Cover for the New Book (UPDATE 07.04.09)

Churchill · Post by **Churchill** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:47 am

Hi Clarence,

Looking at both prints for the cover of the up and coming R2E rules I for one prefer the original print of the Spanish church in the background.

Regards........Ray.

quindia · Post by **quindia** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:01 am

Did quite a bit of work on the main horse this weekend - not finished yet, but it's shaping up. I am working back and forth between the cover painting, interior illos, finishing some minis for inclusion in the photographs, and the book itself!

Churchill · Post by **Churchill** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:25 pm

Hi Clarence,

Full of busy I see, keep it up.......so the rack and cat of nine tails is working then

Ray.

quindia · Post by **quindia** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:20 am

Getting closer and the title graphic is finished now... still need to work on the lancer, the cannon, and some of the other foreground elements. There needs to be some work to unify the foreground and background since right now the main figure looks pasted on the background (as he indeed is).

Probably the last WIP in shot until I am ready to reveal the finished cover.

Post by **barr7430** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:00 am

Hey Clarence!

where is it??

quindia · Post by **quindia** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:23 am

First Post....

Heneborn · Post by **Heneborn** » Wed May 20, 2009 12:39 pm

Ooooooh...impressive!

kiwipeterh · Post by **kiwipeterh** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:16 pm

Very nice Clarence ... and nice to leave that spanish sideshow behind!!

Salute
von Peter himself ... stirring

Yermolov · Post by **Yermolov** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:29 pm

Excellent work! Looking forward to the finished product.

Bart

colbert · Post by **colbert** » Fri May 22, 2009 1:49 pm

Clarence,
"the knot looked cool"
Yes, better to be cool than historical correct

Regards,

Yermolov · Post by **Yermolov** » Fri May 22, 2009 2:50 pm

Or maybe our lancer spent some francs getting some upgraded trousers... hardly would be the first time a French soldier deviated from the regulations.

Call it artistic license if you will... while it may not follow the authorized uniform 100%, the knotwork adds to the 'overall' look of the cover.

colbert · Post by **colbert** » Sat May 23, 2009 9:28 am

@ Yermolov,
Was the church not changed due to the fact that no Chevau-Léger were ever in the Peninsula campagnes?
So going by your reasoning,why change the church? call it artistic licence

Who`s to say that a Chevau-Léger Regt didn`t get lost on their way to the shops & ended up in Benidorm? (wouldn`t be the first time a French Régt deviated from the regulations)
Now that would be cool

Regards,

Yermolov · Post by **Yermolov** » Sat May 23, 2009 2:11 pm

I had no issues with the lancer in Spain either for that matter. If Clarence sees fit to change it, then that's his prerogative, and if he decides not to, then so be it. It's artwork, not a PhD thesis.

colbert · Post by **colbert** » Sat May 23, 2009 4:29 pm

Edouard Detaille is "artwork"

daniel1492 · Post by **daniel1492** » Thu May 28, 2009 12:12 am

Non per niente, but the wife likes the Spanish church better.

Cover for the New Book (UPDATE 07.04.09)

Orignal church Please

R2E