THE GIRL WHO SINGS TO DRAGONS
BOOK COVER DESIGN
CLIENT | AUTHOR LUKE COURTNEY
CLIENT LOCATION | UNITED KINGDOM
PROJECT | The Client required cover art for his fantasy novel The Girl Who Sings To Dragons, along with title page graphic. The original artwork was digitally drawn using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Final template files were created using Adobe InDesign.
CONCEPT SKETCH
The artwork sets a dark mood at a forest's edge with .dark foliage Elements include banners for the houses featured in the story, each with a swan or wolf, and three black shields featuring dragons of gold, green, and white. A wolf skull nestles in the grass, and arrows with red feathers are buried alongside. Bursts of red add contrast and are a nod to the color featured in the forests of the story. Bright green and gold are a stark contrast to the grays of the background and draw the eye. A customized font for the title, glistening gold, ties in the gold of the wolf and dragon and rounds out the composition.
BOOK ONE OF THE WINGED WOLF SAGA
Fionnuala Swann, rightful Queen of Demeteria, strives to overthrow her wicked uncle, sitting on her throne as a puppet king for the Holy Empire of Addanc, and break the curse that transformed her brothers into monsters.
Aiden Russ, heir to Selene-Morna, struggles to master his inner wolf, haunted by his past failures. Now he must overcome his doubts to become a desperate people’s champion.
The first steps to fulfill the prophecy of the
Winged Wolf must be taken...
