April 19, 2014

The Grass Sweeper God by Doug Howery

Book Cover Artwork

Presentation

Here’s the cover art illustration for the book “The Grass Sweeper God” by the writer Dough Howery (self release, June 2014). This has been one of the wildest commissions I have ever had, as I had the challenge to depict a gay boy in a girl’s blouse being raped/beaten almost to death in a graveyard, with the fire spirit of a woman ascending from the tombstone next to him, and try to connect both characters somehow. This has its logic in the book, of course 🙂

But in the end I really enjoyed the process of this one. Had a fun vintage-shopping afternoon for some of the props I need for the photo-session and everything else came smoothly.

If you are interested into this story, check out Howery’s official website.

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About Mario Sánchez Nevado

Mario is the CEO of Aégis Illustration. He's a freelance Illustrator and Art Director based in Madrid (Spain), and works creating covers for music bands and publishing houses all over the world. He also develops the role of Art Director and Manager of the international artistic collective Hysterical Minds. Also, he writes Photoshop Tutorials from time to time and teaches digital imaging and self-management for creatives.