Literal Illustration

‘Man in Black’ horror story collection. ‘Every Detail But One’

Cover, ‘The Man in Black: Collected Stories’ two spot colours on cloth binding of chosen colour, 165mm wide x 231mm high. Spine 30mm wide x 231mm high 
Full-page illustration, CMYK, 160mm wide x 226mm high, resolution of 300dpi
Chapter heading, black and white, 105mm wide x 50mm high, vignette, 300dpi, greyscale

Research

Thumbnails 

Cover Illustration Development 

Final cover design. stretched the figure and made the brickwork less uniform

Spine design 

Folio society book spines 

Full page illustration  

Book Illustrators I looked at the works of:

N C Wyeth

Edward Kinsella

Alice in Wonderland

References 

First version

Version with corrected phone and removed clock

Second version, which became the final choice for the book illustration

Chapter heading

text for heading added in final mock up

Mock ups

Rework completed after formative feedback