Hi there! I'm an Australian illustrator living in the Northern Rivers area of NSW. Certainly all my works are original pieces, and I strive for creative collaboration with all my clients, as I see my job as using my skills to bring my clients ideas to life. I'm not sure exactly what sort of style you have in mind, however I am a versatile artist and am sure that I can achieve your desired look and feel. I have a usual style that I illustrate in, which can be seen in my Freelancer portfolio, but I am able to work in a variety of styles so please don't let the style you see in my portfolio stop you from contacting me. I have also been self publishing my own comics and art books for years now, and as such I am very well versed in the requirements for physical books. Please feel free to get in touch if you'd like to chat more about the project, and perhaps I can send you further samples of my work once we discuss the project a little. If you do decide to work with me, I would start by doing a number of sketches to try and get the right look and feel of the character, and once we discuss these designs and decide on the direction, I would then work on the cover and spine as a whole. Thank you for your desire to create something original for your book cover, it's a refreshing change from being asked to rehash old designs on other peoples work. I wish you all the best, and hope to chat further with you! Regards, Joshua