Illustrated Book Cover Portfolio

Let the dynamic design duo, Deborah Perdue and illustrator Tara Thelen, put their magical talents together to create a truly outstanding cover for your book.

Book Cover Design and Illustration Services

Tara and Deborah have worked together beautifully for over 15 years bringing stories to life with engaging illustrations for print books, e-books, and book covers. Illumination Graphics can help tell your story with unique illustrations that complement your writing and captivates your readers. Enhance your book’s visual narrative with exclusive illustrations tailored to your unique story. Bid farewell to generic stock images—unless, of course, you prefer otherwise. Imagine a design team that seamlessly combines top-notch visuals with powerful illustrations.

We can create custom illustrations by hand without using AI, and we can also use AI when needed, always under Tara’s creative direction. Our full-color artwork is carefully made using both digital tools and traditional methods like pastels, pen & ink, watercolors, and acrylics. Whether you need clean line drawings, detailed collage styles, or realistic photo-like images, we offer a wide range of styles to match your needs.

Ready to transform your book into a visual masterpiece? We utilize traditional illustration techniques alongside modern technology and a wealth of creative experience and expertise to bring your vision to life. Elevate your book to extraordinary status, because settling for ordinary is never an option.

Here is what one of our very happy clients said about our teamwork:

“So many well-deserved kudos for Illumination Graphics already! How can I describe differently my experience with Deborah and the artist Tara Thelen? We were like honeybees in a field of clover, testing a blossom here and a blossom there, till we all landed gently upon one perfect flower.”

Robert Snow

Author, Altar of Pearl

As you will see from these samples, Tara’s artwork and palette of styles is varied – she can do just about anything! We sometimes create mixed-media covers too, with a combination of Tara’s illustrations and stock photography.