Book Cover Illustration: Never Again
filed in Book Cover Illustrations and Artwork, Digital Painting on Mar.22, 2011
This is a very early digital illustration I created, and one that demonstrated to me the potential of digital artwork. As such it became one of those roadway signs that sent me down a highway that might otherwise have remained undiscovered.
It’s odd how the picture of barbed wire and a defiant fist present a compelling illustration that appeals universally to something within the human psyche. People want to be free, and the horrors of human beings in prison camps stir the emotions.
The illustration has been used in a variety of ways, including as a cover on a Jewish book dealing with the Holocaust (and sadly I’ve lost track of the title — possibly The Sheol Project — and author of this book…feedback would be greatly appreciated). The illustration also appeared at several US POW web sites.
The title: “Never Again.”
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Duncan Long is a book artist and illustrator who has created book cover artwork for Pocket Books, HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Moonstone Books, ILEX, and many self-published authors. See more of his book cover artwork and illustrations at: Duncan’s Book Cover Illustrations and Graphic Artwork
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March 25th, 2011 on 6:33 am
What a excellent site to display your artwork for view by self-publishers like me. I admire your blog and love how you’ve displayed your pictures in various galleries and your art portfolio!!! Many thanks for sharing your nice work.
March 25th, 2011 on 6:25 pm
Fascinating read. There is certainly currently quite a lot of things to consider in creating a book cover, that is for sure. Your artwork is most defintely better than most others I’ve seen. You might have caught the detail right here just correct which makes for a refreshing change. An author’s book would be in good shape with a cover illustration by Duncan Long.