Book cover design and illustration
January 2023
About me
I am a freelance illustrator and graphic designer and based in London, providing a wide range of quality services for print and online media.
Contact details:
This portfolio is a collection of illustrations and designs for book covers in a variety of styles for different types of readers including adult fiction, teenage and young reader fiction and non-fiction.
• Telephone: 07504 663982
• Email: mail@garryrobson.co.uk
• Graphic design: www.garryrobson.co.uk
• Illustration: www.garryrobsonillustration.co.uk
I create illustrations using both digital and hand-made techniques and work in a number of different styles depending on the subject of each book.
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Contents of this portfolio
Page 4 - 7: Adult fiction / classics
Page 8 - 25: Young reader fiction / adventure
Page 26 - 31: Non-fiction
In addition to the finished book cover designs, the following pages also include some of the complete finished artwrok and illustrations.
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Artwork created using brushed ink and then recoloured in Adobe Illustrator.
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Final artwork created with print making and pen and ink, then recoloured in Adobe Illustrator.
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Artwork created with print making and pen and ink, then recoloured in Adobe Illustrator.
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Artwork created with print making and pen and ink, then recoloured in Adobe Illustrator.
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Artwork created with print making and pen and ink, then recoloured in Adobe Illustrator.
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Artwork created with print making and pen and ink, then recoloured in Adobe Illustrator.
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Artwork created using an oil pastel ‘scratch board’ technique and metallic paints for details such as leaves.
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Artwork created using an oil pastel ‘scratch board’ technique and metallic paints for details such as the eyes and leaves.
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Artwork created using an oil pastel ‘scratch board’ technique and metallic paints for details such as the eyes and leaves.
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Artwork (left) created using an oil pastel ‘scratch board’ technique and metallic paints for details such as the eyes and antlers.
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Artwork created with print making and brushed ink, then recoloured in Adobe Illustrator.
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Artwork created using print making and then recoloured with Adobe Illustrator.
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Artwork created using print making and pen and ink, then recoloured with Adobe Illustrator.
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