Magic: Dark and STrange
By Kelly Powell
Wraparound Jacket Art
For this cover, we wanted to evoke mood and subject matter, which will help the audience understand the genre of the book before even picking it up. We liked the idea of the main character surrounded by tombstones because a cemetery was such a prominent location in the book.
The final wraparound jacket illustration, showing the front and the back covers.
The cover with the finalized type. Design and typography by AD Sonia Chaghatzbanian.
Close-ups
Scroll through the slideshow to see closeups of the final illustration.
Sketches
Featuring the sketches for round one, as well as the final sketch.
Above are the first round of sketches sent to the Art Director. Ultimately, we decided to go in a different direction, and collaborated to create the sketch below.
The final sketch.
PROCESS
The entire illustration process shown as a gif.
