A cover for a middle grade novel. The author wanted me to create a cover that would look better for a paperback. After tossing some ideas around, he chose this concept. The boy was illustrated on paper, scanned, and digitally painted. I created a temple in a 3D program and painted over it. The entire background is also digitally painted.
Divergent Paths (Sage Seed Chronicles #2) by Holly Barbo
The author wanted me to achieve a similar look to the first book, The Founders. We were having problems coming up with a concept and then finally we combined a couple of ideas and blended them together. The result is this cover. The author provided me with some of her illustrative work (the flower and wild cat face) and I