I recently spoke to the illustrator behind the cover of Book 1, Michael Rea, and realised I really need to share more of his work, because he's fantastic, and a nice chap to boot.
This was drawn in pencil, then painted with gouache. I colour on top of it digitally, which keeps the nice variety of tones but without having to mix a new colour every time...
http://www.michaelreaillustration.com...
This was drawn in pencil, then painted with gouache. I colour on top of it digitally, which keeps the nice variety of tones but without having to mix a new colour every time...