Crazed Illustrator Crows Over 3 Book Covers
filed in Book Cover Illustrations and Artwork on Jun.06, 2012
I recently received a box which, after determining that it wasn’t ticking (yes, I have crossed a few art directors in my time), I discovered contained all three mammoth volumes of Lawrence P. White’s Spirit of Empire trilogy. And, yes, the author had kindly signed each one. And it goes without saying that I’m pretty proud of the cover artwork I created for these three books.
It was a shock to see how massive the books actually are. Had it not been for years of weight lifting and ham fingers, I likely could never have held them for the photo above. While I’d realized they were big when doing the layout for the covers — the spines were WIDE — only when holding them did their huge number of pages sink in.
Epics.
And each was beautifully printed and the interior well laid out. Yes, these are real treasures. And they’ll deliver a whole lot of good reading.
Both the print as well as Kindle versions of these three books are available from Amazon.com. If you want to read some epic science fiction, check out these three titles:: Last of the Chosen, Knights of the Chosen, and Voice of the Chosen.
Getting copies of books from clients is always a joy for a book illustrator. And these were no exception to that rule.
Thank you, Lawrence P. White!
June 7th, 2012 on 7:51 am
Very well done, oh crazed artist! Nice covers. It must really be cool to see your artwork on books.
June 7th, 2012 on 9:02 am
Yes, seeing my artwork on the covers of magazines and books is a dream come true, and each time is a thrill. It is not the achievement one knows in writing the book; that takes a lot longer and requires a whole lot more mental juggling, I know.
But it is still quite a thrill and one of the payoffs of being a book illustrator, I guess. .
June 28th, 2012 on 10:26 am
You are one amazing science fiction illustrator. The author is lucky to have you as his book cover artist.
June 29th, 2012 on 1:32 pm
As a book illustrator, you should be crowing. These are fantastic book coves and demonstrate your fantastic abilities as a book artist.
June 29th, 2012 on 9:20 pm
Crazed nothing, those book covers are sheer genius. You’re an amazing science fiction artist.