Book Cover Illustrations

Another group of illustrations (or parts of illustrations) I’m doing for John Chadwell’s graphic novel Werewolves of New Idria which will be published by Moonstone Books. ===================== Duncan Long is a freelance book illustrator whose artwork has appeared in publications from HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Fort Ross, and many other publishers and […]

Just got word of a nice interview appearing at the Sci-Fi Art Now blog for an upcoming ILEX book (published in the UK with US distribution) which I have some science fiction illustrations in. Nice way to start the week. The whole interview is here… And here are my previous posts about the upcoming Sci-Fi […]

Another round of graphic excerpts from John Chadwell’s graphic novel Werewolves of New Idria (Moonstone Books). Each of these is actually just a part of the page from the books (as I don’t want to ruin the complete picture for readers). As can be seen, these are a part of the progression through WWII and […]

Another piece from my B&W book artwork for Victor Thorn’s Reality Bomb. This B&W book artwork is titled A Healing in Bethesda and is based on the passage in John 5:1-15 where Jesus heals a man who is unable to walk. Obviously (as in the tradition of religious painters) I’ve updated the picture for modern […]

Here’s the final version of the book cover for Douglas E. Richards‘ The Devil’s Sword. Since the illustration didn’t have a sword on it (even though fencing plays a big role in the storyline), I created a vector graphic of a classic fencing foil and then “impaled” the O and D in the “sword” part […]

Another of the B&W book illustrations created for Victor Thorn’s upcoming book, Reality Bomb. This picture also started its “life” as a colored illustration, the translation into black and white artwork worked well (I think), making another powerful (and quirky) illustration for Thorn’s book. This B&W book artwork is titled Journey: The Thing-with-Claws. ===================== Duncan […]

A few months back, I had the honor of creating a book cover for Douglas E. Richards‘ The Devil’s Sword. (For those unfamiliar with Richards, suffice to say he’s the proverbial “up and coming author.” He was recently selected to co-panel a discussion group at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. To give you some […]

Sometimes a sketch for a book or CD cover illustration doesn’t work for the client; often this is more a matter of whether it fits into the needs or style the client is looking for at the moment rather than the merit of the idea itself. Which is why a seasoned illustrator springs several different […]

Richard Thieme’s Mind Games continues to garner good reviews. I found one posted at Amazon.com by J. M. Arrigo (who is, I am told, a professor familiar with intelligence operations). Here are some excepts: This extraordinary book of short stories draws the reader into multiple levels of reality and multiple dimensions. The settings are mostly […]

Here’s the new book cover illustration I just completed for C.A. Dawson’s Frozen in Time. The final version also has a distant spaceship (missing from this version) and a few other modifications here and there. ===================== Duncan Long is a freelance book cover illustrator for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Fort Ross, and […]