Bringing your children's story to life with stunning illustrations, creativity and design
Professional illustration and design services for authors who want to create beautiful, market-ready children's books
Hi there! I’m Nathan, and I love helping authors turn their stories into magical, beautifully illustrated children's books. Whether you’re starting your journey as a first-time author or have written your 100th book, I’m here to make the process straightforward and fun!
From creating enchanting illustrations to designing the perfect cover or guiding you through self-publishing, I’ll be with you every step of the way. Together, we can make your book something that kids (and parents!) will love and remember. Let’s make your story shine!
What can I do for you?
A brief overview of my services
I'm an experienced (24+ years) versatile illustrator and designer with a passion for creating children’s books. I specialise in creating unique content through my illustrations, book layouts, cover designs, and promotional and marketing material. With a focus on fun, colourful, and captivating images, I love bringing stories to life through my illustrations, making them visually engaging for readers of all ages.
Portfolio highlights
Examples of my work for children's books
Below, you’ll find some quick examples showcasing my previous work. These highlight my unique character creations, illustration style, text design, and page layouts for children’s books. I love creating bold, colourful, and fun illustrations that bring characters to life and make pages pop. With my expert illustrations, cover designs, and self-publishing guidance, I'll ensure your book stands out and resonates with young readers and parents alike.
What are the options?
Illustrations, book covers, text layout and lots more
I'm here to help with as much or as little of your project as you need. With my experience in both illustration and a wide range of graphic design, I can provide a complete package to illustrate, design, create, market, and promote your children’s book. Whether you need help with just one part of the process or want to collaborate on multiple aspects, I'm happy to assist and offer advice along the way. We can always add more services as your project evolves. You don't have to decide everything right now, but having the flexibility to keep future work in one place is a real bonus.
Examples of the services I can offer
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Character designs
Page layout designs
All illustrations ‘styles’ (full bleed, double-page spreads, spots, vignettes, boxed etc)
All sketch stages (initial sketches to advanced sketches)
All artwork stages (initial artwork, advanced artwork and final artwork)
Prepare print-ready files
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Cover layout designs
All illustrative ‘styles’ (full page, spot/vignette, wraparound, etc)
All sketch stages (initial sketches to advanced sketches)
All artwork stages (initial artwork, advanced artwork and final artwork)
Prepare print-ready files
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Text layout designs
Any text ‘styles’
Full font selection
All text artwork stages (initial, advanced and final artwork)
Prepare print-ready files
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Adverts
Postcards
Banners
Posters
Bookmarks
Stickers
Leaflets
Greetings cards
Merchandise
Billboards/signs
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Logos
Corporate identity
Business cards
Invitations
Packaging
Calendars
Vehicle livery
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Websites
Portfolio sites
Ecommerce sites
Emailers
Social media content
Animated Gifs
SPECIAL OFFER
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SPECIAL OFFER •
Special offer 50% discount!*
A fully illustrated children’s book for ONLY £2,990! (usual price £5,980)**
*50% discount available on any children’s book illustrations, book covers and text layout options. Use the calculator on this website to personalise your unique requirements.
**This example is for a 32 page children’s book which includes 4x double page spreads (8x pages), 8x single page illustrations, 16x vignettes/spot illustrations, full text layout, and book cover cover (using an existing illustration). All artwork finalised ready for print. These figures have been reached using the calculator on this website, so feel free to personalise the options to your uniques requirements.
Get in touch to discuss your project and the best options for you.
Children’s book calculator
How much does it cost to illustrate and create your children’s book?
This is a simple calculator that I’ve created which should help give you some rough estimates of my children’s book illustration and design costs. Remember this is just a guide and the actual costs may be less or more than this. Every story is unique and will need a differing number or complexity of illustrations. It is impossible to create one price for every illustration for every story for every book, and you should be wary of any illustrator that offers this. This calculator should be used as a starting point for our conversation on costs and I look forward to discussing your specific wants and needs to be able to work out some definite costs. Feel free to get in touch and ask me anything.
Now what happens?
Let’s take this step-by-step
If you’ve written a manuscript, congratulations! It's a fantastic achievement, and you should be proud of your dedication and creativity. If you haven’t written your story yet, no problem, there’s plenty of information on this website to help you on your journey. Whether you're just starting to write or ready to publish, I’m here to help and support you to turn your story into a reality.
Click the links below for additional information and guidance and have a good nosey around the site. If you can’t find an answer to a question please feel free to message me and I’ll do my best to help. Start your journey here and we can work together to make your children's book dreams come true!