ILLUSTRATION,
THE RISE OF STURD,
BOOK COVER,
ELF,
FANTASY ART...

"Upon completing her first Big Night assignment of delivering coal to all the kids on the Naughty List, Coal Elf Ember Skye thought all was well at the North Pole. She no longer has to slave away mining coal, and her arch-nemesis - the demonic and evil elf, Sturd - has seemingly been stripped of his power and relegated to obscurity. (...)"

The Rise of Sturd is the second book in The Coal Elf Chronicles. It was prepared with the same care and attention. The Coal Elf Chronicles consists of 3 books in total. The covers of all 3 books belongs to me:
1. The Coal Elf
2. The Rise of Sturd
3. Above The Ash

Sketches and Steps:

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A few preliminary sketches were studied before the original. My first sketches are always rough sketches. Once we decide on one of them, I keep playing with that sketch more.

Some other Characters from the book:

Acknowledgments

From the first pages of the book:
When I picked up the book when it was printed and started turning the pages, I was pleased to know that I was working with the right people once again. Pretty pleasant surprise. Actually, sometimes everything is for a little smile in life.

The Rise of Sturd, Amazon Link