Clear market rates for 100% hand-painted cover illustration, custom genre typography, and print-ready production. Every project includes formal commercial licensing and EU/international B2B invoicing.
Exclusive hand-painted cover customized for your title
Ebook edition • +$140 Full Paperback/Hardcover Wrap
Original painting + custom typography + full print wrap
Final quote depends on character count & scene complexity
Master textless illustration for in-house DTP designers
Front-only or panoramic full-wrap illustration
Typical custom cover turnaround is 3 to 5 weeks from your scheduled start date, split into clear, risk-free creative milestones.
Locks your production slot in the studio calendar, signs the commercial agreement, and kicks off brief & concept sketches.
You review 2–3 distinct composition thumbnails and rough typography placements before any final rendering begins.
Color key check followed by full hand-painted rendering, title polish, and back-cover blurb layout.
Upon final approval and remaining 50% balance, all print-ready PDFs, ebook files, textless art, and mockups are delivered.
Everything authors and publishers ask before commissioning a cover.
Zero generative AI — ever. Every illustration is sketched, composed, lit, and hand-painted by Lukasz Jaskolski (with occasional custom 3D blockouts sculpted/modeled in 3ds Max or ZBrush for complex architecture or starships, just as in traditional game/film concept art). You receive a written 100% Human-Made Art warranty in your contract, can confidently check “No AI” on Amazon KDP, and retain clean copyright eligibility.
All custom and premade book cover packages grant exclusive worldwide commercial book cover rights across Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook, and Audiobook editions, plus unlimited use in organic social media, paid book ads, bookmarks, and author website banners. Merchandise/licensing add-ons are available on request.
That is completely normal. We design the front ebook cover first so you can set up pre-orders and run cover reveals months ahead of launch. Once your manuscript editing and interior typesetting give us the exact final page count and paper choice (white vs. cream), I calculate the exact spine width and deliver your final KDP/IngramSpark print wrap PDF at no extra charge.
Booking 4 to 8 weeks ahead of your desired cover reveal or pre-order upload is ideal, though rush slots or immediate Premade Covers are available when you are on a tight release schedule.
Yes. Fading Ray is operated under license by Polish limited liability company brimhouse sp. z o.o. (Poland, EU). Every client receives a proper tax-deductible B2B/B2C commercial invoice (USD, EUR, or PLN) via bank wire / Wise / SEPA or major payment cards.
Two thorough rounds of revisions are built into the sketch/concept stage (where major structural changes to pose, costume, or composition are fast and painless), plus minor color, lighting, and typography adjustments during the final polish stage.
Prepare a focused creative brief and understand why illustrated covers drive stronger click-through rates in SFF & LitRPG.
What details help an illustrator nail your protagonist, mood, and subgenre cues on the very first thumbnail round — without overloading the canvas.
How original worldbuilding art avoids recycled stock-model fatigue and signals premium production value at Amazon thumbnail scale.
