My most recent draft of a fantasy book cover. See below for information about the images from diviantART that I used in this composite. |
That's Daveed down there in the lower right corner. He has been carefully crafted to have a human appearance, but he is a Luk'ie, a being with the special ability to communicate with the Sedronic Domain.
The 3 Domains of the Universe
The Luk'ie normally inhabit the Hierion Domain, and in this image that's where Daveed is, but he's just about to cross over into the Domain of we Earthlings. There, just on the other side of the Hierion Tube, is a pek, ready to pull Daveed through the Tube to where she is waiting, on Earth.
Don't be disoriented by the mismatch between the gravitational field of Earth and that being experienced by Daveed. The Hierion Domain is like a bridge that connects the Hadronic Domain of our daily existence to the Sedronic Domain. The Hierion Domain exists outside of the usual flow of time as we experience it here on Earth.
Image Credits
the magical pek |
Kayla Davion |
I modified the eyes, ears and nose to create a non-human elf-like appearance.
The pek are artificial life forms and able to take on any desired shape and form. However, in my attempt to create the feel of a fantasy book cover, I tried to use a well-known fantasy element. I fear that the pointy elf ear is not easy to notice among the decorative leaves on her head. Also, the pointy nose does not show up well unless you zoom in.
stock background image #46 by user lifeblue at deviantART |
There are several other images (including #61 and #70) in lifeblue's background gallery that struck me as possible representations of a portal between our world and the Hierion Domain, but #46 was my favorite.
The large swinging door is what prompted me to tilt the portal by 90 degrees, allowing everything to fit more gracefully onto a vertically-oriented book cover.
jason aaron baca dec3068free vas |
The vase became a way to magically link the two characters at the interface between the two Domains.
I fear that my instincts are still largely based on science fiction themes, but hopefully my lighting effects are able to pass as magical rather than disrupting the fantasy theme with the feel of SciFi laser beams.
Science and Magic by Thomas |
brooch detail |
Be sure to take a look at the high resolution version of this drawing that is available for download.
belt detail (source) |
How is this for a super power: "give everyone cancer by talking to them".
Wait...I've known some people like that...
fake magazine cover |
source |
Next: another fantasy book cover by Thomas Iwedon's Return to Tar'tron.
More imaginary book covers
visit the Gallery of Book and Magazine Covers |
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