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Published: 2011-03-25 19:06:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 8818; Favourites: 204; Downloads: 0
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late in 2010, i was contacted by the UK's pan macmillan and asked to illustrate the jacket for "the herring on the nile", the latest in l. c. tyler 's series of "elsie and ethelred" mystery novels.i was given a fairly detailed description from my art director detailing the general theme and tone of the piece and then i was allowed to run free. the look evolved quite a bit from the initial sketch and i'm really pleased with where we ended up. i've even had the opportunity to re-work one of the covers for an earlier book in the series. more on that later.
"the herring on the nile" will be released july 1, 2011 .
Β© 2011 Pan Macmillan
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Nicely done! I like how you did the coloring and the angle- it looks very modern, yet retro!
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I love you art style so much, it's so simple and refined.
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Congratulations! This is a fantastic piece that I am certain is going to boost sale prices - because people always judge a book bby its cover.
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This cover makes me want to read the book so i'd say you did your job
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agreed with cogwurx, I also really love the palette used in this piece
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Nice. I like the subtle textures in the background.
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Good Lord! You're style is really amazing and soo enjoyable to look at! How do you do all those different types of shading and coloring in Illustrator! The perspective is probably the best part of this composition. Good Job! One of my interests in Graphic Design is also Book Jacket Design, so I'm really enjoying this!
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