Full spread cover design, illustration, and lettering made for the first tome of J.P. Dierker’s saga, Echoes of the Primordials.
The client wanted me to place both main characters into a luxuriant forest-city made of giant hollow trees housing various populations. While the mood of their release edges more towards dark fantasy, they wanted the cover to create a sense of wonder that piques the viewer’s interest.
The lettering also had to transcribe this same idea: I tried to emulate the feel of an old bronze etching, using the main character’s bronze armor as the main colour for all graphical elements. While the first iteration of the border and typography felt a bit too video-gamey, the worn aspect of the final version really ties the release together.
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