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Ok, I may have halfway explained my theme yesterday, but I was in a rush and probably did it really poorly. Here is another attempt: During the month of April I will try to do a full cover for
Andrew Leon's Shadow Spinner novel from concept to completion in what is, more or less, real time. Meaning that I'm planning on making adjustments on the fly as Andrew (or others) advise.
God, what a horrible idea.
Anyway, I had a blank page yesterday. Today I have this:
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| Kid. Tunnel. What could possibly go wrong? |
I have thoughts. One, this is the front AND back cover, so slinking towards the tunnel will look odd if you only see the front. The composition is all wonky. If I added the man with no eyes and perhaps Michael battling in the middle ground it might work better, but it proved to be tricky during quick sketches to get that to work so I'm stuck with something I kinda like, but don't love. I need to nail something down soon though, I'll try another concept tomorrow and see where it takes me.
Better than a blank page!
ReplyDeleteNow that is an ambitious idea. I think it's really cool. Between you and Andrew, who knows where it will end up.
You know I love your sketches.
ReplyDeleteImmediate response is that it feels kinda menacing.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I see you're making progress.
ReplyDeleteWow. I am blown away by this.
ReplyDeleteI recognised the story instantly which often doesn't happen with covers. Great beginning.
ReplyDeleteJO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE
Well, let's see... the lines are gone, so that's good. They'd look funny running through what you have there.
ReplyDeleteWhat if the Man with No Eyes was back near the tunnel entrance and his shadow was spread across the ground toward Tib? Is that shadow on the ground coming out of the tunnel already? With the two shadows coming from opposite directions... it would be cool to see how many people picked up on that from the cover alone.
Michael could be up near the top as the moth shadow with neither of the other two seeing him yet?
Can't wait to see tomorrow's concept.
I really love what you're doing this month. It's so interesting to see this process.
ReplyDeleteFun stuff. I want to see more! Maybe a video of you working.
ReplyDeleteYour sketches are lovely :) I am definitely looking forward to watching this project throughout the month. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteAJ Lauer
#atozchallenge helper minion
Twitter: @ayjaylauer
Looks great!
ReplyDeleteI guess drawing, like writing, comes one line at a time.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting concept and that picture is great. I wish I could draw!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the challenge! I participated last year and had a blast!
ReplyDeleteDonna L Martin
www.donasdays.blogspot.com
He could run into a pedo? That's some mad drawing skills, I'm feeling the green eyed monster peeking over my shoulder. So tomorrow, ok?
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth I think it's an awesome idea. We don't often get to see stuff like this in progress.
ReplyDeleteGreat starting concept! I like the mood you're conveying, even if you plan to go back and tweak/reimagine it.
ReplyDeleteThis already looks awesome! :)
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