New Character Painting – 004
This dragon will be an illustration going on the back cover of the soon to be released book “The Stones of Caron: Book Two. Following Danger’s Path” by R Ann Greene. Below is the original sketch....
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This painting is a long way from the original drawing. I kept reworking it but it just wasn’t working, so I repainted her smaller and placed her walking down this road through the woods. I like that...
View ArticleNew Character Painting 003
I painted this one fully and did not layer it with the original pencil sketch like I have been doing in the past. She is meant for the YA genre and I like the way all the colors work together. I kept...
View ArticleNew Character Painting 005
Here is a character i designed that is featured on a map for a book by Angela Ford. This was a fun character to draw. Before Sketch Copyright 2015
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These girls are my first round of character paintings for Stuart Harper’s new book “The Lost and the Drowned” due to be published sometime this winter. Its a Young Adult Dark Victorian story about a...
View ArticleAbout Fairies – My Latest Illustrations
The earliest recorded mention of fairies comes from 1000 BC in The Iliad, where Greek poet Homer wrote "watery fairies dance in mazy rings". Many creatures that appeared in ancient Greek myths, such as...
View ArticleVote for the Best Book Cover Design
Which book cover design or illustration is the best? You Decide!
View ArticleCover Concept Contest: Vote for your Favorite Cover
This is a design I have been working on recently which will be a movie poster as well as a book cover design contest. Most of the designs closely follow my clients vision for the manuscript. I have to...
View ArticleA Guide To Book Cover Design
Let’s be honest, we all judge a book by its cover most of the time (and there are legions of blogs dedicated to the pastime). Books with good graphics, eye-catching font and good quality covers sell...
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