‘Rise of China’ Spectator cover
Cover art for Spectator Australia. The story I was provided warns of China’s growth and power, and how it affects Australia and the US.
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Finished art
The Process
First I draw a quick thumbnail rough (below) to show the editor the composition I have in mind.
Thumbnail Rough
Then I use the thumb as a basis for a quick rough (below):
Rough
Then I polish it up into a clean sketch (in layout, below):
Sketch
Then I ink and colour, checking the art looks good in the magazine’s ‘furniture’ (ie. the title and type around it).
Finished art (in layout, below):
Cover layout
But in between me drawing this and publication, The Spectator decided to change their cover layout, so the image was cropped by the art department and published like this:
Published cover
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i love it
Thuis is another great cover. I love the fact you haven’t made the Panda agressive. It’s just doing what it’s doing. It could’ve so easily become another fear laden dog whistle image seen elsewhere.
Well done.
I love these posts.
Thank you kindly, guys. It spurs me on to get comments like these. And I’m glad you noticed the passive panda, John.
Anton, love the panda.. An almost passive aggressive vibe to it which I think works well to capture the US/AUS and China relationship. The oil barrel is a great touch also.