I immediately jumped on board because a) I like their music and b) I really welcome the challenge!
Now, it turns out that designing an album cover is not as easy as it looks. There are soooo many things to consider, soo many points to keep in mind while making the illustration. And the most difficult part of all is to crawl into the mind of the person who gives you the assignment, because even when they say they'll leave the design up to you, they ALWAYS have some sort of vision or idea about the end result.
Also, one must bear in mind that the illustration or design adds to the reputation or 'image' of the band, and that -while the illustration itself is actually a 'background' object - it's the first thing any potential buyer looks at.
What the hell did I get myself into...
I'm kidding ofcourse, like I said, I really love the challenge. So for the past two weeks I've been sketching and studying. Gathering reference material, listening to bands with awesome covers (yeah... I know). Digging through books of Frank Frazetta, Alan Lee, John Howe, etc...
I'm really trying to up my game with this assignment. And it's difficult, I won't deny it. But in order to grow as an illustrator, I feel this is just the thing that will help me.
Below are three designs that didn't make it.
And here is a link to their website: Dawn of Clarity.
In other news, I'm also trying out some sketches for James Gurney's 'troll caught fish' contest (read more about that here ). I really like the idea behind that contest, it's completely nuts!
Keiko Tanabe, an amazing watercolor artist, posted an online watercolor contest which I hope to enter as well. You can find the detail about the contest on this site.
And finally, I leave you with a character sketch for a personal project I'm working on. Meet Captain Greenskin, a rugged pirate frog, YARRR!
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