Friday, 7 August 2009

PD James Novel


Here's a little more background behind the inside illustrations for the Folio Society book Cover Her Face by PD James.

The project was so involving and rewarding particularly when piecing together all the scene and character descriptions that needed to be referenced in order to stay true to the story.


Two ideas presented with descriptions

Descriptions of proposed illustrations (click to enlarge)


Seeing the sequence together helped me establish the whole look

Drawing out the seating arrangement for the 'Whodunit' final image and trying to solve the problem of showing eight people together in one room all facing each other.

Final

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

These look fantastic. Would you mind explaining how the coloring was done?

Eric Orchard said...

Amazing work! Thanks so much for sharing your process!

Dominic Bugatto said...

Lovely work , thanks for sharing.

Juan Carlos Solon said...

Saw your work on Drawn, stunning work!
I'm a big fan now!!

Jonathan Edwards said...

Beautiful work, Jonathan. I've been an admirer of your illustrations for years.

javier olivares said...

Love your work Jonathan.
Beautifull compositions and a precise use of color!
Best

Mansilla said...

amazing work!

Sarah McNeil said...

oh man, your drawings are so good.

Will said...

I'm especially in love with the binding illustration. I need this book.

Kristyna litten said...

this illustration is really great,

Jenny said...

Your demonstration is a great teaching tool for me to share with my art classes!

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