Making an artbook is a particularly rewarding career milestone that results in a product both you and your fans will treasure.
If you have a large body of work and a strong following behind you already, then you might aspire to make a traditional hardback alongside a publisher. While for those working on a smaller scale, self-publishing a crowdfunded indie artbook is an accessible option that lets you make all the creative decisions to produce exactly the book that you’ve imagined.
“An artbook is the sum of an artist’s work, which may span decades,” explains the founder of the Éditions Caurette publishing house, which works with select artists to produce a wide range of beautiful illustrated books and graphic novels. “My goal is to create a shrine to host those thousands of hours of work; a book that stands the test of time, and the artist is proud to call their own.” Making artbooks is a labour of love for the team at Caurette,
