A semi-custom cover for your book, built from premade elements and layouts — assembled, styled, and typeset specifically for your title. It's not an original illustration from scratch, but every element is arranged and finished individually, giving you a genuinely striking, professional cover at a fraction of the cost of a fully custom design.

What's included:

• Premade elements and layouts, assembled to fit your book

• Custom title and author text, styled to genre

• Font, colour, and layout adjustments

• Ebook-ready files (physical/print cover available at extra cost)

• 2 rounds of revisions once you've agreed on a style direction.

Price: £99 (ebook only)
Payment: Due in full at checkout.

The artist will email you within 72 hours of purchase (during working hours) to get your cover specifications.

Turnaround: 4 weeks / one month average from the date you agree on cover style. Delays in responding to the specifications email may extend this timeframe.

Want a print cover too? It's an additional £30, invoiced separately via PayPal Business. Email theindieauthorhive@gmail.com or message the artist in your brief conversation to arrange it.

Images shown are examples of prior client work, not the finished cover you'll receive for purchase.

Pay the deposit for an original, hand-illustrated cover created entirely from scratch for your book — no premade elements, no templates. The artist works with you to bring your characters, setting, and story's atmosphere to life in a completely bespoke design.

How it works:

• £15 non-refundable deposit to book a consultation and discuss your vision, characters, and reference material

• After the consultation, you'll receive a fixed quote based on the scope of your cover (number of characters, background detail, complexity)

• Once the project is agreed, 50% is due upfront and 50% on completion

• Payment plans available on request

Happy to work within your budget — if you're working with less, we can scale the scope (fewer elements, simpler composition etc.) to fit.

What's included:

• Fully original illustration, designed around your book

• Custom typography and layout

• Ebook-ready files (print available at extra cost)

• Revision rounds discussed and agreed during the consultation, based on project scope

Price: From £200, final quote confirmed after consultation
Turnaround: Discussed during consultation, based on complexity — typically longer than the Semi-Custom tier

Images shown are examples of prior client work, not the finished cover you'll receive for purchase.

Original, hand-illustrated character artwork — bring your characters, someone you love, or key scenes to life. Fully custom, no premade elements.

How it works:

• £10 deposit to book a consultation and discuss your vision, character details, and reference material (deposit taken off total when full bill is given, non-refundable due to sketches and some work being done prior to confirmation of project)

• After the consultation, you'll receive a full quote based on your brief

• Once the brief is agreed, 50% is due upfront and 50% on completion

• Payment plans available on request

Indie author pricing: Discounted rates for indie authors, and happy to work within your budget — if you're working with less, we can scale the scope to fit.

What's included:

• Fully original character illustration, based on your brief

• 2 rounds of revisions once you've agreed on the brief

Pricing:

• Portrait — £30+

• Half-body — £70+

• Full-body / Scene — £100+

(Final price confirmed after consultation, based on complexity)

Commercial rights: Available as an add-on — ask the artist for more information.

Turnaround: Discussed during consultation, based on complexity — same timeline as the Custom Cover tier.

Images shown are examples of prior client work, not the finished piece you'll receive for purchase.