In the last few years, I’ve done something regularly that I hadn’t in the previous years. I’ve started to complete full sketchbooks, with some kind of art on every page. I’ve noticed that it’s a good time to go back and look through it, to see how things went over Read more…
Previously on my site here (well, here), I talked about foil stamp designs. I posted examples of designs from one of the books by Brian Keene, A Gathering of Crows. Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to create the foil stamp designs for the second Maelstrom set of books Read more…
A Gathering of Crows;
Digital; cover of the book of the same name by Brian Keene;
Maelstrom imprint of Thunderstorm Books, 2010
The Rising: Deliverance;
Digital; cover of the book of the same name by Brian Keene;
Maelstrom imprint of Thunderstorm Books, 2010
Six Days;
Digital; cover of the book of the same name by Kelli Owen;
Maelstrom imprint of Thunderstorm Books, 2010
Rising After Dark;
Digital, based on the book The Rising: Deliverance by Brian Keene;
Published in the book as the signature sheet; by the Maelstrom imprint of Thunderstorm Books, 2010
This is sort of an old story, since the three Maelstrom books, two by Brian Keene and one by Kelli Owen, have been out for a few months now. But, as with many things, life managed to get in the way of posting the art that I did for the Read more…
Last year, I offered up a post on the small Moleskine sketchbook that I picked up (last July, check it out here). Since then, I’ve managed to fill it completely up, and move onto a new one. As an artist that likes to share (just catch me in real life, Read more…
Some time ago, I discussed the genesis of the cover art that I created for Maelstrom’s edition of author Brian Keene’s A Gathering of Crows (check it out here!). For that article, I talked about the content of the art, what it meant for the book, and in general the Read more…
This cover is a bit unlike Kelli’s, and many that I’ve done, in that the story was already available to the public.
Being a graphic designer as well as an artist can lead to some fun projects. When I’m working with authors, I tend to try to help them with what they need to push the books I’m doing the covers or other artwork for. After all, if they do well then Read more…