Book covers

A passion of mine is designing Book covers. Both existing books as a hobby or commissions from clients. As a big reader myself, this is an aspect of design that I put a lot of time and research into.

I like to play with different drawing techniques and styles. The composition and scene creation is a huge part of the story telling and setting up the mood and feel of the book. I take a lot of care with this aspect and sketch out a range of different ideas before settling on one. The research part for these tasks are fun because it means I get to wander around book stores and look at all the fantastic cover art. (There should be museums for book cover art. Really!)