Book Illustrator

Melbourne studio, working with clients everywhere

Custom cover artwork, illustrations, and layout design for books and publishing.

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

Book Illustration: Your Off-Site Art Department

Art that reads between the lines. Combining traditional artisan craft with digital precision, I partner with authors, commercial publishers, and independent presses to design compelling book covers and interior page layouts across media; managing the entire creative journey from initial concept to press-ready files.

Custom Cover Illustration & Dust Jacket Design: High-impact, narrative-driven front covers, spines, and full-wrap dust jackets engineered to capture a book's core themes and instantly stand out on physical bookshelves and digital storefronts.

Bespoke Interior Illustration & Literary Maps: Detailed interior artwork, ranging from traditional pen-and-ink styles and linocut prints to modern digital illustrations; including custom map designs that bring fictional worlds and historical settings to life for readers.

Production-Ready Page Layouts & Typography: Complete interior book formatting and typesetting, delivering clean, properly structured files optimised for commercial offset printing or digital print-on-demand (POD) manufacturing workflows.

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: