Here is a new cover produced for the L.J. Smith's (author of the 'Vampire Diaries') 'Night of the Solstice', due to be published in paperback by Simon and Schuster July 1st. The book's release sort of co-insides with the t.v. series of 'Diaries' here in the U.K., as such the deadline for this project was about 7 days from brief to final image.
It was a real challenge..... a couple of sleepless nights, digital painting and some fairy dust thrown in for good measure. The following week I completed the cover for the sequel, with about the same amount of time.......the week after that I had a good sleep :-)
Thanks to Nick at S&S for the project.
5 comments:
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Chris, this is an absolutely gorgeous cover! Love the 'fairy dust' and the deep purple background :)
Hi Sarah
Thanks for the kind words, glad you like it! Apologies for the late reply too......
Best,
Chris
Since I wandered over from Michelle Harrison's tweet about her cover I thought I'd look around and have to say - Night of the Solstice & Heart of Valour were two of my favourite books growing up and I was so happy that they were being released. I was just lusting over the new covers recently so I am happy to have stumbled upon your blog! Well done and thanks for making a great series attractive again!
Hi Cat, so glad you like them, hopefully they do the books justice. Happy reading,
Best,
Chris
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