Book Cover Artwork: Angel Unawares, A Novel
filed in Book Cover Illustrations and Artwork on Jun.03, 2011
Here’s the book cover for Carol Jackson’s Angel Unawares, A Novel. Carol works in a TV studio, and part of her story takes place in a studio, giving the reader some behind-the-scenes insights into the workings and politics of a station.
The story is based in 1983, so with Carol’s guidance and excellent suggestions, I created the book cover artwork with an eye toward the dress and equipment of that day. And I’m proud to say that the 1970s camera on the cover is a very precise painting of the real thing (which was marketed by RCA and quite popular during its day).
An appropriate typeface and layout (which I also handled) completed the book which is now available in a variety of ebook formats from SmashWords and promises hours of great reading.
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Duncan Long is a book cover illustrator who loves his work. You can view more of his artwork at Duncan Long’s Book Cover Portfolio
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June 4th, 2011 on 11:34 am
Duncan is of course, brilliant! I knew he would be! His attention to detail on the camera is AMAZING! He got the spirit of the story just right, and the 2 characters, and the way he portryed them is perfect! :)
June 7th, 2011 on 10:54 am
Hello, The vibrancy, diversity, and overall excellence of the artwork in your galleries is amazing. And reading about how you create your illustrations is instructive as well. Thanks
June 8th, 2011 on 3:42 am
Nice design and layout. Unlike most of your other work but very eye catching. Thank you for sharing!
June 8th, 2011 on 12:04 pm
Your blog is very well written; I love what youre doing with your book illustration artworks.