Book Cover Illustrations

This is the preliminary cover illustration I did with red lettering for the title (which, tentatively, is the final version of the cover — all things subject to change in publishing) for Dale Allan’s upcoming mystery novel Lead Me Not Into Temptation. For a closer look at what sort of symbolism/thought went into the layout […]

This is the preliminary cover illustration I’ve created for Dale Allan’s upcoming mystery novel Lead Me Not Into Temptation. We tried to capture the conflict in one of the key scenes in the book, in which a priest is faced with the moral dilemma of whether to take matters into his own hands, and perhaps […]

“Elfin Dreams In Autumn” is an old painting, but seems suitable for this time of the year. All rights are currently available including book cover illustration and magazine artwork rights. ===================== When not racking leaves with the hope of uncovering an elf, Duncan Long creates magazine and book illustrations for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, […]

I’ve been working on a space illustration for the top back of a science fiction novel. This is one of the “exercises” I did to develop a faster way to create both planets as well as the detail on a spaceship to make it look more like the surface of something that might have been […]

Here’s the back cover illustration for A. J. Vega’s science fiction adventure A. I. Offspring. Interestingly enough, the spaceship design was created by the author who has no small talent as an artist (just don’t tell him or he’ll start doing his own cover illustrations). ===================== When not dreaming of piloting spaceships, Duncan Long is […]

I recently had a shot at a new mythology series and needed to put together a portfolio keyed to Greek myths. Unfortunately I came up one picture short, and so hurriedly considered what might be a good subject for a new painting to include in the mix. I’ve always loved the story of Perseus and […]

Yesterday I received an advance copy of Assassin and Other Stories by Steven Barnes. Yes, I did the cover illustration for this title. The book is being offered by the ISFiC Press, and they’ve done one bang-up job on this book from the layout of the cover right down to the selection of type and […]

Got a look at the recently released Birth and Rebirth Through Genesis by Rabbi Michael L. Samuel. Yes, I did the book cover illustration. Currently this book is available from Amazon.com. ===================== When not “humbly” admiring the new book illustrations he’s done, Duncan Long is a freelance magazine and book illustrator for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, […]

I got a nice endorsement from Michael Leo Samuel (via FaceBook): “To any and all writers: Duncan is the best and most imaginative illustrator I have ever met.” And I paid him almost nothing to write this! ===================== When not narcissistically reprinting nice things about himself, Duncan Long labors as a freelance magazine and book […]

This morning’s warm-up exercise. Hopefully it will eventually find a home as a book cover illustration. ===================== When not doing calisthenics with a digital pen, Duncan Long exercises his talent as a freelance magazine and book illustrator for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Fort Ross, and many other publishers and self-publishing authors. See […]