My latest uni project is to design a full cover for a book titled the end of the line.
The book details the dangers of over fishing in the worlds oceans and the effect it will have on the world as a whole.
After giving the brief some thought i decided to focus on the shocking more doom and gloom aspect of the message.
I wanted to create a cover that was moody with a narrative that shows that if current rates of fishing continue it would mean the end of the fishing industry.
I decided upon this image (above), a fishing boat about to be engulfed by a looming wave in a black violent sea features on the cover. The spine continues the sea round to an image of the boat submerged in water on the back cover leaving space for a blurb above the sea line.
The text was designed to look like the ships name worn with time and was done in red as it would stand out from the image despite being small. I decided to keep my use of the red to a minimum to really bring the text to life.
The piece is all done in ink with dip pen and paint brush. If I was to do the piece again i would probably review the composition to create a more interesting angle, I would also look at adding a rain effect which I had been working on but hadn't mastered in time for it to feature on the final piece.
All in all I am pretty pleased with the way the cover has come out particularly the way in which I have managed to capture the characteristics of the sea that I wanted.
