Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

About Me

A course by Owen Gent , Artist and Freelance Illustrator

99% positive reviews (179)

4,204 students

Audio: English

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About the video: About Me

Overview

“My name is Owen Gent, I’m an artist and freelance illustrator currently living and working in Bristol, England. As well as creating illustrations for many things, I also illustrate and design a lot of book covers.”

In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images. Learn how to distill the words of a book into a single image using watercolors, handmade textures, and Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“About Me Hello, I'm Owen Gent, and thanks for choosing this course. I'm a freelance illustrator, as well as creating work for all sorts of different clients, I also illustrate and design a lot of book covers. During my career as an illustrator, I've worked in many areas, including editorial illustration for magazines and newspapers, such as "The New York Times", "Vogue", "The Economist" and "New Scientist". International campaigns for clients such as Amnesty International and The Samaritans. I've designed record sleeves for labels such as DECCA Records, and I've even worked on animations fo...”

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Course summary for: Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (179)
4204 students
5 units
18 lessons (3h 29m)
8 downloads

Category
Design
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Bookbinding, Editorial Design, Graphic Design

Owen Gent

A course by Owen Gent

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Artist and Freelance Illustrator

Owen Gent is an artist and freelance illustrator who specializes in book cover design. Growing up in Devon meant he was inspired by nature from a young age and always dreamed of being an artist. He went on to study illustration in Falmouth in Cornwall, and there, began experimenting with telling stories through the traditional and digital painting techniques which are now an integral part of his work.

He currently creates from his studio in Bristol and has worked on everything from editorial illustration and advertising to record sleeve design and animation. During his ten-year career, he has worked with publishers including Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, and Vintage and had his work recognized at the D&AD Awards, International Illustration Awards, and Cannes Lions - International Festival of Creativity.