Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

Developing the Strongest Thumbnails into Initial Roughs I

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: Developing the Strongest Thumbnails into Initial Roughs I

Overview

“I have all of these ideas in front of me, some I’m really happy with, some which are pretty terrible but that’s kind of the point, sometimes you just don’t know if an idea will work until it's on the page in front of you! ”

In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: Developing the Strongest Thumbnails into Initial Roughs I, 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

“Developing the Strongest Thumbnails into Initial Roughs So, here I've got all of my thumbnails in front of me. and in this lesson, we will select three of these to take forward into the next initial rough stage. If I was working with a publisher, this would be the point where I would first share my ideas, so I want to make sure these are definitely ones I think have got potential to go forward to the next stage. So looking back through these, I think for me there is definitely something in this, the old man looking out to sea with the sail and the foreground. I think it's an interesting ide...”

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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.