Roughs and development for the book cover

This draft worked well but for a differnet book. i think the whole style of it is very childish in a way that it would
suit a kids book. As my book is relatively serious i don't think it would be a great fit. 

This one got good feedback from my classmates they liked the shapes scattered around. This is something that i definitely used to help me with my final piece i used this one as an outline to experiment on.

This one is a little bit different i went for a mathematical feel on this and made it very technical.
i wasn't really happy with this it might work a lot better with colour but i think it doesn't illustrate the theme of the book to well. Would look nice if it was for a book about the mathematics of food however.

These are some inital sketches for potential covers i tried working with a few medias to get an idea of what i would rather work with. I did like the messiness of the ink however i would want it to be colourful on the final thing because the book is based on synaesthesia which focuses on people relating things like music to colours.  

This is some development with cut out paper. I initally thought about doing this when i was choosing what media to use
as i think the boldness of the colours will be very effective it is also a great for shapes to.

This is some rough set ups of my potential front cover. This is with paper cut outs, this was one of the first times i have used this but i enjoy it as a media as it is a really nice way to create shape in your image. This fits well with the title as the cover is built up on shapes.

This is some shape experimentation this help me decide which shapes will look the best for my final cover.
I used a mix of media to try out some more playful shapes and textures which i could use for a digital cover.
These will also be useful for future textures. i got them by rubbing paint on things around the house and see what pattern it would leave some like the soap where really effective. 

This is a digital mock up from the scanned shapes and face design.
I think it works nicely digitally but i thought it would be more authentic to do the final thing all in paper cut outs.
But i could scan my final one in and develop it on photoshop. I could change them into similar bold colours and shapes like this one.