Book Illustrator

Melbourne studio, working with clients everywhere

Freelance illustrator providing book cover design, interior illustrations, and page layout for authors and publishers. Specialising in classic Gothic, fantasy, and narrative visual art.

Study in Scarlet book cover Illustration (Copy) — Full-wrap dust jacket design & illustration – Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes book Illustration (Copy) — Narrative interior illustration, pen & ink style — Sherlock Holmes

Study in Scarlet Illustrations (Copy) — Narrative interior illustration, pen & ink style — Sherlock Holmes

Full-wrap dust jacket design & illustration – Frankenstein

Narrative interior illustration — Frankenstein

Narrative interior illustration pen, pencil and ink wash style — Frankenstein

Illustration for Frankenstein (Copy) — Narrative interior illustration — Frankenstein

Book Illustration of Dr Frankenstein (Copy) — Narrative interior illustration — Frankenstein

Illustration for Frankenstien (Copy) — Narrative interior illustration in pen & ink — Frankenstein

Book Cover Illustration & Design (Copy) — Full-wrap book cover design & illustration

Book Illustration (Copy) — Narrative interior illustration in pen, pencil and ink wash style — Oz

Book Illustrations (Copy) — Narrative interior illustration pen, pencil and ink wash style — Oz

Map Illustration (Copy) — Map illustration

Young Adult (YA) cover design & digital painting — The Good Witch

Book Illustration for SciFi novel (Copy) — Sci-Fi book cover design & illustration

Illustrations for book by Willie Nelson (Copy) — Interior illustration in scraper-board & woodcut style — Willie Nelson, Penguin Random House NY

Scotty From Marketing Illustration (Copy) — Editorial portraiture & caricature

Minimalist character illustration for poetry

Art that reads between the lines

I partner with authors, publishers, and independent presses to design book covers, interior page layouts and the illustrations; from initial concept to press-ready files.

Cover Illustration & Dust Jacket Design: Narrative-driven front covers, spines, and full-wrap dust jackets crafted to capture core themes and stand out in stores.
Bespoke Interior Illustration: Detailed interior artwork, custom map designs, and traditional or digital styles crafted to bring fictional and historical worlds to life.
Production-Ready Page Layouts: Professional interior book formatting, custom typesetting, and clean file setups fully optimised for seamless offset or print-on-demand manufacturing.

Why Work With Me?

Entrusting your manuscript, cover design, or publishing project to an external artist is a high-stakes decision. Working with my Melbourne studio gives you a senior visual storyteller with 25+ years of studio and print-production experience.

Off-Site Art Department: Operates as a seamless, reliable extension for independent authors, commercial publishing houses, and literary presses worldwide.
Deep Print Expertise: Hands-on commercial print background ensures covers, full-wrap dust jackets, and interior page layouts translate seamlessly from ink to paper.
Flawless File Preparation: Built strictly to your printer’s technical specifications, preventing pre-press errors, protecting your budget, and meeting immutable launch deadlines.

How I Work: My 3-Step Process

A complete creative service for brands, publishers, and not-for-profits.

Great work comes from close collaboration. Whether designing a dust jacket or interior illustrations, I guide every project through a clear, three-step framework: