The book I chose was The Picture of Dorian Gray. The first cover I made for a children's book, the second cover I was aiming for some kind of (romantic) graphic novel, and the third one is supposed to be for a young adult fiction. For each of these I began with scanned sketches in illustrator and created the basic shapes and lines using mostly the blob brush and the pen tool. I then brought them into photo shop to add more details and texture with the brush tool.
For the children's book I though it would be cute to have a mini Dorian pouting on the cover holding his ugly drawing. I wanted the style to be very cartoony/something that might draw a kid's eye. For the graphic novel I knew I wanted to keep my color scheme simple and bright. I went the sort of tragic romantic direction with cover, which is a reference to the girl that killed herself after Dorian left her. For the YA cover I used a more realistic style. I tried to make Dorian all smug and ~dreamy~ looking but I don't know if I've got it yet.
All three covers are amazing! Very refined and stylized. My favorite is the second one.
ReplyDeleteIncredible work! I especially like the last one, the texture and painting style in the face is great!
ReplyDeleteI really like the second and third book covers, super clean and fits what you were aiming for…cool
ReplyDeleteThese covers are really cool!! Love the color choices and style! :D
ReplyDeleteThey are all awesome. The styling is great and well refined. I like the first two the best.
ReplyDeleteExcellent job on all three. I can't even decide which one I like the best. Each suits the genre you were going for very well. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome. The detail is fantastic, I've never read the book, but these covers make me want to. The first one is my favorite, I love the little picture he's holding.
ReplyDeleteI think that the children's version of your book works best. The illustration style is similar to what you see already out today. I also like how you added a background instead of leaving it as a solid color.
ReplyDeleteAs always, you don't cease to amaze. I really see a future in illustration for you!
ReplyDeleteI think these are really awesome the style is great and the color choices are nice too. They definitely look like book covers.
ReplyDeleteLove the first one! Really digging the details in the face. I love that style!
ReplyDeleteI like the first two mostly because of the details and cleanliness of your work.
ReplyDeleteNIce job! I like the children's book one. These covers are well executed and not sloppy at all.
ReplyDeletei really love these, your style is great
ReplyDeleteI like how clean all three are. Simple, yet detailed.
ReplyDeleteThe only critique I have is that the two different line styles for the graphic novel cover don't really work together with the design separated like that; the bold lines on the left keep pulling my eyes away and make it hard to focus on the girl, who blends into the background due to her being white on a white background. The design also seems more like it was for two different covers rather than one cover. Try repeating the bold style from the left half over onto the right half to pull both sides together, or do the reverse and mute the left half a little to match the right half.
Awesome work, great detail, and I love how the chibi one looks like the Doctor. However i do notice that they all have that Japanese feel to them, i would try and move beyond that in the future, but still great work, very well done.
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