A cover for Melange Books. For this cover we wanted a dark, sinister tone, and the author asked for the demon-like creatures to be staring out of the darkness. To achieve the appearance of the demon, I used a base image to start with, then used various layers in Photoshop to apply the red glow, which I then smudged and liquefied to match the model’s facial features.
Since the author said the main character is supposed to be a reincarnation of the main character from his other books, I used the same model, but with a different hairstyle.
This is the result:
Stock images from Dreamstime:
http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-abstract-fog-smoke-background-image69643118 – fog
http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-dangerous-man-gun-sunglasses-standing-abandoned-house-image65411957 – black shirt
http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-businessman-gun-white-image47821012 – aimed gun
Head image from Dollar Photo Club
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