https://www.paulcamarda.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-07-27 https://www.paulcamarda.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2021-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/449458bb-4983-46b9-bd0a-0d46f1948bd0/rime+cover+ver+5+final+option+2.jpg Book Cover Design Process Front Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/7ba2c8e5-54b5-4b7a-b9c5-8be0d3e11afe/rime+ready+for+ink-01.jpg Book Cover Design Process Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/3df09c15-9495-442b-9ec8-3199c05bac29/rime+cover+ver+5.jpg Book Cover Design Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/08eed2d0-9b42-474c-9cf7-4b2769e7ba0b/rime+final+final+invert+test-01.jpg Book Cover Design Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/12f3a014-8293-47eb-9731-59bb6938632a/rime+back+cover2.jpg Book Cover Design Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/74c15116-b2e3-4ac1-a825-6a82831d5cb6/rime+final+finaloption7-01.jpg Book Cover Design Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/8ff8b2c5-e00d-484d-8abd-c1db4be56209/rime+cover+ver+4.2+copy.jpg Book Cover Design Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1c27aa04-de67-4821-8840-4bd9c82715fd/rime+cover+ver+5+final.jpg Book Cover Design Process Final https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626461118548-6O5A0LL3M7YLBQELC7A5/rime+cover+final.jpg Book Cover Design Process - It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626641814450-0RLD5S1OU4MWJ2OMIN1K/rime+ready+for+ink-01.jpg Book Cover Design Process - It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626642050963-E6OMPLI3J2C8BZ6KFN9P/rime+final+final+invert+test-01.jpg Book Cover Design Process - It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do. https://www.paulcamarda.com/home daily 1.0 2023-03-15 https://www.paulcamarda.com/home/illustration monthly 0.5 2021-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/834b131b-417f-4ba8-b331-124544380c6c/yuan+ti+rogue+clrd4.png Home - Illustration D&D Character Sketch: Fisherman Rogue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/0da8b06e-be9e-44cc-af33-933c49d6da61/witches+pet2.png Home - Illustration D&D Monster Idea Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/0eac94b2-df56-4487-a9e9-5b2bf069b8c4/witches.+ride-clrd2.png Home - Illustration D&D Monster: The Witch's Mount https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/921df430-8fe4-4bc4-ab8f-b0671bd4f3f5/character+different+style+paul2.png Home - Illustration Merging Character Asssignment: Roger from 'American Dad' in the style of the show 'Archer' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/25482692-677f-45ba-9d5e-7e5d1c65871d/opposites+assignment+Paul+camarda.png Home - Illustration Class Asignment: Creature Design: Opposites Attact: I chose Carnivores and Herbivores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/f9345169-9e5a-4e6e-b0de-dcbc8b0ca272/one+charactrer+three+ways+assignmenty.png Home - Illustration Class Assignment: Sketch 1 Character 3 Ways: The Robot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/4f6d94d9-c4cd-471a-84b6-49ae0d8f3ea4/jojo.png Home - Illustration D&D Character Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/8b048b7f-0119-43b2-a315-42da2643fbe6/Church+Rock+MICA.jpg Home - Illustration "Into Church Rock" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1611378731673-3B84SJSKNJRRGLLOBYCG/Neighbors.jpg Home - Illustration "Neighbors" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1611378780189-CIMFUG4KRKTUSEA5T2DX/Mongoose+and+Cobra+MICA.jpg Home - Illustration "Mongoose and Cobra" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/662736d8-4937-4bff-af7c-aaf5df27f7b6/4brad+export.png Home - Illustration Dnd Character Concept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/2d04f758-8e01-4218-bfcb-7c2b97765717/longscape.jpg Home - Illustration Fantasy Enviorment Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/ab77f910-2c28-4258-ae51-67d141c53c10/wood+clone+finale.jpg Home - Illustration Dnd Character Concept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1611378712408-YXDEUHHOJ4V3KGBYGOOF/Red+Light+Low+Light+Jungle+MICA.jpg Home - Illustration "Red Light Low Light Jungle" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1607558408594-JC4HQCMMEK1PDM0QGHCZ/st+blue+export+edition+2+web.jpg Home - Illustration Forest Blue - Digital Landscape Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600467853605-KHCEBLO91SUQRK27N3FT/rimesketch-01.jpg Home - Illustration Rime of the Ancient Mariner Book Cover Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600474798198-38P3H9CJ6XE4WG6ZK6JD/FALLING+WIZARD%21%21+final-01.jpg Home - Illustration "Falling Wizard" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600476198902-HESZ3BBZ52TKIW2OZWRP/15048130_1824002204548539_5196733398197993472_n.jpg Home - Illustration "Sad Face Sad Face" - A sad face made of sad faces. Ink and Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600474755737-EFKQ70686QGBO2TFG6E5/2+hour+Osyters-01.jpg Home - Illustration "Clams in a Red Curry Sauce" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600474848846-WGCTQDE808I3Y2UJT8MP/Man.png Home - Illustration "Vectorman" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600468074719-W7DHIC2XIHMJDBT0SIDZ/Cyclops+10MD-01.jpg Home - Illustration Cyclops Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600467889615-WM64ZAP9MO1WTEUETK6U/clown1-01.jpg Home - Illustration "Roald Dahl" style Clown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600463579474-URL2O78GKZGVDRHZVWUR/p-01.jpg Home - Illustration Stylized Letter P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/3ff3c2cc-ac8e-4e8a-9e22-277674cf1269/nec2.jpg Home - Illustration https://www.paulcamarda.com/home/animation monthly 0.5 2020-10-21 https://www.paulcamarda.com/home/graphic-design monthly 0.5 2020-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/9c15df36-6cb5-4391-a84a-922dcca55c32/rime+cover+final.jpg Home - 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Graphic Design "PUMP IT" - T-Shirt Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600480760260-QGNNDWNG2BULUN8N68XI/TS+CARDIO-01.jpg Home - Graphic Design "Cardio" - T-Shirt Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600480680623-8JHO3EAJQZU30MOCXI0X/Lightbulb11b2.png Home - Graphic Design Logo Concept - Not Commercial Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600480683498-F76IBVYBZJRIUE0WNG7E/SAAC+Live+Painting.jpg Home - Graphic Design Advertisement for San Antonio Artist's Collective - Commercial Work https://www.paulcamarda.com/home/painting monthly 0.5 2020-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600475684629-N1O7VXYPKSMM54Y1V3KP/buttons+textile.jpg Home - Painting "Clothing Button Textile Wall Art" - Clothing Buttons and Jewelry Wire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600475645626-7PBX28CRM6KUTED49M3G/IMG_0053.jpeg Home - Painting "Thalassophobia" - Mixed Media - Sold -Currently resides in Elon University Permanent Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600475735970-8TIBVVFW7CGHJJTFMHN7/FullSizeRender+%281%29+copy+2.jpg Home - Painting "Horse Fight" - Mixed Media - Sold - Currently resides in Elon University Permanent Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600475647845-JA09U4EC0U5WUOQRK78K/IMG_0026.jpeg Home - Painting "Snake in the Grass" - Mixed Media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600475644925-QDAAOOMWW2JYM8K5ICIB/IMG_0020.jpeg Home - Painting "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Mixed Media and Butterfly Wings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600475651806-H0ALC82HZVSVHSQCTRYS/Screen+Shot+2020-09-16+at+7.37.35+PM.png Home - Painting "Face" - Acrylic, Oil, and Graphite - Sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1600475789351-H8P3G8CM3K1PMKTCSIRG/19367658_2477159539091433_8440555062509436928_n.jpg Home - Painting "Self Portrait" - Oil https://www.paulcamarda.com/makingsausage daily 0.75 2023-03-17 https://www.paulcamarda.com/makingsausage/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/43e5f9fa-80f2-4780-85e4-64cdc2e2c5d3/KP+menu+NEW+%28Paul%29-01.png Design Process - Knotty Pine Menu Update https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/e9399bb5-7187-4180-a557-8ccc7644656c/KP+menu+NEW+%28Paul%29-02.png Design Process - Knotty Pine Menu Update https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/931300a6-8daf-4ea0-8ca9-1dd09e36a6a3/KP+menu+space.jpg https://www.paulcamarda.com/makingsausage/project-two-xs9dj monthly 0.5 2023-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626913869952-XRB45CB91PPARBMWYSWF/Paul%27s+imaginaryver+52.jpg Design Process - Restaurant Menu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626913841663-6GFXMODKSXB5SE9A4SIW/Paul%27s+imaginaryver+5.jpg Design Process - Restaurant Menu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626755435928-GJJ5Z0NOLMZVNMGGD4UZ/5c99d6df46c47.jpeg Design Process - Restaurant Menu Random Restaurant Menu I Found on Google Images as an example https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626757266236-1QT8EUVGBA4ALFIL63MC/Paul%27s+imaginaryver+52.jpg Design Process - Restaurant Menu - Make it stand out Front Page, what you see when the menu is unfolded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1626757246405-0BGJGQR7PG8H4OJ2K5H1/Paul%27s+imaginaryver+5.jpg Design Process - Restaurant Menu - Make it stand out Back Side; when folded (in order) inside flap, back panel, front cover. https://www.paulcamarda.com/makingsausage/project-one-hrp3m monthly 0.5 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/148ae1d9-4fbb-4c8e-b33b-2cd9c0bc4eea/518gv7NxLNL.jpeg Design Process - Book Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/d3b98715-dd98-4fce-8551-c7c7903f0e7e/1606600281.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg Design Process - Book Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/7ea630b1-ff80-483d-94c2-87c41b7219b0/9781509842919.jpeg Design Process - Book Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/d66cf660-ca6e-4c6c-af91-e2417f1db244/A1ipg-NbKPS.jpeg Design Process - Book Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627003234282-GUOHGHHG0S1MA9MQ13ZY/rime+cover+final.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - Make it stand out Front Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627003395848-MLIHHGC6UYK31MW64ZM5/rime+cover+page+final.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - Make it stand out Cover Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627003582697-FNE1EVU4TFUK4HFW0VQP/rime+back+cover3.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - Make it stand out Back Cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627071606794-EMUV2NM24H0DVRO7SLXH/rime+ready+for+ink-01.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - The Drawing I knew in the beginning I wanted a fairly packed composition with many elements from the book on the cover. The albatross and the mariner are connected in the head to symbolize their connection in the story. The church in the background as it is the setting in the background of the story. I used a greek statue as the model for the mariner to try and pull from the idea that the poem is intended to seem older than it really is. Overall I think this step went really well and looking back remained the backbone of the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627072186155-TSMA2OUMHJYRHYWT0MA4/rime+final+final+invert+test-01.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - Coloring - First Take There is not a lot working for me here. That being said, I learned some important things that lead me to the final image: The albatross doesn’t not look good connected to the mariner when the drawing is colored. I tried many different color combinations but could never get the two to mesh together without the overall composition suffering. When the mariner and the albatross were the same color they dominated the overall color composition of the page, becoming a “looming figure.” The colors are not working well together . The rendering either needed to get more or less detailed from here. The line drawing itself might need more detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627073126338-6U3NKN18OV9IFBJXZG15/rime+final+finaloption7-01.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - Coloring 2 - Doubling Down and Taking a Step Back Trying to make the piece more visually interesting, I inverted the colors. It looked like a drawing of an x-ray. Which was not what I was going for but had something in the overall tone that I liked. One of my goals for this piece was to modernize it and Inverting the color in sections gave me very early 2000’s medical drama vibes. I really liked that aspect of it and tried to make it work with what I already had. Stacked blocks of inverted and inverted color sections with text over it. It ended up more visually interesting but very hard to read, and very cluttered. I decided to go back to the sketch. I was looking for more visual information and relying too much on effects to get me there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627073278714-UYXPAXFLDY6NU0FSWJFN/Rime+Line+Drawing+outlin.png Design Process - Book Cover - The Drawing 2 - Back To the Board Tried to add more depth and visual information into the piece initially by solely highlighting the mariner with cross-hatching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627073436712-8VHUYX3C7X39EDTVG4YL/rime+cover+ver+4.2+copy.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - Coloring 3 - Trying a New Angle The previous attempt to color the piece resulted in a crowded image with too many colors. For this take on the color I wanted to limit the color and add a lot more open space in the composition. I ended up with something off-center and not necessarily moving in a terrible direction, but I wanted even more detail so went back to sketch one last time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627073542450-V4AEDO4QPBBOSFZD57F2/Rime+Line+Drawing4.png Design Process - Book Cover - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3627705baacc6c9c9ff87b/1627073921734-ZBB2IS0ZQNM3EMYCTSXP/rime+cover+final.jpg Design Process - Book Cover - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.