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Konstance Creates

COVER DESIGNER, MAP DESIGNER, TYPESETTER, AND MORE.

Take your readers on a journey...

With custom maps for your book, website, and other promotional materials.

Transform your world...

Take a look at the full process involved in creating your unique world maps.

“Konstance was a dream to work with. She took my wild and disproportionate sketches and through in depth questions, insight, and raw talent turned it into something incredible. She was professional and prompt. Throughout the process there was never a question mark over the scope or cost of the project. I will be working with Konstance again in the future.”

—Adam Ganong, author and narrator of The Stonesinger Chronicles

AI NOTICE!!!

With the rise of AI art and writing, I want to clarify something here right away! I do NOT use AI in my creations. While I have very mixed feelings about AI (I am both for and against it in different contexts), I do not use it for my art mainly due to the extremely blurred copyright lines. The ways I do use AI is how I've been using search engines until now: synonyms for a word, similar titles as X, spellcheck, Photoshop filters, etc.

 

Also note that NONE OF MY ART is allowed to be used to train AI models, generators, programs, and so on!

Process

Contact me with all the details about your book and wait for my reply.

1

Sign a contract and pay a 50% deposit. (Canadians click here.)

2

Get an 3 terrain revisions and 2 text revisions. Marker edits as needed.

3

Pay the remaining balance and get all final files to use.

4

Creating custom art for your world can take anywhere from a week to a month or more. Prices start at $200 for colour or black and white (using pre-made brushes), and $300 for hand-drawn black and white (completely custom). There may be additional costs for unique elements, markers, and designs, and how complicated the map itself will be. City maps start at $150.

THEDRE - the full process

Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to Laura Huie for allowing me to use her world and share some progress shots of the entire map making process. Make sure to check out her book The Unchosen (available on Amazon) to get an even deeper look into this amazing world.

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Laura asked for both a coloured and black and white version of her map and here is how we went about creating it all!

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  1. Laura provided me with a rough sketch of her world, including the names and locations for specific areas and basic terrain.

  2. I gave her a unique and realistic outline of her landmasses, comparing it to her sketch.

  3. I created a geological and climate map to provide suggestions for additional terrain options.

  4. I added colours, rivers, and relief to make her map more realistic and make it pop.

  5. I added the names and icons. We went back and forth a few times to make sure everything aligned with her story.

  6. I took the approved outline from before into my tablet where I started hand-drawing everything.

  7. I drew custom city bubbles and then added the same text as the coloured version.

  8. We decided to change the fonts and text colours to better match her book cover.

 

And then we were done!

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Don't forget to dive deeper into this world by picking up your copy of The Unchosen.

“When I came across Konstance portfolio, I knew she was the one to make a map for me. She surprised me though with new skills and styles that were not even showcased in her portfolio to make my map! Her communication was open and she directed me into developing my world further than what I had on that messy hand drawn paper. With her guiding hand I was able to flesh out my world more than I ever did. It made the world of Thedre better. I will definitely be hiring her again for future projects.”

—Laura Huie, author of The Unchosen and Raging Winds
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