Phillip Dannels

Phillip Dannels – Designer

Sci-fi and fantasy book covers that are bold, stylish, and marketable. Many covers in the Aethon Books catalogue. Covers from $1000.

Overview

Hey y'all! I'm Phil, and I'm a cover designer who specializes in the genres that are especially close to my heart - science-fiction and fantasy. I love bringing far-off worlds and imagined places to vivid, visual life. In addition to helping self-published authors do this for nearly five years, I've also contributed artwork for Aethon Books' extensive sci-fi catalogue.

Flexibility is huge for me - making sure that authors have a wide variety of options based on their time and budgets. I like to start by emailing/Reedsy messaging back and forth to get a general feel for your story, teasing out any beats or moments you might want visually represented on the cover. At the end of this conversation, I'll send you a quote.

From there, I'll start the rough copy. This is a low-detail, unfinished version of the cover that captures several important bits of information - the overall mood, color scheme, placement of important elements, ect. I'll send you this within a week of starting, and we can work together on changes to make sure it fits your vision.

Once that's done, I dive in to the final and make the magic happen. Here's where the cover comes to life, adding the final details and effects to really make it shine. When that's finished and you've approved it, I'll send you all of your final materials!

Let me know if you have any additional questions, and I can't wait to work with you!

Phil

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“Aethon Books has worked with Phil on dozens of books and he has consistently provided some of the strongest covers in our catalogue. We will work with him until the end of time!“

Steve Beaulieu, Editor at Aethon Books

Services
Fiction
Epic Fantasy Military Science Fiction Space Opera
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Jul, 2017 — Present

Cover design, specializing in military science fiction and space opera.

Phillip has 30 reviews

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Scott E.

Scott E.

Aug, 2024

This is the third time I have worked with Phillip, and he is the best!! You cannot go wrong with this guy!
Nicole R.

Nicole R.

Aug, 2024

I worked with Phil on the cover design of my debut novel and he was incredibly patient, creative and professional. He turned out amazing, high-quality work that I was so happy with, and collaborated so well with me to revise the design so that it was just what I envisioned. Phil also bent over backwards to equip me with all the marketing assets I asked for, even those he wasn't familiar with fr...
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Anders H.

Anders H.

Jul, 2024

Working with Phil was awesome. His communication was timely and right from my initial description he was able to knock together a solid draft of the bare elements I knew I wanted. From there I was able to more fully visualize and articulate what I wanted out of the cover. Still, there were details that weren't clear and Phil wasn't shy about letting me know, for which I was grateful as it saved...
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dk B.

dk B.

May, 2024

Phil is a great guy to work with. From day one we worked together to generate a cover that has brought my work to life. Thanks Phil and see you again for book two!
Ingrid M.

Ingrid M.

May, 2024

Phillip and I are working on our third cover in a series. My (his) covers have received a lot of praise by both indie reviewers and peers, but also professionals. He is always willing to go above and beyond to make sure I'm happy, which in my case is mostly needing variants for printers. The are itself is always amazing. Phillip is definitely a great resource!

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