Final Venice Chronicles cover!
Unfortunately I lost the rough thumbnail I had done for the Gondola piece. The basic layout though started as a vertical one with me drawing on the footsteps of a canal and Marit passing on a gondola. I wanted a lot of water to fill a good amount of the cover, so to fit the title in white. When I started drawing it though I kept on adding details on the left and I ended up with more of an horizontal layout. Here’s a couple of different designs for the cover, trying to use a little bit more of the artwork in the first one.
Ultimately I went back to the first idea and decided I didn’t need the subtitle. So here it is finally the cover for the Venice Chronicles!
The book is about to go to print, it will be available in October, it’ll be distributed by the fine folks at AdHouse Books! We’ll be at APE with it. Unfortunately I won’t be making it to ComicCon this year but I am planning to make some postcards to send down with a few of the friends attending.
All the steps of the “Making of” this cover are here: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh post.
July 11th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Hey Enrico,
That final cover is sweet. I’ll definitely be ordering a copy when its possible.
Peace.
July 11th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
The cover looks great Enrico, brings a smile on my face
July 11th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
How neat! It really gave me a feeling of what maybe the story promises to be about — the feeling of some kind of connection between the little man on the steps and the little woman on the boat…
So cool how the final really seems to sing a little more than the others — really worth all the changes you did to get there!
I really enjoy looking at your watercolors, sir!
July 11th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Looks beautiful!
July 11th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Perfect, eye catching, speaks of Venice. The blue water is beautiful. Your wife is featured which is important part of the book. Great cover!!!!
You have to check out Kepler’s book store in Menlo Park where there is lot of soccer moms dreaming of Venice. Also, give me postcards. I will ask my friend who is owner of Pilate studios to carry the postcards.
cK
July 11th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
oh so nice!
July 12th, 2008 at 3:13 am
Buongiorno signor Enrico, c’è qualche speranza che lei proponga questo libro anche a un editore italiano?
July 12th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Gorgeous. Funny that you mentioned Richard Scarry earlier- your work here has that same sense of a world filled with energy and positivity that I used to really tap into as a kid (unconsciously, I guess) in the Scarry books.
Lovely stuff!
July 12th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
It’s wonderful! What a sunny and peaceful atmosphere, you have worked your magic once again.
Looking forward to October…
July 12th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
it’s gorgeous. Love the tone, feel the content before even reading the title. In fact, my eyes for from the guy drawing to the title, then to the girl, then back to the title. bravo!
July 12th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
:] I’m getting a copy alright !
July 12th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Sweet and Lovely!
July 13th, 2008 at 6:21 am
I love this!! Bravissimo, strong and cute.
July 13th, 2008 at 9:11 am
The final cover looks gorgeous Enrico. Happy to hear that you found a publisher. I’ll have to make a trip back to the Bay area to pick up a copy at APE.
July 13th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Gabe- thanks man, appreciate. I will take orders through this blog as well.
Pascal- yay, smile is good!
Anonimous- thank you so much Sir ! Glad to hear.
Amelia- thanks!
cK- thanks for the suggestions … connecting with local bookstores can be painstaking but it’s always important … especially for a selfpublished book like this … I will be sure to give you some of the postcards (printing them this coming week)
Nat- thank you.
Ketty- ma sai che non ho ancora parlato a nessun editore in italia … mi farebbe molto piacere avere una versione italiana … ora come ora c’e’ in programma una francese …
hai mica dei sugerimenti a livello di editori adatti ? Chiedero’ un po’ in giro.
JP- thanks, that’s a big compliment !!
Alexander- thank you! Will be sure to make it available here online as well.
anonymous – very happy to hear the composition is working … took some time …
blauereiter- arigatou !!!
Nancy- thanks for the support!!!
Daniele- Grazie !
John Hoffman- thanks man, well I am selfpublishing it … AdHouse will take care of distribution. Where are you at now ? East coast?
thanks for the support everyone very appreciated !!
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July 13th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I’m up in the Portland area.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Enrico
Much with the YAY! on this cover.
Can’t wait to see it all together after following it all through.
Ted
July 14th, 2008 at 3:53 am
I can’t wait for this, it looks amazing.
July 14th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Grazie della risposta!
Bene, la Francia è sempre attenta a libri di questa qualità!
Per l’Italia invece…
Spero che lei trovi un editore “di varia” cioè un editore di libri e non di fumetti, perchè altrimenti rischierebbe di rimanere in un povero scaffale di fumetteria. E’ da qualche anno che non seguo la Fiera del libro per ragazzi di Bologna quindi non sono ben aggiornata sulle ultime produzioni e le collane, ma penso e spero che lei trovi un grosso editore, come Mondadori (non so se l’art director della sezione ragazzi sia ancora Fernando Ambrosi, mi ricordo che amava molto il fumetto), Piemme o Salani.
Comunque sempre più editori di varia si stanno interessando alle Graphic Novel (vanno di moda ormai), quindi credo lei non avrà nessuna difficoltà a trovare un buon editore da noi.
Un grosso saluto!
ketty
July 14th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Evviva e’ bellissima! Congratulazioni e in bocca al lupo per il libro!
July 14th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
the new book looks amazing!I’ll look for it in amazon!Good luck and best wishes!
July 16th, 2008 at 10:39 am
The cover looks great! It has such a nice feeling.
July 16th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
John- Oh I see … cool, good to hear.
Ted, Eric – Thanks !!!
Ketty- grazie per i sugerimenti … vedremo un po’ di sondare le acque …
Alessandra- grazie tanto!
Douglas- thanks … and it will also be available here directly from me for order.
Daniel- thanks man, appreciate you dropping a line … your totoro auction piece is beautiful !
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:38 am
Enrico e’ bellissima!!
Speriamo proprio che tu riesca a trovare un editore anche da noi!!
A proposito di acquerelli, di Venezia e di Sketch-Crawling, mi dimentico sempre di chiederti se conosci un libro intitolato “Diario Veneziano” di Huck Scarry. Alcuni degli scorci sono veramente molto belli…
baci,
Gaia
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Dimenticata… potresti provare a contattare la Pavesio editore. Pubblica credo soltanto graphic novels, e’ la casa editrice che in Italia pubblica “I Maser” di Frezzato!
Incrocio le dita…