🐲 JAYBEN 3 🐲
hey hey!
I'm not sure what version of the cover you went with (with or without the pink leaves, or less leaves etc) so the back has some leaves on it, but I can easily turn off the layer :)
I'm not sure what version of the cover you went with (with or without the pink leaves, or less leaves etc) so the back has some leaves on it, but I can easily turn off the layer :)
I nudged the yellow text at the bottom up a little bit (sloppily i might add). is it me or does this book have more text on the back than the others?
here's a version without the text (and bleed) if you want to give it a go:
we can tweak it here and there once you've fitted the text :)
CHAPTER HEAD SKETCHES
they're in a rough shape but good enough to get the idea across. :)
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For some reason I've been waking up around 4 at night every day for the past week. It's not super pleasant, but it does mean I have about 4 extra hours in a day suddenly, Which I've used to make the best Jayben cover yet (in my opinion at least)
there are some notes under the image!
there are some notes under the image!
I had to change the colours slightly because the white tentacles really messed up the readability of the whole image, but I think this really pops! especially the fancy lightning effects!
I've tried for an hour to give the tentacles those suction things (I just googled what they're called, and apparently they're very creatively called "suckers") but I couldn't get it too work, the image is already super busy and it was really a challenge to get the colors and focal point right. So sorry, no suckers from this sucker :/
that's it! love this one! I don't think I've ever drawn a dynamic book cover like this before.
I've tried for an hour to give the tentacles those suction things (I just googled what they're called, and apparently they're very creatively called "suckers") but I couldn't get it too work, the image is already super busy and it was really a challenge to get the colors and focal point right. So sorry, no suckers from this sucker :/
that's it! love this one! I don't think I've ever drawn a dynamic book cover like this before.
oh and here is the image without text and with bleed so you can mess around with the title yourself :)
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Hey hey hey!
I managed to incorporate pretty much all of the requests, except the Octopus eye. I really tried but the cover is already incredibly busy. :/
I have 2 versions for you, and there are some notes under the images.
I managed to incorporate pretty much all of the requests, except the Octopus eye. I really tried but the cover is already incredibly busy. :/
I have 2 versions for you, and there are some notes under the images.
the version on the right has the characters a bit smaller, which I think works better. Gives everything a little more room to breathe.
Dragon stone
Dragon stone
If I can get some reference images that would be great. Are we still going with the fossil look? previously it was undecided what it would look like exactly.
Peggro
The notes said his shirt is sky blue, but his shirt isn't visible. Did you mean his jacker/blazer/thing?
Dragons
Dragons
I just copy pasted them for now, but they'll be different from each other in the final version :)
Tentacles
They are less pronounced now, but once I start texturing and shading i'm sure they'll read better!
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hey hey hey!
I've got a sketch for the third (and last?) instalment!
To avoid similarities with book 2 (and to a lesser extent book 1) I thought it would be nice to go with a purple-ish palette. I also put some extra effort into the characters and what they're doing so it's not just characters standing around, but still in line with the other 2 books.
I've got a sketch for the third (and last?) instalment!
To avoid similarities with book 2 (and to a lesser extent book 1) I thought it would be nice to go with a purple-ish palette. I also put some extra effort into the characters and what they're doing so it's not just characters standing around, but still in line with the other 2 books.
there are some notes under the image.
IMPORTANT NOTE: while uploading the sketch I just noticed that the tentacles should be white.... which they obviously aren't. I can make them white in a later version, but we'll have to reconsider the light coming from the back, as it's not going to read well :/
I thought it would be cool to have them all struggling with the octopus monster. It's a bit messy at the moment, but i'm confident I will make everything looking pretty awesome once I do the texturing and lighting.
the dragon stone is pretty much a placeholder now since in the briefing it said Thomas wasn't sure what he wanted it to be yet, but we can easily fix that later on.
the brief also said to have Maybie in her fairy form, but I thought it would be nicer to just add her in her "human" form.
I thought it could also be cool to have the cave slightly hint at at being a dragon's mouth to fit the title.
overall I really like how dynamic everything is but still keeping the same general layout of the other books.
I thought it would be cool to have them all struggling with the octopus monster. It's a bit messy at the moment, but i'm confident I will make everything looking pretty awesome once I do the texturing and lighting.
the dragon stone is pretty much a placeholder now since in the briefing it said Thomas wasn't sure what he wanted it to be yet, but we can easily fix that later on.
the brief also said to have Maybie in her fairy form, but I thought it would be nicer to just add her in her "human" form.
I thought it could also be cool to have the cave slightly hint at at being a dragon's mouth to fit the title.
overall I really like how dynamic everything is but still keeping the same general layout of the other books.