This was the biggest challenge I’ve encountered yet on ArtOrder – illustrating a book cover. I had to squeeze in time for it, because one of the judges for the challenge is Irene Gallo, the AD for Tor books.

It’s a wrap around cover, and had to be laid out to accomodate a lot of text.

I admittedly had to struggle with the composition, because I stubbornly wanted the drow in front. I’m pretty happy with the final piece, especially after I added the decorative elements – some Charles Rennie Mackintosh-inspired spider designs carved into the rocks.

I’m caffeinated, let’s go.

I’m working on a whole package of branding and illustration for a local beekeeping and honey store, Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper, that is opening up soon. Here’s the logo:

I can’t even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed making up a mechanical bee. The entire look of the store will be very Art Nouveau meets Steampunk.

I did another of the Concept Challenges over at ArtOrder. This time the brief was to make a series of four silhouettes, one for each character archetype. This was my first time doing full blown silhouettes, and it was fast and fun, like sketching.

And this final piece was a private commission from an author who wanted a depiction of one of her characters.