COVER ART BEFORE TEXT
When artist Victor Mosquera created art for my novel, he did so without title, author name, and quotes. Here it is! The final cover below it.
Tor’s art department, run by the inimitable Irene Gallo, did the typography, of course, and I must say they did a great job presenting the title, which in itself (I humbly think) grabs a lot of attention. On the final cover, you can see slight differences in the artwork on the upper half, where the art department added some textures to it to help be a backdrop to the typography. I also love the way each word sits on (dare I say it?) an ultra thin line that gives it even more depth.
I just think the pairing of Victor’s art and Tor’s art department has produced an absolutely wonderful cover. Early word from friends, family, and social media seems to agree!
Here’s where I saw the original art: http://cghub.com/images/view/816804/.
And here’s one of several of his gallery websites. There’s some great stuff there! http://www.krop.com/victormosquera/#/
