Book Cover Illustrations

Everyone understands that a quality book cover is the new gatekeeper that helps would-be buyers decide whether or not a book is worth spending money on. Put a poor cover illustration on your book and sales will be poor. But what happens if you’re on a very limited budget and can’t afford to hire an […]

Autumn is always busy in the publishing industry, and this one is no exception here at the Duncan Long Studio (hence the picture of one the staff, Ralph the flying monkey). Once consequence of the growing workload is updating of my blog slides. But that said, here’re a few of the more book cover projects […]

Here’s a novel written for those wanting to know what it’s like to have a sociopath in your love life. Yes, I did the cover illustration. Perhaps the book’s author knew about my sociopathic tendencies. A Life Lived Ridiculously can be purchased from the author’s website www.ridiculouslife.net, or through Amazon or through Barnes & Noble. […]

Working with an illustrator or artist to create a quality book cover is a big deal, especially for indie and self-publishing authors. The quality of the cover is the new “gatekeeper” that helps readers decide whether a book is going to be worth buying. A good book cover illustration and layout will attract buyers; a […]

I normally create realistic illustrations for my clients to employ as book cover artwork, CD covers, and so forth. But recently a writer contacted me and asked if I had any abstract pictures that might serve as cover artwork for his book. My answer, “Yes, if I can locate them on my hard drive.” I […]

I got word that C.A. Dawson’s Frozen in Time is now available for Kindle users at: Amazon.com. C.A. Dawson is a science fiction writer living and working in Victoria, British Columbia. An excerpt is available to read online here: Frozen in Time The earlier book cover illustration I created for the title is shown below. […]

Yesterday’s work. As usual, potential book artwork waiting to be purchased for a book cover illustration or inner artwork in a book — or for use as a CD album cover, poster, or what have you. The fun thing about creating illustrations for my own enjoyment is that I never know where they will eventually […]

Yet another book illustration from my newly illustrated version of Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of the Red Death — which can be downloaded for free from Datafilehost (in PDF format). I’ve also created the book illustrations for two other free ebooks: Poe’s “Eleonora” and “The Raven.” Feel free to share all three books with your […]

Another book illustration from my newly illustrated version of Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of the Red Death — which can be downloaded for free from Datafilehost (in PDF format). I also did the book illustrations and graphic design/layout for two other free ebook downloads: Poe’s “Eleonora” and “The Raven.” Please feel free to share all […]

Thanksgiving Day here in the US… Not working on holidays is tough for me – I love doing what I do for a living. That said, this has been a great year in terms of having work to do, something many in the US can’t say this year. So I have much to be thankful […]