Book Cover Illustrations

When I stared creating the illustrations for the graphic novel The Werewolves of New Idria, we knew the final page count and approximately how many illustrations I’d need to create for John Chadwell’s story. That said, there’s always a little “wheel spinning” with an art project like this, so a few pieces were created that […]

The Adventures of Dod fantasy series by Thomas R. Williams has been a smashing success — and so the news that book three is now slated to come out in a just few months is more good news for fans. An added bit of joy for me is that after creating the artwork for book […]

Normally the summer is a slow time for publishing. But with many authors now going the self-publishing route, this summer is proving to be an exception – busy, busy, busy. Which is just how I like it because I love my work — and there’s always a need for a little more money, right? This […]

I got word from reporter Ashley Fetters that she had several quotes from me in her article about book covers and publishing that appears at the Atlantic Magazine website. It wasn’t too much of a surprise given she’d interviewed me a few days ago. But I was happy to see I was quoted extensively in […]

The “Great Raven” blog reprinted my article “How to Kill a Book Cover” — which also gives a few tips on how not to ruin a book cover. If you’re hiring an illustrator of graphic artist to design a book cover for you, you’d do well to read this article before investing your hard-earned cash.

I received an amazing surprise via FedEx yesterday. A package from Unicorn Castle Books. I’ve been working on a cover for a supernatural novel (a novel based on actual events, interestingly enough) HIM by Kerry D. King. And the surprise in the packing container was a giant “blow up” of the book cover. Well, it […]

Got word from author Anthony DeCosmo: Just wanted to let you know that Opposing Force 1: The God Particle is now up and available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for the Kindle and Nook. The cover work you did on this project was outstanding. You can read more about the process we went through […]

I got word today from Stuart Jaffe that his mystery novel Southern Bound is now available for purchase. You can read more about how we created the book cover illustration for this title at my previous blog: Cover Artwork for Stuart Jaffe’s New Mystery Novel. Offering hours of good reading, the book is a part […]

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 […]

We recently completed the cover for Mandy Huston’s horror story Rising of the Cursed. And as is often the case, we took a somewhere circular route getting to the final version of the book cover illustration. The original idea was to have a moon with a prowling wolf silhouetted in front of it, with the […]