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Make Art That Sells Week 3: Storybook Cover

October 27, 2013
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This week in the e-course I am taking, Make Art That Sells, we were tasked to design a book cover or two page spread for an old Russian folktale, The Language of the Birds. I had so much fun working on this, I wanted to share images of my entire process so you can see how it evolved. I think I'm going to work on a few pages of the interior so I can add it to my portfolio.

In design process, illustration Tags book cover, book cover design, children's book, children's book cover, cover design, illustration, russian folktale, storybook cover, storybook design, the language of the birds
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