for "Det du ikke ser", a non-fiction book about disability.
Front cover of a sci-fi humour book, "Offlining".
Fantasy book cover for "Within the Hollow" by D. H. Dunn.
Epic fantasy book cover design - "Veillen" by Shanna Bosarge.
"Noory and the Eternal Light" by Kim Conrey, an urban fantasy book cover design.
"Vital Impetus" by VK Tritschler - an urban fantasy novel.
A 3D mockup showing the front cover of "Ida og den magiske sparegrisen". The cover is light blue with yellow text at the top, showing a girl holding a gold piggy bank.
3D mockup of the front cover for "You Called Daddy", a children's book by Brian Robinson. The cover shows a man floating in black water, with a boat with three children above them.
"Anna, øya og småkrypene" - children's book cover design.
An illustrated children's book cover of "Bella og Soppen - en julehistorie". The illustration shos a happy mushroom in a winter hat and a butterfly with rainbow wings in a yellow dress.
"Julia og nordlyset" - a children's book cover design.
"Henry og Bokbyen" - book cover design of a children's book, with a dragon.
"Lede fra hjertet" - front book cover design. A black cover with yellow and white text and a rounded yellow frame.
"Et øyeblikk av lykke" - front cover of a poetry book with an abstract, yellow and pink painting.
Book cover of "Blotsboka", a book about pagan Nordic beliefs.
Non-fiction book cover design for a historical/social sciences book - "The Great Holocene Transformation" by Peter Turchin.
Non-fiction memoir book cover design - "Ellers får du klare deg selv".
"Boss" - front cover of a thriller with red text with dollar signs and the top of a man's suit.
Thriller book cover design by Nina Fitzpatrick - "Tesla's Curse".
Thriller book cover for "Dødelig Arv" by Gunnar Henriksen.
Thriller book cover design for "Giftig hevn". The cover shows a yellow frog with a blue laboratory equipment in the background. The letter "v" in the title is dripping yellow liquid.
"Finsk valgfag" - front cover with the top of a man's head. The man is looking up and has a furry hat on.
"Ilddronningen" - front cover with a cat, a sunflower, and a tarot card.
Book cover of "Speilet" by Arve Strøm-Erichsen , showing two people - a man and a woman - standing on top and bottom of the image, with a mountain landscape.
Book cover of "Rebeller" by Viktor Sandland, a coming-og-age novel.
An illustrated book cover of "Jenta bak disken" by Kristine Brones Berg, a historical romance.
Mockup of a book cover designed by Marta Dec, "Blyantskissen", historical fiction and romance.
Contemporary fiction book cover design - "The Ashes Are Resettling" by Sarah Xenos.
Illustrated book cover for a set of Christmas short stories for children - "Gold, Frankenstein and Myrrh".
YA book cover design for "Bliżej już się nie da", a young adult story in Polish.
YA book cover design for "Po lecie będzie inaczej", a young adult story in Polish.
Ornamental book cover design - "Kjærlighetens frigjøring".
Non-fiction book cover design for "Livet i Libygd" by Mogens Lorentzen.
Non-fiction book cover design for "Åpen bok", a book about fertility and self-confidence.
Non-fiction book cover design for a book about survival and medicine.

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MERMAY 2026 PAINTING IS HERE! I can barely believ MERMAY 2026 PAINTING IS HERE!

I can barely believe I actually managed to finish this in time, but HERE WE ARE. Really proud of the result. It was supposed to be a little more complex, but in the end I decided to simplify it for dramatic effect 😅 

And I was VERY satisfied to realize that all the rock and water studies I did a while back made a huge difference in painting this time - I actually felt like I knew what I was doing. 😆 

Reference from TrueRef by @abbeymarieesparza. I also had some fun with water brushes by @sandrawintherart. 

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"Goblins" by Abbey Hunt - fantasy book cover illus "Goblins" by Abbey Hunt - fantasy book cover illustration and layout. 

A book that was just sent off to print, and one where I had A LOT of fun with figuring out the illustration style and adding small details. When a brief says "a goblin riding a griffon fighting a sea serpent", you just can't say no, right? 😆 

Interior illustrations are by Raymon Mallari.

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What kind of paper should you use for your book's What kind of paper should you use for your book's interior? 🤨 Read this post to find out!

Paper is a BROAD subject - it comes in many different weights, colours, finishes, and bulks, and the available choices differ a lot depending on whether you're publishing throgh a PoD platform such as KDP or Ingram, or printing locally. 

Check all the slides to find out more about:
🔹 all the basic paper properties
🔹 what's available if you're printing via PoD
🔹 simple and clear advice on what's best for a novel, a non-fiction book, and a heavily-illustrated book - such as a children's book

And if I piqued your interest and you'd like a more in-depth version, if you click on the link in bio, you can find the full article, in which I cover also:
🔹 environmental certifications
🔹 popular paper manufacturers 

And give even more tips for authors and designers alike. 💪 

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