15 Illustrated Covers to Lust Over, Because Holy Cow, They’re Pretty

I LOVE illustrated covers. I mean to be fair, I did go to university to study illustration so I have a very big soft spot for the art. But I don’t think there is anything quite as satisfying as a beautifully illustrated cover. SO. Without further ado, here are some of the most swoon-worthy illustrated YA covers (of recent years, because let’s face it, if I had all the annals of history to go through this blog post would be about twelve times the size. As it was, I had to control myself.)
 

And I definitely recommend you check out all of these illustrators and designers. Without their beautiful work and dedication, we would not have the stunning covers we do and the world would be a little less magic. “Design and illustration are underappreciated art forms” is the hill I will die on. Watch me.
 

COVER ART

By I Love Dust

 

COVER DESIGN

By Marcie Lawrence

 

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COVER ART

By Adams Carvalho
 

COVER DESIGN

By Karina Granda
 

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COVER ART

By SPIDER.MONEY (Wansiya Visupakanjana)
 

COVER DESIGN

By Marcie Lawrence
 

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COVER ART

By Kevin Tong
 

COVER DESIGN

By Karina Granda
 

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COVER ART

By Charlie Bowater

 

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COVER ART

By Gray318

 

COVER DESIGN

By Gray318 and Sasha Illingworth

 

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COVER ART

By Chris Riddell

 

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COVER ART

By Dana Ledl

 

COVER DESIGN

By Karina Granda

 

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COVER ART

By Erin Robinson

 

COVER DESIGN

By Marcie Lawrence

 

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JACKET ILLUSTRATION

By Feifei Ruan

 

COVER DESIGN

By Ellen Kokontis

 

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COVER ART

By Michael O.

 

COVER DESIGN

By Sasha Illingworth and Becca Dunn

 

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HAND LETTERING

By Jennifer Heuer

 

COVER DESIGN

By Neil Swaab

 

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COVER ART

By Eisfrei/Shutterstock.com

 

BACKGROUND PATTERN

By stuckmotion/Shutterstock.com

 

COVER DESIGN

By Maggie Edkins

 

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COVER ART

By Brandon Dorman

 

COVER DESIGN

By Sasha Illingworth

 

Okay, technically not YA, I know but… look at how pretty it is!

 

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JACKET ART

By Sam Weber

 

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