This week we created book covers. I chose my favorite book Red Rising by Peirce Brown and made a cover for it. I used a fan art in the background and added text to it.
To create this book cover I first thought how to reflect the book the best in one image with it being visually appealing enough so that a customer would want to buy it. This book is about a bloody revolution of the people of mars who bleed red hence the overall red aesthetic . Red is an important color in the book since it is one of its biggest motifs. Next I added the wing as an overlay since the wing represents the main character “Darrow” in his god-like form. The storm in the background, the corpses on the ground, and the overlay give it a very chaotic look that correctly reflects how the events in the book are also very chaotic with much war and bloodshed. I then put the title big and bold at the top so it is clearly visible and added a small red glow to it. Adding the “#1 New York Times Bestselling Author” adds credibility to the Author whose name I put clearly visible on the bottom. Making this cover was quite enjoyable and hope to make many more.
