Layers of Vision. The Making of a Cover.

My artist Amalia Chitulescu works with me as if she's psychic. She understands the mood and tone I want for my covers, and the results-- if I may say so-- are spectacular.
When I was sending her notes about the direction for the cover of The Forest Bull, she immediately keyed on what I was attempting to describe.
We began with the forest primeval. Simple enough, but the quality of the first image is stellar.






So the mood is set. It's deep, ancient, and a touch threatening, just as it should be. T...