Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

Choosing Your Book and Creating Simple Reference Materials

A course by Owen Gent , Artist and Freelance Illustrator

99% positive reviews (179)

4,268 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Choosing Your Book and Creating Simple Reference Materials

Overview

“In this lesson, I’m going to show you the information that I look for and record whilst reading a book so I can create myself some simple reference materials, and not have to be flipping back through hundreds of pages to get the information that I need.”

In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: Choosing Your Book and Creating Simple Reference Materials, 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

“Choosing your Book and Creating Simple Reference Materials In this lesson, I'll go through the information that I look for when I'm reading a book, so I don't have to flick back through hundreds of pages of a novel or a manuscript and I've got all the information that I'll need to start working on visual ideas. One question I get asked a lot as a book cover designer is whether I read the books that I'm designing covers for, and the answer to this is always yes. There are a few rare occasions where this isn't possible, if the book is in another language or if a publisher is using an existing...”

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

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (179)
4268 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.