Book Cover Illustrations

Another illustration from the free ebook I put together which you can download here: Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eleonora”; it’s in PDF format. You can also still download my illustrated version of Poe’s “The Raven” here. Please feel free to share these ebooks (or their links) with your friends. And if you want to offer it […]

Here’s the book illustration I finished this week for the cover of Dale Allan’s crime novel It Could Happen to You. The author wanted a realistic picture of a lonely mountain road where a bit of violence takes place at the beginning of the story. My original layout had the limo grill facing the viewer […]

Yesterday I had a blast creating the various elements for the cover illustration of A. J. Vega’s A. I. Offspring novel. Shown here is the star drive engine (created by aliens in the story). The system centers around an artificial crystal “conduit” which houses an artificial intelligence consciousness. Since human technology tends to be symmetrical, […]

I’ve now finished over 80 B&W illustrations for the upcoming graphic novel Werewolves of New Idria to be released by Moonstone Books next year. Also in the mix are several cover proposals, a poster (that may become the cover), and the concept artwork leading up to the graphic novel (which was written by John Chadwell). […]

I received this good news that I thought I’d pass along (having done the book illustration for the cover of this title). And congratulations to Tom for penning a riveting story that garnered this recognition. ============================== Orlando, FL / October 27, 2010 – The Florida Writer’s Association announced that The Gaelic Letters has won second […]

There’s a lot of confusion as to what a small publisher is and what constitutes self publishing. Part of the confusion results because many of these terms are used incorrectly (and I am guilty of this myself sometimes). But part of the problem is that publishing itself is in a flux with technology offering new […]

OK… these have to bring the total cover concepts I’ve created for the graphic novel Werewolves of New Idria (written by John Chadwell and soon to be released by Moonstone Books) up to something like eight different versions. The good news is that they seem to be getting better along the way. And each rejected […]

Another book illustration that does not yet have a home: “For You, a Rose.” ===================== Duncan Long is a freelance book illustrator for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Fort Ross, and many other publishers and self-publishing authors. See his cover illustrations at: http://DuncanLong.com/art.html =====================

Believe it or not, occasionally I turn down work (no small thing perhaps for a guy with a bit of Scottish blood in his veins). The reason is that sometimes I’ll decide my style will not fit what the client needs, or that the client might be better served with a stock photo or the […]

Recently a few publishers have started adding black and white illustrations to their novels and short story collections. In the past when type was still being set for printing, the use of such illustrations was generally saved for key points within a book, such as the title page. Otherwise, fictional books were pretty much free […]