more insight on Penric's Progress cover
Aha. Don Dos Santos has done a little piece on the progress of Penric (or at least his cover.)
http://www.muddycolors.com/2019/09/pe...
As is not unusual, what goes on behind the scenes is not necessarily what one might construe. Always interesting to get a glimpse into process.
I rather like those first two sketches, although I have no idea what the bloody knife is about in the one. There will be a second volume later in 2020, to be titled Penric's Travels and containing "Penric's Mission", "Mira's Last Dance", and "The Prisoner of Limnos", so there's a chance for another go on the puzzle of portraying Penric (and the invisible Desdemona.)
Ta, L.
http://www.muddycolors.com/2019/09/pe...
As is not unusual, what goes on behind the scenes is not necessarily what one might construe. Always interesting to get a glimpse into process.
I rather like those first two sketches, although I have no idea what the bloody knife is about in the one. There will be a second volume later in 2020, to be titled Penric's Travels and containing "Penric's Mission", "Mira's Last Dance", and "The Prisoner of Limnos", so there's a chance for another go on the puzzle of portraying Penric (and the invisible Desdemona.)
Ta, L.
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Sep 10, 2019 05:05PM
Fascinating reading about his process. Should have been older women than I see in the picture but it is very cool.
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That is neat!! (And yeah, they are all good pictures -- I do think the "feel" of the first ones is probably best with the one that got picked, personally.)
Interesting though it doesn't capture Des and Pen for me. Clearly a brilliant artist but... I responded better to the Orphans cover.
I love Dan Dos Santos' covers and was happy your book (and hopefully the next) was getting such a good artist. Thank you for the link, it was interesting.I loved Knife Children, by the way, and can't wait for the print version. (I pre-ordered it from Subterranean.) The first time I read the Sharing Knife books I liked them but didn't love them, but when I reread them all in a row, no gaps, they grew on me immensely and I love the feeling of how things not only change but just keep going and changing again.
Some of the original sketches, I see, had much less fleshly looking representations of Des, which might have been less confusing.L.
Also btw, I just got a sneak peek at the finished cover art for Penric's Travels, the second 3-novella collection that will follow next Spring. I think it works very well, and y'all will be pleased. It will be available later, closer to pub, to show off when it gets its lettering.Ta, L.
Lois wrote: "Also btw, I just got a sneak peek at the finished cover art for Penric's Travels, the second 3-novella collection that will follow next Spring. I think it works very well, and y'all will be pleased..."Looking forward to it. Cover art is fun to see, and the library where I work will enjoy having copies on the shelf. I own all the Penric's in eBook and Audiobook formats.
A little disappointing that Penric is fully clothed and Amberein, Helvia, or whoever are fully not-clothed. I liked the more ethereal proposals better. Will make a striking and successful cover, to be sure. Very capable.
