INNOCENT ROSE

TYPE : BOOK COVER DESIGN, COVER ART DESIGN

Project Brief

My Client, Skyelani Raye who is a young Book Writer needed an eyecatching book cover that could grab the interest of a viewer. She wanted to use a “Dying Rose” to symbolize her main character of the book and gave me the liberty to lead with that. She also provided me with a reference image of what she had in mind.

 

Reference Object

This is the reference image my client provided and I visualised how I can make the final product work out in the best way possible. Client wanted to use an illustration but I suggested her that a real rose (Photoshopped to look wilting) would look far more bold and viewers could see the details of the Dying Rose. She agreed and I started the work of creating the perfect Dying Rose for the cover.

 

Original Rose

After searching through loads of Stock Images, I came across this one and I knew this was the one. So, I downloaded it and started photoshopping it.

 

Work-in-Progress

rose 1
rose 2
rose 3
rose final petal

Here are some stages of turning the original rose into a slowly wilting one using photoshop. I also added a falling petal for capturing the essence of a Dying Rose better.

Magnified View of Edited Image

A magnified view of the visual effects added to the rose.

FINAL WORK​

Changes Made

  • ◆ Background Removal of Rose & replacement of stem
  • ◆ Wilting Visual Effects added to the Rose
  • ◆ Falling petal added
  • ◆ Title and Author's Name
  • ◆ Flare added for depth in the background

Client was impressed of the final product and was glad I came up with the idea of using a real rose instead of an illustration. She thought the book cover actually reflected her content and it captured the essence of her main character.

Mockups

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