Finalized Book Covers

Blogger really oversaturated the yellows in the full-size previews, but the colors are correct in the thumbnails you see below.  No idea why that happen.

I decided to go with the color burn texture.  The critique for the covers went really well and I think I am satisfied with the end result.

Illustrator, Indesign
9.25"x20.6"

Potshot Book Covers

Still working on those Robert B. Parker book covers, but this and two other covers still under construction are for Illustration Concepts instead of Typography.  I'm playing with texture and filters, and am a little torn which version of Potshot I should turn in.  I could really use some opinions since this is due on Thursday.

Potshot no filter v.1

Potshot no filter v.2

Potshot color burn

Potshot hue

Potshot multiply

Book Covers

So for Typography, we have to do a series of three book covers and, of course, I had to pick my favorite book series, The Spenser series, by Robert B. Parker.  In my opinion, his books are amazing and quite intelligent mystery novels, but 95% of his covers are horribly ugly.  (Seriously, look up the cover for Stardust, it's disgusting).

I have the same assignment for my Illustration Concepts II class, so I'll be doing six different covers.  Good thing I've been wanting to do this project for a while!

Here is the first completed book cover:
6.25" x 9.25"
Illustrator, InDesign

 

The cover probably needs a little explanation.  The book is about this actress named Jill Joyce who hires Spenser as a body guard and find out who is sending her threatening messages.  For the first third of the book, the threats are just word of mouth, until Jill goes to her dressing room to find a doll of her hung by the neck over the door frame, which is really important to the story.