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Book Cover Illustrations
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Thoughts about book cover illustrations and book cover design by freelance illustrator Duncan Long (whose clients include HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Ballistic Media, American Media, Fort Ross, Asimov's Science Fiction, and other publishers.)
- Added on: Nov 22nd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
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Book Illustration: Swordsmith Alejandro Delgado
It’s funny how sometimes a picture can spring into an artist’s mind fully finished (for all practical purposes); no question about the layout, how the character will hold his arms, what colors to use. The vision appears full grown, like ...
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Chainmail and Book Cover Artwork
Texture can be important in achieving realism in artwork. It can also be a bear to paint if it has a regular, repeating surface. Chainmail is a good example of this. The rings of iron were meticulously made, often with each being riveted into place....
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When the Sleeper Awakes
Sometimes a dream will inspire an illustration. But for me, more often than not, my artwork starts as a waking idea that is pursued, sometimes sparked by another painting, something seen, or the suggestion of a client. That said, the most powerful im...
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“Drawing Style” Book Artwork
Color illustrations on the inner pages of books can be expensive. Consequently, many inner illustrations for books are black and white (actually “gray scale” the two terms are interchangeable for most users today). Black and white picture...
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Book / Movie Concept Art Characters
Several more characters created for for John Chadwell’s book Werewolves of New Idria (which is also becoming a screenplay that Chadwell is coauthoring with Ron Shusett, the writer/creator of the Alien franchise as well as Total Recall). =========...
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Book Cover Sneak Peek
Preliminary design for Richard Thieme’s upcoming Mind Games. In laying out this book, I employed a playful typeface I’d designed for Critica Grafica magazine and coupled that with a floating statue head as the cover illustration. =====...
