JULY CONTEST: Design a book cover for the Wizard of Oz

sufitch · 17 Jul 2020, 21:28

@Chip-Valecek ![alt text]( image url) Hello! feeling a little timid. This is my first post ever. Happy to be here and looking forward to lots of feedback from you all!

carrieannebrown · 17 Jul 2020, 22:39

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Graham Williams · 18 Jul 2020, 16:57

Hi everyone at SVS forums,
This was a great contest idea. I'm looking forward to seeing the other submissions. There are already some great ones and all are very unique! - Graham

website: grahamwilliamsart.com
instagram: grahamwilliams401

JoshuaDages · 19 Jul 2020, 14:30

@JessicaStauffer I really love the art style of this. The character design is unique and there is so much to discover!

JoshuaDages · 19 Jul 2020, 14:57

@DKRyland I really love this. I could see this as the cover for a 1930's Futurist re-write of Dorthy's adventures or something. Really beautiful portrayal of Oz. The vintage textures are terrific!

JoshuaDages · 19 Jul 2020, 15:29

Hi Everyone! Here's my submission this month. I wanted to do something completely different than I've ever seen for an OZ cover. Coincidentally, I've been working on my own version of this story for about a year now, so this was super fun to work on for me! Hope you enjoy!

19 Jul 2020, 18:51

Hi everyone, here is my entry for this month's contest.

JessicaStauffer · 19 Jul 2020, 22:48

@JoshuaDages Thank you so much! I really love the green glow of everything and the texture on your piece, it just makes it feel like there is something beyond !

Ross Cuellar 0 · 20 Jul 2020, 00:36

@JessicaStauffer LOVE the tin man and the Lions posture!

JessicaStauffer · 20 Jul 2020, 02:04

@Ross-Cuellar-0 Thank you! I took the gesture drawing and character design classes SVS has and they helped me soooo much with the design/movement in the characters. I was really happy with how they turned out!

rachelpenman · 20 Jul 2020, 10:44

Rachel Penman
www.rachelpenman.co.uk

(it was on the image...no idea where it went!!)

JoshuaDages · 20 Jul 2020, 12:55

@JessicaStauffer Thank you!

allidryer · 20 Jul 2020, 20:53

Hello all - here is my submission:

Quackamos · 20 Jul 2020, 21:30

Here is my completed piece, I wanted to do something also in the graphic novel/comic style, and as well as incorporate a hint of the "rubber hose" style of cartoons for fun! I'm nervous posting, but I really want to try get more pieces in my portfolio this year. :' )

Sasha Contreras · 24 Jul 2020, 00:45

My entry for the Wizard of Oz book cover illustration

Eric Droke · 21 Jul 2020, 03:43

Here's my post for the July contest. It was a challenge working with such an iconic piece of literature. It was tough trying to avoid the original aesthetic, not to mention the movie's influence. I'm still very new to this, so definitely a good challenge for me.

These are the gifts (in the book) given by the Wizard: a silk heart filled with sawdust for the Tin Man, a scoop of bran filled with pins and needles ("bran new brains") for the Scarecrow, and a bottle of "courage" potion for the Lion. (Also, Dorothy's shoes are silver in the book.) All these things were just substitutes for the real gifts acquired along the journey on the yellow brick road... love, wisdom, courage, and a way home. Hope you enjoy!

jdubz · 22 Jul 2020, 17:30

Here's my submission. I'm kind of out in the weeds on this one a bit because it's more of an adaptation of the book, but I really wanted to push myself with mixing styles and I've really been wanting to practice some graphic novel looks, so here we go

Nyrryl Cadiz · 21 Jul 2020, 04:53

@Quackamos it’s so cute!!!! This looks like it could be the cover of a comics