These days, it’s not often that I get to draw skeletons. When I was younger my illustrations were frequntly on the macabre side and usually based around, sci-fi/swords and sorcery themes. This illustration was a great way to spice up an already exciting month of projects. First I created a really tight pencil drawing then scanned it, touched it up in Photoshop, and added the color in Painter. The Artwork was then exported as a TIFF and the layout and additonal color tweaks were done in Photoshop.
Here’s what Steven Hagy, the author, had to say:
“I love the book cover that Clay designed for me. He listened patiently as I described my vision, then, he illustrated it. I made suggestions, and he fine-tuned it. His illustration accurately depicts the contents of my book and by trying various color schemes, he was able to reflect its mood also. The illustration is a beautiful work of art and… it’s on my book. I’m very happy.”
Steve Hagy Author of “A Pirate’s Fate”
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