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late in 2010, i was contacted by the UK's pan macmillan and asked to illustrate the jacket for "the herring on the nile", the latest in l. c. tyler's series of "elsie and ethelred" mystery novels.

i was given a fairly detailed description from my art director detailing the general theme and tone of the piece and then i was allowed to run free. the look evolved quite a bit from the initial sketch and i'm really pleased with where we ended up. i've even had the opportunity to re-work one of the covers for an earlier book in the series. more on that later.

"the herring on the nile" will be released july 1, 2011.

© 2011 Pan Macmillan

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:iconcosmic-digital:
~cosmic-digital Apr 15, 2011  Professional Interface Designer
You are a poster master...
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~Who-Lion Mar 28, 2011  Student General Artist
Classy! =)
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~UncleScooter Mar 26, 2011  Professional Artist
Nicely done! I like how you did the coloring and the angle- it looks very modern, yet retro! =D
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"There he goes. One of God’s own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.”- Raoul Duke (“Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas”, 1998)
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*Andrew-Graphics Mar 26, 2011  Student Digital Artist
I love you art style so much, it's so simple and refined.
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:iconjmassuia:
So... damn... good oO
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:icondark-night-anya:
Congratulations! This is a fantastic piece that I am certain is going to boost sale prices - because people always judge a book bby its cover.
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:iconhaolemcgee:
That's an adventure I'd like to go on
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:iconmattkaufenberg:
This cover makes me want to read the book so i'd say you did your job:)
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