Book Cover Illustrations

Here’s the cover illustration for A. J. Vega’s science fiction adventure A. I. Offspring. The cloud of “smoke” coming from the gal’s hand is an outpouring of tiny nanobots… I’ll not say more since I don’t want to give away too much of the plot. From a design standpoint, having just one of the three […]

Yesterday I had a blast creating the various elements for the cover illustration of A. J. Vega’s A. I. Offspring novel. Shown here is the star drive engine (created by aliens in the story). The system centers around an artificial crystal “conduit” which houses an artificial intelligence consciousness. Since human technology tends to be symmetrical, […]

I’ve now finished over 80 B&W illustrations for the upcoming graphic novel Werewolves of New Idria to be released by Moonstone Books next year. Also in the mix are several cover proposals, a poster (that may become the cover), and the concept artwork leading up to the graphic novel (which was written by John Chadwell). […]

I received this good news that I thought I’d pass along (having done the book illustration for the cover of this title). And congratulations to Tom for penning a riveting story that garnered this recognition. ============================== Orlando, FL / October 27, 2010 – The Florida Writer’s Association announced that The Gaelic Letters has won second […]

To celebrate the Halloween season, I’m offering a free ebook of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eleonora.”

The next to last illustration in the graphic novel version of John Chadwell’s Werewolves of New Idria (Moonstone Books). The illustrations have been a bear to get finished due to the number of pictures and complexity of each one (the one shown above was also a boar to get done – but far from boring). […]

I got a fantastic interview by Bob Heske at Investcomics.com. The interview pretty much covers my publishing career to date, including the books I’ve written (and often illustrated) as well as the illustration work I’m currently doing. Included is some new information about the new graphic novel The Werewolves of New Idria that I’m illustrating.

While I have tended to plaster information about my painting techniques throughout my web site, every once in a while someone sill writes to ask if I actually paint my pictures with oils or acrylics or if they are digital paintings (which is fine – sifting through the website for one single answer is likely […]

Another pair of book illustrations. Each created as a part of the cover artwork for John Phillip Backus’ science fiction novel The Gathering – After The Fall (book two in this series). The crow eventually was employed on the cover (with its mirror image self) while the dog didn’t make the final cut because if […]

Another book illustration that does not yet have a home: “For You, a Rose.” ===================== Duncan Long is a freelance book illustrator for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Fort Ross, and many other publishers and self-publishing authors. See his cover illustrations at: http://DuncanLong.com/art.html =====================