Commission Me

I operate an accessible ‘Pay what you can’ sliding scale for my character art commission services.

To enquire about custom, commissioned artwork email hello(at)lottiethomson.com
Prices are a guide only, please email for a friendly full quote for your project.

I’m a UK based illustrator so prices are shown in GBP, I’m happy to convert to your local currency and take payment in USD.

COMMISSION PRICE LIST – April 2026

CHARACTER ART – ‘pay what you can’ sliding price scale.

1 character – full body

£100/£90/£80 – fully rendered.
£70/£60/£50 – b&w sketch.

1 character – half body

£90/£80/£70 – fully rendered.
£60/£50/£40 – b&w sketch.

1 character – head & shoulders

£80/£70/£60 – fully rendered.
£50/£40/£30 – b&w sketch.

+£30 per additional character.
+£30 for complex backgrounds.
+£50 for Commercial License/Cover use.

*Author portraits at same rates.
*Disability aids, wheelchairs, service animals etc included in all character art prices.
*NSFW projects accepted – simple ‘covered/SFW’ version included in prices.

An author portrait by Lottie Thomson of romance author Miriam O'Boye. A Dark haired white woman with a pierced nose and tattoos, she is holding her 3 published books.

Author Portraits/Profile Picture Avatars

Priced at same rates as character art (see above).

A brightly coloured book cover illustration and design for author Lowri Charles for her book 'Call it Fete' - A male gay couple stand infront of a summer fete stall selling pancakes.

Book Cover Illustration and Design Packages

Digital-only projects –

Illustration only (no design) – please see Character Art prices, plus £50 Book Cover usage fee.

Ebook or Audiobook – £400

Print-based projects –


* Please Note – Print-based cover projects require a lead time of 5 months before project finish date and 6 months before publishing date for scheduling purposes.

Paperback & Hardback full wrap plus digital cover mock up + E-book + promotional bookmark or sticker or sprayed edge design or crowd funding reward (based on cover image) – £800

Paperback & Hardback full wrap + E-book – £600

Paperback full wrap + E-book – £550

Styles References

A full body illustration of characters from 'This is Going to Ruin the Tour' by Lowri Charles - Rhys is a tall stocky man with red hair and tattood arms. He wears black jeans and a grey tshirt, a walkie talkie and ID lanyard at his belt as he's a roadie, he looks grumpy with arms folded. Lucy is a fat white woman with brown hair piled into a bun. She wears a pencil skirt, heels and a green floral blouse, an ID lanyard and carries a clipboard as she is a personal assitant. She is smiley and cheerful.
Full body 2 character illustration – fully rendered – no background.
An illustration of author Avery Carter of her two main characters sitting on a couch by firelight kissing. Sydney is tall and muscular with brown hair in a ponytail, the other woman Emma is petite with long blonde hair.
Full body 2 character illustration – fully rendered – (simple background not charged extra).
An illustration for author Miriam O'Boye by Lottie Thomson for her book We've Always Known. It shows two characters looking at eachother lovingly in a park, the male character is a tall Black man with glasses and a white tshirt with patches of paint, he has artists paintbrushes in his pocket. The woman is blonde and white and wears a purple tshirt under blue dungarees.
Half body 2 character illustration – Fully Rendered – (simple background not charged extra)
A watercolour style illustration in full colour showing a fat, white woman doing yoga, she is a wheelchair user and has cute red dungarees over a black tshirt, red and black hair in a straight bob, she has rose tattoos all down one arm. She is smiling and her arms are held out straight to either side of her.
1 character – full body – fully rendered watercolour style.
A sketchy style head and shoulders illustration of a fat tattooed white women with a shaved hairstyle, she looks over her shoulder with a sassy smile.
1 character – head and shoulders – b&w (mostly!) sketch – no background.
A family portrait in the style of a vintage horror movie poster
3 person portrait – half body – fully rendered – with complex background.
A portrait illustration of author Vie Portrland. She is a plus sized white woman with long grey hair, flowers in her hair, bold black and white glasses and a long dress covered in red love hearts. She is smiling and holding up her hands to make a heart shape.
Author portrait – full body – fully rendered – no background
An author portrait by Lottie Thomson of romance author Miriam O'Boye. A Dark haired white woman with a pierced nose and tattoos, she is holding her 3 published books.
Author portrait – half body – fully rendered- no background.
A portrait of poet and community facilitator Kate Burns showing off her colourful vibrant style and denim jacket covered in pins of organisations she works with and causes she supports.
Author portrait – full body – fully rendered – no background
A fan art illustration of Pippin from Lord of the Rings, asleep in the Took's library. He is resting on a shelf and doesn't realise that he is knocking all of the books off.
1 character – full body – fully rendered – complex background.