I just noticed the a book I did a cover for last year has been released! Working with Harper Collins was fun. Probably the hardest part for me was hitting the right look for the target audience, as I don't exactly have a thumb on the pulse of the "tween" fiction market. So I just went for something more realistic than my usual, but that still had some fun and imagination to it. In retrospect I should have hired some models instead of trying to work out of my head, but I still wouldn't want to lose that that slightly skewed, almost carictured look.
I read an early draft of the book before starting the illustration, and I enjoyed it in spite of my out-of-touch-ness. If you want a copy, you can see it here.
Awesome--I'd read it just for the juicy cover.
ReplyDeleteawesome!!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see this more realistic approach in your art!
What a great font!
ReplyDeletei love it!!! cool work dude! ima copy paste into my INSPIRATIONS private folder if you dont mind :p
ReplyDeletenice stuff Sam!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job! I'm going to buy a copy for my little sister. :)
ReplyDeleteHey - wait, wait, wait! That's MY publisher. You worked with MY PEOPLE. cool. Wish it had been my darn book -
ReplyDeleteI dig the slight caricatured/stylized look. It turned out great, I'd read it=)
ReplyDeleteWell , it´s a bit different of your style Sam , but it´s great still.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for to be that way
this looks great man! The blue of the boy's hoodie is really lush and vibrant
ReplyDeleteThis would be very attractive!
ReplyDeleteyou're cool
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