Crime novel cover artwork or a action adventure cover illustration looking for a book to call home.

I had a client call with an emergency need for a cover, so quickly got several sketches together today. One turned out so well that I went ahead and finished it, even though (I suspect) it’s likely low on the client’s choices. However I liked it, and so went ahead and finished it.

The only down side is that it put me a little behind with my other work, so I’ll need to work extra hard tomorrow to get caught up. Sometimes working with a little pressure isn’t all bad, though.

Hopefully this illustration will eventually find a home either as part of a science fiction book cover or — I’m betting — as the artwork for a crime or mystery novel. Or perhaps as the cover artwork for an action/adventure novel.

Half the fun of this business is seeing which publisher or self-publishing author will choose which illustration, and what type of book they decide it would be perfect for.

Illustrating book covers is a fun business, and often full of pleasant surprises.

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Often tempted to finish an orphaned sketch into a full-fledged book cover illustration, Duncan Long loves the business of illustrating books. You can see more of his science fiction, action adventure, fantasy, and mystery book cover artwork at Duncan’s Illustration Portfolio
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