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Illustrations

Turn Your Story Into Beautiful Custom Illustrations

Your book needs artwork that captures emotion, character, and imagination. We create professional illustrations for children’s books, covers, story scenes, characters, and print-ready book projects with a clear creative process.

Trusted by 1,000+ authors worldwide.
100% rights kept.
Print-ready artwork support.
Illustration Consultation

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Tell us about your story, characters, and illustration needs.

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We Sketch We Design We Illustrate

A premium book writing, publishing, and illustration agency that helps authors turn stories, characters, scenes, and book ideas into polished artwork for digital, print, and publishing use.

Author Success Stories

Hear From Our Authors

Real authors share their experience working with Canadian Ghostwriters.

Illustration Expertise

Where Your Story Becomes Visual

Every book needs the right visual style. Whether you are creating a children’s book, picture book, fantasy story, educational book, memoir cover, or character-based project, we help shape artwork that fits your story and readers.

Why Canadian Ghostwriters

The Best Choice for Illustrating Your Book

Our illustration team helps authors move from rough ideas to finished artwork with clarity and confidence. We guide every stage of the illustration process, including style planning, character creation, scene direction, sketch review, color artwork, and final file preparation.

  • Story-first artwork — every illustration is created to support your message, mood, and reader experience.
  • Custom character design — we create original characters that feel expressive, memorable, and consistent.
  • Print-ready quality — delivered with clean detail, proper format support, and professional creative care.
1,000+Books Completed
90Days to Finish
100%Rights Kept
4.9★Author Rating
We Solve These For You

Challenges Authors Face During Illustration

Illustrating a book can feel confusing when you do not know the right style, page count, trim size, or file requirements. Here are the biggest roadblocks authors face and how we help clear them with ease.

Choosing the Right Style

A story can be drawn in many ways. We help you choose a visual style that fits your book, age group, and genre.

Creating Consistent Characters

Characters must look the same from page to page. We build clear designs, so your cast stays recognizable.

Planning Each Scene

Every page needs purpose. We help plan scenes that support the story without making the artwork feel crowded.

Preparing Files for Print

Artwork must meet publishing standards. We prepare clean, high-quality files for print, ebook, and upload use.

The Payoff

What’s the Value in Professional Book Illustrations?

  • 1
    Increased credibility.

    Professional illustrations help your book feel polished, complete, and ready for serious readers.

  • 2
    Stronger presentations.

    A beautifully illustrated book can strengthen school visits, events, readings, and author presentations.

  • 3
    Better promotion.

    Strong visuals make your book easier to discuss, promote, and remember during interviews.

  • 4
    Attract more readers.

    Eye-catching artwork helps your book stand out to parents, children, educators, and buyers.

  • 5
    More sales potential.

    Strong cover and interior illustrations can improve your book’s appeal and support long-term sales.

Author Branding

Get Seen Where It Matters Most

We help create artwork that supports your book, your author image, and the way readers remember your story.

CBS
NBC
FOX
Amazon
Artwork Built to Publishing Standard

Standard vs Premium Illustration Support

Every illustrated book needs style direction, clear characters, strong scenes, and publishing-ready artwork. Choose the level of illustration support that fits your goals, from simple scene artwork to complete book illustration and launch-ready creative files.

Standard Illustration

A professional illustration setup for authors who need custom artwork, clear character direction, and clean visual storytelling for their book.

  • Style planning included
  • Character concept created
  • Scene sketches included
  • Color artwork included
  • Standard revisions included
  • Final artwork delivery
Select Standard Illustration
Most Popular

Premium Illustration

A complete illustration solution for authors who want deeper scene planning, stronger character consistency, cover support, print-ready files, and polished book artwork.

  • Everything in Standard is included
  • Advanced character development
  • Full scene composition support
  • Cover illustration support
  • Premium artwork refinement
  • Publishing guidance included
Select Premium Illustration
Illustration FeatureStandardPremium
Creative consultation
Style direction
Character concept
Scene sketchesBasicAdvanced
Color illustrations
Character consistencyStandardAdvanced
Cover illustrationLimitedIncluded
Print-ready files
Revision supportStandardPriority
Publishing guidanceBasicComplete
Books We Illustrate

Popular Illustration Projects

From children’s books to fantasy worlds, we create artwork that supports your story, matches your audience, and helps your book feel complete from cover to final page.

Children’s Book Illustrations

Picture Books | Early Readers

Children’s book illustrations are perfect for authors who want warm characters, expressive scenes, simple visual storytelling, and artwork that young readers can connect with.

What’s Included
  • Full-color artwork
  • Character consistency
  • Page-by-page scenes
  • Ideal for picture books

Character & Scene Art

Fantasy | Adventure | Animals

We help create characters, backgrounds, story moments, and visual worlds that match your plot, tone, and creative direction.

What’s Included
  • Character design
  • Scene composition
  • World building
  • Ideal for storytellers

Cover & Book Artwork

Book Covers | Interior Art | Author Branding

A strong cover or interior artwork style helps your book stand out and gives readers a clear first impression of your story.

What’s Included
  • Cover illustration
  • Visual branding
  • Print-ready files
  • Ideal for authors
For Young Readers

Popular Children’s Book Formats

Real children’s titles we have helped bring to print across square, landscape, and portrait formats.

Book 1
Square Format
Square
8.5 × 8.5 in
Book 2
Landscape Format
Landscape
11 × 8.5 in
Book 3
Portrait Format
Portrait
8.5 × 11 in
Beyond the Book

Author Websites We Build

Every author needs a professional online home. We design author websites that match your book, build your credibility, and turn visitors into readers.

Sam Said Author Website
Sam SaidAuthor website design
Tara Raines Author Website
Tara RainesAuthor website design
Books by Emily Barber Website
Books By EmilybarberAuthor website design
In-House Art Studio

Custom Illustrations

Original artwork for children's books and beyond, created to bring your story, characters, and publishing project together with a polished visual identity.

Recent

Publications

We are a premium book writing and publishing agency that helps authors across different genres move through self-publishing, printing, and distribution with professional support.

The Canadian Ghostwriters Promise

Why Authors Choose Us

Our expert illustration services save you time, reduce stress, and help improve the final quality, emotion, and visual appeal of your book.

Quality Guarantee

Rely on us for professional artwork, clear creative direction, clean detail, and quality-focused illustration support.

On-Time Delivery

We deliver on time, every time. In rare cases of delay, we keep you updated and guide the next step clearly.

Confidentiality

Your story, characters, artwork ideas, references, and author details stay private with complete discretion.

24x7 Support

Every project includes helpful support, answers to questions, and guidance throughout your illustration journey.

Real Author Stories

What Authors Say About Us

Real feedback from clients who chose Canadian Ghostwriters for their publishing journey.

★★★★★

"The staff are experienced, sincere, and helpful. They have the skills and knowledge to assist me with all my needs. Would definitely be recommending them to all my peers."

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MarkPublished Author
★★★★★

"Where they excelled was the editing process. My work was carefully improved, with stronger flow, clarity, and overall quality. Highly recommended."

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Sarah EdsonNon-Fiction Author
★★★★★

"The team was exceptional. Their communication was one of the best. They understood exactly what I was looking for. I recommend them 100%."

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Stephanie CarolDebut Author
Guaranteed

Become an Amazon Bestselling Author & Get Seen on CBS, NBC and Fox … Guaranteed!

We do not just illustrate your book. We help shape a complete author presentation with artwork, publishing support, and creative assets that make your story easier to remember.

Canadian Ghostwriters Featured on Times Square Billboard
Seen on major outlets & billboards

From custom illustrations to Amazon bestseller campaigns and “As Seen On” placements, your name reaches the audiences that matter.

LIMITED TIME OFFER — SAVE UP TO 50% ON ILLUSTRATION SERVICES

Design Your Illustration Package

Transparent project scoping, no hidden confusion. Every package includes professional creative support, artwork planning, and author-focused guidance.

Get a Custom Illustration Quote

Tell us your book genre, illustration type, quantity, and creative direction. Our team will review the details and send a custom quote.

Select illustration details and our team will confirm a custom quote after review.
Your Story Deserves to Be Seen

Let’s Work Together to illustrate your book

Let us guide you through every step of the illustration journey. Get started today and watch your story become a professionally illustrated book.

Good to Know

Frequently Asked Questions

Hiring an illustrator starts with a consultation about your book, style, audience, page count, and creative goals. We then help define the artwork scope, visual direction, timeline, and next steps.

Yes. We create children’s book illustrations, picture book artwork, character designs, scene illustrations, and full-color artwork for print and digital publishing.

Yes. We create clear character references and visual direction before the final artwork begins. This helps keep characters consistent across different pages, poses, emotions, and scenes.

We can support soft storybook art, playful cartoon style, fantasy illustration, animal characters, educational artwork, cover illustrations, and custom visual styles based on your book.

Yes. We can prepare artwork for ebook, paperback, hardcover, and print-ready use. We also help with layout support, file preparation, cover sizing, and publishing guidance.

Let’s Talk

Contact the Experts

Let’s make your dream of being a published author a reality. Reach out today and start your illustration journey with a team that understands books, authors, artwork, and global distribution.

Canada345 Nugget Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M1S 4J2
United States7901 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

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