Work with Lumaris
(They/Them)
I'm a non binary (they/she) fantasy illustrator based in the midwest; I love bringing to life characters and stories by and for indie authors. I’ve been making art and posting online for over 15 years, having roots in ye olde DeviantART. I’ve worked with a range of clients from indie authors to TTRPG players and GM’s. On the side I write my own books, my personal work largely derived from them. Writing gave me the inspiration to learn to illustrate; and as I developed my skill set, I found I enjoy working with others to bring their visions to life as well.
What I do.
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Illustration Services
Price Range: $85–$250 (based on illustration type and character count)
Lumaris specializes in custom character illustration and fantasy portrait art for indie authors, bringing beloved characters to life through expressive, detailed artwork. Their work is ideal for character art, promotional graphics, reader magnets, author merchandise, and social media marketing, giving authors a visually engaging way to showcase their cast.
From intimate square portraits to dynamic full-body illustrations and multi-character scenes, each piece is designed to highlight the personality, mood, and aesthetic of the character while remaining visually cohesive with the author’s brand.
Their style is particularly well suited for fantasy, romantasy, paranormal romance, and character-driven storytelling, though it can easily adapt to a variety of book marketing and promotional needs.
Illustration Options:
• Square Character Portraits: $85
• Waist-Up or Full-Body Character Art: $135
• Additional Characters: +$80 each (up to 3 characters total)
• Scene Illustrations: $250
• Animals or Creatures may be included as additional charactersCreative Boundaries:
The artist focuses on tasteful, character-focused illustration and does not create sexually explicit artwork. Soft or sensual imagery and tasteful nudity may be considered depending on the project.
At this time, the artist does not accept projects involving mecha designs, mechanical vehicles (such as cars), complex cityscapes, or most anthropomorphic characters, though limited fantasy races (such as dragonborn-style characters) may be possible depending on the design.
Ideal For:
• Character art for book marketing
• Social media promo graphics
• Reader magnets and bonus content
• Author merchandise and branding visuals
• Fantasy and romance character portraits -
Illustrated Covers Services
Price Range: $500–$850+ (based on complexity)
Lumaris specializes in custom illustrated book cover design for indie authors, creating visually striking covers that highlight characters, creatures, and atmospheric storytelling. Their work is particularly well suited for fantasy, romantasy, paranormal romance, and creature-focused narratives, where detailed character illustration plays a central role in the book’s visual identity.
Lumaris focuses on character-driven illustrated covers, often featuring one to three focal characters alongside creatures such as dragons, canines, horses, and other fantasy companions. Each cover is designed to capture the tone and emotional core of the story while remaining marketable and eye-catching for readers browsing online storefronts.
Their covers are available for ebook and print formats, ensuring authors receive files that are ready for use on major publishing platforms.
Cover Packages:
• Basic Illustrated Cover (Front Cover): Starting at $500
• Full Wraparound Cover (Front, Spine, and Back): Starting at $850
• Pricing may increase depending on illustration complexity, character count, or scene detailEach cover typically features 1–3 characters, though creature companions (such as dragons or animal partners) may also be incorporated depending on the design.
Typography & Design Notes:
Lumaris typically handles cover typography and title placement based on the style demonstrated in their portfolio examples. Authors who would like a significantly different typography direction or design treatment may request it, though this may incur an additional $50–$150 design fee depending on the complexity of the request.
Ideal For:
• Fantasy and romantasy book covers
• Paranormal romance and creature features
• Character-driven illustrated covers
• Indie authors looking for distinctive, hand-illustrated artwork
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Square Portrait Bundle Packages
Price Range: $155–$220
Lumaris creates custom character portrait illustrations for indie authors, perfect for bringing beloved characters to life in visually striking promotional artwork. Their work focuses on expressive square portraits that highlight the personality, mood, and aesthetic of each character, making them ideal for author marketing, reader engagement, and visual storytelling.
These portraits are especially well suited for authors looking to create character reveals, social media graphics, reader magnets, and branded promotional content that helps audiences connect more deeply with the characters in their stories.
Lumaris’ artwork can feature human characters, fantasy creatures, and animal companions, making their illustrations a strong fit for genres like fantasy, romantasy, paranormal romance, and other character-driven fiction.
Portrait Packages:
• Two Square Character Portraits: $155
• Three Square Character Portraits: $220Square portraits are ideal for Instagram posts, author websites, promotional graphics, and digital marketing materials, allowing authors to showcase their characters in a format optimized for social media.
Ideal For:
• Character reveals and promotional posts
• Reader magnets and bonus content
• Author branding and social media graphics
• Fantasy, romantasy, and paranormal romance characters
• Visual character references for readers and fan engagement
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High fantasy, romantic fantasy, gothic fantasy, dragons, horses, cats
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Client provides a brief that covers the theme, the characters, poses (if applicable, if preferring artistic freedom just vibes lol), character bios, how they relate to each other (family, enemies, lovers, worse~), and as many references as possible - visual and written work. Can be stick figures even, all of it works — just no AI references.
After accepting the brief, I generally keep in touch with the author on a few major steps.
Thumbnail sketch→ I’ll sketch up the overall composition with between 2 and 3 variants to choose from
→ once accepting a thumbnail, I’ll sketch it in higher detail, trying to capture as much of the major detail and shapes, though it’ll still be rough. I’ll check in once to make sure it’s going the right direction (and will follow up if any changes are needed.)****
→ once that sketch is accepted, I will make a cleaner final sketch, which the client will need to approve before the colors.
→ The first color phase is mostly flats (less shadow and rendering) and rather rough, but gets the vibes down. I’ll make sure the character’s complexion, clothes, eyes, hair, and any other details are still accurate before moving on to the last stage
→ the render. Clients will get the final once I’m done, and will have up to 3 minor changes if anything looks off.
Once final is accepted, client will be emailed the high res file in JPG, PNG, and PDF (if for print)
**this is the last point any major changes (such as arm pose) can be made. But whole body pose MUST be addressed prior this step. The thumbnail is supposed to work out the main poses, but it’s okay to change your mind in the early sketch phase. But any further and it would require a lot of redrawing and time.
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Prices on character art will include the basic license, able to use the art for advertising and digital media, but for full commercial use rights - to use for digital advertising and print media - it’s 50% of the total. (ie. commercial rights for a square portrait would bump it from $85 to $127.50) Covers include the commercial rights.
Refunds are only based on how much work was done prior deciding to end the project. If it’s finished there are no refunds.
Contact preferred via Discord but can work with email (this is for sending updates; final will always be delivered via email)
It’s the client’s responsibility to save the files
Client agrees not to run the art through AI or train a model off it
I paint 1 hour 3 days a week, 4 hours Thursday and Saturday. I do not work on Sunday or Monday. (I have a full time job, so I just try to have 1 day rest, 1 evening post-shift rest) I try to respond fast but most days it will be the evening (post 7 pm EST) that I can reply to messages or send them (until the weekend).