Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

Thumbnail Sketches and The Power of Composition

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: Thumbnail Sketches and The Power of Composition

Overview

“Now we have our reference materials and we’re ready to start working on some thumbnail sketches for your front cover but before we do so, I’d like to show you a few examples of how composition can affect the way we interpret the emotion of a book cover.”

In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: Thumbnail Sketches and The Power of Composition, 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

“Thumbnail Sketches and The Power of Composition In this lesson, we'll take all our reference materials and start working on some thumbnail sketches, but first, I wanna show you some good examples of how composition can affect how we read an illustration in book cover design. The first example I wanna show you is "Picture This" by Molly Bang. I got shown this book in university over 10 years ago, but it's still a good reference book for how just moving a few simple objects about can change how we view an image. Molly Bang is a children's book illustrator and although this was written over 30...”

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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.