3 Great Graphic Artists for eBook Covers That You Should Think About

Are you thinking of going the custom eBook art route in 2015? You’d have to be a fool not to.

Well, you could just be like me in 2013 – ignorant of the correct eBook business practice, just going around and throwing up any old thing on my books and not giving a damn.

That really set me back, but maybe your homemade talents are better than mine. Good luck with that.

For all the rest of you, the business people and not just the hobbyist writers, here are some good artists that can help you.

I’ve profiled 16 Deviant Art eBook Artists before, and they’re all good. These 3 are good too, so let’s get started.

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Jeff Brown

One artist that will give you some killer landscape art is Jeff Brown. I saw him post some photos of his work in one of the fantasy groups on Google+ a short time ago, and after a quick look at Jeff Brown’s graphic art website, I immediately put him down for this article.

He charges $250 to $500 for his images, and that is a pretty good deal for some of the quality.  Like this dark tower that would feel right at home in Stephen King’s office?

And check out this awesome image here that would serve as a killer map:

Hey, I know many authors on the Top 100 charts that have enough money to pay $500 or $1,000 for a kick-ass map that will gain them more long-term readers, more long-term sales and more long-term respect in the industry.

Isn’t that a small price to pay?

Iacopo Bruno

Can’t pronounce the name? No problem, take a look at some of this art and just stare speechless for a moment:

This is really an amazing cover artist, and his stuff was profiled in a post on Youth Designer back in October called 22 Mind Blowing Book Cover Designs by Iacopo Bruno.

It’s really worth a look, but I can’t help but think this guy charges a lot for cover design work. If you’ve got that kind of dough – whatever it may be – find this artist’s website and see if you can get the next talked-about cover.

Robert Steven Connett

If you want some seriously weird and fucked-up art (that’s a compliment) then check out R.S. Connett’s website.  You’ll find stuff like this:

Boy…weird, huh? But you know what? I bet three covers of that might make an interesting series. And look at this really crazy future image, couldn’t you see this on something dystopia?

I’m telling you, it’s interesting, different…and these are the things you need to do if you want to succeed long-term, especially with the belt-tightening of 2015.
 


I hope you got some ideas from these artists. Overall, I hope you don’t still think you can just put something together at home – you can’t. Serious writers and eBook business folks will get by in 2015. Those that think they’ll be alright probably won’t be reading this site a year from now.

Good luck!