Month: April 2016

Exhibits

elee Exhibits 0 Comment

For those lucky enough to be living close or traveling near, here are a couple of Pre-Raphaelite exhibitions still on show:

London:

Pre-Raphaelites on Paper: Victorian Drawings from the Lanigan Collection is on show at the Leighton House Museum from 12 February – 29 May 2016

Liverpool:

Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion’ is at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool until June 5 (www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker)
Read more at http://www.countrylife.co.uk/art-and-antiques/pre-raphaelites-beauty-and-rebellion-exhibition-review-84821#JhA4EYfjG3m1H0om.99

Cover Art – Photo Stock

elee Book Cover Art 0 Comment

I admit that I love photo stock. Book cover designers do too. Perhaps too much. This lady’s back has inspired a record number of covers.

fatal

 

 

 

 

 

 

This group didn’t do anything to alter the photo except to flip it. “Ivy” is about a fictitious Pre-Raphaelite artist and his red-headed model.
ivy

 

 

 

 

Here I can only cringe along with the book publishers.
Oops

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally there are some designs you shouldn’t attempt to recreate. Case in point: “Look Who’s Back” which has won design awards. You can tell exactly who it is at 100 paces. Not one to mess with.
look

Pre-Raphaelite Cover Art

elee Book Cover Art 1 Comment

books1

 

 

 

 

 

 

books2

For book cover designers Pre-Raphaelite paintings are a popular option for classic literature and historical fiction. These examples have nothing to do with the Pre-Raphaelites or their circle but are certainly eye catching. Rossetti gets the lion’s share of covers but Hunt does have this image on pita chips that are quite tasty!pitachips