So I've been trying to come up with a cover image for my friend's book for quite some time now. As with everything I draw I need to allow the idea to ferment for a while before I attempt putting it down on paper. Of course the usual time period involved is a day, as in I start thinking in the morning or the night before and, by the time normal people are heading to bed, I start drawing. This time I exhausted all my ideas months ago without arriving at anything I was even slightly happy with so I let it be.
The pages of the book that I'd read were very inspiring, but nothing gave me any ideas until two nights ago. I was looking at the album sleeve photos of a 'Lenny Kravitz' cd and a profile shot of him struck me. As I drifted off to sleep, the way to incorporate branches into the cover hit me and I had to get up at 3am and quickly sketch it all out before I forgot it.
The image on the left is actually a second drawing I did, using the first as a basic foundation for the structure. No word as to whether or not my friend likes the idea, but I'm happy.
The pages of the book that I'd read were very inspiring, but nothing gave me any ideas until two nights ago. I was looking at the album sleeve photos of a 'Lenny Kravitz' cd and a profile shot of him struck me. As I drifted off to sleep, the way to incorporate branches into the cover hit me and I had to get up at 3am and quickly sketch it all out before I forgot it.
The image on the left is actually a second drawing I did, using the first as a basic foundation for the structure. No word as to whether or not my friend likes the idea, but I'm happy.
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