Cut paper + gouache
Book design · illustration · publishing
Your complete custom book. $200.
Bring a finished manuscript. I turn it into a polished short book with a custom cover, coordinated interior, artist-directed AI visuals, revisions, and publish-ready files—then stay with the Amazon KDP listing process until correctable production issues are resolved.
Standard package: up to 32 designed interior pages (cover separate), one trim size, one paperback edition, client-supplied final proofread text, and one approved visual direction.
Welcome
20+years in book illustration and production
100sof author and publishing projects
1experienced person from draft to listing
The featured package
One clear price. A real finished book.
The $200 package is deliberately focused: a standard short book with the essential creative and production work included, without a maze of add-ons.
Included in the standard package
- Custom front cover and final paperback cover file
- Complete interior layout
- Artist-directed AI visuals
- Up to 32 interior pages
- Revisions through final approval*
- Print-ready paperback files
- Ebook file when appropriate
- KDP listing and correction support*
*Revisions stay within the approved concept and agreed scope. For a compliant title and client KDP account in good standing, the guarantee covers no-charge correction and resubmission of correctable production-file issues until the title is accepted and live. Amazon controls content, metadata, rights, accounts, policy decisions, distribution, and continued availability.
The style gallery
Four visual worlds. Consistency in every one.
Pip demonstrates how characters and key details can remain recognizable through cut paper, watercolor, graphic screen print, and a tactile miniature set. Your $200 book chooses one direction and keeps its full cast consistent.
Watercolor + pencil
Soft, lyrical, and full of natural detail.
Screen print + gouache
Graphic, energetic, and built for bold page turns.
Felt + miniature set
Warm, dimensional, and almost touchable.
These four are only a preview.Explore many more illustration approaches, character treatments, covers, and visual directions in the complete portfolio.
View the full Style Portfolio
Pip and the scenes shown here are fictional, artist-directed AI concept studies created to demonstrate style range and character continuity; they are not presented as client books.
A practical four-step process
From manuscript to live listing.
- 01
Send the text
I confirm the page count, format, audience, and whether the project fits the standard package.
- 02
Choose the direction
You review a visual direction before the full book is built, reducing expensive late-stage changes.
- 03
Review and revise
You receive the complete book for corrections and revisions within the approved concept and scope.
- 04
Prepare and list
I deliver the publishing files and help resolve correctable KDP file issues through listing.
A useful book needs a repeatable visual system—not a folder of disconnected pictures.
Experience before software
AI makes production faster. Experience makes the book usable.
I have spent more than two decades working with authors on illustration, covers, interiors, revisions, print files, and publishing problems. Modern image tools can speed up exploration, but they do not replace judgment about pacing, consistency, hierarchy, print production, or what an author actually needs.
Transparent processYou know whether a project is AI-assisted, traditional, or mixed before work begins.
Publishing focusedThe goal is a coherent book that can be uploaded and printed—not a folder of disconnected pictures.
One point of contactThe same person handles direction, design, revisions, production, and practical guidance.
Clear scopeStandard work has a defined package; larger or traditional projects receive a separate quote.
Beyond the standard package
Some books need more room.
Longer manuscripts, deep editing, multiple editions, technically complex layouts, and traditional hand-created illustration are scoped separately.
Book rescue and checkup
Professional review of a rough manuscript, unfinished PDF, inconsistent art, or rejected print file, followed by a clear correction plan.
Ask about a checkup →Expanded book projects
More than 32 pages, multiple formats, complex diagrams, extensive editing, series planning, or custom production requirements.
Discuss an expanded project →Traditional illustration
Custom non-AI artwork and stronger written rights-transfer terms for projects that require a fully traditional process.
Request a traditional quote →Client experience
Work that continues after the first draft.
“He listened, understood my needs, and delivered beautiful results within my budget.”
— Catherine Williams, Author
“He stood behind his work even after the sale. We’re already on our second book together.”
— Timothy Carter, Author
“Fast, fair, and unique. After 30 years of searching, I finally found the right illustrator.”
— Ed Franklin, Education Professional
Free tool
Arrange your own pages with the free MyBook app.
Experiment with page order, artwork, text, and print-ready export before hiring anyone—or use it to organize a rough draft you can send for professional help.
Ready to begin?