![]() I chose a red/brown color that represented the Rocinante’s panels and also the bloodshed from conflict. To maintain consistency, this cover also kept to a similar concept: 2 central figures in vector art, (hand-drawn) highlights in the accent color, and some background elements that would represent some of the motion and action happening in this scene. I instead included the gunship Rocinante to have a dynamic between the two figures. While my classmates mentioned that the hybrid wasn’t too creepy, I decided to not have it up front and center as it was difficult to get the detail right on it. Again there are the orbital mirrors over Ganymede which I decided to replace with the gunship Rocinante.įor Caliban’s War, I knew I wanted to feature Protomolecule hybrid warrior (“Project Caliban”) that was engineered by a corporation at the heart of war-sparking conspiracy. For her hair, I used a Surface Pen to make shorter work of getting lines in place different clumps, then joined them together make a contiguous shape. I decided to keep to the reference’s style of a two-tone figure, with the “brightened” portion of the body a different color, so I adapted the isolated portion with some modification. While I initially wanted to experiment with sentence casing for the title, I eventually kept to a bold all caps to respect the hierarchy and maintain a consistent feel.Īs for the central figure, I used the poster as a reference image to start drawing out Julie Mao with the Pen tool. The type used is D-DIN and D-DIN Expanded, which is close to the FF-DIN used in the show’s title cards. I decided to keep the textual information simple so that I could focus on the central artwork. I first fixed the layout of the poster in Adobe Illustrator with the necessary text for the book’s title. ![]() The potato on the side was supposed to be Eros station, which I later decided not to include. Light spoilers for The Expanse books and TV series follows. It explores what happens when powers and corporations try to exploit a mysterious new force that no one understands, and how inequality brings about strength and determination. I am also a follower of the series and it is quite something - a strong sci-fi opera with a realistically built world rooted in physics and social dynamics. ![]() Adapted into an online TV series in 2015 on Syfy then Amazon Prime Video, the books and show have gained a strong following and is now in its 3rd season with a 4th in production. Corey chronicles the appearance of an alien substance known as the Protomolecule in this new world, and how it changes the dynamics between the planetary nations of Earth, Mars and the Belt. The Expanse universe created by James S.A. However, a mystery lies beyond the stars and threatens to change everything. ![]() Humanity has colonized the solar system: the Moon, Mars and the Asteroid Belt and beyond. Coreyġ2" x 8.6" Book Covers, 60lbs paper Print/Illustration 2019 Individual Project Rong Kang, Chewįeaturing graphic elements from The Expanse TV Show, and a continuous evolution of the Protomolecule on the spine. Leviathan Wakes, Caliban’s War, Abaddon’s Gate Books by James S.A. Apologies for the out-of-focus photos, there are better close-ups in the rest of this post. ![]()
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