{"id":4929,"date":"2017-01-25T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T05:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellest.com\/?p=4929"},"modified":"2017-02-08T08:20:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T13:20:41","slug":"cover-art-maelstrom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/cover-art-maelstrom\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Art – The Maelstrom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there folks! \u00a0Today we’re going to show off the last sequel property we’re bringing you through 2018 (not counting whatever sequels will make their way into the Tales of Tellest, Volume Two short story collection).<\/p>\n

The cover for The Maelstrom<\/em> is one of my absolute favorites. \u00a0Leo did a fabulous job making not only a beautiful cover, but helping us come up with an awesome new race of creatures. \u00a0Let’s dive right in, and see the process.<\/p>\n

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So, when we started, Leo knew that The Maelstrom<\/em> would involve “demons.” \u00a0There was more to it than that, of course, but we sometimes have translation issues since we’re on different continents. \u00a0So the demons that Leo came up with at first were very traditional. \u00a0It was my job to steer him away from that.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In this second shot, you can see that things are cleaned up substantially. \u00a0Our demons were supposed to be storm demons\u2014you typically see these infernal type beings that hail from fiery realms, but I wanted to switch things up with this book. \u00a0As it stands anyway, our demons look kind of like towering mannequins!<\/p>\n

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At this point, you can see our cover taking even more shape. \u00a0Color was adjusted, a pose was picked for our main character, and the demons, a race of otherworldly beings called the Kin Maelar, really come to life here.<\/p>\n

<\/a>We adjusted the position of the invading demons, and threw a weapon in the leader’s hand. \u00a0These guys tower over the surviving elves of Shandranar, but Icarus is ready to face them head on.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Here you see the final take on the cover of this upcoming novel. \u00a0The two other characters, Icarus’s father and brother, are fleshed out, and the odds are even less in our hero’s favor!<\/p>\n

If you recall, Icarus went through a lot of trouble during the event now known in Tellest’s history as the Fall. \u00a0You might have thought the worst was over, but these new invaders are sure to make our beleaguered elf wonder if the worst is truly behind him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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