The final product, the Leatherbound edition (available HERE), is a true work of art. The Art Director also asked if some of my other sketches were available to use as additional interior art. I love how the purple foil looks irridescent! You'll just be missing out on a few little things. Each print is inspected and hand signed by the Artist. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. But the sad fact is, typically only one sketch (in this case two) will make the cut, and all the other ideas will get trashed, usually to never see the light of day. The sketches that I did during this time served as concept art of sorts, letting me build a visual language that I would later implement into my final work. Once a book hits the shelves, that’s it. Discover (and save!) It actually took a stupid amount of passes before I got the entire image looking like a cohesive whole. Typically, I only have to worry about the color relativity across a single image, but since this image was essentially four paintings in one, I found myself having to balance the color relativity across four images, an exponentially more difficult task! Warbreaker Leatherbound. ALL CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN © DAN DOS SANTOS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. With embossed leather, a metallic spot treatment, and even iridescent paper stock, the book is just stunning. She had since moved away, so photographing her wasn’t an option. Smash the ground and shatter the armor of all enemies within 8 yds, dealing (181.5% of Attack power) Physical damage and increasing damage you deal to them by 30% for 10 sec. Or sometimes, there may be a person that is simultaneously more than one person, an amalgam of personalities. But once I had a selection of options I felt were good representations of the book, I submitted them to the Art Director. Once I get sketch approval, the job starts moving VERY quickly. https://www.brandonsanderson.com/warbreaker-leatherbound-preorders Warbreaker[WARBREAKER][Mass Market Paperback] Mass Market Paperback – March 31, 2010 by BrandonSanderson (Author) 4.7 out of 5 stars 83 ratings It gave me a new appreciation for the novel, and a deeper understanding of how it worked within the larger scheme of things. I started this project by reacquainting myself with the book. First Printing. It has become my favorite novel and I'd really like to snag myself a copy. I didn’t start sketching endpaper compositions right away. This happened OVER and OVER. Warbreaker is a fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. Probably. Since it is an embossed leather cover, there is no traditional cover art to speak of, but they offered me the endpapers of the book, the first and last art someone will see when they read the book. mccallcompany. Close. I of course jumped at the opportunity to revisit one of my favorite novels, and dove head first into this remarkably fun (albeit daunting) project! I just love pretty books! Like most jobs, I did dozens and dozens of ‘thumbnails’, small conceptual sketches, before deciding on which ones I would actually go ahead and refine into fully realized sketches. Upload your creations for people to see, favourite and share. Post an update . Put it alongside the Siri and Susebron print, to connect them into a single large image! It’s hard for one image to truly encapsulate all the aspects of a multi-faceted novel. I used this time to sketch without any real purpose, and allowed myself to just explore. So, if you know an artist, or are an artist, that's done art of my work, you send it to Isaac. Jul 1, 2020 #926 Fireatwill said: I'm on the fence about dropping $200+ on a physical book. Working on the Leatherbound edition posed a lot of great opportunities not usually afforded to an Illustrator working on a new title, such as the ability to listen to an audiobook version of the novel. I pushed the deadline down to the wire (I’m sure to the horror of my AD), so that I could give it the time it deserved. Featuring the official endpaper art from the ‘Warbreaker : 10th Anniversary Leatherbound Edition’. Maps; by Shawn Boyles. All full-color art is printed on pearlescent paper that makes the colors sparkle a little bit. Warbreaker is another great Brandon Sanderson epic fantasy novel. This would better help the client envision the final work, and help him decided which two images looked best together, as there are multiple combinations available. Posted by just now. This full-bleed print measures 12x16 inches, and is printed on heavy-weight stock. He just looks around on the internet, and finds people who are doing really interesting art, and he asks if he can license them. I would paint a certain shade of blue, convinced of it’s correctness, only to reach the other end of the painting, paint a different color, and realize the original blue was way off by comparison! It’s like giving birth to triplets, only to have to decide which ONE you want to keep. The first is a 14-week online mentorship program, where Isaac Stewart will be a guest speaker. It was an extremely difficult decision to make since we could only have two endpapers, front and back. Literature. Faiz. Think of it like a Ted Talks for artists. Member. I hope you enjoyed it! And every one of them was beautiful! Certain pigments just don’t get THAT bright. Actually neither Denth nor Tonk Fah has any art (Denth has one sketch I've seen, but it's less Denth and more just... a sexy man, who the image caption identifies as Denth). For more info click HERE. Post a journal. Which is exactly what I did. In addition to relativity issues, I also had a difficult time getting the kind of glow I wanted from the biochromatic breath. So I try to offer a variety of options when sketching. For instance, a simple shade of red can appear brown, or hot pink, depending on what you surround it with. So I put on some headphones, cued up my audiobook, and just listened. Dec 7, 2019 - This Pin was discovered by Martina. With some good reference in hand, I began to redraw my image onto my illustration board, and begin the long process of painting the image in oils. This print features Siri and Susebron. Ultimately, a few of my concepts turned into completely finished works of art produced simply for my own satisfaction. It’s a little like a dream, where you know a person by the way they FEEL, and not just the way they look. 12 Years ago, I was commissioned by Tor books to create the cover from Brandon Sanderson’s novel ‘Warbreaker’. Mike talks about the Warbreaker Leatherbound Edition by Brandon Sanderson and what it looks like inside as well as his Cosmere plans on the channel in 2020. Brandon's Blog 2015 (Dec. 7, 2015) #3 Dec. 7, 2015 Share Copy. Now you may enjoy reading Mistborn and Warbreaker before starting Words of Radiance, but it wouldn't matter much. Warbreaker is bound in premium bonded-leather, and the pages are Smyth-sewn, not glued like most regular books. I’ll share a few more 2020 highlights while some new projects get finished up. Some sketches capture the book’s sense of magic, others the narrative, and some the drama. So I treated myself to the 10th Anniversary leatherbound collectors edition of Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. This is the phase where things get hard, and tough decisions need to be made. It’s out in the world for all to see, imperfections and all, and there is no changing it. Warbreaker leatherbound. Isaac will visit the class with a mock cover assignment, and students will produce a book cover worthy image with the same expectations and process as a professional. Once my re-read was complete, I began concepting the actual endpaper designs. At this conference, both Isaac and I will be presenting, along with a slew of other incredible artists, including Brandon Sanderson! Character Likeness is a very aloof thing. It is full of art from a variety of artists, and is truly the rendition that this wonderful novel deserves. Vote. How long is Vasher’s hair? Original art . You think you have an idea of what they look like in your head, until you actually try to draw it, and then nothing seems quite the way you picture it. The other educational opportunity is the ‘Fantastic Arts Conference’ in Utah this March. It is full of art from a variety of artists, and is truly the rendition that this wonderful novel deserves. This print features Vasher and Vivenna. I hope you enjoyed it! Brand new leather-bound hardcover. Each endpaper is what we call a ‘double page spread’, a single image extended over two pages. Nothing is ever quite adequate. Oct 26, 2017 2,797. Adventures in SciFi Publishing Interview. This one is a clamshell box made to match a previous book/box project I made for the client, but this time to house their wand and athame. Aside from the color challenges, the rest of image went pretty smoothly. Get paid for your art. Ships in four packages within the U.S. and three packages internationally. Submit your writing. Because I’m a glutton for punishment, I decided it would be really cool if these two endpapers actually linked together to form a single large, grand image. This poses some unique opportunities, as well as challenges. Instead I just drew whatever interesting moment was happening in the story at the moment, allowing the book to lead me on a visual journey. For more info click HERE. It’s what artists call ‘color relativity’. He told me they were getting ready to release a special edition of Warbreaker, and asked if I would again produce some art for it. This print features Vasher and Vivenna. What does biochromatic breath look like? Warbreaker leatherbound cover sneak peek. Color is a very fickle thing. So when I got the job to do the endpapers, I thought it would really appropriate, and really fun, to use the same model again. Skyward was a chance to try something very different stylistically for the science fiction maps. the underdrawing, where I often Make use of tracing paper to help place and revise certain elements. I truly hope this doesn't break any rules or rustle and jimmies, but I was wondering if anyone knew when the Brandonsanderson store would have more copies of Warbreaker in leatherbound? Most of the concept sketches were extremely loose, but some of them got the better of me. For those of you who are interested in doing artwork like this yourself, I have two unique educational opportunities coming up, both with Isaac Stewart, the Art Director on this project. This is the artwork that was in the book at release. The rest of the art is scattered throughought the rest of the book, including Ben McSweeney’s spot art of Nightblood, Jian Guo’s beautiful dropcaps, and six full-color illustrations that were commissioned for this edition. Here you can see the final art as it appears in the book…, And here is how the completed endpapers look when pieced together as a single diptych…, the completed endpapers for the warbreaker anniversary edition © dan dos santos. 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