The cool thing about book covers is that they're made to work together with text, but they also stand on their own. I find it really interesting to see what book cover illustrations look like both with and without text. Here are some great examples from some insanely talented illustrators and designers.
Illustration by Lane Brown
Illustration by Kevin Keele
Illustration by Jason Chan
Illustration by Tristan Elwell
Illustration by Pétur Atli Antonsson
Illustration by Sam Weber
This is a great series Kelley! You are introducing me to some new illustrators, too! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying them, Tora! Thanks for reading my blog!
DeleteWow this is an honor, thanks Kelley!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually pretty bad a planning ahead for text placement. This composition just happened to be very simple, so it worked out. I like to compose the subject as large as I can for impact, but I see that would be especially difficult for big name authors like Brandon Sanderson! Sam Weber managed to make it work though.
Sure thing, Lane! When I saw that illustration it was an immediate "I WISH I DREW THAT" moment.
DeleteI really like this, but you don't have a like button. Why no button?? D:
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