The direction I was given for this illustration was to create a moody castle landscape with mist and 'creepy' trees. The setting for the book is 14th century Ireland, and the author gave me a couple links to use as reference for the castle. Beyond that, I was given creative license with the piece.
The illustration is completely digital, painted from scratch in Photoshop CS5.
The first image, is the finished cover illustration. Second, is a closeup of random sections of the painting and the last is a shot of the completed cover design.
The illustration is completely digital, painted from scratch in Photoshop CS5.
The first image, is the finished cover illustration. Second, is a closeup of random sections of the painting and the last is a shot of the completed cover design.
