- Bookcovers, bookcovers, bookcovers -- I've
done hundreds of them. That's what you will, for the most
part, see here. The most common question I get about
doing bookcovers is, "Do you read the books
first?" I do. Although there are a few
exceptions, such as when the book isn't written yet.
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- After reading a manuscript (which I've
marked passages in and taken notes from) I like to run the
images through my mind while asking myself a few questions:
what is the mood of the book? what's the most
important aspect of the book? what appealed to me
most? I then take the answers to these questions and
incorporate them in to one still picture, that with one
glance, is the book. Expressing some 200 to 500 pages
into one small picture should be approached like a form of
poetry. Keep it simple. That doesn't mean you
can't be subtle or include a few things that the reader
wouldn't understand till the book is read. I love
hearing from people that notice the little things in my
covers.
The paintings you see here are all a few years
old. I hope to add a section soon with newer work.
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