Tumblr (3.0; @shanerebenschied)http://blot.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ugamt2ps1qbq6rso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Blood Winter</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>Blood Winter</em> by Diana Pharaoh Francis and published by Pocket Books.</p> <p>See the cover on the <a href="http://www.dianapfrancis.com/2012/05/29/oh-hell-yeah/" title="See the cover on the author's Web site" target="_blank">author’s Web site</a> or pre-order it from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Winter-Diana-Pharaoh-Francis/dp/1451613865/" title="Pre-order the book from Amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/24067431733http://blot.com/post/24067431733Wed, 30 May 2012 09:25:00 -0700book jacketsillustration2012<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lv3lewfU1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>My Chemical Mountain</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>My Chemical Mountain</em> by Corina Vacco, published by Delacorte Books and Art Directed by Kenny Holcomb.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Chemical-Mountain-Corina-Vacco/dp/0385742428/" title="Read more on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Read more about this book on Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/23766469757http://blot.com/post/23766469757Fri, 25 May 2012 18:06:57 -0700illustrationbook jackets2012<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e62hbMR71qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Amber House</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>Amber House</em> by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed, Larkin Reed, published by Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic), and Art Directed by Whitney Lyle.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amber-House-Kelly-Moore/dp/0545434165/" title="Read more about the book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Read more about the book on Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/23498816573http://blot.com/post/23498816573Mon, 21 May 2012 14:23:00 -0700book jackets2012illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2rckqLdos1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Lies and Omens</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>Lies and Omens</em> by Lyn Benedict and published by Penguin.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lies-Omens-Shadows-Inquiries-Novel/dp/1937007502/" title="Read more about the book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Read more about the book on Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/21418569278http://blot.com/post/21418569278Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:05:14 -0700Illustration2011book jackets<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2c385Fvx91qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Falling Kingdoms</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for Morgan Rhodes’ (Michelle Rowen) <em>Falling Kingdoms</em>, published by Razorbill (Penguin) and Art Directed by Emily Osborne. This series is billed as “<em>Game of Thrones</em> for teens” and I’m really excited to be working on these covers.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Falling-Kingdoms-Morgan-Rhodes/dp/1595145842/" title="Read more about the book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Read more about the book on Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/20921941737http://blot.com/post/20921941737Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:19:00 -0700book jackets2012illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2abxglnQu1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Hallowed Ones</em></p> <p>Wraparound cover illustration for Laura Bickle’s <em>The Hallowed Ones</em>, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Art Directed by Carol Chu. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Hallowed-Ones-Laura-Bickle/dp/0547859260/" title="See the book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">See the book on Amazon.com</a>.</p> <p>Click the image to see a larger version.</p>http://blot.com/post/20865515379http://blot.com/post/20865515379Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:32:00 -0700book jackets2012illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ab6kp2s11qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>A Soldier’s Secret</em></p> <p>Cover illustration for Marissa Moss’ <em>A Soldier’s Secret</em>, published by Abrams and Art Directed by Sarah Edward-Corbett. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Secret-Incredible-Story-Edmonds/dp/1419704273/" title="See the book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">See the book on Amazon.com</a>.</p> <p>As this book is about a woman masquerading as a man during the Civil War, the type treatment divides the cover in half with the top being the “male” half, and the bottom being the female half.</p>http://blot.com/post/20864484735http://blot.com/post/20864484735Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:15:00 -0700book jackets2012illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzysepVrJ1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>A Deeper Darkness</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>A Deeper Darkness</em> by J.T. Ellison and Art Directed by Sean Kapitain at Harlequin. See the cover on the <a href="http://www.jtellison.com/a-deeper-darkness-sam-owens-1/" title="See the book on the author's Web site" target="_blank">author’s Web site here</a>, or on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deeper-Darkness-J-T-Ellison/dp/0778313204/" title="See the book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/17180854037http://blot.com/post/17180854037Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:31:00 -0700book jackets2012illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn0zhZPyd1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Monster Variations</em></p> <p>Cover illustration for <em>Monster Variations</em> by Daniel Kraus. <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/95626/the-monster-variations-by-daniel-kraus/9780385737333/" title="Book cover on RandomHouse.com" target="_blank">See the cover on Random House’s Web site</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/16790169342http://blot.com/post/16790169342Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:50:00 -0700book jackets2012illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymuyaxbvs1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Raven King</em></p> <p>Self promotional</p>http://blot.com/post/16781751239http://blot.com/post/16781751239Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:39:00 -0700self promotional2009illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymuqz4tKZ1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Fruit Cellar</em></p> <p><em>Self promotional</em></p>http://blot.com/post/16781478616http://blot.com/post/16781478616Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:35:00 -0700self promotional2009illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymuoatEqK1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Oltremare</em></p> <p>Self promotional</p>http://blot.com/post/16781378596http://blot.com/post/16781378596Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:33:00 -0700self promotional2009illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymukw0ZOE1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>In the Distance</em></p> <p>Self promotional</p>http://blot.com/post/16781253804http://blot.com/post/16781253804Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:31:00 -0700self promotional2008illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymue9NgFH1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Underestimated</em></p> <p>Self promotional.</p>http://blot.com/post/16781006905http://blot.com/post/16781006905Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:27:00 -0700self promotional2008illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxr3obPoB51qbq6rso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Ghost of Graylock</em></p> <p>Cover illustration for Dan Poblocki’s new book <em>The Ghost of Graylock</em>, published by Scholastic.</p>http://blot.com/post/15783906932http://blot.com/post/15783906932Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:04:00 -0700book jackets2012illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfsi2FIKN1qbq6rso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Ghost of Graylock</em> - comp</p> <p>One of the initial comps for <em>The Ghost of Graylock</em> by Dan Poblocki. We went with another one of the comps, but I liked this direction as well.</p>http://blot.com/post/11747041349http://blot.com/post/11747041349Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:15:00 -0700book jackets2011illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmngclid5U1qbq6rso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Witch of Blackbird Pond</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>The Witch of Blackbird Pond</em> by Elizabeth George Speare.</p>http://blot.com/post/6434407425http://blot.com/post/6434407425Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:38:00 -0700book jackets2011illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lihm8i8jCx1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Cast in Ruin</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for Michelle Sagara’s latest <em>Chronicles of Elantra</em> series titled <em>Cast in Ruin</em>.</p>http://blot.com/post/4035796456http://blot.com/post/4035796456Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:45:00 -0700book jackets2011illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lihm1u41Yr1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Sorceress Wars</em></p> <p>A rejected comp from a client project.</p>http://blot.com/post/4035710215http://blot.com/post/4035710215Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:41:00 -0700book jackets2011illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh6se4a1o81qbq6rso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Memory Boy</em> - comp</p> <p>Rejected client cover comp for Will Weaver’s book <em>Memory Boy</em>, that I was rather fond of.</p>http://blot.com/post/3506359987http://blot.com/post/3506359987Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:51:00 -0700book jackets2011illustration