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Published: 2010-11-25 22:54:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 11684; Favourites: 449; Downloads: 186
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For the cover of a book called "The Nightmare Card", written by Catherine Johnson and published by Barrington Stoke . This one was a fun challenge. The brief was to take the tarot card, the Nine of Swords, and adapt the imagery to the cover of a horror novel for teens. It was a great design exercise, and I especially enjoyed referencing all the swords, and looking up info on the tarot card (I have an Aquarian pack that I bought because of a script that involved Tarot, beautiful illustrations!)Related content
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may I ask what you use on the computer to create these works of art? I know you probably use a tablet.
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I used pencil and paper for the lines, but computer and tablet for the colouring. That's my usual method
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Oooooh, I'd love to see the whole set done in your style!
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I'd love to do a whole set too! Maybe someday I'll get the time.
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That card scares me lil. I like getting the Death card.
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It's a joy to see swords that actually look like swords. Good job on the referencing!
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Wow! Thats really fantastic! Amazing interpretation of the nine of swords!
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I like this, especially the placing of the swords and the shadows of the bed posts
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Oh wow, that's a really striking cover. The perspective is particularly superb, it really feels like she's surrounded by the swords, to very menacing effect.
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Damn man this is awesome, the way they're arranged both in space and still make an effective graphical pattern, great!
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Out of curiosity, have you ever done the Three of Swords? I'm looking for tattoo ideas...
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What I love is that the swords aren't casting a shadow on anything (from what I can tell). It makes it seem more dreamlike.
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I think some highlights are needed on the blades to make it more edgy, that's what makes Freddy Kruger so awesome
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Wow, you did an amazing job on the swords, especially! I always have trouble with the perspective on blades, and have had to resort to using Sketchup sometimes. Did you just freehand these??
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