Space Art by Christopher Doll

Tag: Book Cover Art

  • Cover Art Reveal – Random Walk by Rachel Lulich

    Cover Art Reveal – Random Walk by Rachel Lulich

    I’ve been working with author Rachel Lulich on this piece for her first book, Random Walk – Book One of the Fractured Galaxy Series. It’s a 30″ x 20″ painting, casein on illustration board with some digital touch-ups in Photoshop.

    Random Walk – Full Artwork

    This was a fun project that included a fiery red nebula and a near-future NASA-style spacecraft. I wanted to capture a classic, retro-science fiction look with this image.

    Here’s the back cover description:

    Three Astronauts. One Impossible Journey.

    Derek Williams, Jacob Mendez, and Vicky Abrams have trained for years to helm the first manned spaceflight launched by US Air Force Space Command. The Pioneer�s mission is simple � test the experimental new Hawking Engine, designed to take them to Mars faster than any manned craft has travelled before. But when the engine reaches full capacity, the craft unexpectedly hurtles into the unknown.

    With power levels falling and communications offline, the crew must face the unbelievable truth � The Pioneer is lightyears from Earth in uncharted space.

    Far from the safety of their simulators and support from Ground Control, Derek, Jacob, and Vicky are challenged to the end of their abilities to keep the ship safe � and survive long enough to find a way home.

    For more about Fractured Galaxy, follow Fractured Galaxy and Rachel Lulich on Twitter. Rachel also has an Indiegogo Campaign where details on the book will be available soon.

  • Latest Cover Art – Becky Chambers’ Record of a Spaceborn Few

    Latest Cover Art – Becky Chambers’ Record of a Spaceborn Few

    It’s set to be released this coming July but you can pre-order it now.

    Record of a Spaceborn Few

    This piece was made digitally. The spaceship, an Exodan Homesteader, was entirely hand-drawn in Photoshop with my Wacom Intuos tablet. These are old colony ships, and have spent hundreds of years in space and have gone through generations of renovations and improvements.

    When I was first given the assignment, I had no description of the spacecraft but my art director definitely wanted a spacecraft in a nebula. My first sketches had a totally different spaceship but I was happy with the color scheme. After the first drafts were complete, I received a book excerpt with descriptions of these vast spacecraft, and her own sketches. Becky had even cobbled together a paper model of the ship as she envisioned it.

    With all the new information at hand, I went back and re-drew the Exodan Homesteader in similar colors to work with the background.

    I highly recommend Becky Chambers’ books. She’s doing fantastic work and I am thrilled to have been a small part of her commercial publications.

    Closed and Common Orbit – Becky Chambers

    A Closed and Common Orbit

    And her debut novel, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

    A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

    I have previously written about my work on the covers for Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. It has had several iterations before the final US release by HarperCollins.

  • Book Cover – The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

    Book Cover – The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

    Author Becky Chambers is preparing to release her first Science Fiction novel, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. Becky contacted me Spring of 2014, looking for cover art for her book and the finished cover is finally revealed.

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  • Book Cover Art

    Book Cover Art

    In conjunction with my good friend Andrew McDonald, a talented photographer and all-around creative individual, I’ve put together a few samples of cover art for books. These could be used for printed or electronic books, and can be formatted to fit a variety of sizes. Enjoy, and check out more of Andrew’s photography on his site!

    Cover Art with Photos by Andrew McDonald

     

    Cover Art – Christopher Doll

    And here are a few using my own Space & Science Fiction art: