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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/122/122212/attachment_122212039 "\"Sillu Mitu\" is the second in a series of books. The first book, Nasu Rabi (Old Bear), follows Darius and his apprenticeship with the retired general, Arthengal. The two of them, and a bear named Antu, embark on a quest rescue Darius's mother from captivity.
The requirements for this design was as follows;
The cover should have the \"epic\" feel of a fantasy novel and should be reflective of scenes from the book. The land that they are travelling through in most of the book would be similar to southern Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. The mountains would be high altitude, similar to the Rocky Mountains. The plains would be similar in terrain to Nebraska.
The cities are all walled and the technology of the time is between 1st - 9th century AD.
To meet all the client requirements, I had to draw the whole scene from scratch, creating this original piece of art. There was a lot of research to be done to get the landscape right. It was a fun project and I enjoyed every bit working on it.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/118/118434/attachment_118434031 "\"A Queen To Come\" is the first novella of a trilogy that follows five Asters - humans with their own special form of magic - as they and their kingdom filled with Affinites - humans with an affinity for any specific skill - wait for the arrival of their Queen, who possesses a magic that hasn't existed in five hundred years.
For the cover, the client wanted to highlight a magical battle axe as the main element. She had specified how the axe should look like in her brief and I designed a concept for the weapon from scratch. I had to research and put lot of time and effort to get the axe right. I think I did a pretty good job with it. The client was very much satisfied with the results.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/85/8518/851864/1db346b6-d27b-4401-8537-52d708a73b14.jpg "\"A World To Lose\" is the second novella for the Asters Prequel Trilogy and the sequel to the book \"A Queen To Come\".
After I had designed the first book, the client handed over me to design the whole trilogy which was great and a huge responsibility. I had to follow the same layout but put time and effort on designing the main element for each of book.
The previous book it was a magical hammer, and for this one, it's a mystical dagger. I had to come up with the concept and create the weapon from scratch. The client was super helpful with the feedbacks and guided me on what she exactly wanted everything to look like.
This project was exciting and challenging and I enjoyed every bit of time working on it :)")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/93/9358/935858/4d7883b2-f577-460a-a018-ce364eaf0a42.jpg "\"A Threat To Remain\" is the third novella for the Asters Prequel Trilogy and the sequel to the book \"A World To Lose\".
After I had designed the first book, the client handed over me to design the whole trilogy which was great and a huge responsibility. I had to follow the same layout but put time and effort on designing the main element for each of book.
The previous books it was a magical hammer and a dagger. And for this one, it's a mystical whip. I had to come up with the concept and create the weapon from scratch. The client was super helpful with the feedback and guided me on what she exactly wanted everything to look like.
This project was exciting and challenging and I enjoyed every bit of time working on it :)")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/121/121010/attachment_121010085 "\"Grünes Gesindel\" is a steampunk fantasy involving Nörrgl, a mine dwelling goblin, who finds a magic chain. The client's requests were as follows;
1. The main character (a goblin) or definitive hints/parts of him. Complete would be preferable though.
2. a steampunk city, it's skyline or other definitive hints it is there.
3. The Brandenburger Tor or a recognizeable part of it.
(The center part would be important, never mind the side bits)
Preferences:
- Tonality: Chaotic humour
- Steampunk/magic
- A bit dark/gritty
- Exaggerated/fantastic
- Dynamic parts contrasted with a static background
- Illustration based
I originally designed the background which required me to do study and do my research on how steampunk streets look. The goblin design also pushed me to study basic anatomy of goblin like creature design. Enjoyed every part of this project :)")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/118/118112/attachment_118112956 "\"King's Imitation\" is a medieval fantasy that will eventually be a trilogy that revolves around four to five characters trying to get the throne back from a shapeshifter. It involves assassins, warrior princesses, thieves, soldiers, and mysterious, yellow, glowing shard of stone that has strange powers.
Since the series is called the Shards of Rul, the use of what is described as: a six inch shard of stone, like glass that glows with a yellow, ambient light and has red streaks shooting through it, was my main point of focus for the cover. The crown used in the series was also used to give the feeling of fighting for power.
The other two book covers will also focus on one of the main elements of respective stories.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/85/8519/851977/63d291b7-5bd6-497c-a334-ba671046c45e.jpg "\"A Shattering Truth\" is the book 2 of the medieval fantasy trilogy, \"The Shards of Rul\" and is the sequel to the \"King's Imitation\", the book 1 of the trilogy. The below is how the client wanted the cover to look like;
\"So, I want the same (as in \"King's Imitation\") sort of two color background ripped design. I think it would be awesome if the spines of the three books, lined up, look like a continuous pattern, meaning the rips of white and rips of color all line up, if that's not too hard.
The main focus this time is either a small hammer that seems to be made entirely of light/crystal light. And since there is a secondary item in the first book's title, a very old looking, thin book is a main part of this story as well.\"
I designed the book 1 as well so it was easier for me to take the same design style here as well. I had to come up with a concept design and create the main hammer for this cover.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/83/8394/839482/02aeab39-9943-45e9-99b1-ba653efef388.jpg "\"Another Fantasia\" is a fantasy ebook and the client wanted to include three man elements for the cover;
1)The 6 years old size of Brandon, the main character.
2)A flying dark dragon with wings
3)A western style of palace as a background.
He wanted;
\"I would like Brandon standing on the ground with his left hand holding a piccolo, with his head looking upwards looking at the dark dragon.
The dark dragon is probably I think is the main part in the cover, flying just above Brandon, looking downwards, like having eye contact with Brandon.\"
So accordingly I designed the artwork from scratch which allowed me to personalize every element to the client's needs.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/3109883/d3134faf-1b79-4a21-8ded-cc9107ce8380 "**This is a Personal Project**
\"This visual art represents death and its influence on souls. People, who are always burning with internal conflicts and pain, always look up to death as their only savior.\"
This is the story and the concept behind this digital painting.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/115/115880/attachment_115880666 "\"Fire Born\" is the first in a series about the rediscovery of magic set in a medieval alternative world. It follows the adventures of seven people during a period of oppression in the lands of Haast and Andriis by the controlling, ruthless Ministry.
For the cover design, the author had a base idea to begin with. I created this artwork by using his idea as the foundation concept.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/109/109377/attachment_109377500 "\"The Immortal Jackal\" is a Non-fictional book that talks about the ancient Egyptian god Anubis and his influence on culture. So for the design, I took elements like Anubis (obviously), Pyramids, Moon and stars. Instead of directly using a picture of Anubis, I wanted to convey Him as a god, not as a physical entity but as a spiritual being in which ancient Egyptians used to worship and believe. While doing my own research, I saw that the moon and stars have some sort of relationship with ancient Egyptian mythology, therefore thought of putting them in the design as well.
Above Anubis, I tried to designed a portal that connects the Afterlife. So bottom half of the cover represents this world where people and animals are there and through the God Anubis, they are guided to the Afterlife.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/103/103366/attachment_103366727 "Here I took more of a photo-realistic approach in designing this cover since it'll help to attract the eyes of every reader who passes by. The author wanted a burning crown but I went a step further and actually melted the end of the burning crown and the dripping stuff gets to where the title is. Tried my best to get that cinematic feel for this artwork.")
About
I'm a 26 year old postgraduate student and a freelance Digital Artist. Creating concept art and manipulations, started as hobby about 12 years ago and now here I am selling my service as a Professional Artist, for those who in need.
So go ahead, drop a message if you think I have all the skills for your cover art and I will get back to you ASAP :)
Visit: https://arjunajayofficial.artstation.com
Country:
United Kingdom.
Member since:
November 24, 2017
Reviews
"Another 5-Star rating to Arjuna. If there were 5 more stars I'd give him that, as well. This is my ninth project Arjuna has worked on for me. As always, the work was excellent and timely. His creativity is amazing. If you need a designer, this guy is yo..."
paulmD
reviewed about 3 years ago
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"Arjuna is fantastic to work with on a project... He's disciplined, forth-coming and always welcomes feedback. This is my 4th book cover with him... and I have nothing but praise for his work ethic and style. "
wordsmythe.canada
reviewed over 3 years ago
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"Arjuna does consistently FABULOUS book covers!! He is a pleasure to work with and has an intuitive sense of design that is very rare. Highly recommended!!! Jana Williams.ca"
wordsmythe.canada
reviewed over 3 years ago
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"This was my second book cover working with Arjuna and once again he delivered everything I wanted. Not only is he highly skilled and intuitive, his communication is prompt and professional. I highly recommend Arjuna for any design project that requires ..."
Daveespeut
reviewed about 4 years ago
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