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Published: 2009-03-19 04:40:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 16048; Favourites: 465; Downloads: 420
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"Back Cover"...hur hur.Please pardon my punnery.
This is my latest entry for Jon Foster's Cover-to-Cover class. This week's assignment was to give him a cover for Moby Dick. He liked the Queequeg tat idea best, and while I was not so jazzed at the beginning, I'm actually really pleased with how it came out. (for those not in the know, one of the main characters of Moby Dick is Queequeg...a cannibal harpooner with tattoos all over his body)
I know most people watching me are probably hoping for something a little less dry and more fantastical. I'm sorry this isn't it
I am doing comic work and other less academic work, but unfortunately it's nothing I can post at the moment. Hopefully there's an audience out there for Book Covers
Enjoy!
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I think I will tatoo it on my back...
Just such a fantastic work!
I will send you a photo when itΒ΄s finished.^^
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Sure. YouΒ΄ll see...
No good idea?^^
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haha!
Well, go for it if you like! It's totally your body
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Nothing can hold me back.
But it needs time till I can tatoo it because
IΒ΄m just a poor little student and money doesnΒ΄t
grow on trees.
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You infer that this is 'dry' and 'not fantastical'. Sir, I beg to differ.
If I hadn't tried already, this would make me want to read the book.
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awesome. i wish books actually used covers like this.
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This is beautiful! I may actually try reading it now...
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I really like this idea.
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i'd buy a book with a cover like that, without hesitation. not even the fact that it's 'moby dick'.
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I dunno, I really like this one! It's clever!
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Featured this in my latest journal! Keep up the great work!
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This is very beautiful, where did you get the texture?
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This is amazing. Thank you for this, very much. I have been a lover of this book since I was 12, wishing to 'break' the reading points system at my school by blowing it all on one book. That book was Moby Dick and I read it four times that year and read it every year since.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
And yes, Queequeg's tats are the supreme.
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Isn't it funny how Old someone's skin can look after a life spent at sea? Why, it's almost like Paper!
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...as an English major who studied under a die hard Melvillian, I have to say that is possibly the most AWESOME cover concept for Moby Dick possible.
I would buy a copy with that cover.
...and I still have my copy from class...
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!ou did a very good job on the curving of the back and how it would effect the tattoo. Good idea!
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As I love all things nautical... this actually I feel breathes some fresh air into your gallery. Looks great!
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there is an audience for book covers! I love bookcovers and all you're art is stupendous!
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I love the "Moby Dick" writing 
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Yep, I would definitely pick up the book if I saw this cover laying there.
Not only is the concept very creative, but that tattoo design is so beautiful!
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Uuuuh, that looks amazing! It seems real (and I don't mean realism by that 
(I know that guy's name from a Futurama episode xD)
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Heh. I love that book. In fact, I think the movie (the sixties Gregory Peck version) is the reason I'm into designing tattoos. I saw it when I was about six, and after seeing Queequeg for the first time, I proceeded to cover every square inch of my body with black Sharpie. My folks really loved THAT one...
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GOD NICK, LOOK HOW FAMOUS YOU ARE ON THE DEVIANT ARTS. dude this kicks ass....did the crit go well? this is seriously a really fucking good concept. and brown is the best color, and that's a nice toothy whale. !!
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Thanks, laydee. The crit went pretty well...there wasn't any weeping for joy, but it was nicely received. I'm glad you like it!
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Awesome man! Maybe it's my love for the sea and all what comes with it, or maybe I just like your style, but I totally dig this.
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Oh my gosh. That is the BEST idea ever!
I seriously only just finished reading the book, and I can't think of a more creative cover for it.
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What a fantastic idea for a book cover! Wonderfully executed too, good job making the tattoo follow the contours of the back. Love how this looks like a scrimshaw design too, very appropriate. Iβm faving this!
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Holy cow, that's awesome! When it was a small icon on my deviant page I thought it was a real tattoo. That's amazing!
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I must say, "dry" is not the word that came to mind when I saw this...it was more along the lines of "brilliant".
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Goodness, dry was definitely not the first word that came to mind when I saw this. It's such a captivating and beautiful image! Great job on making the tattoos really rest on the skin, and the warm colors are super lovely~
I'm also strangely fascinated by the whale's teeth, for some reason. *___*;;
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Thanks, lady! teeth, huh?
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great idea, and very well executed. the colors are beautiful as always, and i really like the texture you're using here.
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Thanks, man! It's funny you mention the texture...it's just this stock texture I use for, like, EVERYTHING
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well then it was a good choice! heh
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What do you mean, dry? I don't think it's dry at all. There's a lot of character in this image.
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